Comparison

WXPilot vs DZMaster

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

WXPilot

This aviation weather app provides pilots with real-time METAR and TAF reports, essential for flight planning. It offers intelligent offline capabilities, over 80,000 airports, and various aviation tools for quick calculations and condition checks.

Highlights
  • Real-time METAR and TAF decoding
  • Offline weather capabilities
  • Support for over 80,000 airports
  • Aviation tools (crosswind, fuel, time converters)
  • Weather notifications and alerts
  • Runway and wind visuals
  • Widget support
Features
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WXPilot is the essential weather app for pilots, providing real-time METAR and TAF reports with intelligent offline capabilities. Whether you're planning a cross-country flight or checking conditions at your home airport, WXPilot delivers critical weather information when and where you need it most. Key Features -Unlimited Airports over 80,000+ Airports -Aviation Tools: Crosswind, Fuel, Time, Unit Converters, Wind Components -Weather Notifications & Alerts - Runway & Wind visuals - live metar and taf decoding - airport weather conditions with flight rule categories - airport wind data and runway information - widget support for quick weather viewing terms of service: https://www.wxpilotapp.com/terms-of-service

About

DZMaster

Features
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INTERACTIVE MAP AND UI - Map: Various base maps including satellite pictures and airspaces - Location: Comfortable selection of locations. Different coordinate formats. - Location search & favorites: A search panel for finding locations by names or coordinates. - Map tools: Zoom and measurement tools for distances, radii and bearings - Offline capability: Map tiles can be cached WEATHER FORECAST DATA & MODELS - Data source: Forecast data from OPEN METEO - Availability of global and regional forecast models - Time Slider: A time slider to choose hourly forecasts up to 7 days ahead - Historical Data: Date picker for weather data from the past - Autoupdate function for the forecasts - Units: Full control over various units - Mean wind calculation for customizable layers PARACHUTING & FLIGHT PLANNING - Landing Pattern visualization: adjustable landing pattern - Jump calculation: Visualization of the complete jump from exit to landing • Exit area • Canopy flight areas • Free fall trajectory - Jump Run Track (JRT): visualization auf der jump run and 2 minute approach - Cut-Away-Finder: visualization of the pontential landing spot for a cut away canopy - Track-Upload: import and visualization of GPX-, KML- und FlySight-CSV-Files - Live-Tracking & Jumpmaster-Line: • Live-Tracking • „Jumpmaster-Line“ from live position to the DIP or a manually set High Altitude Release Point (HARP). ENSEMBLE-FORECAST - Multi-Modell-Analysis: comparison of various forecast models - Szenarios: • All models: Shows exit circles for each chosen model • Min/Mean/Max Wind: Shows the exit circle for the weakest, strongest and mean wind • Heatmap: Shows a probability map for the exit area of all chosen models

Screenshots

WXPilot4 screens
DZMaster4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: WXPilot at every 4 days against DZMaster's monthly. DZMaster's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WXPilot ships an update every 4 days, DZMaster monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
WXPilot versus DZMaster: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWXPilotDZMaster
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size175 MB32 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAviationMP4 Media LLCHeidemarie Schmid

In-app purchases

None

WXPilot

No in-app purchases

None

DZMaster

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WXPilot free?
WXPilot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DZMaster free?
DZMaster is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do WXPilot or DZMaster have ads?
Neither WXPilot nor DZMaster shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WXPilot or DZMaster?
WXPilot ships an update every 4 days, and DZMaster monthly. Most recently, WXPilot was updated on November 5, 2026 and DZMaster on November 8, 2026.

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