WXPilot vs DZMaster
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
DZMaster
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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
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
WXPilot ships an update every 4 days, DZMaster monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WXPilot | DZMaster |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 175 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | AviationMP4 Media LLC | Heidemarie Schmid |
In-app purchases
WXPilot
No in-app purchases
DZMaster
No in-app purchases








