Comparison

Fuel Planner vs Fuel Check Pro

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

Head to head
About

Fuel Planner

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Fuel Planner puts professional flight departments’ tankering maths in every pilot’s pocket. Just enter your route, fuel prices, reserve policy and (optionally) weight-penalty %, then tap Calculate. Behind the scenes a dynamic-programming engine compares unrestricted and ramp-fee-waiver–constrained strategies, optimising gallon purchases at every stop. You instantly receive: a one-paragraph “Pilot Action Brief” telling you exactly how much to uplift at each leg, and a detailed cost breakdown (fuel, ramp fees, weight-penalty) for audit or dispatcher review. Trips can be saved, shared as a single file, or re-imported later. Everything stays on-device; no network connection, log-in, or subscription required. Built natively in SwiftUI, Fuel Planner works offline, respects your privacy, and calculates results in a blink even for multi-leg itineraries.

About

Fuel Check Pro

Features
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Fuel Check Pro helps helicopter crews quickly estimate fuel burn and reserve timing during flight operations. Enter starting and ending fuel, run the built-in timer, and calculate fuel burn rate (lb/hr), estimated burnout time, VFR reserve timing (20 min), and IFR reserve timing (30 min). Designed for fast cockpit use with large fuel input fields, a simple high-contrast layout, night mode optimized for low-light operations, and clear time outputs in H:MM | clock format. Fuel Check Pro is an operational aid for situational awareness only. It is not a certified flight planning tool and does not replace approved aircraft documents, procedures, dispatch requirements, or pilot judgment.

Screenshots

Fuel Planner3 screens
Fuel Check Pro1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Fuel Planner at Free against Fuel Check Pro's $0.99. Fuel Planner also leads on iOS requirement (17.2 vs 26.2). On 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

Fuel Planner is free to download; Fuel Check Pro costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Fuel Planner versus Fuel Check Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFuel PlannerFuel Check Pro
PriceFree — better$0.99
Update frequencyDaily—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.2 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKevin KraftKRISTEN YU,YING COTTEN

In-app purchases

None

Fuel Planner

No in-app purchases

None

Fuel Check Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fuel Planner free?
Fuel Planner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fuel Check Pro free?
Fuel Check Pro costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Fuel Planner or Fuel Check Pro have ads?
Neither Fuel Planner nor Fuel Check Pro shows ads.

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