Comparison

Kneeboard for Pilots vs FuelAware

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

Head to head
About

Kneeboard for Pilots

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Stop juggling paper, pens, and checklists in the cockpit. Kneeboard is the elegant, powerful, and essential iPad app designed to replace your traditional kneeboard, letting you focus on one thing: flying. Engineered by pilots for pilots, Kneeboard streamlines your entire in-flight workflow. Experience a writing feel, powered by Apple Pencil, that is as natural and responsive as pen on paper. COMMAND YOUR FLIGHT DECK, YOUR WAY Hit the ground running with built-in templates for Departures, Arrivals, ATIS, and more. Or, take complete control by seamlessly importing your own custom checklists, performance cards, or diagrams as PDF or PNG files. Your cockpit, your rules. FLUID NOTES, ZERO CLUTTER Scribble a clearance, sketch a holding pattern, or jot down frequencies with a lag-free, precision-driven drawing engine. Need to focus on a detail? Simply pinch-to-zoom and pan across the canvas with intuitive two-finger gestures. It’s powerful, but it stays out of your way. FIND ANYTHING, INSTANTLY Never lose a critical piece of information again. Assign custom names, tag notes as favorites for quick access, and organize everything with custom categories you create. Filter by "IFR Training," "Cross-Country," or by tail number to keep your log clean and accessible. ARCHIVE & SHARE LIKE A PRO With a single tap, export any note as a clean, high-quality PDF that merges your handwriting with the template background. It's perfect for debriefing with your CFI, logging flight details for your records, or professional record-keeping. Whether you're a student pilot on your first solo, a seasoned CFI, or a weekend flyer, Kneeboard is the most reliable co-pilot you'll have on your iPad. Download Kneeboard today and upgrade your flight experience.

About

FuelAware

This app helps general aviation pilots track fuel burn and cost per leg for multi-tank aircraft. It provides detailed analysis of burn rates, costs, and aircraft-specific data, with live updates and reporting features.

Highlights
  • Live animated fuel gauges
  • Per-tank fuel accounting
  • Real cross-country burn rates
  • True cost per leg analysis
  • Trip-level data aggregation
  • Aircraft-specific templates
  • Private by design, no cloud sync
Features
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Your totalizer knows how much fuel you've burned. It has no idea which tank it came from — or what it cost you. FuelAware does. FuelAware is an in-flight fuel management assistant for general aviation pilots flying multi-tank aircraft. Enter your totalizer reading at each tank swap and FuelAware handles the per-tank accounting in flight — then converts every leg into hard data: real cross-country burn rates, true cost per leg, and trip-level analysis your kneeboard math could never keep up with. TRACK EVERY TANK Live animated fuel gauges deplete in real time as you fly Log swaps and checkpoints with a single totalizer entry Swap countdown with two modes: balanced swaps or run-to-planned-empty Configurable safety reserve with escalating low-fuel warnings NEVER MISS A SWAP Live Activity puts your swap timer, leg time, current tank, and GPH on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island — no unlocking mid-flight Five escalating alerts before each swap, plus overrun warnings Crash recovery: if your phone dies mid-leg, resume right where you left off KNOW YOUR REAL NUMBERS Three GPH views at a glance: current segment, leg average, and burn-cycle average — your true cross-country burn rate across every leg between refuels Pilot-observed GPH entries refine swap and endurance predictions piecewise Multi-leg burn cycles tracked automatically: fly three legs without refueling and FuelAware treats them as one continuous data set KNOW WHAT EVERY LEG COSTS Every gallon burned is priced at what you actually paid for it — newest fuel first, older fuel at its blended price Per-leg burn cost locks in at shutdown; FBO fees, parking, and misc charges tracked per stop Combine legs into trips: total burn, engine time, average GPH, and effective cost per gallon roll up automatically — even across nested multi-day master trips Receipt reconciliation: compare tracked burn against what the pump put in, color-coded variance per stop YOUR AIRCRAFT, MODELED RIGHT 25+ templates verified against POH and FAA type certificate data: Cessna 172/182/210, Piper Cherokee through Saratoga and Comanche, Beechcraft Bonanza line, Mooney M20C/J/R Filler-neck tab support — TOP OFF, TAB FILL, or custom per-tank quantities Build any aircraft: up to 6 tanks, AVGAS or Jet-A Fly multiple aircraft, each with its own saved fuel state and price history LOG IT, PROVE IT, SHARE IT Professional PDF reports per leg or trip — cost analysis, burn cycles, full swap logs AirDrop your complete dataset between devices — smart merge, no cloud required PRIVATE BY DESIGN No accounts. No servers. No analytics. Your flight data lives on your device, period. FuelAware was built and flight-tested by a pilot in a 4-tank Cherokee Six because the fuel-selector-timer-and-sticky-note system deserved to be retired. IMPORTANT: FuelAware is a situational-awareness aid. It is not a substitute for preflight fuel planning, your fuel totalizer, fuel gauges, visual tank checks, or POH procedures. Always verify fuel quantity before flight and manage fuel per your POH. FuelAware requires an auto-renewable subscription to use — $8.99/month or $79.99/year, each with a 7-day free trial. All features require an active subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.dossindustries.com/fuelaware/privacy

Screenshots

FuelAware4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: FuelAware at every 6 days against Kneeboard for Pilots's every 5 weeks. Kneeboard for Pilots's advantage is iOS requirement (17.5 vs 26.2). 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. Kneeboard for Pilots sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and FuelAware sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kneeboard for Pilots ships an update every 5 weeks, FuelAware every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Kneeboard for Pilots versus FuelAware: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKneeboard for PilotsFuelAware
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Subscription
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.5 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSelcuk DolapciDoss industries LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Kneeboard for Pilots

One-time1
  • Kneeboard Pro$9.99
2 purchases

FuelAware

Subscriptions2
  • FuelAware Monthly7 Days trial$8.991 Month
  • FuelAware Yearly7 Days trial$79.991 Year

Questions

Is Kneeboard for Pilots free?
Kneeboard for Pilots is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FuelAware free?
FuelAware is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Kneeboard for Pilots or FuelAware have ads?
Neither Kneeboard for Pilots nor FuelAware shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kneeboard for Pilots or FuelAware?
Kneeboard for Pilots ships an update every 5 weeks, and FuelAware every 6 days. Most recently, Kneeboard for Pilots was updated on October 30, 2026 and FuelAware on October 31, 2026.

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