Comparison

Pilot Kit vs Crabwise

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

Head to head
About

Pilot Kit

This comprehensive aviation toolkit offers pilots and students essential flight management tools. It includes a digital logbook, GPS tracking, weather decoding, an E6B calculator, and aircraft management features. Access global aviation databases and advanced map capabilities for efficient flight planning and review.

Highlights
  • Digital logbook and track recording
  • Global aviation database
  • Interactive procedure visualization on map
  • E6B calculator and unit conversion
  • METAR/TAF weather decoding
  • Cloud sync and multi-device support
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Pilot Kit 2.0 is an all-in-one flight toolkit built for pilots, student pilots, and flight schools. It not only provides high-frequency essentials such as a digital logbook, track recording, weather decoding, E6B, aircraft management, and electronic checklists, but also brings critical aviation databases and map capabilities together in one app. Core Capabilities • Global aviation database: Covers airport information worldwide, along with key navigation data including VOR, DME, NDB, ILS, and waypoints • Powerful map capabilities: Supports airway information for China and the United States, as well as SID, STAR, and IAP procedures for major airports in both countries • Procedure visualization: Airways and departure, arrival, and approach procedures can be displayed directly on the map for more intuitive viewing and faster understanding • Complete flight records: Supports digital logbooks, GPS track recording, aircraft profiles, and electronic checklists • Essential flight tools: Includes E6B calculator, unit conversion, and METAR/TAF weather decoding • Safer data management: Supports cloud sync, multi-device sync, and local backup, keeping your flight data available, stable, and secure Pilot Kit 2.0 connects preflight planning, in-flight reference, and post-flight review into one complete workflow, helping you manage every flight more efficiently.

About

Crabwise

Features
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Crabwise is an offline E6B flight computer built for student and private pilots: the six calculations you learn on paper, with type large enough to read at a glance. WIND & GROUND SPEED Solve the wind triangle both directions: find your heading and ground speed, or work backward from heading, track, and ground speed to find the wind. PRESSURE & DENSITY ALTITUDE See the classroom rule of thumb and the exact ICAO Doc 7488 answer side by side, so you know how much margin you actually have. TRUE AIRSPEED & MACH The quick 2%-per-1000-ft approximation and the exact compressible calculation, together. FUEL / TIME / DISTANCE Solve for any one of the three from the other two. CROSSWIND Headwind and crosswind components for any runway and wind. CONVERSIONS Seven unit families: distance, speed, altitude, temperature, pressure, weight, volume. CRABWISE PRO, ONE-TIME PURCHASE ($9.99) - Aircraft profiles: save cruise speed, fuel burn, usable fuel, empty weight and arm, and limits for every aircraft you fly. - Leg planner: chain legs from true course to compass heading, with running totals for time and fuel. - Weight & balance: plot your loading against your aircraft's envelope, checked live as you type. - History & export: save any result and export it as text or CSV. Free forever: all six calculators, every unit, every language, extra-large type. No ads, ever. No trial timer, no subscription. For training and planning cross-checks. Always verify against your aircraft flight manual and official sources. Not for primary navigation. No account. No ads. No tracking. Works offline. Available in English, Spanish, and Polish.

Screenshots

Pilot Kit4 screens
Crabwise4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pilot Kit at none against Crabwise's 1. Crabwise's advantage is update cadence (daily vs fortnightly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Crabwise sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pilot Kit asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pilot Kit ships an update fortnightly, Crabwise daily. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Pilot Kit versus Crabwise: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPilot KitCrabwise
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBra, LLC.Pouya Marvasti

In-app purchases

None

Pilot Kit

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Crabwise

One-time1
  • Crabwise Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Pilot Kit free?
Pilot Kit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Crabwise free?
Crabwise is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pilot Kit or Crabwise have ads?
Neither Pilot Kit nor Crabwise shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pilot Kit or Crabwise?
Pilot Kit ships an update fortnightly, and Crabwise daily. Most recently, Pilot Kit was updated on October 30, 2026 and Crabwise on October 31, 2026.

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