Comparison

FlightTimer26 vs Simfly Companion

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

Head to head
About

FlightTimer26

Features
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FlightTimer26 - Your Digital Kneeboard Replacement Replace paper notes and manual calculations with a precise digital flight timer designed for pilots. FlightTimer26 eliminates reading errors and calculation mistakes that can occur when writing on paper during flight. KEY FEATURES: • Real-time block time tracking (block start/end) • Engine hours monitoring with dual format support (decimal hours or hh:mm) • Automatic flight time calculations • Clean, distraction-free interface optimized for cockpit use • Support for both decimal and hours:minutes engine time formats • UTC time option for international operations • Previous flights history for quick reference • iCloud sync across all devices (iPad, iPhone, Mac) PERFECT FOR: • Private pilots tracking flight time and engine hours • Flight schools monitoring student progress • Aircraft owners maintaining accurate maintenance records • Anyone who wants to eliminate paper-based flight tracking • Pilots using iPad in cockpit and iPhone for logbook entries WHY FLIGHTTIMER26: Unlike traditional logbooks, FlightTimer26 focuses on real-time flight data capture. It replaces the paper notes you'd typically write on your kneeboard during flight, ensuring accurate time tracking and eliminating manual calculation errors. The app prevents common mistakes like: • Misreading engine hour counters • Calculation errors in flight time • Lost or damaged paper notes • Inconsistent time format recording Designed with pilots in mind, the interface is clean and distraction-free, allowing you to focus on flying while accurately recording essential flight data. WORKFLOW OPTIMIZATION: Use your iPad in the cockpit for real-time data entry, then access all flight data on your iPhone or Mac for logbook entries. iCloud sync ensures your data is always available across all devices. Note: This app is designed as a digital replacement for paper flight notes and kneeboard entries, not as a replacement for official aircraft logbooks or maintenance records. Available in English, German, Italian, Spanish, and French. WHAT'S NEW (für Updates): Version 1.0: • Initial release • Digital kneeboard replacement for flight timing • Engine hours tracking with dual format support • Block time and flight time calculations • Multi-language support (EN, DE, IT, ES, FR) • Clean, cockpit-optimized interface

About

Simfly Companion

Features
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SF Companion is an unofficial third-party companion app for the Simfly flight simulation network (simfly.io). Track everything that matters to your Simfly account: flights, fleet, airports, licenses, and earnings, all from your iPhone and iPad. FLIGHTS See your active and recent flights in real time. Monitor your current mission’s progress, elapsed time, route, altitude, and ground speed. Keep an eye on friends’ flights and live traffic on your owned aircraft and airports. FLEET Browse your full aircraft inventory with mission status, current location, and callsign. Filter by type, category, or status to find exactly what you’re looking for. AIRPORTS Get a complete overview of your owned airports with live traffic and category filters. Tap any airport to see incoming and outgoing flights at a glance. LICENSES Track your license progress and status across all your accounts in one unified view. EARNINGS Break down your PAX earnings by category: licenses, owned aircraft, owned airports, airport visits, bonuses, and rentals. Switch between current week, last week, and last month ranges instantly. GOALS Set asset purchase goals and see a days-to-afford estimate based on your recent earnings. Stay focused on what you’re saving toward. STATS View your pilot stats fetched directly from your Simfly account. MULTI-ACCOUNT SUPPORT Add and manage multiple Simfly accounts. Switch between them seamlessly across all views. SHAKE FOR PAX SNAPSHOT Shake your device at any time to get an instant PAX snapshot across all your accounts. No need to navigate anywhere. SF Companion is an independent project and is not affiliated with or maintained by Simfly. All flight and account data is fetched from Simfly’s public network.

Screenshots

FlightTimer264 screens
Simfly Companion4 screens

Verdict

The call

FlightTimer26 and Simfly Companion are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

FlightTimer26 ships an update every 5 weeks, Simfly Companion every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
FlightTimer26 versus Simfly Companion: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlightTimer26Simfly Companion
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristian HeimMatheo Fiebiger

In-app purchases

None

FlightTimer26

No in-app purchases

None

Simfly Companion

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FlightTimer26 free?
FlightTimer26 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simfly Companion free?
Simfly Companion is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FlightTimer26 or Simfly Companion have ads?
Neither FlightTimer26 nor Simfly Companion shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FlightTimer26 or Simfly Companion?
FlightTimer26 ships an update every 5 weeks, and Simfly Companion every 3 weeks. Most recently, FlightTimer26 was updated on November 8, 2026 and Simfly Companion on November 9, 2026.

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