Comparison

FlightTimer26 vs Pocket Cockpit

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β€” 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: β€’ Real-time block time tracking (block start/end) β€’ Engine hours monitoring with dual format support (decimal hours or hh:mm) β€’ Automatic flight time calculations β€’ Clean, distraction-free interface optimized for cockpit use β€’ Support for both decimal and hours:minutes engine time formats β€’ UTC time option for international operations β€’ Previous flights history for quick reference β€’ iCloud sync across all devices (iPad, iPhone, Mac) PERFECT FOR: β€’ Private pilots tracking flight time and engine hours β€’ Flight schools monitoring student progress β€’ Aircraft owners maintaining accurate maintenance records β€’ Anyone who wants to eliminate paper-based flight tracking β€’ 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: β€’ Misreading engine hour counters β€’ Calculation errors in flight time β€’ Lost or damaged paper notes β€’ 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 (fΓΌr Updates): Version 1.0: β€’ Initial release β€’ Digital kneeboard replacement for flight timing β€’ Engine hours tracking with dual format support β€’ Block time and flight time calculations β€’ Multi-language support (EN, DE, IT, ES, FR) β€’ Clean, cockpit-optimized interface

About

Pocket Cockpit

Features
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Pocket Cockpit turns your phone into a real flight instrument panel. Mount your phone in landscape, and Pocket Cockpit reads your device's GPS and motion sensors to drive a full set of aircraft style instruments: airspeed tape, altitude tape, vertical speed indicator, artificial horizon with pitch ladder and roll indicator, and a compass. Live instruments, real data Airspeed tape with a speed trend arrow, driven by GPS Altitude tape and vertical speed indicator (VSI), smoothed for a stable readout Artificial horizon with pitch ladder, bank angle scale, and a fixed aircraft symbol Compass ring with heading readout Two ways to fly the horizon By default, the horizon follows your phone's gyroscope, just like a real attitude indicator. Switch on car mode in settings and it switches to the accelerometer instead, so the horizon banks with cornering and braking forces, similar to a simple gyro less attitude indicator. That makes it fun to mount in a car and watch the horizon react to real driving. Pocket Cockpit doesn't need an internet connection and only uses your location on device, to power the instruments while the app is open.

Screenshots

FlightTimer264 screens
Pocket Cockpit2 screens

Verdict

The call

FlightTimer26 and Pocket Cockpit are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters β€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
FlightTimer26 versus Pocket Cockpit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlightTimer26Pocket Cockpit
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.617.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size10 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristian HeimDaniel Bittner

In-app purchases

None

FlightTimer26

No in-app purchases

None

Pocket Cockpit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FlightTimer26 free?
FlightTimer26 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pocket Cockpit free?
Pocket Cockpit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FlightTimer26 or Pocket Cockpit have ads?
Neither FlightTimer26 nor Pocket Cockpit shows ads.

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