Pocket Checklist vs FlightCheck
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pocket Checklist
This app helps pilots manage all their aircraft checklists digitally. Create custom lists, access emergency procedures instantly, and track progress to stay organized and prepared for every flight phase.
- Unlimited aircraft checklists
- Customizable checklist items
- Instant emergency checklist access
- Search and organize by aircraft
- Progress tracking for checklist items
- Paperless flight procedures
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Pocket Checklist is a fully digital checklist manager designed for pilots who want to stay organized and prepared in every phase of flight. Whether you’re flying a Cessna, Piper, or Beechcraft, this app makes it easy to manage checklists for all your aircraft. Features: • Unlimited Aircraft – Add and organize checklists for every plane you fly. • Custom Checklists – Create and edit items to match your exact procedures. • Emergency Ready – Access critical checklists instantly when you need them most. • Search & Organize – Quickly find the checklist you need by aircraft or category. • Track Progress – Mark items complete as you go, no paper required. With Pocket Checklist, your preflight, normal, and emergency procedures are always clear, accessible, and paperless, right from your device. Fly smarter. Stay prepared. Go fully digital.
FlightCheck
This app provides pilots with digital checklists, emergency procedures, and performance data for a wide range of aircraft. It includes a scratchpad for notes and a comprehensive E6B calculator, all customizable for different lighting conditions and user preferences.
- Checklists for 25+ aircraft
- Emergency and abnormal procedures
- V-speeds and performance data
- Digital scratchpad for notes
- 13 E6B calculators
- Customizable display modes
- Cross-device sync
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FlightCheck puts your checklists, the numbers and a kneeboard in one app built for the cockpit. CHECKLISTS FOR 25 AIRCRAFT From the Cessna 152 to the King Air, Phenom 300E and Robinson R44: single-engine, multi-engine, turboprop, jet and helicopter. Phase-by-phase normal procedures, from preflight and engine start through takeoff, cruise, landing and shutdown, with a progress bar that never leaves the screen and auto-scroll to the next item. EMERGENCIES, ONE PRESS AWAY Emergency and abnormal procedures, one press from any checklist. V-SPEEDS WITHOUT THE PAGE FLIP V-speeds, limits and quick-reference performance data from the POH, beside the checklist. SCRATCH PAD Write with a finger or Apple Pencil on pages made for flying: Blank, ATIS, CRAFT clearance, PIREP and Hold. Each ATIS page ghosts the last one, so you only write what changed. Your tail number is already on the clearance page, and ATIS, PIREP and Hold pages are stamped in Zulu. Three ink colours, a stroke eraser, and pages that never scroll or zoom. Notes stay on your device. CALCULATOR Thirteen E6B calculators: true airspeed, density altitude, crosswind and headwind, heading and groundspeed, winds aloft, compass heading, distance-speed-time, fuel required, fuel burn, endurance, rate of climb, required descent rate and top of descent. Star the ones you use most, and set your units once: feet or metres, gallons, litres or pounds, inHg or hPa. MAKE IT YOURS Dark, Night or Day mode, three colour palettes and four text sizes. Night mode keeps your night vision with a red palette on every screen. Edit your own checklist profiles and item notes for each aircraft; profiles, notes, favorites and settings sync across your devices. FREE AND PRO Preflight and emergency checklists are free for every aircraft, with no account needed. FlightCheck Pro unlocks every checklist phase, full V-speeds and performance data, editable profiles, the Scratch pad and the Calculator. FlightCheck Pro is $5.99/month or $59.99/year, with a 7-day free trial for new subscribers. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Always verify checklists, V-speeds and performance figures against the current POH/AFM for your specific aircraft and serial number before flight. FlightCheck is not a substitute for the POH/AFM, FAA regulations, your CFI's guidance, ATC readback, or official weather. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://lucasthal.github.io/FlightCheck/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pocket Checklist at none against FlightCheck's 2. FlightCheck's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. FlightCheck sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Pocket Checklist asks for nothing beyond the download.
FlightCheck holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 7 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Pocket Checklist ships an update every 4 months, FlightCheck fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pocket Checklist | FlightCheck |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alex Belser | Lucas Thal |
Customer experience
Pocket Checklist
FlightCheck
In-app purchases
Pocket Checklist
No in-app purchases
FlightCheck
- FlightCheck Subscription7 Days trial$5.991 Month
- FlightCheck Pro Annual7 Days trial$59.991 Year
Questions
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