Pilot Window vs ABC Member
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pilot Window
This app helps pilots estimate cloud clearance by selecting a range in miles. It also includes a stargazer utility with fun facts for nighttime entertainment.
- Cloud clearance estimation
- Stargazer utility
- Fun facts about stars
- Range selection in miles
- Altitude calculation in feet
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Pilots, are you tired of using that water bottle to see if you will clear that cloud? This app lets you determine if you may need to deviate. Just select the range away in miles, and it will approximately tell you how many feet above or below the cloud top will be. And at night, when you are bored, wondering what that bright light in front of you is, use the built-in stargazer utility with some fun facts about what you are looking at. This app is built by a 30-year airline pilot who will just keep making it better.
ABC Member
Access membership features like newsletters, event listings, and safety zone maps. Track balloon and crew locations during flights, log flight details, and record pilot/crew tasks.
- Membership features access
- Newsletter and events
- Red/green zone maps
- Flight location sharing
- Flight logging and replay
- Pilot/crew task logging
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The American Ballooning Community app is designed for ABC members to utilize to access membership features, such as the newsletter, red/green zone maps, and events page. It may also be utilized to share balloon and crew location during flights, log/replay flights, and log pilot/crew task information.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: ABC Member at Free against Pilot Window's $0.99. ABC Member also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). Pilot Window's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
ABC Member is free to download; Pilot Window costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Pilot Window against 5.0 for ABC Member. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 7 respectively.
Pilot Window ships an update every 2 days, ABC Member fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pilot Window | ABC Member |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Todd Anderson | American Ballooning Community |
Customer experience
Pilot Window
ABC Member
In-app purchases
Pilot Window
No in-app purchases
ABC Member
No in-app purchases
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