Comparison

Pilot Minima vs TBM Boldface

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

Head to head
About

Pilot Minima

This tool helps pilots set and track personal flight minimums, such as wind and fuel limits. It also includes a risk assessment wizard using the PAVE method to evaluate flight safety and maintain accountability.

Highlights
  • Personal minimums tracker
  • Risk assessment wizard
  • PAVE method evaluation
  • Track minimums over time
  • VFR/IFR minimums options
Features
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Minima helps pilots establish personal minimums and track their changes over time. You can also use the risk assessment to check factors impacting each flight. Using the FAA's recommended PAVE method (Pilot, Aircraft, enVironment, External pressures), get a clear picture of total risk and maintain accountability to your own personal minimums. KEY FEATURES Personal Minimums Tracker: Set your own limits for wind, ceiling, visibility, fuel, and more. Live Weather Check: Pull current and forecast conditions to check against your minimums. Risk Assessment: Work through the PAVE checklist before each flight to evaluate Pilot, Aircraft, enVironment, and External pressures. History: See how your minimums and your decisions have changed over time. Event Explorer: Browse real NTSB aviation accident and incident data, with intelligent filters to understand how and why accidents happen. Regulations set legal minimums, but safe flying requires knowing YOUR limits. Personal minimums help you make objective go/no-go decisions, and resist external pressures to fly. Now it's easier than ever to set your personal minimums, reference them before flight, and track your skills and decision changes as your personal minimums grow. Minima is a decision-support tool. The pilot in command is always responsible for the safety of every flight. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

TBM Boldface

Features
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TBM Boldface is a free training aid for Daher TBM pilots. Study and test Section 3 memory items for your airplane — 700 A/B through 980 — filtered by serial and MOD. Daher does not print the word boldface. They print memory items (grey box in the 900–940 books, bold type in the 960 and 980). We treat those as boldface. Study shows every step on one page so you can chair-fly. Test is write the whole procedure on paper (or recite), then reveal. One card a day, plus Keep going for the rest of the pack. Optional daily reminder at a time you choose. Quick Ref covers Section 2 limits, V-speeds at MTOW/MLW, and engine exceedance thresholds for 700–940. Progress stays on your device and iCloud. No account besides your Apple ID. This is not a substitute for your serial-specific PIM, AFM, or POH. We do not ship the manual. If a step or number does not match your book, trust the book. Brought to you by PlaneWX.

Screenshots

Pilot Minima4 screens
TBM Boldface4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: TBM Boldface at every 5 days against Pilot Minima's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pilot Minima ships an update every 2 months, TBM Boldface every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Pilot Minima versus TBM Boldface: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPilot MinimaTBM Boldface
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.517.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB4 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperaltymytryMARK WALLACE WOLFGANG

In-app purchases

None

Pilot Minima

No in-app purchases

None

TBM Boldface

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pilot Minima free?
Pilot Minima is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TBM Boldface free?
TBM Boldface is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pilot Minima or TBM Boldface have ads?
Neither Pilot Minima nor TBM Boldface shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pilot Minima or TBM Boldface?
Pilot Minima ships an update every 2 months, and TBM Boldface every 5 days. Most recently, Pilot Minima was updated on October 17, 2026 and TBM Boldface on October 10, 2026.

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