FlightNexus vs Pilot Checklists
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FlightNexus
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FlightNexus: The Ultimate Electronic Flight Bag & Career Companion Turn every sim flight into a real pilot experience. FlightNexus is the all-in-one companion built for serious virtual pilots who want more than “just a map.” Whether you fly Microsoft Flight Simulator, X-Plane, or Infinite Flight, FlightNexus upgrades your sessions into a full aviation workflow: plan smarter, track cleaner, communicate with smart ATC, and build a career that feels rewarding. If you love that “professional cockpit” feeling… you’re going to love this. SIMBRIEF INTEGRATION (PREFLIGHT) Start your mission correctly. - Instant Sync: Enter your username in the Preflight tab and grab your latest flight plan in seconds. - Real Briefing Data: Review block fuel, payload, weights, route waypoints, METARs, TAFs, and NOTAMs in a premium layout. ATC COMPANION (OFFLINE, PHASE-BASED) Immersive ATC from preflight to gate, no simulator connection required. - Procedural and Predictive: Smart phase flow with proactive advisories, descent timing, handoffs, and contextual reminders. - Voice from Day 1: Offline natural ATC voice output plus push-to-talk voice input for actions, readbacks, and requests. - Serious Pilot Workflow: Readback validation, transcript, sync controls, training/checkride scoring, and exportable debrief reports. ELECTRONIC FLIGHT BAG (EFB) Your in-flight command center with mission-critical tools in one interface. - Native OFP Viewer: Consult your active flight plan document (PDF) anytime during the flight. - Aviation Calculators: Six professional tools built-in: - Glidepath Planner (TOD) - Rate for Groundspeed (Vertical Speed) - Navigation Solver (Time/Distance/Speed) - Fuel Converter (Volume/Weight) - Weight Converter (Lbs/Kg) - Pressure Converter (hPa/inHg) - Integrated Notes & Checklists: Keep your cockpit organized. Write flight notes and manage procedures directly within the app without switching screens. - Charts NEXUS CAREER MODE Make your flights matter. Build a persistent pilot career across all your simulators. - Rank Up: Start as a Student Pilot and climb toward Senior Captain by flying, logging, and progressing. - Addictive Economy: Earn credits for every mile, then spend them on premium lifestyle and aviation collectibles. - Licenses and Type Ratings: Unlock better opportunities with pilot licenses (PPL, CPL) and type ratings. - Passport and Logbook: Every airport you visit becomes part of your story, including Real Home bonuses. NEXUS ALLIANCE (VIRTUAL AIRLINE) Step into a professional airline environment. - Professional Ranks: Progress from First Officer to Senior Captain. - Advanced Economy: Realistic payroll with base pay, seniority bonuses, and aircraft complexity effects. - Route Mastery: Build reputation on specific city pairs to unlock loyalty-based seniority bonuses. - Boarding Pass Logbook: Review flight history with ticket-style summaries, UTC timing, and payout details. DYNAMIC WORLD MAP (PREDICTIVE TRACKING) No connection plugins needed. FlightNexus uses advanced physics prediction from your OFP. - Smart Route Projection: Follow great-circle progress synchronized to your planned schedule. - Flight Status Overlay: Monitor predicted altitude and active waypoints from dispatch data. - Visual Clarity: A clean interactive globe without complex simulator link-ups. LIVE ACTIVITIES & DYNAMIC ISLAND Your flight stays with you even when you are not staring at the app. - See flight progress and ETA instantly on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. FlightNexus is not just a tool. It’s your briefing room, your EFB, your ATC, your logbook, and your pilot career — in one place. Download FlightNexus and make every flight count. Note: FlightNexus is a companion application for flight simulation enthusiasts and is not intended for real-world navigation. Privacy Policy: https://miguelrodriguez.github.io/apps/flightnexus/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Pilot Checklists
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Checklists - Fly Smart helps pilots carry organised, aircraft-specific procedures on iPhone and iPad — structured the way you already think: Normal, Abnormal, and Emergency. Core checklist flying stays free and works offline. No account required to build planes and run sessions. MY PLANES • Build a personal fleet — each aircraft has its own checklists and reference cards. • Add a photo so your planes are easy to spot on the home screen. • Start from built-in or community templates, then tailor procedures to how you fly. IN THE COCKPIT • Walk procedures step by step; tick items off as you go. • Jump quickly between abnormal and emergency sections when time matters. • Active sessions keep progress across procedures — and survive if you leave the app or restart the device. • Takeoff and landing clocks in the session banner; finished flights appear in session history. • Layouts tuned for phones and tablets. FLIGHT SCRATCHPAD • ATIS, clearances, frequencies, and quick notes with stylus or finger — right from an active session. • Free: one page during a flight (not kept after the session ends). • Premium: multi-page pads, saved notebooks under Tools, open a notebook into the flight pad, archive notes with session history, and export as PDF or PNG (light or dark paper). COMMUNITY TEMPLATES • Browse starter and manufacturer-style templates without an account. • Import what you need, then edit locally to match your POH and club SOPs. BACKUP & SHARE • Import a signed .plchk backup from Files, AirDrop, Mail, or another pilot (free). • Premium unlocks .plchk export and PDF quick-reference for briefing packs. • (Beta) Import / Export to avionics and navigations (Garmin gplt, ace, Dynon, ForeFlight and others) PREMIUM (ONE-TIME UNLOCK) • Pilot Tools offline: wind/crosswind, density altitude, airspeed (CAS/EAS/TAS/Mach), units, time, METAR glossary, ICAO phonetic alphabet. • E-ink style high-contrast theme for readable cockpit reference. • Cloud backup and sync across your devices when signed in. • Never locks Normal, Abnormal, or Emergency checklist execution. SETTINGS • English and Czech. • Light, dark, or system theme; aviation display units for tools. PRIVACY BY DESIGN • Local-first: your planes and checklist data live on your device. • Sign-in is optional — only needed for cloud sync and cross-device Premium. IMPORTANT Checklists - Fly Smart is a personal organisation aid. It does not replace your approved aircraft flight manual, POH/AFM, operator manuals, regulations, or training. You remain responsible for verifying every procedure against authoritative documentation and for safe operation of the aircraft. Community templates are starting points, not official sources.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: FlightNexus at daily against Pilot Checklists's weekly. Pilot Checklists's advantage is iOS requirement (16.6 vs 26.0). 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
Both are free to download. FlightNexus sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month and Pilot Checklists sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
FlightNexus ships an update daily, Pilot Checklists weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FlightNexus | Pilot Checklists |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 806 MB | 103 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Miguel Rodriguez | LitFinger Studio s.r.o. |
In-app purchases
FlightNexus
- Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
Pilot Checklists
- Premium$9.99









