Comparison

EL Tech vs Aviator Time Calc

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

Head to head
About

EL Tech

Access real-time ASOS surface observations and NEXRAD radar data to monitor airport equipment health, detect anomalies, and troubleshoot issues. This tool helps maintenance personnel and field engineers ensure high system uptime for critical aviation weather systems.

Highlights
  • Live ASOS surface observations
  • Real-time NEXRAD radar data
  • Monitor equipment health
  • Detect anomalies
  • Troubleshoot system issues
  • Maintain system uptime
Features
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EL Tech helps airport maintenance personnel, technicians, and field engineers monitor ASOS, AWOS, and NEXRAD systems. Review surface observations, maintenance indicators, NEXRAD station telemetry, alarms, and available historical data. Keep site details, photos, issues, and imported maps together. The site map focuses on equipment and saved locations, with an optional Mammatus WX link for weather maps.

About

Aviator Time Calc

Features
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Aviator Time Calc — профессиональный авиационный калькулятор времени для пилотов. • сложение, вычитание, умножение и деление времени в формате HH:MM • расчёт прошедшего времени между двумя отметками с переводом в десятичные часы • расчет Block Time и Air Time (OUT/OFF/ON/IN) • планирование многоэтапных полётов с автоматическим подсчётом общего времени Часы UTC/Zulu на главном экране. Тёмная тема. Поддержка iPhone и iPad.

Screenshots

EL Tech4 screens
Aviator Time Calc3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: EL Tech at fortnightly against Aviator Time Calc's every 6 months. Aviator Time Calc's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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

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

EL Tech ships an update fortnightly, Aviator Time Calc every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
EL Tech versus Aviator Time Calc: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEL TechAviator Time Calc
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB1 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMammatus Weather LLCAlexander Melnichuk

In-app purchases

None

EL Tech

No in-app purchases

None

Aviator Time Calc

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EL Tech free?
EL Tech is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Aviator Time Calc free?
Aviator Time Calc is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do EL Tech or Aviator Time Calc have ads?
Neither EL Tech nor Aviator Time Calc shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EL Tech or Aviator Time Calc?
EL Tech ships an update fortnightly, and Aviator Time Calc every 6 months. Most recently, EL Tech was updated on October 31, 2026 and Aviator Time Calc on November 9, 2026.

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