Comparison

PilotConnect vs Flight Suite HQ Companion

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

Head to head
About

PilotConnect

This app connects pilots with aviation service providers like DPEs, CFIs, and mechanics. It offers secure in-app payments, aviation weather, airport data, and tools for providers to manage schedules and grow their business.

Highlights
  • Connect with DPEs, CFIs, and mechanics
  • Secure in-app payments
  • Aviation weather and radar
  • Airport diagrams and data
  • Provider schedule management
  • Discover new destinations
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PilotConnect is the marketplace for general aviation. Booking a checkride shouldn't take weeks of phone calls. Finding a CFI or mechanic shouldn't mean digging through forums. PilotConnect brings pilots and the providers who serve them into one place — so you can connect, book, and fly. FOR PILOTS Find and book the people who get you flying — designated examiners (DPEs), flight instructors (CFIs), and A&P mechanics — all in one place. Connect with other pilots, explore hundreds of aviation data points, and discover new destinations worth the flight. FOR PROVIDERS Create your schedule, set your preferences, and let pilots come to you. No more phone tag or missed bookings — manage your availability and grow your business on your terms. SECURE IN-APP PAYMENTS Book and pay in seconds. Pilots pay securely in-app; providers get paid fast — no invoicing, no chasing, no hassle. EVERYTHING IN ONE APP Full aviation weather, live radar, airport diagrams, frequencies, and detailed field data at your fingertips. Plan smarter, fly safer, and keep everything you need in a single place. Built by pilots, for pilots. From your first checkride to your thousandth hour, PilotConnect was built to help you in every step of your aviation journey! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Flight Suite HQ Companion

Features
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A new Flight Suite HQ app, rebuilt from the ground up for the cockpit. • A native moving map on FAA Sectional, Terminal Area and IFR charts, with your position, airspace, TFRs, airports and weather. • Fly mode: a full-width flight strip with ground speed, altitude, vertical speed, track, rate of turn, time and distance to destination, descent to pattern altitude and glide. • Nearest airports and Direct To, with a confirmation and an Undo. • Terrain and obstacle alerts and a glide-range ring. • Airport details with every FAA frequency, including approach and departure sectors, plus runways, weather and NOTAMs. • Approach plates and airport diagrams, kept on your device. • Save your route for flying without a signal; the app tells you when it is ready. • Connects to ADS-B and GPS receivers over Bluetooth or Wi-Fi for traffic, FIS-B weather and position. • Records your flight, even in the background, and replays it with an altitude and speed profile. • Flight timer and scratchpad, built for bumpy air. • Book, check out and check in; logbook, currency, training, messages and squawks with photos, all in the app.

Screenshots

PilotConnect4 screens
Flight Suite HQ Companion3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Flight Suite HQ Companion at 5.0 against PilotConnect's 4.2. Flight Suite HQ Companion also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (100% vs 80%). PilotConnect's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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. PilotConnect sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Flight Suite HQ Companion asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flight Suite HQ Companion holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PilotConnect has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of PilotConnect's written reviews are positive against 100% of Flight Suite HQ Companion's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PilotConnect versus Flight Suite HQ Companion: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPilotConnectFlight Suite HQ Companion
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size164 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPilot Connect App LLCFlight Suite HQ LLC

Customer experience

PilotConnect

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Flight Suite HQ Companion

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

PilotConnect

Subscriptions2
  • Pilot Connect Premium$9.991 Month
  • Pilot Connect Premium$79.991 Year
None

Flight Suite HQ Companion

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PilotConnect free?
PilotConnect is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flight Suite HQ Companion free?
Flight Suite HQ Companion is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PilotConnect or Flight Suite HQ Companion?
Flight Suite HQ Companion is rated higher. PilotConnect averages 4.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Flight Suite HQ Companion averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do PilotConnect or Flight Suite HQ Companion have ads?
Neither PilotConnect nor Flight Suite HQ Companion shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PilotConnect or Flight Suite HQ Companion?
PilotConnect ships an update weekly, and Flight Suite HQ Companion weekly. Most recently, PilotConnect was updated on October 8, 2026 and Flight Suite HQ Companion on October 29, 2026.

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