Comparison

AeroKit vs Vane

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

Head to head
About

AeroKit

This aviation companion app offers offline tools for European pilots, including interactive checklists, weight and balance calculations, and performance data. Flight schools can utilize its platform for digital training records, biometric signatures, and student progress tracking.

Highlights
  • Offline pilot tools
  • Interactive checklists
  • Weight & balance calculator
  • Performance calculator
  • Digital training records
  • Biometric instructor signatures
  • Student progress dashboard
Features
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AeroKit is the aviation companion built for European pilots and flight schools. Access verified aircraft data, plan your flights, and manage your training — all in one app. AIRCRAFT COMPANION — FREE, NO LOGIN REQUIRED Every pilot tool works offline with zero login required: - Interactive Checklists — Step through normal and emergency procedures with real-time progress tracking. Safety disclaimer on every use. Based on verified POH data. - Weight & Balance Calculator — Enter passengers, baggage, and fuel. See your CG plotted on the real envelope chart with instant within-limits verification. Supports per-airframe weighing data for school fleets. - Performance Calculator — Compute takeoff and landing distances adjusted for altitude, temperature, wind, and surface type. Cruise performance with TAS and fuel flow at multiple power settings. Density altitude and ISA deviation at a glance. - V-Speeds Reference — All critical speeds organised by category with a colour-coded speed tape. SUPPORTED AIRCRAFT Tecnam P-2008 JC — POH Ed. 2, Rev. 9 Cirrus SR20 G7 — POH P/N 44763-001 More types coming soon (Cessna 172, Piper PA-28). FLIGHT SCHOOL PLATFORM When your school uses AeroKit, sign in and join your organisation to unlock the full training management system: - Digital Training Records — Every mission report filed by your instructor is stored securely and synced across devices. Complete flight details, manoeuvre grades, debrief notes, and next lesson plans — all in one place. - Biometric Signatures — Instructors sign mission reports using Face ID or Touch ID. Legally verifiable, tamper-evident, and faster than ink on paper. - Manoeuvre Grading — Standardised 1–5 grading per manoeuvre, organised by syllabus phase. Track competency across your entire training programme. - Student Training Dashboard — See your total hours, dual and solo split, current syllabus phase, flight milestones, medical and licence currency, and what to prepare for your next lesson. - Lesson Scheduling — View upcoming lessons, book new sessions, and receive push notifications 24 hours and 1 hour before each flight. - Instructor Tools — File standardised post-flight mission reports in under two minutes. View all assigned students, their progress, and recent activity. - School Administration — Student roster, instructor assignment, fleet management, announcements, and join codes for onboarding new members. Web admin panel available at app.aerokit.it. Designed for EASA-regulated DTOs and ATOs across Europe. Training records survive device loss and are always available for competent authority inspections. BUILT FOR REAL FLYING AeroKit was built by a PPL pilot who trains at European flight schools. Every checklist item, every performance number, and every W&B limit has been manually verified against the official POH. Errors can happen, always check the official POH before flight. The app is a supplementary reference tool — not certified by EASA, ENAC, or any aviation authority. The official POH must remain the primary reference for all flights. PRIVACY & DATA Companion features collect zero data — no account needed, no tracking, fully offline. The flight school platform stores only what is needed for training records, hosted in the EU (Frankfurt) under full GDPR compliance. Privacy policy at app.aerokit.it/privacy.

About

Vane

Features
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Vane is a modern glass-cockpit E6B — the classic flight computer, reimagined for the way pilots fly today. Fourteen precise instruments in one fast, beautiful app that works entirely offline, from preflight planning to the cockpit. Every result is built on real aeronautical formulas and shows its work, so you can trust the number and understand it — ideal for student pilots training for the checkride and for working pilots who want the answer in one tap. — 14 PILOT INSTRUMENTS — • Wind Triangle — heading, ground speed and wind correction angle from wind and course • Crosswind — headwind and crosswind components for any runway • Weight & Balance — live CG and envelope check for every load • Nav Log — multi-leg cross-country planning with 48,000 airports built in • METAR & TAF — aviation weather decoded into plain language • Density & Pressure Altitude — your true performance conditions • True Airspeed & Mach — CAS, TAS and Mach from altitude and temperature • Fuel — burn, endurance, range and reserves • Performance — takeoff, landing, climb and glide distances • Heading — true, magnetic and compass with variation and deviation • Holding — entry, timing and hold planning • Top of Descent — when to start down for a smooth arrival • Altitude & Speed — pressure and density altitude at a glance • Conversions — every aviation unit: knots, nm, feet, °C, inHg, hPa and more — BUILT FOR THE COCKPIT — • 100% offline — every airport, formula and table lives on your device, no signal required • Show your work — open any result into clear, step-by-step math • Save calculations and reopen them anytime • 48,000 airports, runways and frequencies bundled in • Magnetic variation built in — no internet lookup — THREE COCKPITS — • Day, night and red night-vision themes to protect your eyes on late flights • Metric or imperial — your units, everywhere • A calm, high-contrast instrument panel designed to read at a glance Vane is made for student pilots, private pilots (PPL), commercial and airline pilots, CFIs and anyone flying VFR or IFR. Replace your plastic E6B and a pocket full of apps with one instrument. Fly prepared. Download Vane.

Screenshots

AeroKit4 screens
Vane4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AeroKit at none against Vane's 2. AeroKit also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). Vane's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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. Vane sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. AeroKit asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AeroKit ships an update every 2 days, Vane every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
AeroKit versus Vane: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAeroKitVane
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB50 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperPetru PazaraChirag Arora

In-app purchases

None

AeroKit

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Vane

Subscriptions2
  • Vane Pro7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Vane Pro - Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is AeroKit free?
AeroKit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vane free?
Vane is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do AeroKit or Vane have ads?
Neither AeroKit nor Vane shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AeroKit or Vane?
AeroKit ships an update every 2 days, and Vane every 3 weeks. Most recently, AeroKit was updated on June 5, 2026 and Vane on September 15, 2026.

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