Comparison

Pilot Flight Tracker vs Stopwatch

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

Head to head
About

Pilot Flight Tracker

Features
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Pilot Flight Tracker (PFT) is a mobile application designed primarily for sport pilots, student pilots and flight instructors. Pilot Flight Tracker PFT is a personal GPS flight logger and analysis tool built for sport, general aviation, and student pilots. Use it as a flight logbook companion - every flight is automatically recorded and ready for review. WHO IS IT FOR? Sport pilots, student pilots, flight instructors, and flight school operators flying gliders, TMG, SEP, trike, or any other aircraft type. Perfect for circuit training and touch-and-go practice. WHAT DOES IT DO? Just tap Start before your flight, place your phone in the cockpit, and fly. The app runs silently in the background - no interaction needed during flight. It automatically detects your takeoffs, landings, and touch-and-go maneuvers using GPS data. AFTER LANDING, YOU GET: - Complete flight statistics: total time, time of every flight, speed, altitude, consistency - Colored flight path map with individual circuit segments - Personal rating and flight notes for your flight logbook - Stunning 3D flight view and even replay in Google Earth (KML export) - Full flight data export to Excel (XLSX) for training records KEY FEATURES - Automatic flight phase detection (takeoff, airborne, landing, touch & go, full stop) - Zero pilot interaction required during flight - your focus stays on flying - Works completely offline - no internet, no account, no login - Background GPS tracking with screen locked - Customizable speed thresholds for each aircraft type - Quick comment field for pilot name, weather notes, or lesson details - Supports Glider, TMG, SEP, Trike, and Custom aircraft presets - Export to Google Earth (KML), GPX, CSV, and Excel (XLSX) - Multi-language: English, German, Hungarian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovenian, Bosnian, Macedonian - Designed by an active sport pilot, tested with real flights FOR FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS & SCHOOLS Use the Excel export to maintain training records. Each session logs the date, aircraft, student name (via quick comment), number of circuits, flight times, and performance data. Review student flights on the map and debrief using the colored circuit segments. FOR SIGHTSEEING PASSENGERS Not a pilot? No problem! Start the app before your sightseeing flight and get an amazing 3D souvenir. Export to Google Earth and share your flight experience with friends and family. Built with love for pilots. Free, no ads, no subscriptions. Website: https://falcon-tech.rs/en/pilot-flight-tracker/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FalconTech-Apps

About

Stopwatch

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A clean stopwatch with named laps — best split highlighted green, worst red — for runners, lifters and timers. - Giant readable digits across the gym - Tap to lap, name each split - Best lap green, worst red, auto - Lap export to CSV - Custom interval beeps and themes Who it's for For runners, swimmers and lifters timing sets, intervals and personal bests. Subscription Premium is available as a weekly, monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription, or as a one-time Lifetime purchase. Subscriptions auto-renew unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the period. You can cancel anytime in your Apple ID Subscription Settings. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Privacy: everything stays on your device by default. No analytics SDKs, no cross-app tracking. Privacy policy at https://bestpaid.app/legal/privacy. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Pilot Flight Tracker4 screens
Stopwatch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pilot Flight Tracker at none against Stopwatch's 4. Pilot Flight Tracker also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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. Stopwatch sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Pilot Flight Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pilot Flight Tracker ships an update every 3 days, Stopwatch every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
Pilot Flight Tracker versus Stopwatch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPilot Flight TrackerStopwatch
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNikola KavecanVasilii Polovnikov

In-app purchases

None

Pilot Flight Tracker

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Stopwatch

Subscriptions3
  • Premium · 1 week$2.997 Days
  • Premium · 1 month$3.991 Month
  • Premium · 1 year$5.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium · Lifetime$7.99

Questions

Is Pilot Flight Tracker free?
Pilot Flight Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stopwatch free?
Stopwatch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pilot Flight Tracker or Stopwatch have ads?
Neither Pilot Flight Tracker nor Stopwatch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pilot Flight Tracker or Stopwatch?
Pilot Flight Tracker ships an update every 3 days, and Stopwatch every 2 months. Most recently, Pilot Flight Tracker was updated on October 13, 2026 and Stopwatch on October 16, 2026.

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