Comparison

Pilotflows vs PaceForge

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

Head to head
About

Pilotflows

Features
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Pilotflows is a modern aviation logbook built for pilots, student pilots, skydivers, and flight schools who want a structured, reliable, and easy way to manage their flying history and qualifications in one place. It replaces paper logbooks and scattered spreadsheets with a centralized digital system designed around real pilot workflows—fast to use, precise in detail, and suitable for both casual flying and professional training environments. Key features include: • Flight logging with detailed entry structure (aircraft, route, conditions, roles, flight time breakdowns, remarks) • Fast input flow designed for cockpit-adjacent or post-flight logging • Automatic totals and flight hour calculations across categories • Currency and recency tracking to stay compliant and current • Personal aviation profile with complete flight history overview • Offline mode so flights can be logged without connectivity and synced later Pilotflows also acts as a complete record system for your aviation credentials: • Storage of licenses, ratings, and endorsements • Tracking of certificate validity and expiry dates • Secure document uploads for medical certificates, training records, and official documents • Centralized view of all qualifications linked to your pilot profile For progression and insight, Pilotflows provides clear visibility into your flying experience: • Breakdown of hours by aircraft type, role, and conditions • Progress tracking over time for training and personal development • Clean summaries that help you understand your overall flight experience at a glance The system is designed to support different types of users: • Private pilots managing personal flight history • Student pilots tracking training progress toward licenses • Commercial pilots maintaining ongoing currency and documentation • Skydivers logging jumps and operational experience • Flight schools structuring student records and training progression Pilotflows focuses on accuracy, clarity, and long-term reliability. Every feature is designed to reduce administrative overhead and give pilots a clear, complete, and always up-to-date view of their aviation journey. Apple EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

PaceForge

Features
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PaceForge is your race-day brain. Turn any recent run into a complete game plan — predicted finish times, the exact training paces to hit, heart-rate zones, and a split-by-split pacing strategy — all computed on your device in seconds, with no account and no internet required. Whether you're chasing your first 5K or a marathon PR, PaceForge gives you coach-grade answers without the subscription. WHAT'S INSIDE • Race Predictor — enter one result and see projected times for 5K, 10K, half, and marathon (Daniels' VDOT + Riegel models). • Training Paces — your personal Easy, Marathon, Threshold, Interval and Repetition paces. • Pace Calculator — instantly convert between pace, speed, time and distance. • Heart-Rate Zones — five training zones from your age and resting HR (Karvonen, Tanaka). • Race Plans — build an even or negative-split plan and get every kilometre/mile split for race day. • Track Splits — lap-by-lap targets from 200 m to a mile. • Treadmill Converter — turn an incline pace into its flat-road equivalent (Minetti grade-adjusted pace). • Personal Records — keep your all-time bests and reuse them in every tool with one tap. WHY RUNNERS LOVE IT • Works offline — works on the start line, on a plane, anywhere. No signal needed. • No account, no sign-up — your records and plans never leave your phone • Science-based — Daniels' VDOT, Riegel, Karvonen and Minetti, not guesswork. • Fast and focused — clean answers in seconds, no clutter. • Kilometres or miles, light or dark, and 7 languages: English, Español, Français, Deutsch, Italiano, Português (BR), 日本語. • Free to use, supported by ads. Back up and restore your data anytime — it always stays yours. Lace up. PaceForge does the math; you do the running.

Screenshots

Pilotflows4 screens
PaceForge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PaceForge at none against Pilotflows's 4. PaceForge also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.2). Pilotflows's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly). On price 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. Pilotflows sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. PaceForge asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pilotflows ships an update every 2 days, PaceForge fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
Pilotflows versus PaceForge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPilotflowsPaceForge
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.215.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPilotflows郭 凌

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Pilotflows

Subscriptions4
  • Pro (Monthly)$5.991 Month
  • Pro+ (Monthly)$9.991 Month
  • Pro (Yearly)$59.991 Year
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  • Pro+ (Yearly)$99.991 Year
None

PaceForge

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pilotflows free?
Pilotflows is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PaceForge free?
PaceForge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pilotflows or PaceForge have ads?
PaceForge shows ads; Pilotflows does not.
Which is updated more often, Pilotflows or PaceForge?
Pilotflows ships an update every 2 days, and PaceForge fortnightly. Most recently, Pilotflows was updated on October 24, 2026 and PaceForge on October 28, 2026.

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