Pilot Checklists vs Cockpit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Pilot Checklists
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Checklists - Fly Smart helps pilots carry organised, aircraft-specific procedures on iPhone and iPad โ structured the way you already think: Normal, Abnormal, and Emergency. Core checklist flying stays free and works offline. No account required to build planes and run sessions. MY PLANES โข Build a personal fleet โ each aircraft has its own checklists and reference cards. โข Add a photo so your planes are easy to spot on the home screen. โข Start from built-in or community templates, then tailor procedures to how you fly. โข Choose an aircraft icon and an accent color so each plane is easy to tell apart. IN THE COCKPIT โข Walk procedures step by step; tick items off as you go. โข Jump quickly between abnormal and emergency sections when time matters. โข Active sessions keep progress across procedures โ and survive if you leave the app or restart the device. โข Takeoff and landing clocks in the session banner; finished flights appear in session history. โข Layouts tuned for phones and tablets. โข Optional flight-path recording during an active session (on by default). The track, distance, and speeds appear on a map in session history; export as GPX or KML. GPS altitude is not pressure altitude. FLIGHT SCRATCHPAD โข ATIS, clearances, frequencies, and quick notes with stylus or finger โ right from an active session. โข Free: one page during a flight (not kept after the session ends). โข Premium: multi-page pads, saved notebooks under Tools, open a notebook into the flight pad, archive notes with session history, and export as PDF or PNG (light or dark paper). COMMUNITY TEMPLATES โข Browse starter and manufacturer-style templates without an account. โข Import what you need, then edit locally to match your POH and club SOPs. BACKUP & SHARE โข Import a signed .plchk backup from Files, AirDrop, Mail, or another pilot (free). โข Premium unlocks .plchk export and PDF quick-reference for briefing packs. โข (Beta) Import / Export to avionics and navigations (Garmin gplt, ace, Dynon, ForeFlight and others) PREMIUM (ONE-TIME UNLOCK) โข Pilot Tools offline: wind/crosswind, density altitude, airspeed (CAS/EAS/TAS/Mach), units, time, METAR glossary, ICAO phonetic alphabet. โข E-ink style high-contrast theme for readable cockpit reference. โข Cloud backup and sync across your devices when signed in. โข Never locks Normal, Abnormal, or Emergency checklist execution. SETTINGS โข English and Czech. โข Light, dark, or system theme; aviation display units for tools. PRIVACY BY DESIGN โข Local-first: your planes and checklist data live on your device. โข Sign-in is optional โ email, Google, or Apple โ and is only needed for cloud sync, voting, publishing, and cross-device Premium. IMPORTANT Checklists - Fly Smart is a personal organisation aid. It does not replace your approved aircraft flight manual, POH/AFM, operator manuals, regulations, or training. You remain responsible for verifying every procedure against authoritative documentation and for safe operation of the aircraft. Community templates are starting points, not official sources.
Cockpit
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CockpitCheck turns your paper checklist into a guided, always-current cockpit companion โ organized exactly the way you already fly. Made for Flight Training Learning to fly, or teaching it? The Memory-Item Drill trains your emergency boldface items on the ground: hide the response, recall it from memory, then reveal to self-check. Every calculator shows its working: "How It's Calculated" opens the exact formula behind the result. And "Share with a Student" sends a plane's complete checklists to your student, ready to import. Not Bolted Onto a Map Every major EFB treats its checklist as a small tab behind maps, charts, and weather โ CockpitCheck is built around nothing but the checklist itself. Guided Fly Mode and instant emergency access, built for the cockpit. Run it as your primary checklist, or keep it as an independent backup alongside the EFB you already fly with โ no shared account, no shared point of failure. Organized by Phase of Flight Preflight, engine start, before takeoff, takeoff, enroute, and landing โ every checklist lives exactly where you expect it, grouped and ordered the way your POH already teaches you to think. Fly Mode: Guided, Step by Step Your next checklist waits at the top of the Fleet screen, one tap on Fly away. Then a live progress ring, elapsed timer, and one-tap Check or Skip โ heads up, not buried in a binder. Live Activity, Right There See your current step and progress on the Lock Screen or in the Dynamic Island โ glance without unlocking your phone. Cockpit Night A true red-on-black night mode that preserves your night vision, one tap away โ no digging through Settings before a night flight. Emergency Procedures, One Tap Away Every emergency checklist for your aircraft surfaces instantly from a single red button โ no digging through tabs when seconds matter. Hands-Free Voice Readout Let CockpitCheck read each challenge and response aloud while you fly, in your choice of natural voice and pace โ eyes on the panel, not the screen. Start From a Template Add a new plane and start from a generic checklist โ single-engine, retractable gear, or glass cockpit โ then make it your own, with an optional reference photo on any item. Your Whole Fleet Manage checklists for every aircraft you fly โ a club rental, your own plane, or several you're checked out in โ each with its own groups, checklists, and emergency procedures. Drag to put your most-flown aircraft first. Weight & Balance, Built In Set your aircraft's empty weight, stations, and certified CG envelope once โ then load each flight and see a live, color-coded verdict plus a plotted takeoff/landing graph. Save named presets for the loads you fly most. The calculator is free; sharing or printing a full report with the envelope graph included comes with any one-time purchase. Pilot Tools, Built In Eleven offline tools with big, turbulence-friendly controls โ a timer that rings even on silent, sunset & civil twilight for any airfield, climb/descent rate, wind correction, crosswind, fuel, time-speed-distance, density altitude & TAS, flight time, Zulu time, and unit conversion โ each showing the formula behind the result. Nothing leaves your device. Works With Your Other Apps Export any checklist to PDF for printing, or to ForeFlight, Garmin Pilot, or Garmin G3X/GTN (.ace) format, so your existing EFB and avionics stay in sync. Built for iPhone and iPad A native SwiftUI app with an adaptive layout โ compact on iPhone, spacious on iPad โ with iCloud sync to keep your fleet current across every device. Private by Design No sign-up, no login. Your checklists sync through your own iCloud account, and nothing is ever uploaded to a third-party server. One-Time Purchase Buy CockpitCheck once, tiered by how many aircraft you fly, and own it for as long as you fly them. No subscription, ever. Whether you fly one Skyhawk on weekends or keep a small fleet current, CockpitCheck keeps every checklist exactly where โ and how โ you need it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Pilot Checklists at 16.6 against Cockpit's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Pilot Checklists sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Cockpit sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pilot Checklists ships an update weekly, Cockpit every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pilot Checklists | Cockpit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly โ better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 โ better | 26.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 104 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LitFinger Studio s.r.o. | ser.soft GmbH |
In-app purchases
Pilot Checklists
- Premium$9.99
Cockpit
- Unlock CockpitCheck$2.99
- 2 Planes$3.99
- 5 Planes$5.99
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- Unlimited Planes$12.99
Questions
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