Comparison

InFlight vs Pocket Cockpit

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

Head to head
About

InFlight

Features
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Track flight time, distance travelled, distance remaining and many more. • Moving map with live GPS track and flight path • Primary Flight Display — artificial horizon, airspeed, altitude and VSI • Navigation Display with compass rose and bearing pointer • Automatic flight log with phase detection (taxi, climb, cruise, descent) • Elapsed flight timer PRO — $2.99 ONE-TIME • Live air traffic radar with nearby aircraft • G-force meter • Full graphs: altitude, speed and G-load plotted across your flight • Unlimited flight history BUILT FOR PILOTS AND PASSENGERS Whether you're in the cockpit or the cabin, InFlight gives you situational awareness at a glance. No account needed. No subscription. Buy once, keep forever. Requires iPhone with GPS. Works worldwide.

About

Pocket Cockpit

Features
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Pocket Cockpit turns your phone into a real flight instrument panel. Mount your phone in landscape, and Pocket Cockpit reads your device's GPS and motion sensors to drive a full set of aircraft style instruments: airspeed tape, altitude tape, vertical speed indicator, artificial horizon with pitch ladder and roll indicator, and a compass. Live instruments, real data Airspeed tape with a speed trend arrow, driven by GPS Altitude tape and vertical speed indicator (VSI), smoothed for a stable readout Artificial horizon with pitch ladder, bank angle scale, and a fixed aircraft symbol Compass ring with heading readout Two ways to fly the horizon By default, the horizon follows your phone's gyroscope, just like a real attitude indicator. Switch on car mode in settings and it switches to the accelerometer instead, so the horizon banks with cornering and braking forces, similar to a simple gyro less attitude indicator. That makes it fun to mount in a car and watch the horizon react to real driving. Pocket Cockpit doesn't need an internet connection and only uses your location on device, to power the instruments while the app is open.

Screenshots

InFlight4 screens
Pocket Cockpit2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pocket Cockpit at none against InFlight's 1. InFlight's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. InFlight sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pocket Cockpit asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 3 level
InFlight versus Pocket Cockpit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInFlightPocket Cockpit
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size105 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMax BarzDaniel Bittner

In-app purchases

1 purchases

InFlight

One-time1
  • InFlight: Flight Stats$2.99
None

Pocket Cockpit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is InFlight free?
InFlight is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pocket Cockpit free?
Pocket Cockpit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do InFlight or Pocket Cockpit have ads?
Neither InFlight nor Pocket Cockpit shows ads.

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