C172 Performance vs VatScope
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
C172 Performance
This app calculates essential flight performance data for Cessna 172 and 150 aircraft. It covers takeoff, landing, climb, cruise, descent, instrument procedures, and emergencies, with additional tools for holds and glide calculations. Cloud sync ensures your flight plans are accessible across devices.
- Takeoff and landing calculations
- Climb, cruise, and descent performance
- Instrument procedure planning
- Emergency scenario calculations
- Interactive hold calculator
- Emergency glide distance calculator
- Cloud sync for flight plans
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C172 Performance computes all the useful performance numbers for flight planning for Cessna model 172 and 150 aircraft. It includes calculations for takeoff, landing, climb, cruise, descent, instrument procedures as well as emergencies. It also includes an interactive hold calculator, a risk analysis tool, and an emergency glide distance calculator that handles head and tailwinds. C172 Performance is also available on other mobile devices and as a WebApp (an App that runs in a browser) that runs on a variety of platforms (PC, Mac, tablets, phones). The cloud sync feature allows flight planning profiles entered on any device to be synchronized with your other devices when connected to the Internet. C172 Performance is a free, open-source development effort and has Apps and WebApps for other aircraft. See http://pohperformance.com for complete details.
VatScope
This application provides real-time information for the VATSIM network, allowing users to view pilot and controller data, track friends, and access airport weather. It also integrates flight plan routes and VATSIM events.
- Real-time pilot and controller information
- Friend tracking
- Airport weather and weather map
- Flight plan route display
- VATSIM events integration
- VATSIM member certificate details
- Dark mode support
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VatScope is a tool to view online information of VATSIM network. Features: - Provide the latest pilots, controllers and airports information on VATSIM - Track yourself and your friends - Airport weather and weather map - Flight plan route display - VATSIM events integration - Certificate details for VATSIM members - Dark mode support - Fully ad-free
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: C172 Performance at none against VatScope's 1. C172 Performance also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). VatScope's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (1.4K vs 52). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. VatScope sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. C172 Performance asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for C172 Performance against 4.8 for VatScope. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VatScope has 1.4K ratings behind it against 52, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of C172 Performance's written reviews are positive against 85% of VatScope's.
C172 Performance ships an update every 2 months, VatScope every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | C172 Performance | VatScope |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (52 ratings) — better | 4.8 (1.4K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.0% of reviews — better | 84.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 52 | 1.4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | POH Performance L.L.C. | 文俊 周 |
Customer experience
C172 Performance
VatScope
Bugs and requests
C172 Performance
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
VatScope
Reported bugs
5 issues- Aircraft labels and route lines disappearing on zoom
- Search functionality for airports and callsigns removed
- App not opening on iPad after recent update
- Frequent refresh errors and data not updating
- ATIS/controller info display issues with line breaks
Requested features
6 requests- Ability to filter by aircraft type
- Bring back busiest airports feature
- Option to set custom refresh rate
- Compatibility with new Mac devices
- Notifications for new ATC sectors coming online
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- Display ATC sector boundaries on the map
In-app purchases
C172 Performance
No in-app purchases
VatScope
- Extension$4.99
Questions
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