C172 Performance vs Aviaxio Flight Timer
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.
Aviaxio Flight Timer
This app helps pilots track in-flight timed operations, including fuel tank changes and approach legs. It offers a simple and easy-to-use interface for flight planning and monitoring.
- In-flight timed operations tracking
- Fuel tank timer
- Multiple approach leg monitoring
- Hold timing
- Flight planning tool
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Flight Timer is an app designed specifically to monitor and track any in-flight timed operations. Use it as a regular timer or to track when to switch from your left to your right fuel tank with the fuel tank timer feature, Setup and monitor multiple approach legs for your Departure or Arrival airport. Time your inbound and outbound legs on your next Hold. Flight Timer has been designed with simplicity and ease of use in mind. It is a great tool to help with your flight planning.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Aviaxio Flight Timer at none against C172 Performance's shown. Aviaxio Flight Timer also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). C172 Performance's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (52 vs 4). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
C172 Performance holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: C172 Performance has 52 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
C172 Performance ships an update every 2 months, Aviaxio Flight Timer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | C172 Performance | Aviaxio Flight Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (52 ratings) — better | 4.5 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 52 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | POH Performance L.L.C. | Adetti Communications Corporation |
Customer experience
C172 Performance
Aviaxio Flight Timer
In-app purchases
C172 Performance
No in-app purchases
Aviaxio Flight Timer
No in-app purchases
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