SAFE Toolkit vs Pilatus PC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SAFE Toolkit
This app offers essential news and resources for Certified Flight Instructors (CFIs), including endorsement details, experience requirements, and test codes. It also provides flight test applicants with insights from Designated Pilot Examiners and features a weekly blog and industry news notifications for all pilots.
- CFI endorsements, experience requirements, test codes
- Flight test insights from DPEs
- Weekly SAFE blog
- Industry news push notifications
- Pilot resources
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SAFE Toolkit provides "go-to" news and resources for CFIs: (endorsements, experience requirements, and test codes), but also "Checkride Ready™ for flight test applicants (the inside story from DPEs). Pilots enjoy the SAFE blog every week and push notifications of industry news. Download and stay up to date; "We are here to help! ALl we "sell" is safety!"
Pilatus PC
An interactive training tool for pilots of the Pilatus PC-12 NG aircraft. It covers all aircraft systems, limitations, and performance, featuring interactive diagrams that simulate system functions and failures. This app serves as a reference and is not a substitute for formal training.
- Comprehensive system coverage
- Aircraft limitations and performance
- Interactive system diagrams
- Failure simulation
- Based on Pilot's Operating Handbook
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The Pilatus PC-12 NG Training Aid is an immersive training tool for both current and new pilots to the PC-12. The app covers all systems, limitations, and performance for the aircraft, organized by chapters for ease of use. Includes pertinent information from the aircraft's Pilot's Operating Handbook. Interactive Diagrams: Interactive diagrams within the lessons allow the user to manipulate switches and other system parts in order to actually see how system function is impacted in real-time. Some of these interactive diagrams allow for simulation of failures, as well. Note: This app is not associated with the aircraft's manufacturer or with its subsidiaries in any way. This app is for reference only and cannot be used to replace formal training.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pilatus PC at 100% against SAFE Toolkit's 38%. Pilatus PC also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and ads (none vs shown). SAFE Toolkit's advantage is price (Free vs $24.99) and device support (3 vs 1). On update cadence, in-app purchases 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
SAFE Toolkit is free to download; Pilatus PC costs $24.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pilatus PC holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of SAFE Toolkit's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pilatus PC's.
SAFE Toolkit ships an update every 7 months, Pilatus PC every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SAFE Toolkit | Pilatus PC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $24.99 |
| Rating | 4.2 (19 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 37.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | David St. George | Aircraft Training Aids, LLC |
Customer experience
SAFE Toolkit
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In-app purchases
SAFE Toolkit
No in-app purchases
Pilatus PC
No in-app purchases
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