TruAirspeed vs SF50 TOLD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TruAirspeed
This utility calculates true airspeed, pressure altitude, density altitude, and Mach number. It accounts for compressibility effects and offers unit choices and keypad styles. Users can also input a correction factor for their airspeed indicator.
- True airspeed calculation
- Pressure and density altitude calculation
- Mach number calculation
- Compressibility effects accounted for
- Choice of input/result units
- Calculator or telephone keypad options
- Airspeed indicator correction factor
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TruAirspeed is a True Airspeed Calculator for the iPhone and iPad. It's a bit different from other true airspeed calculators, in which the pressure altitude is an input. This requires resetting the altimeter to the standard sea level pressure of 29.92"Hg to read the pressure altitude. With TruAirspeed, you input the indicated altitude and the Kollsman window's pressure setting — the app then calculates the pressure altitude, density altitude, true airspeed and mach number for you. The calculations involved take full account of compressibility effects, but not shock waves, so it's limited to subsonic, non-transonic flight only. You have a choice of units for inputs and results, and you may choose either a calculator-style keypad (top row: 7-8-9) or a telephone-style keypad (top row: 1-2-3). You may also set a correction factor for your bird's airspeed indicator/pitot-static system, if you know it (mine is 0.95).
SF50 TOLD
This app assists Cirrus SF50 Vision pilots with performance calculations for takeoff and landing. It provides runway requirements based on entered weights, supporting various weather conditions and custom safety factors.
- Performance calculations for takeoff and landing
- Input for weights and runway requirements
- Automatic and manual weather entry
- Custom safety factors
- Support for non-normal configurations
- Runway contamination data
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SF50 Takeoff and Landing Data helps Cirrus SF50 Vision pilots do their performance calculations. Simply launch the app, enter your weights, and the app will calculate how much runway you need to take off or land in your Vision Jet. SF50 TOLD supports both automatic and manual weather entry, custom safety factors, non-normal configurations (such as FLAPS 50 ICE or FLAPS 0), and runway contamination. All data comes from the SF50 G1 or G2+ Airplane Flight Manual* and is interpolated for current conditions. *This app has not been approved by the FAA or by Cirrus Aircraft as an official source of performance information. It is your responsibility to ensure that the performance data you use is accurate for current conditions. AFMs: Aircraft Serials with Cirrus Perspective Touch Avionics System and FL280 Maximum Operating Altitude P/N 31452-001 Revision A1 Aircraft Serials with Cirrus Perspective Touch+ Avionics System and FL310 Maximum Operating Altitude P/N 31452-002 Revision 4 Airplane Flight Manual Supplement for Updated Thrust Schedule P/N 31452-111 Revision 1
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SF50 TOLD at fortnightly against TruAirspeed's every 24 months. TruAirspeed's advantage is review sentiment (71% vs 50%) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for TruAirspeed against 4.0 for SF50 TOLD. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 4 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of TruAirspeed's written reviews are positive against 50% of SF50 TOLD's.
TruAirspeed ships an update every 24 months, SF50 TOLD fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on June 2, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TruAirspeed | SF50 TOLD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (8 ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 24 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | James Petty | Timothy Morgan |
Customer experience
TruAirspeed
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In-app purchases
TruAirspeed
No in-app purchases
SF50 TOLD
No in-app purchases









