Comparison

TruAirspeed vs Flight Times Recorder

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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).

About

Flight Times Recorder

Features
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Minimize distraction when recording your flight times! Enter tach or hobbs times, simply tap to record off block and on block times, and manually or automatically record your airborne times. Easily keep count of your full stop landings, touch & goes, and go-arounds. The app keeps a history of your flights, which can be exported to a CSV file. Times may be shown and exported in either local time or UTC/zulu. Automatic takeoff and landing time detection is based on a ground speed which may be adjusted based on your aircraft's takeoff and landing speeds, and change in altitude. Recorded times may be shown as rounded to nearest 1 minute, 5 minutes, or tenth of an hour. Supports Apple Watch, where a simple tap on your watch starts and stops recording. Recorded times are synchronized across devices using iCloud. Any time pair may be entered - for e.g., glider flights, only airborne times are recorded.

Screenshots

TruAirspeed4 screens
Flight Times Recorder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: TruAirspeed at Free against Flight Times Recorder's $1.99. TruAirspeed also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). Flight Times Recorder's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 24 months). On ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

TruAirspeed is free to download; Flight Times Recorder costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TruAirspeed ships an update every 24 months, Flight Times Recorder monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
TruAirspeed versus Flight Times Recorder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTruAirspeedFlight Times Recorder
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.1 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 24 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJames PettySmall Aviation Tools

In-app purchases

None

TruAirspeed

No in-app purchases

None

Flight Times Recorder

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TruAirspeed free?
TruAirspeed is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flight Times Recorder free?
Flight Times Recorder costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do TruAirspeed or Flight Times Recorder have ads?
Neither TruAirspeed nor Flight Times Recorder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TruAirspeed or Flight Times Recorder?
TruAirspeed ships an update every 24 months, and Flight Times Recorder monthly. Most recently, TruAirspeed was updated on November 1, 2026 and Flight Times Recorder on November 9, 2026.

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