Bonanza Performance vs Lightspeed App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bonanza Performance
This app calculates essential flight performance data for Beechcraft Bonanza aircraft, including takeoff, landing, climb, cruise, and emergency procedures. It offers advanced features like an interactive hold calculator and a risk analysis tool, with cloud sync for cross-device planning.
- Flight performance calculations
- Takeoff and landing data
- Climb and cruise performance
- Instrument procedure calculations
- Emergency procedure data
- Interactive hold calculator
- Risk analysis tool
- Emergency glide distance calculator
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Bonanza Performance computes all the useful performance numbers for flight planning for Beechcraft Bonanza aircraft with many third-party options such as turbonormalizer and tip tanks. 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. Bonanza Performance is also available 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. Bonanza Performance is a free, open-source development effort and has Apps and WebApps for other aircraft. See http://pohperformance.com for complete details.
Lightspeed App
Enhance your flight experience with real-time CO sensor monitoring and personalized audio. Record and archive radio conversations for review and training.
- Real-time CO sensor tracking
- Smart CO alerts
- Personalized audio equalization (HearingEQity™)
- Record radio conversations
- Archive flight recordings
- Draw flight diagrams
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A companion app to the Lightspeed Delta Zulu ANR headset, the Lightspeed app for iOS features an array of integrated features to keep pilots and passengers safer during flight. Track CO Sensors for Safer Flying The Lightspeed app allows pilots to check the CO levels in the aircraft during flight, using a CO sensor built right into the Lightspeed Delta Zulu headset. The sensor provides real-time smart alerts via the proprietary Kanari™ smart alert technology. Historical data can be stored, reviewed, and analyzed after use and during the flight(s). Personalize Audio with HearingEQity™ The Lightspeed app introduces a built-in audio equalization system called HearingEQity™ designed to compensate for individual hearing loss. Through an automated 12-frequency hearing test taken through the app, HearingEQity sets the hearing level in each ear in a variety of frequency bands of the Lightspeed Delta Zulu headset to create an individual hearing profile and compensate for any hearing variations between ears. Record Conversations, Archive Flight Recordings, and More... The Lightspeed App allows pilots to record radio conversations, playback transmissions, draw diagrams, and archive flight recordings for post-flight briefings and training.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bonanza Performance at 100% against Lightspeed App's 12%. Bonanza Performance also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.3) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). Lightspeed App's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Bonanza Performance holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 53 and 49 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Bonanza Performance's written reviews are positive against 12% of Lightspeed App's.
Bonanza Performance ships an update every 2 months, Lightspeed App every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on July 21, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bonanza Performance | Lightspeed App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (53 ratings) — better | 3.3 (49 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 11.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 53 — better | 49 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | POH Performance L.L.C. | Lightspeed Aviation |
Customer experience
Bonanza Performance
Lightspeed App
In-app purchases
Bonanza Performance
No in-app purchases
Lightspeed App
No in-app purchases
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