Bonanza Performance vs Aerial Nozzle Models
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.
Aerial Nozzle Models
This application provides models for aerial spray nozzles based on extensive research publications. It offers data derived from studies on fixed-wing and rotary-wing applications, supporting agricultural and pesticide delivery systems.
- Spray nozzle models for aerial applications
- Data from fixed-wing research
- Models for rotary-wing applications
- Supports pesticide formulation and delivery
- Based on USDA ARS publications
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These models are based on the results from the research documented by the following publications: Fritz, B. K. and Hoffmann, W. C. Update to the USDA ARS fixed wing spray nozzle models. Trans. ASABE 58(2):281-295. 2015. Fritz, B. K. and Hoffmann, W. C. Developing the USDA ARS spray nozzle models for rotary wing applications. Appl. Engr. Agric. 33(5):631-640. 2017. Fritz, B. K. Straight-stream nozzle models to support aerial applications. Pesticide Formulation and Delivery Systems: 42nd Volume, Building the Future of Agrochemicals for 2030 and Beyond. Krista Turpin, ed. J. ASTM Int. 2024.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Aerial Nozzle Models at every 2 days against Bonanza Performance's every 2 months. Aerial Nozzle Models also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Bonanza Performance's advantage is ratings volume (53 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.5). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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 — 5.0 for Bonanza Performance against 5.0 for Aerial Nozzle Models. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bonanza Performance has 53 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Bonanza Performance ships an update every 2 months, Aerial Nozzle Models every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bonanza Performance | Aerial Nozzle Models |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (53 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 53 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | POH Performance L.L.C. | United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service |
In-app purchases
Bonanza Performance
No in-app purchases
Aerial Nozzle Models
No in-app purchases
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