Comparison

Time vs WCA Toolbox

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

Head to head
About

Time

Easily add and subtract hours and minutes without complex conversions. View calculations in real-time and save them for later. Convert time to decimal format and perform advanced operations with the premium version.

Highlights
  • Add and subtract hours and minutes
  • Real-time calculation display
  • Save calculations
  • Convert hours to decimal
  • Divide and multiply time (premium)
Features
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Our calculator is designed to help you add and subtract hours and minutes rapidly and without going into complicated conversions. Handy and user friendly, you will be able to see your calculations as you write them down and thus not loosing the thread during long additions. The App keeps all your calculations in memory after closing it. You can calculate up to hundreds of thousands of hours. You can easily convert hours in decimal for instance 2h30 = 2,5 With our Premium version you will also be able to divide and multiply your hours and minutes. The Premium version doesn’t have any adds.

About

WCA Toolbox

Features
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WCA Toolbox is a focused aviation calculator for wind correction angle (WCA) planning and holding-pattern wind prediction. Enter a course, wind direction, wind speed, and true airspeed to receive clear, pilot-facing guidance for wind correction angle, heading, groundspeed, headwind or tailwind, and crosswind. Results are presented in a clean format designed for quick flight-planning use. For holding patterns, WCA Toolbox calculates inbound and outbound guidance from your magnetic inbound track and true wind data. The high-precision method models the complete racetrack, including both turns and straight legs, using a standard turn rate of 3° per second. It then determines an outbound heading and timing that aim to achieve your selected inbound time. A conventional 3× WCA approximation is also included as a familiar reference. Features • Wind correction angle, heading, groundspeed, and wind components • Magnetic inbound track entry for holding patterns • High-precision holding prediction with complete-pattern wind modelling • Right- and left-hand holding patterns • 1:00 and 1:30 inbound-time presets • Clear pilot-facing inbound and outbound heading guidance • Saved calculations stored locally on your device • Fully offline operation • Portrait-only, full-screen interface for a focused workflow Important notice WCA Toolbox is intended for flight-planning assistance only. It does not replace published procedures, ATC instructions, aircraft documentation, operational judgement, or instructor guidance. Always use current, authoritative aviation information.

Screenshots

Time4 screens
WCA Toolbox2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WCA Toolbox at none against Time's 6. WCA Toolbox also leads on ads (none vs shown). Time's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On price 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

Both are free to download. Time sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. WCA Toolbox asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Time versus WCA Toolbox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimeWCA Toolbox
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (362 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews74.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings362 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAdrien BrecheteauRoland Emrich

Bugs and requests

Time

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App closes after 30 seconds of use
  • Background music stops when app is active
  • App doesn't rotate with screen orientation
  • Inconsistent UI rendering
  • Cannot handle subtraction of larger time values

Requested features

7 requests
  • Hours, minutes, and seconds display format
  • Dedicated hours tab for easier input
  • Multiply and divide time functions
  • Decimal point support for calculations
  • Screen rotation support for iPad
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  • Switch between hours and minutes output units
  • Minutes input above 99

WCA Toolbox

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Time

One-time6
  • Delete Ads$1.99
  • Tip 1$3.99
  • Tip 2$8.99
Show 3 more
  • Tip 3$26.99
  • Tip 4$45.99
  • Tip 5$89.99
None

WCA Toolbox

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Time free?
Time is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WCA Toolbox free?
WCA Toolbox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Time or WCA Toolbox have ads?
Time shows ads; WCA Toolbox does not.

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