Comparison

A vs Drones

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

Head to head
About

A

This electronic flight information system runs on your iPhone or iPad, providing pilots with essential flight data like artificial horizon, GPS-based speed, altitude, and more. It's designed for use in airplanes only and is not a certified aviation instrument.

Highlights
  • Artificial Horizon (AHRS)
  • GPS Ground Speed
  • GPS Altimeter
  • GPS Vertical Speed
  • Turn Coordinator
  • Slip Ball
  • Compass
Features
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A-EFIS is an Electronic Flight Information System for airplanes, which runs right on your iPhone/iPad. A-EFIS works perfectly with the internal sensors of your iPhone/iPad A-EFIS makes use of digital filtering methods and state-of-the-art stochastic models in order to achieve exceptional accuracy and robustness. ATTENTION: A-EFIS ONLY WORKS ON AIRPLANES. NOT TO BE USED IN HELICOPTERS OR LAND VEHICLES BECAUSE INDICATIONS WILL NOT BE CORRECT. USE ONLY IN AN AIRPLANE! Features: - Artificial Horizon (AHRS) - Ground speed (via GPS) - Altimeter (via GPS) - Vertical speed (via GPS) - Turn coordinator - Slip ball - Compass - True course indicator (via GPS) - Deviation from true track indication A-EFIS can also be used with the X-Plane flight simulator. A-EFIS has been extensively tested on ultralights, LSA, general aviation and even airliners. IMPORTANT NOTICE: A-EFIS is not a certified aviation instrument. Do not rely on A-EFIS as your only navigation aid. Failure to comply to this warning may result in property damage, serious injury or death. You assume total responsibility and risk associated with using this application.

About

Drones

Features
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Everyone wants to fly safely. Whether you are in a plane in flight or flying an FAA registered drone device. Drones are a big hit with amateur flyers and it is critical that your flight be successful and without certain dangers. Drones-Out is an informational avenue that will allow both the drone flyers and anyone who may be in that air space to see more information on current activity. Drones users must announce their flight and how long they will be flying. When they do, a bubble gets created that show potential range of the drone device. The other air space advocates can view the drones that are flying in their area. It is a win, win for both the drone flyers and others interested in flying in the area.

Screenshots

A4 screens
Drones4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Drones at Free against A's $54.99. Drones also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). 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

Drones is free to download; A costs $54.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
A versus Drones: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterADrones
Price$54.99Free — better
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCharalampos BaltzakisJeffrey Hatala

In-app purchases

None

A

No in-app purchases

None

Drones

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is A free?
A costs $54.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Drones free?
Drones is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do A or Drones have ads?
Neither A nor Drones shows ads.

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