Leave a Review Sporty's E6B Flight Computer
Magnetic variation?
App could be tweaked by adding a magnetic variation input field, for calculating heading and GS. Where I operate from, it’s 16 degrees. I need to manually subtract that for every calculation to get compass heading.MattN3021E
Developer Response
Hi Matt, thanks for the feedback. Great idea -- we'll incorporate a new Magnetic Variation field in a future update in the Heading/Groundspeed function.Great Update
Happy to see W&BRTC'83
iPad and iPhone different
Weights and balances different on my phone vs pad.
Cannot do on iPhone. Missing Ability to input informs the iPad . To some extent I like the older version.
There was no carry over from the previous version.Ken PT
Developer Response
Hi Ken, Thanks for your feedback after updating to the latest version of our E6B app. We have plans to add many new features to the app in upcoming releases, including a new Weight and Balance feature. Thanks for your patience.It’s handy to have.
It works nicely as a study tool for me. 👍🏼👍🏼Adonis Mendoza
Easy and reliable
All the features you need and a modern, clean interface. I like the ability to favorite calculations so you can quickly do the 3 or 4 you always do.CessnaPilot987
Major app update Five stars!
A lot of the reviews on Sporty’s E6B app are from the old app interface. The app had a major rewrite a few months ago and it is fantastic. I love that it sorts calculations by phases of flight to quickly find what you are looking for. I’d like to see more investment in the Apple Watch app so it is more useful and xan be retrieved easier.Show lessHiTechRob
Good but expensive
Greetings developers! As an app developer myself, I understand some of the difficulties of reworking an application. It can be a hard hit to end up with 2.5 stars for something you worked hard on (the current situation). I like the app and I also have a few suggestions.
First off, make it cheaper! Do a sale! Get new users for $2 and they'll infuse new life into this. $10 isn't way too expensive normally but your rating is 2.5 and nobody wants to pay $10 for a 2.5 level app. Thankfully, your app is better than that! Get new users who will like it for the features it does have.
Secondly, add weight and balance. Not hard to do, and that's your users' main concern right now.
With those two changes you'll have a much better (and more profitable) app.
Finally, my own suggestion: in landscape orientation, split the screen and put the calculator numbers on the right (or left) so all the content can fit without scrolling.
Hope this helps, and good luck!Show lessCullub
Weight & Balance
As others have said, very disappointed that W&B does not yet exist in the new version. As a manager of an app development company, I recognize there are difficult decisions that have to be made when doing a rewrite of an existing app. Do we delay the release to get all the previous functions in the new app or do we release earlier and progressively add back the remaining functionality? But you have to recognize that when you remove a core function that is typically used in all flight planning, it is going to cause significant heartburn for existing users. The decision maker in this case clearly chose incorrectly. The best course of action is to recognize and acknowledge the mistake, and work as diligently as possible to correct it. The worst course of action would be to remain radio silent.Show lessNoWinScenario
W&B Feature Removed
Why has the weight and balance been removed from the app?Alcanite
Can I have the old one back?
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Not as useful. I've heard people report missing functions. In my case I had favorites, a small group of functions I actually used in flight. In its place is a list of "saved" functions. I have no idea who decided to save them for special treatment.
unlike what I said in my original post, you can add and remove Saved items, I guess I was expecting to be able to do that from the list, like at least 90% of the other apps I use. Instead this app made a design decision to put that ability in the numeric keyboard when using a function. IOW, to remove a starred favorite, you don't just swipe it away or un-star or edit the list, you have to use it to lose it.Show lessMkolber
