Comparison

NATTrack vs EFB Companion

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

Head to head
About

NATTrack

Calculate great circle tracks and distances between waypoints using common flight input formats. Features a worldwide airport database and allows users to store custom waypoints, plotting them on a globe chart with range circles.

Highlights
  • Great circle track and distance calculation
  • FMC input format support
  • WGS-84 ellipsoid and Vicenty Formula
  • True or magnetic track display
  • Worldwide airport database
  • Custom waypoint storage
  • Globe chart plotting
Features
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Calculates initial great circle track and distance between given waypoints. Easily add waypoints using common FMC input formats such as 5040N H5040 N50W040 N5030.0W04000.0. Tracks and distances are calculated for the WGS-84 ellipsoid using the Vicenty Formula. Displays either true or magnetic track using MAGVAR2015 variation tables. Worldwide airport database allows easy calculation of track and distance between airports. Store your own waypoints. Will just take a couple of long nightflights to add all oceanic boundary waypoints to your NATTrack database. Waypoints will be plotted on a globe chart where also airports and range circles can be depicted.

About

EFB Companion

Features
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◆ Your logbook, automatically filled. Every flight generates data — ACARS logs, FMC printouts, OOOI reports, Electronic Flight Bag screenshots. EFB Companion is the pipeline between that data and your logbook. Screenshot a document, and your flight entry is ready to review and export. No manual typing, no copying and pasting, no time wasted at your desk or logging into airline systems just to retrieve the same data in a structured format. ◆ How it works Import a screenshot or photo of any flight document. EFB Companion recognises the document type, extracts your flight data using on-device OCR, and organises everything into a clean, reviewable entry — flight number, aircraft registration, route, departure and arrival times, crew names, and more. All processing happens on your device. NO accounts, NO login, NO sharing of data with third parties. ◆ Works with any consistent document format If your document looks the same from flight to flight, EFB Companion can read it. The built-in template editor lets you teach the app exactly where your data lives on the page — mark a few anchor points, select the field regions containing the data, and EFB Companion will extract your data reliably every time. Whether it's a company-specific ACARS format, a bespoke OFP layout, or an FMC printout unique to your fleet, if it's consistent, it works. ◆ Key features • Automatic document recognition and field extraction via Vision OCR • Support for flight number, registration, aircraft type, route, OOOI times, and up to 4 crew members • Fully customisable document templates — build once, extract forever • Review and correct extracted data before export • Duplicate detection based on flight data fingerprints • Export to CSV for any spreadsheet or records system • One-tap export to LogTen Pilot Logbook • Scans grouped by month for easy browsing • Fully on-device — your data never leaves your device ◆ Who it's for EFB Companion is designed for line pilots and flight operations staff who regularly receive flight information as printed or digital document screenshots and need to maintain accurate, structured records without the overhead of manual data entry. Your data is already there. EFB Companion just moves it to where it needs to go. ◆ No Subscriptions! EFB Companion does not require costly subscriptions. Import and scan up to 100 images for free. Unlock unlimited imports by a one-time in-app purchase.

Screenshots

NATTrack2 screens
EFB Companion4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: EFB Companion at Free against NATTrack's $2.99. NATTrack's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 18.0). On ads 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

EFB Companion is free to download; NATTrack costs $2.99 up front. EFB Companion sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. NATTrack asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
NATTrack versus EFB Companion: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNATTrackEFB Companion
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFredrik KarlssonInvite Services

In-app purchases

None

NATTrack

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

EFB Companion

One-time1
  • Unlimited Scans$2.99

Questions

Is NATTrack free?
NATTrack costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is EFB Companion free?
EFB Companion is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do NATTrack or EFB Companion have ads?
Neither NATTrack nor EFB Companion shows ads.

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