Comparison

Flight Ops vs E6B Flight Computer

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

Head to head
About

Flight Ops

Calculate flight parameters like distance, time, and fuel. Manage aircraft profiles, find alternate airports, and plot routes on a map. Includes a fuel uplift module and SNOWTAM decoding.

Highlights
  • Distance, flight time, and fuel computation
  • Aircraft profile management
  • Alternate airport finder
  • Route plotting on map
  • Airport database search
  • Fuel uplift calculation
  • SNOWTAM decoding
Features
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Main functions: • Distance, flight time and estimated fuel used computation It will be based on the following parameters: - Mach number or TAS - ISA deviation - Distance factor to compensate great circle distance - Manual Wind component (Flight Ops Standard) - Automatic Historical average wind component (Flight Ops Pro) • Aircraft Profiles You can easily create and manage your aircraft profiles, setting the following: - Fuel used depending on distance flown. It can be set for as many distance values as you wish. The more you indicate, the more accurate will be your result! Of course, it can be done for any Mach or TAS - Structural weight limitations - ACN/PCN values In a single tap, you can even share these profiles via Airdrop, email, WhatsApp, Wechat, Dropbox... An example of aircraft profile with full instructions is provided in the app • Alternate airports finder It’s based on the following parameters: - Distance from destination - Minimum runway length - Paved runways or not - Airports of entry or not - Including military airports or not They will be automatically sorted by ascending distance from destination airport • Plotting map On this map you can plot: - Great circle routes between airports - ETP circles based on a specific radius - By a long push on the map you can display all airports around, making easy and fast the selection of ETP airports. As for alternates search, this selection is based on same parameters (see above) • Airports database - You can search in the database and retrieve any airport(s) based on the following parameters: ICAO code, IATA code, airport name or city name - Database can be updated (Flight Ops Pro) • Fuel uplift module You can use your aircraft limitations or use the "Free mode". If you fly different birds, your aircrafts limitations can be stored in the database. Therefore, no need to remember the max fuel weight or volume nor your maximum ramp weight! Based on your aircraft limitations, you can easily compute the fuel quantity required. Just enter desired uplift fuel volume, fuel weight or your desired aircraft ramp weight and Flight Ops will compute other numbers at once! It considers all common units: - Weight: Lbs and Kg - Volume: Liters, US Gal, Imp Gal - Density: Kg/L, Kg/US Gal, Kg/Imp Gal, Lbs/L, Lbs/US Gal, Lbs/Imp Gal You cannot get the fuel density from the fueler? Now you can retrieve it from the fuel temperature and can even select the type of fuel (Jet or Gasoline). • ACN / PCN Based on a PCN number, Flight Ops will decode and display a full description. If you have at least 1 aircraft in your database, it will provide your limitation(s) if any: - Aircraft weight - Main Landing Gear tire pressure - Nose Landing gear tire pressure If you indicate your aircraft weight, Flight Ops will compute your ACN. Of course, all these ACN values can be set through your aircraft profiles. • SNOWTAM decoding (METAR format) Just make a copy paste of any SNOWTAM or simply use the wheel. You will then get: - Full decoding - Wind components based on the related runway • Weather and airports information - You can build your own favorite airports list to check weather status at a glance - For any airport, you can get the latest METAR and/or TAF (if available) - Based on current wind speed and direction, Flight Ops will display all runways with corresponding wind components • Distance calculator To calculate the distance and True bearing between 2 latitudes/longitudes waypoints. • Last Minute Change Based on the Weight & Balance Load Sheet computed for your flight, grab your iPhone/iPad and compute your Last Minute Change data if necessary. Indicate your new payload, adding or removing pax & cargo and update your fuel values if required. Flight Ops will then calculate revised weights and centers of gravity for ZFW, TOW and LDW. Terms of Use : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy : https://www.flight-office.com/flightops.pdf

About

E6B Flight Computer

Features
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Crabwise is an E6B flight computer for iPhone, built for student pilots, private pilots and CFIs who want the answer and the working behind it. WIND TRIANGLE (FREE) • Find heading: enter TAS, true course and the wind to get wind correction angle, true heading and ground speed • Find wind: enter heading, TAS, track made good and ground speed to back out the wind you actually flew in • A live vector diagram shows the air, wind and ground legs of the triangle UNIT CONVERSION (FREE) Nautical miles, statute miles and kilometers; knots, mph and km/h; pounds and kilograms; US gallons and liters; °C and °F; inHg and hPa; feet and meters. Fuel weight for avgas (6.0 lb/US gal) and Jet-A (6.7 lb/US gal). CROSSWIND BEFORE YOU LAND Enter the runway number and the tower or ATIS wind. Crabwise shows the crosswind from the left or right, the headwind or tailwind, and the components in gusts. ALTITUDE AND AIRSPEED Pressure altitude from field elevation and altimeter setting, the way the FAA knowledge test expects it. Density altitude from the full ISA density ratio, not the 120 ft per degree rule of thumb. True airspeed from calibrated airspeed with compressible flow, and Mach number. TIME, SPEED, DISTANCE AND FUEL Solve for whichever one is missing. Fuel burn, fuel flow, endurance, and total required fuel with taxi, run-up and reserve. Use gallons, liters or pounds. WEIGHT AND BALANCE Add stations with weight and arm, get moments, total weight and center of gravity. Enter the corner points of the CG envelope from your POH and see at once whether you are inside it. SEE EVERY STEP Each result can open into the formula and the numbers substituted into it, the way you would work it on a paper E6B. Useful for the written exam, the oral and the checkride. PRIVATE AND OFFLINE Every calculation runs on your iPhone. No account, no ads, no tracking, and no signal needed. Light and dark themes. FREE AND PRO Free: wind triangle (find heading and find wind) and unit conversion. Pro: crosswind, time-speed-distance, fuel, altitude and airspeed, weight and balance, and step-by-step solutions for every calculator. Crabwise Pro is available weekly, monthly or yearly, or as a one-time lifetime purchase. The yearly plan starts with a 3-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before that. Manage or cancel them in your App Store account settings. The lifetime purchase is a single payment and does not renew. Not for navigation. Crabwise is for training and reference only. Always cross-check with your POH, approved charts and official sources. Crabwise is not affiliated with or endorsed by the FAA. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://vomcore.com/crabwise/privacy

Screenshots

Flight Ops4 screens
E6B Flight Computer4 screens

Verdict

The call

Flight Ops and E6B Flight Computer are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Flight Ops sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per year and E6B Flight Computer sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Flight Ops versus E6B Flight Computer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlight OpsE6B Flight Computer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (27 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings27 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size274 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHubert GIRAUDVolkan Gunay

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Flight Ops

Subscriptions1
  • Pro$8.991 Year
One-time1
  • Flight Ops Pro$8.99
4 purchases

E6B Flight Computer

Subscriptions3
  • Crabwise Weekly$1.997 Days
  • Crabwise Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Crabwise Yearly3 Days trial$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Crabwise Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Flight Ops free?
Flight Ops is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is E6B Flight Computer free?
E6B Flight Computer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Flight Ops or E6B Flight Computer have ads?
Neither Flight Ops nor E6B Flight Computer shows ads.

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