Comparison

AirEFB vs DCS Hornet Device

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

Head to head
About

AirEFB

This app centralizes flight charts, technical manuals, and checklists for pilots. It integrates with a flight simulator to provide real-time airport maps, traffic data, and weather information for easier navigation and ground operations.

Highlights
  • Centralized chart and manual storage
  • Interactive flight checklists
  • Airport data and ground taxi maps
  • Real-time traffic and weather display
  • X-Plane flight simulator integration
  • Document manager for PDF files
Features
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Whether you want to keep all your charts and technical manuals in one single place, have a concise way of performing flight checklists or want to know your way around the airport while on the ground and taxiing, AirEFB allows you to do just that in one single iPad app. Designed to integrate with the X-Plane flight simulator, AirEFB provides an interface layer to all the documents you need to carry onboard and an absolute must have to find your way to holding point X or runway Y while on the ground. Using our next generation communications protocol you can connect AirEFB to X-Plane seamlessly and effortlessly. Install a simple plugin and it all happens automatically, on the fly and over the Air; no need to configure anything. AirEFB is compatible with iPad devices running iOS 9 or later, in all its screen sizes, and connects to X-Plane versions 9, 10 and 11. CHARTS allows you to access your own synched PFD approach plates, your Air Account uploaded charts, and over 4GB of US airport charts as published by the FAA. A DOCUMENTS manager allows you to load and query your own aircraft specifications and technical documents in PDF format. With CHEKLISTS you can create your own aircraft checklists and go through them, as well as load any lists in XChecklist (clist.txt) format or beam them down from X-Plane automatically. Plus the PLANE INTERFACE feature allows items to be preemptively marked completed by looking at their corresponding datarefs before you set them as done. And last (for now) but certainly not least, the AIRPORT DATA & MAP section allows you lookup your favourite airport and display it, together with your plane and all surrounding traffic with beautiful graphics and animations. Know where you are in an airport, its ATC frequencies in use, the current weather and real-time, wind and altimeter settings as well as seeing all surrounding traffic moving as they do. Taxing will never be the same again. AirEFB currently supports X-Plane native ATC traffic as well as JAR design's X-Life traffic.

About

DCS Hornet Device

Control DCS World's F/A-18C Hornet AMPCD & UFC from your mobile device. Supports single or dual monitor setups. A demo version is available to test compatibility before purchase.

Highlights
  • Control F/A-18C Hornet AMPCD & UFC
  • Mobile phone or pad control
  • Single or dual monitor support
  • Requires server download
  • Demo version available
Features
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You can control DCS World's F/A-18C Hornet AMPCD & UFC with your mobile phone or pad. You can use this app whether you use 1 monitor or 2 monitor. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3aSLqFJGmQ&t=117s This link shows you how to use this app with your 1 or 2 monitors. Before you use this app, download Hornet AMPCD & UFC Demo version first and make sure you can use this app with your computer. You must download server file first and run it for this app. https://www.dropbox.com/s/s0qeuhk552n0d63/DCS%20Device%20Server%202.03.zip?dl=0 You can see manual at this link https://cduapp.tistory.com/33 This manual is currently WIP and will update soon.

Screenshots

AirEFB4 screens
DCS Hornet Device3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: DCS Hornet Device at 50% against AirEFB's 0%. DCS Hornet Device also leads on price ($2.99 vs $17.99) and ratings volume (8 vs 2). AirEFB's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 3.3) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 10 months). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

AirEFB costs $17.99 and DCS Hornet Device $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AirEFB holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 8 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of AirEFB's written reviews are positive against 50% of DCS Hornet Device's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AirEFB ships an update every 4 months, DCS Hornet Device every 10 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
AirEFB versus DCS Hornet Device: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAirEFBDCS Hornet Device
Price$17.99$2.99 — better
Rating4.5 (2 ratings) — better3.3 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings28 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.07.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size354 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoao CabralSungbae Cho

Customer experience

AirEFB

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

DCS Hornet Device

All ratings8 ratings
Positive62.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative37.5%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

AirEFB

No in-app purchases

None

DCS Hornet Device

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AirEFB free?
AirEFB costs $17.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is DCS Hornet Device free?
DCS Hornet Device costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AirEFB or DCS Hornet Device?
AirEFB is rated higher. AirEFB averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while DCS Hornet Device averages 3.3 from 8 ratings.
Do AirEFB or DCS Hornet Device have ads?
Neither AirEFB nor DCS Hornet Device shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AirEFB or DCS Hornet Device?
AirEFB ships an update every 4 months, and DCS Hornet Device every 10 months. Most recently, AirEFB was updated on October 24, 2026 and DCS Hornet Device on October 24, 2026.

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