Comparison

AirEFB vs Flight Simulator Companion

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

Flight Simulator Companion

This app acts as your virtual co-pilot for Microsoft Flight Simulator, providing real-time flight data like aircraft position, airspeed, and altitude. It also allows you to record your flights and locate nearby airports, making your simulation experience more immersive and informative.

Highlights
  • Real-time aircraft position tracking
  • Airspeed and altitude monitoring
  • Flight recording
  • Airport finder
  • Easy QR code connection
Features
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FS Companion is the co-pilot you didn’t know you needed—right there on your iPhone, ready to serve all Microsoft Flight Simulator® captains! No drama, no turbulence, just pure, unfiltered flight data right at your fingertips. Here’s what you get: - See where your aircraft is strutting its stuff - Track airspeed (indicated, true, ground—basically, all the speeds) - Check your altitude—because gravity’s got nothing on you - Record your flights like the aviation superstar you are - Find the closest airports (for when your landing gets... improvisational) And the best part? Connecting your iPhone to the simulator is easier than your pre-flight snack prep. Just scan a QR code from your computer, and boom—you’re cleared for takeoff! So go ahead, download FS Companion, and turn your phone into the ultimate wingman. Captain's orders!

Screenshots

AirEFB4 screens
Flight Simulator Companion4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Flight Simulator Companion at Free against AirEFB's $17.99. AirEFB's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 3.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On review sentiment, ratings volume, ads and iOS requirement 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

Flight Simulator Companion is free to download; AirEFB costs $17.99 up front. Flight Simulator Companion sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. AirEFB asks for nothing beyond the download.

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 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AirEFB ships an update every 4 months, Flight Simulator Companion every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
AirEFB versus Flight Simulator Companion: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAirEFBFlight Simulator Companion
Price$17.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (2 ratings) — better3.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings23 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.2
Further details — not scored
Size354 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoao CabralTech Novack LTDA

Customer experience

AirEFB

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

Flight Simulator Companion

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

AirEFB

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Flight Simulator Companion

One-time1
  • Premium$5.99

Questions

Is AirEFB free?
AirEFB costs $17.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flight Simulator Companion free?
Flight Simulator Companion is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, AirEFB or Flight Simulator Companion?
AirEFB is rated higher. AirEFB averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Flight Simulator Companion averages 3.3 from 3 ratings.
Do AirEFB or Flight Simulator Companion have ads?
Neither AirEFB nor Flight Simulator Companion shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AirEFB or Flight Simulator Companion?
AirEFB ships an update every 4 months, and Flight Simulator Companion every 9 months. Most recently, AirEFB was updated on November 2, 2026 and Flight Simulator Companion on November 3, 2026.

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