Comparison

Garmin GPS Trainer vs E6BX 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

Garmin GPS Trainer

This app simulates the user interface of a GPS navigator, allowing users to explore its features and operational aspects. It's ideal for improving avionics familiarity and preparing for flights by practicing flight plans.

Highlights
  • Simulated multi-touch and drag interface
  • Garmin SafeTaxi with airport information
  • High resolution terrain and aviation databases
  • Obstacle databases with power line alerting
  • Simulated ADS-B Traffic and FIS-B Weather
  • Chair fly flight plans
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The Garmin GPS Trainer simulates the system user interface and provides the opportunity to explore the features, options, and fundamental operational aspects of the avionics. When used in combination with the GPS Navigator Series Pilot’s Guide, the trainer can be an effective way to improve avionics familiarity and proficiency at a time and location convenient to the user. The Trainer is also a great way to prepare for a flight because a user can load the anticipated flight plan and “chair fly” the avionics portion of the flight before entering the aircraft. The GPS Trainer includes: • Simulated multi-touch and drag interface – allows you to interact with the system, graphically edit flight plans, and much more • Garmin SafeTaxi – allows you to view detailed airport information on the moving map • High resolution worldwide terrain maps and aviation databases • High resolution obstacle databases including power line alerting • Simulated interfaces and data including: -- ADS-B Traffic with TargetTrend™ Relative Motion -- FIS-B Weather with animated NEXRAD -- Airspaces, airways, and Visual Reporting Points * Note: This app contains simulated data and does not receive data from or interact with real Garmin avionics. This app should not be used for actual navigation purposes.

About

E6BX E6B Flight Computer

This app provides pilots with essential aviation calculations and tools. It features a visual E6B calculator, interactive weather reports with METAR/TAF decoders, and a NavLog calculator for flight planning. It also includes a holding pattern calculator and unit converters.

Highlights
  • Visual E6B Calculator
  • Interactive Weather Reports
  • METAR and TAF Decoders
  • NavLog Calculator
  • Holding Pattern Calculator
  • Aviation Unit Converter
Features
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E6BX is an essential app for pilots of all experience levels, offering a wide range of aviation tools designed to help you get comfortable with the reports and calculations required to fly safely. Included in this app are a visual E6B Calculator, interactive Weather Reports with METAR and TAF decoders, a NavLog Calculator, and many other tools to assist you with aviation calculations. E6B Calculator This is the world’s most popular E6B aviation calculator, already used online by hundreds of thousands of pilots. The calculations are visually illustrated to aid in understanding, showing wind speed and direction, wind correction angle, course, heading, ground speed, and true air speed. E6B is also known as CR, CRP-5 or in German, as the Dreieckrechner. E6B Simulator E6B Simulator offers a manual E6B with step by step instructions and highlights. This brings the same functionality on the website to the app. Weather Reports Search for any airport using the Weather Reports tool, and find the relevant METAR and TAF reports, taken live from aviationweather.gov. Need help understanding METAR or TAF? Tap on any segment to instantly see what it means, or tap the Decode button to reveal the entire report at once. Weather Reports can also display airport data for US airports, including runway directions and lengths, heliports, radio frequencies, and charts. NavLog Calculator Use the NavLog Calculator for either VFR or IFR flight planning. Enter numbers into the table to perform instant calculations. You can add as many lines as you need, and the table can be easily cleared with a single button. Holding Pattern Calculator The Holding Pattern Calculator uses a detailed and informative graphic to help you determine your entry into a holding pattern, and then to maintain that pattern with wind corrections. Simply enter a few basic values to see them instantly reflected in the graphic, then follow the detailed entry and hold instructions. Metar and Taf Decoder With E6BX Metar Decoder, almost everything in any given Metar or Taf is decodable, including elevation, wind direction and speed, wind components, pressure altitude, density altitude, air pressure, dew point, and all sorts of weather conditions. Snowtam & Motne Decoder Paste any Snowtam or Motne report into this tool to decode it. Almost everything in any given Snowtam or Motne is decodable, including type, depth, location, and extent of contamination. Aviation Unit Converter This tool includes all units commonly used in aviation. When you enter a value, it will instantly be converted to all other units of the same type. Convert units of time, distance, speed, pressure, temperature, volume, weight, and mass. Our GPS Coordinate Converter can convert between Decimal Degrees (DD), Degrees Decimal Minutes (DDM), and Degrees Minutes Seconds (DMS). Aviation Unit Converters include: Time Converter Temperature Converter Fuel-Weight Converter Reciprocal-Heading Converter VOR Radial-Bearing Converter Distance Converter Speed Converter Pressure Converter Area Converter Weight Converter Volume Converter GPS Coordinate Converter Additional Tools: Visual Wind Components Calculator Pressure Altitude Calculator Density Altitude Calculator Cloud Base Altitude Calculator Aviation Unit Converter Mach Speed/Speed of Sound Calculator True Air Speed Calculator Indicated Air Speed Calculator Airport Data NavLog Calculator Airport Lists by Country/State Weight and Balance Calculator METAR Decoder TAF Decoder SNOWTAM Decoder MOTNE Decoder Holding Pattern Calculator

Screenshots

E6BX E6B Flight Computer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Garmin GPS Trainer at Free against E6BX E6B Flight Computer's $8.99. E6BX E6B Flight Computer's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 2.4) and review sentiment (62% vs 33%). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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

Garmin GPS Trainer is free to download; E6BX E6B Flight Computer costs $8.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

E6BX E6B Flight Computer holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Garmin GPS Trainer's written reviews are positive against 62% of E6BX E6B Flight Computer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Garmin GPS Trainer ships an update every 3 months, E6BX E6B Flight Computer monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Garmin GPS Trainer versus E6BX E6B Flight Computer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGarmin GPS TrainerE6BX E6B Flight Computer
PriceFree — better$8.99
Rating2.4 (19 ratings)4.3 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews61.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings19 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#110 — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.3 GB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGarmin DCIMehmet Cebe

Customer experience

Garmin GPS Trainer

All ratings19 ratings
Positive31.6%
Neutral10.5%
Negative57.9%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral4.2%
Negative62.5%

E6BX E6B Flight Computer

All ratings9 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive61.5%
Neutral7.7%
Negative30.8%

In-app purchases

None

Garmin GPS Trainer

No in-app purchases

None

E6BX E6B Flight Computer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Garmin GPS Trainer free?
Garmin GPS Trainer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is E6BX E6B Flight Computer free?
E6BX E6B Flight Computer costs $8.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Garmin GPS Trainer or E6BX E6B Flight Computer?
E6BX E6B Flight Computer is rated higher. Garmin GPS Trainer averages 2.4 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while E6BX E6B Flight Computer averages 4.3 from 9 ratings.
Do Garmin GPS Trainer or E6BX E6B Flight Computer have ads?
Neither Garmin GPS Trainer nor E6BX E6B Flight Computer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Garmin GPS Trainer or E6BX E6B Flight Computer?
Garmin GPS Trainer ships an update every 3 months, and E6BX E6B Flight Computer monthly. Most recently, Garmin GPS Trainer was updated on September 14, 2026 and E6BX E6B Flight Computer on September 23, 2026.

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