Comparison

E6BX E6B Flight Computer vs IFR Flight Simulator

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

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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

About

IFR Flight Simulator

This aviation simulator helps pilots master IFR procedures and prepare for instrument ratings. Practice holdings, intercepts, and approaches with realistic flight simulation and navigation tools on your phone. Ideal for student and experienced pilots seeking convenient, effective training.

Highlights
  • Realistic aviation training
  • Worldwide flight navigation database
  • Comprehensive training modes
  • Real-time flight simulator
  • Integrated autopilot
  • Optimal holding entry path overlay
Features
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Practice holdings, radial intercepts, and DME arcs on your phone before your next simulator session. Calculate the procedure, fly it with live instruments, and review your track in the debrief. IFR Flight Simulator combines focused IFR procedure training with real-time flight simulation, worldwide navigation data, and a choice of glass cockpit or classic gauges. What you can practice: • Holding Trainer: Randomized holding situations. Determine the entry, calculate the wind correction angles, then fly the pattern. • Intercept Trainer: Inbound and outbound radial intercepts as well as QDM/QDR intercepts. • DME Arc Trainer: Fly DME arcs and calculate the angle of lead to turn onto the inbound course at the right moment. • Approaches: Set up a final intercept, a position in the pattern (downwind, base, or final), or a full approach at any airport, including ILS. • IFR mental math: Practice entries, wind correction angles, and lead points until the calculations become automatic. Worldwide navigation database: • Navigation data from a recent AIRAC cycle, with worldwide coverage: 13,000+ airports and 10,000+ VORs, NDBs, and other navaids. • Train with real airports and navaids instead of generic exercise locations. Real-time flight simulator: • Modern glass cockpit (PFD and ND) or classic gauges. • Autopilot with rotary controls for heading, altitude, and speed, or fly manually by tilting your device. • Fast-forward mode to repeat procedures efficiently. • Live Map: your position and flight path in real time. • Live Needle Overlay: watch where the HSI and CDI needles actually point as they move with the aircraft symbol across the map. • Optimal Holding Entry Path Overlay: compare your flown track with the wind-corrected entry and holding pattern. • Flight Log with Debrief: every flight is recorded. Replay the track and the needle movement, or resume the flight later. Built for instrument rating training, proficiency practice, and simulator assessments. "I am currently training for my Instrument Rating, and my FI recommended this app to me. I didn't think such a high quality, useful training tool was possible as an app. Incredible for VOR bearings, practicing holds and command headings." App Store review by Sa4mmy Questions or feedback? Reach us at support@ifrsimulator.com. Disclaimer: This application is for training and educational purposes only. It must not be used for real-world flight planning or in-flight decision-making. While the developer strives to provide information and calculations that are as accurate and up-to-date as reasonably possible, they may still be incomplete or inaccurate, and other accepted methods exist for deriving procedures and correction angles. Always verify data against official aeronautical publications and follow the guidance of a certified flight instructor. The developer accepts no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or outcomes arising from use of this software. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

E6BX E6B Flight Computer4 screens
IFR Flight Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: IFR Flight Simulator at Free against E6BX E6B Flight Computer's $8.99. IFR Flight Simulator also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and ratings volume (103 vs 9). E6BX E6B Flight Computer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9) and chart position (#57 vs unranked). On rating, review sentiment, 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

IFR Flight Simulator is free to download; E6BX E6B Flight Computer costs $8.99 up front. IFR Flight Simulator sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. E6BX E6B Flight Computer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for E6BX E6B Flight Computer against 4.3 for IFR Flight Simulator. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IFR Flight Simulator has 103 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 62% of E6BX E6B Flight Computer's written reviews are positive against 64% of IFR Flight Simulator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

E6BX E6B Flight Computer ships an update monthly, IFR Flight Simulator weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
E6BX E6B Flight Computer versus IFR Flight Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterE6BX E6B Flight ComputerIFR Flight Simulator
Price$8.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (9 ratings)4.3 (103 ratings)
Positive reviews61.5% of reviews63.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9103 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#57 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB116 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMehmet CebeTobias Maihoff

Customer experience

E6BX E6B Flight Computer

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

IFR Flight Simulator

All ratings103 ratings
Positive80.6%
Neutral4.9%
Negative14.6%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive63.6%
Neutral18.2%
Negative18.2%

In-app purchases

None

E6BX E6B Flight Computer

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

IFR Flight Simulator

Subscriptions4
  • Full Access2 variants$9.991 Month
  • Full Access7 Days trial$19.993 Months
  • Full Access$19.993 Months
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  • Full Access7 Days trial2 variants$59.991 Year
One-time3
  • SALE % Pro | One-Time Purchase$49.99
  • SALE % Pro | One-Time Purchase$84.99
  • Pro Access | One-Time Purchase$169.99

Questions

Is E6BX E6B Flight Computer free?
E6BX E6B Flight Computer costs $8.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is IFR Flight Simulator free?
IFR Flight Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, E6BX E6B Flight Computer or IFR Flight Simulator?
E6BX E6B Flight Computer and IFR Flight Simulator are both rated 4.3 out of 5 on the App Store, from 9 and 103 ratings respectively.
Do E6BX E6B Flight Computer or IFR Flight Simulator have ads?
Neither E6BX E6B Flight Computer nor IFR Flight Simulator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, E6BX E6B Flight Computer or IFR Flight Simulator?
E6BX E6B Flight Computer ships an update monthly, and IFR Flight Simulator weekly. Most recently, E6BX E6B Flight Computer was updated on September 23, 2026 and IFR Flight Simulator on September 21, 2026.

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