Air Navigation vs E6B
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Air Navigation
This app provides pilots with comprehensive flight planning and navigation tools. It offers worldwide charts, real-time weather, terrain awareness, and airport information for both VFR and IFR flights. Features include route planning, offline map access, and digital navigation instruments.
- VFR/IFR route planning
- Worldwide charts and GPS navigation
- Real-time weather (METAR/TAF)
- Offline map and chart downloads
- Terrain awareness system
- Digital EHSI/RMI instruments
- Airport information and NOTAMs
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Air Navigation - VFR & IFR is the ultimate flight planning and navigation app for pilots. Plan VFR or IFR flights with worldwide charts, real-time weather (METAR/TAF), NOTAMs, airspace alerts, terrain awareness, airport information, and more – all in one easy-to-use app. Download and try PRO free for 1 month! * Features: • Route planning Create and save routes with 50,000+ airports, navaids, and waypoints. • Maps and charts, connected to GPS Navigate with updated sectional and en-route charts in the US and EU **. Customize maps with airports, airspaces, navaids, and weather layers. • Weather Access worldwide METAR and TAF reports. • Offline use Download maps, charts, and terrain for offline flying. • Terrain avoidance system *** Terrain coloured red and yellow against your GPS altitude in the air, and on the ground against a preview altitude above the field — so what is red is what stands in the way of the departure. • Airspace alerts A banner names the airspace you are approaching or entering, its class and vertical limits, the distance to its boundary, and the frequency to call — derived from the aerodrome's published data, so always verify it. • EHSI / RMI instruments Fly procedures with digital navigation instruments. • Nearby airports Quickly find alternate airports, their distance, and relative direction. • Real-time flight information Heading, track, distance, ETA, ETE, speed, and waypoints. • iCloud synchronization Sync your data between multiple devices. • Airport information & diagrams Runways, frequencies, navaids, NOTAMs, and weather data. Runway diagrams with the wind — now or at any TAF time — and to-scale airport diagrams with taxiways and your position. • NOTAMs Runway closures highlighted, cancelled filings followed, duplicate filings folded together, and the distance to each one. • User points Add custom waypoints by tapping the map or entering coordinates. • Quick tap mode Tap any location to view airspace, frequencies, SIGMETs, AIRMETs, and runway data. The airspace column draws every airspace above the point to its height. • SIGMETs & AIRMETs Global weather advisories displayed on the map. • Advanced search Find airports by name, city, ICAO, or IATA. • Units & north reference Imperial (US) or metric units, magnetic or true north. • Taxiing & runway awareness The airport diagram as a taxi chart: your aircraft on the taxiways, your taxi route with hold-short crossings, and runway alerts, shown and spoken. • Free ADS-B traffic Connect a SkyEcho 2 or any GDL 90 receiver: nearby aircraft on the map with relative altitude and a trend vector, details on tap, and the receiver's GPS for navigation. • Built-in user guide Step-by-step help with screenshots, without leaving the app. * Subscriptions: BASIC and PRO. Unlimited charts, terrain, and the 1-month trial are included with PRO. BASIC offers a 2-week trial. ** EU sectional charts are available in Belgium, Germany, Finland, the Netherlands, Denmark, Poland, Sweden, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Slovenia, the Czech Republic, Malta, Austria, Romania, Switzerland, and Slovakia. Additional charts are available in South Africa and Namibia. Charts provided by Open Flight Maps. Airspace data: openAIP (openaip.net, CC BY-NC 4.0) and the FAA. *** Terrain data available from 60°N to 57°S. Disclaimer: This is not a certified flight instrument. Pilots must not rely solely on the app for navigation. Always use approved avionics for flight safety. Terms of use: https://www.flygo-aviation.com/air-navigation-terms-of-use/ Privacy policy: https://www.flygo-aviation.com/air-navigation-privacy-policy/
E6B
This app provides a comprehensive suite of aviation calculations for pilots, including weather, preflight planning, in-flight adjustments, and weight and balance computations. It also offers a wide range of unit conversions for aviation-related metrics.
- Weather calculations (pressure/density altitude, crosswind)
- Preflight planning (airspeed, heading, fuel)
- In-flight calculations (true airspeed, altitude, groundspeed)
- Weight and balance with custom aircraft profiles
- Extensive unit conversions
- Time math (add/subtract times)
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E6B is a modern flight computer for iPhone and iPad — built for student E6B is a modern flight computer for iPhone and iPad — built for student pilots, instrument candidates, and working aviators who need fast, accurate calculations without fumbling with a physical whiz wheel. WEATHER • Pressure & Density Altitude — from baro setting, OAT, and field elevation • Crosswind, Headwind & Tailwind — enter wind speed, direction, and runway heading • Cloud Base & Freezing Level — AGL and pressure altitude • Hydroplane Speed PREFLIGHT • Planned True Airspeed — from CAS, pressure altitude, and OAT • Required CAS / Required TAS — reverse-solve airspeed equations • Heading & Groundspeed — full wind triangle solution • Compass Heading — with magnetic variation and compass deviation • Leg Time — solve any one of time, speed, or distance • Fuel Required & Endurance • Planned Mach Number • Time Math — add and subtract times in HH:MM:SS IN-FLIGHT • Actual True Airspeed — from CAS, altitude, and OAT • Actual True Altitude — corrected for non-standard temperature • Groundspeed — from elapsed time and distance • Fuel Per Hour — from fuel used and elapsed time • Distance Flown WEIGHT & BALANCE Build custom aircraft profiles with stations, limits, and CG envelopes. Load passengers, fuel, and cargo — E6B calculates total weight, moment, and CG in real time. Save multiple profiles for different aircraft. CONVERSIONS Bidirectional converters for: NM ↔ SM ↔ km, feet ↔ meters, °C ↔ °F, inHg ↔ mb, lbs ↔ kg, US gallons ↔ liters, HH:MM:SS ↔ decimal hours, Avgas and Jet A weight (gallons or liters to pounds), and minimum climb gradient to percent or degrees. Privacy Policy: https://docs.nikitin.fyi/com.e6b.calculator/privacy-policy.html Terms of Service: https://docs.nikitin.fyi/com.e6b.calculator/terms-of-service.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: E6B at 5.0 against Air Navigation's 4.4. E6B also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). Air Navigation's advantage is ratings volume (32 vs 7). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Air Navigation sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and E6B sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
E6B holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 32 and 7 respectively.
| Parameter | Air Navigation | E6B |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (32 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 98.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 32 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Flygo-Aviation Ltd | Mikhail Nikitin |
Customer experience
Air Navigation
E6B
Bugs and requests
Air Navigation
Reported bugs
4 issues- App freezes with unresponsive controls
- 30-second lag on button responses
- Maps fail to populate in some instances
- No customer support response to reported issues
Requested features
4 requests- Comprehensive video tutorials for beginners
- Detailed how-to manual for all features
- Ability to move/reposition maps and charts on screen
- Improved onboarding for new and returning pilots
E6B
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Air Navigation
- Air Navigation Basic 1 Month14 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Air Navigation Pro 1 Month1 Month trial$6.991 Month
- Air Navigation Basic 6 Months14 Days trial$17.996 Months
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- Air Navigation Pro 6 Months1 Month trial$29.996 Months
E6B
- premium$4.991 Month
- premium7 Days trial$29.991 Year
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