Comparison

Virtual VOR vs E6B

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

Head to head
About

Virtual VOR

This navigation app allows users to place a VOR (VHF Omnidirectional Range) beacon anywhere on a map. It provides VOR-DME and ADF gauges for flight simulation or training purposes.

Highlights
  • Place VOR beacons anywhere
  • VOR-DME gauge display
  • ADF gauge display
  • Customizable VOR placement
Features
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Virtual VOR-DME, cast your VOR wherever you want, and get a VOR-DME and ADF gauges.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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)
Features
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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

Screenshots

Virtual VOR3 screens
E6B4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: E6B at 5.0 against Virtual VOR's 4.0. E6B also leads on ads (none vs shown). Virtual VOR's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (46 vs 7). On price 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

Both are free to download. E6B sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Virtual VOR asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

E6B holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Virtual VOR has 46 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Virtual VOR versus E6B: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVirtual VORE6B
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (46 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings46 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.2 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGev SimonMikhail Nikitin

Customer experience

Virtual VOR

All ratings46 ratings
Positive76.1%
Neutral4.3%
Negative19.6%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

E6B

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Virtual VOR

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

E6B

Subscriptions2
  • premium$4.991 Month
  • premium7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Virtual VOR free?
Virtual VOR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is E6B free?
E6B is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Virtual VOR or E6B?
E6B is rated higher. Virtual VOR averages 4.0 out of 5 from 46 ratings, while E6B averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Virtual VOR or E6B have ads?
Virtual VOR shows ads; E6B does not.

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