Comparison

FlightDeck EFB vs PilotBox

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

Head to head
About

FlightDeck EFB

This app digitizes the pilot's kneeboard, offering digital checklists, simple flight logging, and an intuitive notepad. It also provides a traffic screen for enhanced situational awareness when used with compatible receivers.

Highlights
  • Digital checklists
  • Customizable checklist templates
  • Simple flight logging
  • Intuitive notepad
  • Apple Pencil support
  • Traffic screen with GDL90 receivers
Features
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FlightDeck EFB – Your ally in the cockpit FlightDeck is the EFB app built for every pilot. It brings the workflows you've traditionally managed on paper into one clean, capable app that works just as well as an electronic kneeboard on an iPhone or iPad mini as it does mounted to the panel or yoke. Get started with these features today, with an exciting roadmap of new features on the way: Digital Checklists Simple yet powerful. Build and customise your own checklists from scratch, or start from one of our free templates. Flights A quick, simple way to log your flight details and reduce your workload in the cockpit. Record times with a single tap and jot down other vital details, making it easy to transfer to your logbook later. Weather Check the METAR and TAF for your chosen airfields at a glance, with decoded conditions or the raw reports, whichever you prefer. Notepad Write down frequencies and clearances with our simple, intuitive notepad. Apple Pencil supported. Documents Keep your own PDFs such as your POH, plates and licences to hand in the cockpit. Your documents stay on your device. Reminders Never miss a date. Track rating expiries, medical renewals and anything else with a deadline, and get notified before it's due. Traffic A traffic display for use with GDL90 receivers, as an aid to help improve your situational awareness. EFIS A EFIS screen giving attitude, ground speed, altitude and traffic data that draws from AHRS enabled GDL90 traffic receivers or simulator connectors.

About

PilotBox

This aviation utility app provides pilots with automated weather reports, significant weather charts, and essential flight calculation tools. It offers features like fuel uplift calculation, temperature altitude corrections, and a coordinates converter, accessible on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch.

Highlights
  • Automated Weather (METAR & TAF)
  • Significant Weather Charts
  • Fuel Uplift Calculator
  • Temperature Altitude Corrections
  • iPhone Widgets
  • Watch App
  • Coordinates Converter
Features
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Pilot Weather and Tools perfect for Airline Pilots - Fully Automated Weather (METAR & TAF) - Significant Weather Charts - Fuel Uplift Calculator - Temperature Altitude Corrections - iPhone Widgets - Watch App - Useful Aviation Tools - Coordinates Converter Find out more: https://pilotbox.app Payments and Subscriptions: Subscription payments will be charged to your Apple Account once you confirm your purchase. Subscription automatically renews at the end of your current subscription period, unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours prior to end of the current period. Terms of Service: https://pilotbox.app/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://pilotbox.app/privacy/

Screenshots

FlightDeck EFB4 screens
PilotBox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FlightDeck EFB at none against PilotBox's 2. PilotBox's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. PilotBox sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. FlightDeck EFB asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for FlightDeck EFB against 4.9 for PilotBox. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 28 and 26 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FlightDeck EFB ships an update every 2 months, PilotBox every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
FlightDeck EFB versus PilotBox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlightDeck EFBPilotBox
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (28 ratings)4.9 (26 ratings)
Positive reviews97.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings28 — better26
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB170 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGNK Softworks LtdAero Notion Limited

Customer experience

FlightDeck EFB

All ratings28 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive97.7%
Neutral2.3%
Negative0.0%

PilotBox

All ratings26 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral3.8%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

FlightDeck EFB

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

PilotBox

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$2.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$24.991 Year

Questions

Is FlightDeck EFB free?
FlightDeck EFB is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PilotBox free?
PilotBox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FlightDeck EFB or PilotBox?
FlightDeck EFB and PilotBox are both rated 4.9 out of 5 on the App Store, from 28 and 26 ratings respectively.
Do FlightDeck EFB or PilotBox have ads?
Neither FlightDeck EFB nor PilotBox shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FlightDeck EFB or PilotBox?
FlightDeck EFB ships an update every 2 months, and PilotBox every 3 weeks. Most recently, FlightDeck EFB was updated on September 23, 2026 and PilotBox on September 21, 2026.

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