FlightDeck EFB vs Pilot's Checklist
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Digital checklists
- Customizable checklist templates
- Simple flight logging
- Intuitive notepad
- Apple Pencil support
- Traffic screen with GDL90 receivers
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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.
Pilot's Checklist
This app allows pilots to manage and customize flight checklists on iOS devices. Users can mark items as complete, flag issues, and organize lists for different flight stages. Checklists can be visually enhanced with colors and icons.
- Customizable flight checklists
- Mark items as complete
- Flag issues within checklists
- Organize lists by flight stage
- Visual checklist customization (colors, icons)
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Pilot's Checklist lets you work with checklists on all iOS devices, also side-by-side or in hover with your favourite navigation app. - Choose your own checklist and customise it. - Go through the items and mark them as completed or flag them as issue. - Reach the appropriate list for each stage of your flight with just one click. - Highlight checklists with colours, icons and acronym letters.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: FlightDeck EFB at 98% against Pilot's Checklist's 0%. FlightDeck EFB also leads on price (Free vs $3.99). Pilot's Checklist's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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
FlightDeck EFB is free to download; Pilot's Checklist costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | FlightDeck EFB | Pilot's Checklist |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.9 (28 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 97.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GNK Softworks Ltd | KARL ULRICH W_BER |
Customer experience
FlightDeck EFB
Pilot's Checklist
In-app purchases
FlightDeck EFB
No in-app purchases
Pilot's Checklist
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is FlightDeck EFB free?
Is Pilot's Checklist free?
Do FlightDeck EFB or Pilot's Checklist have ads?
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