Comparison

FlightDeck EFB vs Vortiq EFB

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

Vortiq EFB

Features
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Vortiq EFB is an Electronic Flight Bag for serious flight sim pilots who want everything in one place without dealing with messy or outdated tools! You can sync a SimBrief flight, open the OFP, follow the route, check weather, calculate takeoff and landing performance, manage weights and fuel, view traffic, use ACARS, control GSX and keep notes or documents ready during the flight. Main features: • SimBrief flight sync • OFP viewer • Nav log with waypoint and fuel tracking • METAR, TAF and ATIS weather • Takeoff and landing performance tools • Runway data and weather import • Weight and balance / loadsheet tools • VATSIM frequencies and controller info • VATSIM and IVAO traffic radar • Hoppie ACARS messages • GSX Remote support • Route map and airport briefing • Documents, checklists and scratchpad • Logbook and flight records • Aircraft profiles for Airbus and Boeing types, including A220, A320 family, A330, A340, A350, A380, 737/MAX and 777 Instead of using multiple apps, Vortiq EFB brings your whole flight workflow together! Vortiq EFB is built for sim pilots who want something modern, simple, and actually useful during a full flight More features and improvements are continuously being developed. For flight simulation use only. Not for real world navigation or real world flight operations. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://vortiqstudios.com/vortiqefb-privacy

Screenshots

FlightDeck EFB4 screens
Vortiq EFB3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FlightDeck EFB at none against Vortiq EFB's 3. Vortiq EFB's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Vortiq EFB sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. FlightDeck EFB asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FlightDeck EFB ships an update every 2 months, Vortiq EFB every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
FlightDeck EFB versus Vortiq EFB: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlightDeck EFBVortiq EFB
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (28 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews97.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings28 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGNK Softworks LtdLiam Dustin Schwalm

In-app purchases

None

FlightDeck EFB

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Vortiq EFB

Subscriptions2
  • Vortiq EFB Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Vortiq EFB Annual$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Vortiq EFB Liftetime$44.99

Questions

Is FlightDeck EFB free?
FlightDeck EFB is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vortiq EFB free?
Vortiq EFB is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do FlightDeck EFB or Vortiq EFB have ads?
Neither FlightDeck EFB nor Vortiq EFB shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FlightDeck EFB or Vortiq EFB?
FlightDeck EFB ships an update every 2 months, and Vortiq EFB every 9 days. Most recently, FlightDeck EFB was updated on September 23, 2026 and Vortiq EFB on September 11, 2026.

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