Pilot Tools vs Airro E6B
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pilot Tools
This comprehensive toolbox provides airline pilots with essential modules for flight planning and operations. It includes tools for deicing, cold weather calculations, dangerous goods decoding, wind limitations, and crew rest predictions.
- Deicing module with holdover times
- Cold weather altitude calculator
- Dangerous Goods decoder
- Wind limitations module
- Crew rest and alertness prediction
- Refueling module
- MEL & CDL reference
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A complete toolbox for airline pilots (if you have already FlightLog app with PRO version, YOU DON'T NEED THIS APP !): • A complete deicing module with holdover times according to last FAA tables • A cold weather calculator for correct altitudes • A Dangerous Goods decoder with maximum quantities allowed by IATA • A wind limitations module (cross wind, maximum allowed wind force...) • A crew rest module with alertness prediction calculator • Refueling module • MEL & CDL • Landing parameters (true speed, GoAround gradient etc) • Unit converter • True altitude calculator • Radio Range • Continuous Descent Operations • ATC minimum separation according aircraft type • decoder for runway state (METAR, SNOWTAM, RCAM) and more to come...
Airro E6B
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Small helpful tool to make aviation related calculations and conversions easy. Current functions: - Conversions: distance, mass, speed, temperature and volume - Calculations: cloud base, cross wind, isa deviation, pressure, ROD, TOC and glide path - Fuel uplift - Stopwatch We will try to continuously improve and update the application with new features.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Airro E6B at $1.99 against Pilot Tools's $8.99. Pilot Tools's advantage is update cadence (every 8 months vs every 40 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.1). 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
Pilot Tools costs $8.99 and Airro E6B $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pilot Tools ships an update every 8 months, Airro E6B every 40 months. The most recent releases landed on August 26, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pilot Tools | Airro E6B |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $8.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months — better | Every 40 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jean-Philippe Bouchi-Lamontagne | Christian van der Meij |
In-app purchases
Pilot Tools
No in-app purchases
Airro E6B
No in-app purchases
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