Air Navigation Pro vs PFMA E6B LITE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Air Navigation Pro
Plan and navigate flights globally with an interactive moving map featuring aeronautical charts, real-time weather, and traffic awareness. Get visual and audio alerts for nearby aircraft and access detailed weather layers for enhanced flight planning and safety.
- Interactive moving map with aeronautical charts
- Real-time traffic awareness with alerts
- Advanced weather layers (radar, wind, clouds)
- NOTAM display on map
- SmartChart for detailed terrain and airport info
- Elevation profile and synthetic view
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Discover our flight planning & real-time navigation app for free for 28 days! - Everything you need to fly around the world - Plan your flight in a few minutes - Fly relaxed with up-to-date information Air Navigation Pro is a high-quality flight assistant app for pilots worldwide. Benefit from the following main features: MOVING MAP Plan and navigate using our interactive moving map. Choose between aeronautical charts, satellite or our vector map as a background. On top of that, the moving map displays waypoints, NOTAM, obstacles and airspaces from our comprehensive, always up-to-date worldwide aeronautical database. Tap on any waypoint directly on the map to easily create a route. Personalize the values shown on the navbar to have exactly the information you need: altitude, vertical speed, bearing, distance to the next waypoint, ETA calculations, etc. Choose the airport departure and arrival procedures for your route to have them also displayed on top of the moving map. ENHANCED TRAFFIC AWARENESS Get visual and audio alerts in all languages for nearby conflicting traffic. Choose your preferred traffic icon between generic, aircraft or TCAS symbols. Your safety is important to us, which is why we partnered with SafeSky to ensure our users have live traffic data during their flight. Benefit from the native integration with SafeSky included in our new Smart Lite, Smart Classic and Smart Advanced subscriptions—a two-in-one package! ADVANCED WEATHER LAYERS In addition to the basic weather reports & forecast of winds, TAF and METAR for your flight, subscribers of the Smart Advanced plan can activate see-through weather layers on top of the moving map. Available layers include rain radar, wind, pressure, clouds and rain, visibility, gust and for Germany, Switzerland, Austria and the Balkans, we also have GAFOR. Tap on any point on the map to see the weather information for that area. Review the weather forecast for up to three days ahead. NOTAM After creating your route, set the departure time in the future to have the moving map display the NOTAM active for that specific time. NOTAM on the map change color dynamically based on their status. SMARTCHART Our cutting-edge SmartChart is a highly detailed and intelligent vector-based map that adapts to your needs, providing you with adequate information at any zoom level. The SmartChart optimizes the display of shadows to easily distinguish between valleys and mountains, and the text remains perfectly aligned, guaranteeing optimal readability. Including the latest significant improvements with forests and detailed airport information. ELEVATION PROFILE & SYNTHETIC VIEW Enable the profile view below the navbar for enhanced situational awareness of the elevation ahead of you or along your route. Choose the corridor width between 0 to 5 NM and overlay options: airspaces, NOTAM, obstacles, wind components, populated places, etc. Switch to the synthetic view for additional terrain information, plus an artificial horizon with altitude and vertical speed indicators. This function can also be used to pan around while preparing for your flight. Activate TAWS on the moving map as well as on the synthetic view. AERONAUTICAL CHARTS & APPROACH CHARTS We offer the most extensive worldwide catalog of aeronautical charts, including the ICAO charts. Have the georeferenced approach charts displayed on top of the moving map or the 3D view. BRIEFING Prepare your flight with our briefing section by creating documents with NOTAM and weather charts & stations relevant to your planned route. Optimize time by creating an aircraft profile which will be used in the Briefing section to pre-fill for you the ATC Flight Plan and calculate the W&B. AND SO MUCH MORE! Please note that WiFi-only devices do not include an internal GPS receptor, an external sensor is required. Refer to our user manual on our website: www.airnavigation.aero Terms of use: https://www.airnavigation.aero/en/terms-of-use.html
PFMA E6B LITE
This flight management assistant emulates traditional "Wizz Wheel" functions for aviation calculations. It offers a familiar cockpit interface with customizable units and a comfortable keypad for inflight use. This limited version includes essential formulas for airspeed, wind, fuel, and unit conversions.
- Emulates traditional E6B "Wizz Wheel" functions
- Real-life avionics look and feel
- Customizable quick access buttons
- Configurable units
- Comfortable keypad for inflight use
- Basic math calculator
- Selectable themes
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Pocket Flight Management Assistant (PFMA) is a flight computer designed for the professional pilot, with a familiar look resembling the computers onboard most modern automated cockpits. The E6B Edition emulates the functions present on the traditional "Wizz Wheel" providing the pilot with a complete and powerful solution for flight planning and inflight aviation calculations. Features: - Real life avionics look & feel - Customizable quick access buttons - Configurable units - Comfortable keypad for inflight use - Basic math calculator functionality - Selectable themes Formulas included: - Airspeed and altitude - Wind triangle - Runway crosswind - Fuel usage - Unit conversions This is a limited version. The full version includes: - Great circle navigation (point to point) - Vertical profile (descent/climb) - Block and airtime chronographs - Holding Patterns - Sunrise-Sunset - Rate of turn
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Air Navigation Pro at 4.6 against PFMA E6B LITE's 3.8. Air Navigation Pro also leads on ratings volume (636 vs 4) and chart position (#198 vs unranked). PFMA E6B LITE's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 58%) and in-app purchases (none vs 15). 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
Both are free to download. Air Navigation Pro sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $69.99 per year. PFMA E6B LITE asks for nothing beyond the download.
Air Navigation Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Air Navigation Pro has 636 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 58% of Air Navigation Pro's written reviews are positive against 100% of PFMA E6B LITE's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
| Parameter | Air Navigation Pro | PFMA E6B LITE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (636 ratings) — better | 3.8 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 58.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 636 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #198 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 217 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Xample Sarl | Gonzalo Esteban Astica Capra |
Customer experience
Air Navigation Pro
PFMA E6B LITE
Bugs and requests
Air Navigation Pro
Reported bugs
4 issues- Maps fail to download or display properly
- Incorrect or outdated airspace and airport data
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
- Frequent crashes and freezes
Requested features
6 requests- Improved flight planning tools
- Integration with external devices (AHRS, ADS-B)
- Synthetic vision and terrain awareness
- Automatic NOTAM and weather updates
- Geo-referenced approach plates and airport diagrams
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- Customizable instrument layouts
PFMA E6B LITE
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Air Navigation Pro
- Aeronautical database$69.991 Year
- Essential worldwide14 Days trial$71.991 Year
- SMART14 Days trial$79.991 Year
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- Smart Plus - Middle East14 Days trial$86.991 Year
- Smart Lite14 Days trial$89.991 Year
- Smart Advanced14 Days trial$134.991 Year
- Premium - United States14 Days trial$139.991 Year
- Premium - Argentina14 Days trial$144.991 Year
- US Sectional to 02.2011 Los Angeles$0.99
- US Sectional to 02.2011 Miami$0.99
- US Sectional to 02.2011 New York$0.99
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- USA VFR Terminal Area Raster Charts 2012$3.99
- USA Sectional charts 2011-2012$9.99
- Brazil WAC 2011$9.99
- Venezuela 3D data$19.99
PFMA E6B LITE
No in-app purchases
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