PFMA E6B vs FlightSpan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PFMA E6B
This flight computer app emulates traditional "Wizz Wheel" functions, offering pilots a comprehensive tool for flight planning and inflight aviation calculations. It features a familiar avionics look and feel with customizable options for units and quick access buttons.
- Emulates traditional E6B "Wizz Wheel" functions
- Real-life avionics look and feel
- Customizable quick access buttons
- Configurable units
- Block and airtime chronographs
- Inflight-friendly keypad
- Unit conversions and aviation formulas
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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 - Block and airtime chronographs - Comfortable keypad for inflight use - Basic math calculator functionality - Selectable themes Formulas included: - Airspeed and altitude - Wind triangle - Runway crosswind - Fuel usage - Great circle navigation (point to point) - Vertical profile (descent/climb) - Unit conversions - Holding Patterns - Sunrise-Sunset - Rate of turn
FlightSpan
This app offers comprehensive flight operations tools for remote aviation. It includes flight planning, logging, performance calculations, and real-time tracking with communication capabilities. Users can access company charts, weather information, and hazard tracking for enhanced safety and efficiency.
- Flight planning tools
- Daily flight logs
- Weight and balance calculations
- Takeoff and landing performance
- Flight tracking and communication
- Moving map with custom charts
- NOTAM and hazard tracking
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A complete flight operations software solution specifically designed for remote contexts. FlightSpan provides flight crews with tools for flight planning, daily flight logs/journey logs, weight and balance, takeoff and landing performance, departure and arrival briefings with company runway charts, flight tracking and two way communications (when paired with a v2 Tracker), moving map with capability to use custom/company navigation charts, Notam and hazard identification tracking and more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: FlightSpan at Free against PFMA E6B's $6.99. FlightSpan also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 10 months). PFMA E6B's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
FlightSpan is free to download; PFMA E6B costs $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FlightSpan holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of PFMA E6B's written reviews are positive against 100% of FlightSpan's.
PFMA E6B ships an update every 10 months, FlightSpan every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and August 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PFMA E6B | FlightSpan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $6.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gonzalo Esteban Astica Capra | JAARS, Inc. |
Customer experience
PFMA E6B
FlightSpan
In-app purchases
PFMA E6B
No in-app purchases
FlightSpan
No in-app purchases
