PFMA E6B vs Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro
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
Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro
This electronic flight bag application provides integrated flight folder solutions for commercial airlines. It offers advanced navigation features, fuel-saving capabilities, and enhanced situational awareness using high-quality aeronautical data.
- Electronic flight folder solution
- Fuel savings capabilities
- Improved situational awareness
- High-quality aeronautical data
- Performant enroute display
- High fidelity airport maps
- Expanded D-ATIS coverage
- NOTAMs and advanced weather
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Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro is the industry standard for electronic flight bags (EFBs) in the commercial airline market, now offering a fully integrated Electronic Flight Folder solution that streamlines flight operations, as well as capabilities that provide proven fuel savings, and improve situational awareness. FliteDeck Pro is developed on top of the highest quality aeronautical data in the market, and includes a highly performant enroute display and high fidelity airport maps, expanded D-ATIS coverage, NOTAMs, and advanced weather options. **This app requires a data subscription, available separately. Contact your Jeppesen account manager for details.***
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PFMA E6B at 73% against Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro's 19%. PFMA E6B also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.9) and device support (3 vs 1). Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro's advantage is price (Free vs $6.99) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 10 months). On ads and in-app purchases 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
Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro is free to download; PFMA E6B costs $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PFMA E6B holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 43 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of PFMA E6B's written reviews are positive against 19% of Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro's.
PFMA E6B ships an update every 10 months, Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PFMA E6B | Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $6.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (11 ratings) — better | 3.9 (43 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 73.2% of reviews — better | 18.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 43 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 367 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gonzalo Esteban Astica Capra | Jeppesen |
Customer experience
PFMA E6B
Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro
In-app purchases
PFMA E6B
No in-app purchases
Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro
No in-app purchases
Questions
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