PFMA E6B vs FSWidgets QuickPlan
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
FSWidgets QuickPlan
Visually create flight plans for flight simulators by tapping on a map. Supports multiple simulator formats and offers easy file sharing via Dropbox or iTunes. Includes extensive navigation data and chart overlays.
- Visual flight plan generation
- Supports FSX, FS2004, X-Plane formats
- Dropbox and iTunes file sharing
- Worldwide Nav Data icons
- Aero chart overlays
- Airport search by ICAO
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QuickPlan for iPad is a visual touch enabled flight planner that makes it easy to generate flight plans in native FSX, FS2004 or X-Plane formats. It makes a great companion for our moving map app - FSWidgets Navigator. The entire route is generated visually, by tapping the map to add the departure airport, intermediate waypoints and arrival airport in the same order that you intend flying the plan. During plan creation and after adding the final arrival waypoint you also have the opportunity to remove any of the intermediate waypoints before saving the plan in your preferred format. Flight plans are saved to the apps Documents folder, accessible on macOS via the Finder window, or on Windows PC using the iTunes File Sharing feature. For a more convenient file export solution you can use the built-in Dropbox support to easily transfer flight plans to your Mac or PC. Now includes 40 Aero Chart overlays and Worldwide Nav Data icons (airport, ILS, VOR, NDB, fix). FEATURE LIST: - Generates native FSX (.pln), FS2004 (.pln) and X-Plane (.fms) format flight plans - Saves flight plans to the Documents folder, can be exported/imported - macOS - Flight plans are accessible on macOS via the Finder window - Windows PC - Flight plans can be exported via iTunes File Sharing feature - Includes optional Dropbox support for easy transfer of flight plans to Mac or PC - Dropbox feature syncs to the folder "Dropbox/Apps/FSWidgets - QuickPlan" on your Mac or PC - Search for airport by ICAO identifier - Map powered by Leaflet API (using OpenStreetMap & custom data) - Includes many world-wide maps styles - Includes 40 aero chart overlays - Worldwide Nav Data icons (airport, ILS, VOR, NDB, fix) - World-wide Metar and TAF Data icons - US Nexrad (Next-Gen Radar) Data REQUIREMENTS: - iPad with iOS 12.0 or later. - MSFS, FSX, FS2004 or X-Plane. - Free (or Pro) Dropbox account (if using that feature) - Dropbox must be installed on Mac or Windows PC - Wi-Fi network required - Internet access required, to download map data
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: PFMA E6B at $6.99 against FSWidgets QuickPlan's $24.99. PFMA E6B also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.5) and review sentiment (73% vs 60%). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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
PFMA E6B costs $6.99 and FSWidgets QuickPlan $24.99 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 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PFMA E6B has 11 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of PFMA E6B's written reviews are positive against 60% of FSWidgets QuickPlan's.
PFMA E6B ships an update every 10 months, FSWidgets QuickPlan every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PFMA E6B | FSWidgets QuickPlan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $6.99 — better | $24.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (11 ratings) — better | 3.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 73.2% of reviews — better | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 9 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gonzalo Esteban Astica Capra | Fermin Fernandez |
Customer experience
PFMA E6B
FSWidgets QuickPlan
In-app purchases
PFMA E6B
No in-app purchases
FSWidgets QuickPlan
No in-app purchases
Questions
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