PFMA E6B vs FSWidgets Navigator
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 Navigator
A comprehensive moving map application designed for flight simulation enthusiasts. It integrates with popular simulators and utilizes native Apple Maps for a detailed, real-time flight visualization experience.
- Native Apple Maps integration
- Supports multiple flight simulators
- Full screen, edge-to-edge map display
- Flight plan file support
- Worldwide Nav Data icons
- Airport and weather information
- Universal app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac
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FSWidgets Navigator is a moving map app, custom made for flight simulation and built with the latest iOS technologies like native Apple Maps. It supports most popular simulators like MSFS2024, MSFS2020, FSX, P3D, FS9, X-Plane & Aerofly FS. Our free FSWidgets Connect service provides connectivity for the flight simulator (download from fswidgets.com) FSWidgets Navigator Features: * Universal app, for iPhone, iPad and Mac (M1 + Ventura or later) * Built with the native Apple Maps SDK * Stunning full screen, edge-to-edge map display * Split screen on iPad supported * Fully dark-mode compliant * Native Apple base maps with sharp vector graphics * Ultra smooth manual panning & zooming * Supports manual map rotation * Track-up or North-up map orientation options * Compass rose supports true or magnetic indication * Jet, prop or helicopter aircraft icon options * Native MSFS, P3D, FSX, FS9 & X-Plane flight plan file support * Great Circle projection option for flight plan * Dropbox option for transferring flight plans to the device * Includes all Apple Maps styles - Roads, Roads Light, Sat & Hybrid * Includes over 40 Aero Chart overlays * Worldwide Nav Data icons (airport, ILS, VOR, NDB, fix) * Detailed info for airports (runways, frequencies, lighting) * US Terminal Procedures (IAP/SID/STAR/Airport Diagrams) * Worldwide weather icons (METAR/TAF) * US NEXRAD precipitation data * World rain, cloud, pressure and wind data
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: PFMA E6B at $6.99 against FSWidgets Navigator's $29.99. PFMA E6B also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). FSWidgets Navigator's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.4) and update cadence (every 5 months vs every 10 months). On review sentiment, ratings volume, 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
PFMA E6B costs $6.99 and FSWidgets Navigator $29.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FSWidgets Navigator holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 5 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 73% of PFMA E6B's written reviews are positive against 67% of FSWidgets Navigator's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
PFMA E6B ships an update every 10 months, FSWidgets Navigator every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PFMA E6B | FSWidgets Navigator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $6.99 — better | $29.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (11 ratings) | 4.6 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.2% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gonzalo Esteban Astica Capra | Fermin Fernandez |
Customer experience
PFMA E6B
FSWidgets Navigator
In-app purchases
PFMA E6B
No in-app purchases
FSWidgets Navigator
No in-app purchases
Questions
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