E6b Pilot vs Pilots Atlas
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
E6b Pilot
This aviation app provides essential flight planning tools for pilots, including an E6B calculator with numerous utilities. It offers features like course and distance calculation, fuel planning, weight and balance, and live weather information.
- E6b calculator with 5 primary functions
- 24 supporting flight planning utilities
- Live weather information (TAF/METAR)
- Worldwide airport database
- Single leg flight plan construction
- Timer with alarms
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E6b Pilot puts a complete electronic flight computer in your pocket. Inspired by the classic E6B whiz-wheel and designed to replace bulky handheld units, it brings every calculation a private or professional pilot needs into one fast, clear, modern app. No fiddly buttons, no clutter. Results appear the instant you have entered enough information — just type, and the answer updates live. A dark, glare-friendly "glass cockpit" interface keeps readouts sharp on the ground or in the air, and graphical wind triangles and runway diagrams show you what the numbers mean at a glance. WHAT YOU CAN DO Flight planning, all in one place Build a complete single-leg flight plan on the home screen — track and distance, heading and ground speed, fuel and time, weight and balance, and optional trip costing. Change one value and dependent results flag themselves for review, so your plan always stays consistent. Wind, made visual Solve the wind triangle for heading and ground speed, track and ground speed, or unknown wind. Crosswind and headwind components are shown on a runway diagram, and a compass-rose visualiser plots your track, heading and wind together. Altitude and airspeed Pressure and density altitude, true altitude, and full TAS–RAS–Mach conversion with local speed of sound — plus the ISA 1976 standard atmosphere at any level. Vertical navigation Rate of climb and descent, top of climb and top of descent. Performance and safety Turns and load factor (g, stall-speed rise, rate and radius of turn), Defined Minimum Manoeuvring Speed, carburettor icing risk from temperature and dew point, estimated cloud base, and VHF line-of-sight range. Conversions Volume, weight, distance, temperature, pressure and airspeed — plus a specific-gravity-aware volume-to-weight converter for accurate fuel figures. Utilities Holding pattern computer, critical point, point of no return, sunrise and sunset, live weather (METAR and TAF for any ICAO airfield), a stopwatch, and a time calculator. DESIGNED FOR REAL COCKPITS Live calculation — no Calculate button to press Dark, high-contrast display that's easy on the eyes Large, tappable fields with clear units and negative-value entry "Show workings" on newer tools, so the app doubles as a learning aid Built for iPhone and iPad Whether you're a student pilot learning the theory, a PPL holder planning a weekend trip, or a professional cross-checking figures, E6b Pilot is the flight computer that keeps up with you. Fly safe. Note: E6b Pilot is a flight-planning and training aid. Always cross-check critical calculations and comply with your aircraft's approved documentation and applicable regulations. Weather data requires an internet connection.
Pilots Atlas
This aviation tool provides offline navigation, flight planning, and weather information for pilots. Access a vast database of waypoints, airports, and navaids, with real-time aircraft tracking and customizable maps. It offers essential calculators and decoders for safe and efficient flight operations.
- Offline world maps with aviation overlays
- 185,000+ waypoints, 72,000+ airports
- Live aircraft tracking (ADS-B)
- METAR/TAF weather decoding
- Multi-waypoint trip planning
- Captain's Corner aviation calculators
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The aviation app pilots have trusted since 1998 — now rebuilt for modern iOS. Pilots Atlas puts 85,000 airports, 180,000 waypoints and 28,000 points of interest in your pocket, fully offline. Plan flights, read NOTAMs, track aircraft live and decode weather without relying on connectivity. FREE TO DOWNLOAD. FREE FOREVER. Start with a 7-day Premium trial. When it ends, keep the core features at no cost — no subscription required. — FREE FEATURES (Always Available) — NOTAMs — FREE FOR EVERYONE • Worldwide NOTAMs from the FAA NOTAM Management Service • A tab on every airport: decoded, grouped, plus everything within 25 nm • Drawn on the map where they apply, with a filter switch per category • Plan for a departure time — see this morning what closes tonight • A briefing for a whole route, cached against signal loss LIVE AIRCRAFT TRACKING — FREE FOR EVERYONE • Real-time ADS-B traffic worldwide, at no cost • Multiple community networks with automatic failover, so coverage stays up • Connect your own receiver: SBS1 (dump1090), Stratux, GDL90 or FLARM • Flight path history, configurable zoom and labels SUN, MOON AND NIGHT — FREE FOR EVERYONE • Night by rulebook, not astronomy: ICAO/EASA, FAA 91.209, FAA 61.57(b), UK ANO • Sunrise and sunset for any place, in its own time zone, offline • Whether the sun will sit on final at each runway end — now or at your ETA • Moonlight tonight, with a verdict for night VFR AI COPILOT • Ask for weather, NOTAMs, airspace, airports and routes in plain language • Brief a saved trip at its own cruise altitude, or ask "what's near me" • It reads the map with you and flies you straight to any result ON YOUR WRIST AND HOME SCREEN • Apple Watch app: weather, GPS tracking, flight timers, haptics, voice notes • Widgets and Live Activities on Home Screen, Lock Screen and watch face THE BASICS • 11,000 navaids, and search by ICAO or IATA code • Configurable units (NM/KM/MI) and a dark mode built for the cockpit — PREMIUM FEATURES — WEATHER AT A GLANCE • METAR/TAF with VFR/MVFR/IFR/LIFR colour coding • The forecast for the time you actually arrive, from the TAF period covering it • Custom weather lists, decoders for METAR, TAF and SNOWTAM, holdover tables FLIGHT PLANNING & NAVIGATION • Multi-waypoint trip planning with colour-coded routes • Worldwide winds aloft — courses, ground speeds, times and fuel, corrected • A terrain and airspace profile of your route, with the real ground beneath • Distance rulers, range circles, proximity alerts, GPS track recording • Paste filed routes with airways and NAT tracks; GPX import/export, sync AIRSPACE • Worldwide airspace: class, vertical limits and a readable weekly schedule • Tap anywhere and every airspace above that point is offered, likeliest first • A full-screen vertical cross-section you can pan, zoom and filter • FIR overlays, Special Use Airspace, and full airport details ANNOTATE YOUR WORLD • Markers, notes and photos anywhere on the map, plus favourites • Offline-first — every annotation works with no signal — OFFLINE MAPS — • Aviation day and night, streets, terrain and satellite base maps • The open flightmaps VFR chart, and topographical maps with contours • Download whole regions for use with no signal — CAPTAIN'S CORNER (Free) — • Unit converters, climb gradient and jet fuel calculators • Aircraft country codes, ICAO prefixes, dangerous goods, VOLMET, ACARS • Operating minima, Morse, 5,000+ aviation abbreviations — SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS — • 7-day free trial — full Premium access • Monthly or yearly subscriptions • One-time lifetime purchase available Payment charged to Apple ID at confirmation. Subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the period ends; manage them in Account Settings. The free trial converts to a paid subscription unless canceled. Continuous GPS use in background may decrease battery life. Privacy Policy: https://www.absolutezero.de/datenschutz/ Terms of Use: https://www.absolutezero.de/agb/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Pilots Atlas at Free against E6b Pilot's $3.99. Pilots Atlas also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (93 vs 1). E6b Pilot's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 12). On ads, device support 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
Pilots Atlas is free to download; E6b Pilot costs $3.99 up front. Pilots Atlas sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per year. E6b Pilot asks for nothing beyond the download.
E6b Pilot holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pilots Atlas has 93 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
E6b Pilot ships an update every 12 months, Pilots Atlas weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | E6b Pilot | Pilots Atlas |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.3 (93 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 22.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 93 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #183 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 260 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Navtech Software | absolutezero multimedia GmbH |
Customer experience
E6b Pilot
Pilots Atlas
In-app purchases
E6b Pilot
No in-app purchases
Pilots Atlas
- Weather Layer1 Month trial$5.991 Year
- Monthly World Subscription7 Days trial$7.991 Month
- One Area Subscription$12.991 Year
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- Two Areas Subscription$22.991 Year
- Yearly World Subscription1 Year trial$59.991 Year
- Afrika and Antarktica$20.99
- Asia$20.99
- Europe$20.99
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- North America$20.99
- South America$20.99
- Upgrade from two area to world$32.99
- Whole World$79.99
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