FlyBy E6B vs Quick Planning
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FlyBy E6B
This aviation tool provides pilots with over 70 essential flight calculations, including airspeed, wind, navigation, and altitude computations. It offers advanced features for both aspiring and experienced aviators, with a long history of user feedback and development.
- Airspeed calculations
- Wind direction and speed
- Heading and ground speed
- Time-speed-distance calculations
- Altitude calculations
- Vertical navigation
- Navigation calculations
- Unit conversions
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FlyBy E6B is an essential application for all pilots. Designed by a professional airline pilot it includes many features not found in the "other" E6B programs. If you are considering a career in aviation FlyBy E6B has functions that you can use in every aircraft you will fly. FlyBy E6B was one of the very first applications of its kind published for the Palm Pilot. Used by thousands of pilots the world over, it has evolved from the suggestions and feedback we have received. Please visit our web site for more detail and screen shots. FlyBy E6B Features (70+): Airspeed Calculations: - True Airspeed using Calibrated Airspeed - True Airspeed using Mach# - Calibrated Airspeed using TAS - IAS Using MACH# - Equivalent Airspeed using CAS - Mach# Using TAS - Mach Crossover Altitude - Planned MACH# - Planned TAS - Vref CAS Wind Calculation: - Find Wind Direction and Speed - Find Wind Component (headwind and crosswind) Heading and Ground Speed: - Find Heading, Ground Speed, ETE and Fuel Burned Time-Speed-Distance: - Find Estimated Time Enroute - Find Ground Speed - Find Distance - Find Fuel Time - Find Fuel Flow - Find Fuel Burned - Find Estimated Time of Arrival - Journey Log Time - Time Adder - Fixed GroundSpeed (Find a True Airspeed given a track, wind and required groundspeed) - Crew Rest Altitude Calculations: - Density Altitude - Pressure Altitude - True Altitude - Cold Temperature Altitude Correction - China RVSM Airspace - Device Altitude (If device has pressure sensor) Vertical Navigation Calculations: - Distance and Time using Altitude Change, Ground Speed, Vertical Speed - Rate of Descent using Altitude Change, Ground Speed, Distance - Rate of Descent using Altitude Change, Ground Speed, Descent Angle - Feet/Nm using Vertical Speed, Ground Speed - Feet/Nm (%) using Gradient %, Ground Speed - Rate of Climb using Required Climb Gradient and Ground Speed - SCDA (Constant Descent Angle) - VDP (Visual Descent Point) - VPA Deviation (Vertical Path Angle Deviation) Navigation Calculations: - Critical Point - Equal Time Point - Point of No Return - Time to Minimum Descent Altitude - Track and Distance between two points with map plotting of the great circle track. Map plotting includes movable pin locations with instant trip information: Distance, Track and time enroute. - Map GPS mode. Displays device Speed, True Course, Altitude, Distance Remaining, Track to Destination, cross track error, estimated time remaining and estimated time of arrival. - Map closest airport feature will display airports close to your current GPS location or a dropped pin location. - Fix. Calculate a map point based on a Fix, Radial and Distance. - Rate One Turn - Radius of Turn - Turning Stall Speed - DME Arc distance and time - VOR Nav Conversions: - Distance: Nautical Miles/ Knots Statute Miles/ Mph Kilometers/ Kph Feet Meters Meters/Second Feet/Second Feet/Minute - Volume: US Gallons Imperial Gallons Liters - Temperature: Celsius Fahrenheit Kelvin - Weight: Pounds Kilograms - Altimeter: Inches Hg Millibars/Hectopascals mmHg - Fuel, Temperature Corrected, JetA, JetB, AvGas: US Gallons Imperial Gallons Liters Pounds Kilograms - QFE/QNH airfield altitude conversion - DMS/DM.m/DM.m and D.d coordinate conversion - VNAV Gradient% Feet per NM Angle Weather: - Relative Humidity, Heat Index, Cumulus cloud base, Wind Chill - NOAA METAR/TAF and D-ATIS access - ISA Temperature Deviation Other Functions: - Linear Interpolation - Minimum Floor Load Limit (Cargo) - Maximum Cargo Weight - Runway Slope - PAX Weight - C.G. Change - Weight to Shift - Distance to Shift - Sunrise/Sunset: Civil Day/Night, Azimuth, Apex, Elevation, for any location and time/date. Includes a unique sunset ETA function that calculates your current flights sunset time.
Quick Planning
This app helps corporate jet pilots plan flights, calculating flight time, fuel burn, and local takeoff/landing times. It accounts for time zones, daylight savings, and delays, and stores aircraft data. Users can also manage FBOs, hotels, and limos for over 6800 airports.
- Flight time calculation
- Fuel burn estimation
- Local takeoff/landing times
- Aircraft database
- FBO, hotel, limo storage
- Itinerary emailing
- Great circle route display
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Quick Planning is a powerful Itinerary-Trip Planner written for Corporate Jets to allow the user to determine Flight Time, Fuel Burn and (local) Take Off or Landing times for various aircraft. 85% probability winds are stored but can be modified during planning. It has the unique advantage of allowing an individual to "talk" completely in local times. All corporate jet aircraft are stored in the database base. Based on a minimum of input (select an aircraft, date of travel, departure point, destination and desired take off or landing time) the respective local departure time or local landing time is then computed. These times account for Standard or Daylight savings time as well as Taxi and ATC delays. GMT times, Fuel Burns are ETEs are displayed. FBO's, Hotels and Limos can be stored for any of the over 6800 airports in the worldwide database. This itinerary can be emailed to anyone from within the program. The great circle route is displayed for ease of planning your route and fuel stops. Your max range, with reserves, is indicated on the great circle route.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: FlyBy E6B at $9.99 against Quick Planning's $19.99. FlyBy E6B also leads on ratings volume (17 vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). Quick Planning's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and chart position (#178 vs unranked). On review sentiment, 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
FlyBy E6B costs $9.99 and Quick Planning $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Quick Planning holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FlyBy E6B has 17 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of FlyBy E6B's written reviews are positive against 100% of Quick Planning's.
FlyBy E6B ships an update every 2 months, Quick Planning every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FlyBy E6B | Quick Planning |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 — better | $19.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (17 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 94.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #178 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lonnie Ganz | Paul LeBlanc |
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FlyBy E6B
Quick Planning
In-app purchases
FlyBy E6B
No in-app purchases
Quick Planning
No in-app purchases







