Comparison

WingX® vs FlightView EFIS

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

WingX®

This aviation app provides a GPS-enabled moving map with VFR and IFR charts, weather overlays, and advanced navigation features. It offers subscription options for enhanced functionality, including instrument approach procedures and routing.

Highlights
  • GPS-enabled moving map
  • VFR and IFR charts
  • Animated weather overlays
  • Instrument approach procedure display
  • Minimum Vectoring Altitude overlays
  • Flight recording and playback
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WingX® Pro7's simple subscription model: ● VFR Free! and MilitaryFree! - only VFR flying or Active or Retired Military? Subscription is free. ● $74.95 annual subscription (or $199.95 for 3 years) ● $74.95 for Advanced IFR Subscription ● Free: 30-day Free Period ● Free: Synthetic Vision and Fuel Prices (with current subscription) Annual Subscription Includes VFR Sectionals, IFR Enroute Low and High, TACs, Flyway, Helicopter, Grand Canyon, and IFR Area charts plus APDs (geo-referenced), IAPs, etc Advanced IFR Subscription IAP geo-referencing, IAP Routing and ChartTouch New! Features: ● Display Instrument Approach Procedures on the Moving Map. ● Minimum Vectoring Altitude Overlays on the Moving Map. ● New Advanced Moving Map with significant performance and stability improvements ● Visual region-based moving map data download selection. Faster downloads by downloading only what you need. ● Improved weather display - better animation, faster downloading, and vastly less network bandwidth usage ● Reworked data dissemination process to enable earlier release of cycle data, improved dual-cycle data management, dynamic real-time system configuration. ● Winner of many awards including multiple Stevie Awards, Appy Awards, and Aviation Consumer. GPS-Enabled Moving Map ● VFR Sectionals, IFR Enroute Low and High, TACs, Flyways, Helicopter, Grand Canyon, and IFR Area charts ● Wx Overlays including NEXRAD composite and many other weather overlay types with animation, transparency, and low-bandwidth option (e.g. hotel rooms) ● DP, STAR, and IAP Routing (iPad only) ● North Up or Track Up ● Split Screen ● Business locations on Airport Diagrams ● ADS-B In-Flight Weather and Traffic ● X-Plane and MS Flight Sim compatible ● Ground Proximity Warning System (GPWS) - terrain and obstacles ● SmartTaxi™ - advanced taxi warning system ● FlightShare™ - share routes on the ground or in the air! ● traca™ Technology - simply draw the route ● WingX Rewind™ - record and playback flights including GPS, AHRS, and Pitot-Static. ● Auto switch to Airport Diagram ● Class B Transitions ● Search And Rescue Grids and Patterns (old/new) - Parallel, Square, Sector, and Auto Fill Grid - supports MGRS ● Overlay terrain and obstacles (terrain up to 60N) ● State Lines ● Airspace overlays ● Airspace Notifications ● Passive RADAR Altimeter - Terrain Elevation or AGL ● Terrain Profile View - with climb angle and 500fpm descent lines ● AHRS-driven Attitude Indicator ● Built-in Simulator ● Extra dimming for night operations ● Rubber-Banding ● User-Defined Waypoints ● Multi-Page Notepad with Undo ● Runway Extensions and Traffic Patterns ● Easy GPS Calibration - tap on moving map's altitude ● Count-Up/Down timers ● Numerous aircraft icons ● Stadium TFRs Approach Charts ● Print charts wirelessly ● Rotate DPs and STARs ● Draw on approach charts Wx Text ● Color-coded and decoded METARs, TAFs, winds/temps aloft ● METAR Density Altitude and Freezing Levels Route Planning ● Victor Airways, Jetways, DPs, STARs, and even IAPs! ● Total and Longer Than Direct distances ● Flight Log shows Headings, GS, ETE, Fuel Burn using winds aloft ● Optimize Altitude for winds aloft Flight Service ● Flight Plans and Weather Briefings with Leidos. Can be reused for fast filing ● File, Close, and Cancel flight plans ● Route and Area Weather Briefings ● Aircraft Manager for auto-fill E6B ● TAS ● Conversions ● Distance-Speed-Time ● Pressure/Density Altitude ● Winds Aloft ● Runway Winds ● IFR Climb ● Descent Rate Documents ● ACS and PTS ● Parts of the AIM ● AC61-65H - Including Endorsements ● AC61-67C - Stall and Spin Awarenes ● Pilot/Controller Glossary ● Aeronautical Contractions ● User-Documents Integrated Help System ● Built-in mini-manual Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. Follow Us! Twitter: @hiltonsoftware Facebook: @hiltonsoftware Instagram: @hilton.software

About

FlightView EFIS

This app transforms your iPad into a comprehensive flight display and navigator for experimental and light sport aircraft. It offers a full suite of flight and engine instruments, VFR navigation tools, and advanced situational awareness features. Requires compatible hardware for aircraft operation.

Highlights
  • Primary Flight Display (PFD)
  • Engine Monitoring System (EMS)
  • Moving Map Navigation
  • Situational Awareness Alerts
  • VHF Communications
  • Autopilot Integration
  • Transponder Control
Features
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FlightView is a revolutionary new Electronic Flight Information System (EFIS) for experimental and light sport aircraft. The FlightView app turns your iPad into a comprehensive flight display and touch-screen navigator, providing a full suite of modern flight and engine instruments, VFR navigation tools, and situational awareness. Please Note: The FlightView app works with the FlightView line of hardware components from Falken Avionics. You can test out FlightView without a FlightBox, but the hardware is required to operate an aircraft. Flight Instruments The Primary Flight Display (PFD) includes: - Attitude Indicator - Altimeter - Airspeed Indicator - Vertical Speed Indicator - Slip / Skid Indicator - G Meter - HSI (Heading Indicator) - Outside Air Temperature (OAT) - True Airspeed - Density Altitude - GPS Course - GPS Ground Track - GPS Ground Speed - GPS Altitude - Flight duration - Local, and Zulu time - Altitude, Airspeed, VSI and heading bugs Engine Instruments The Engine Monitoring System (EMS) bar displays: - RPM - Manifold Pressure - Oil Pressure - Oil Temperature - Cylinder Head Temperature (CHT) - Exhaust Gas Temperature (EGT) - Voltage - Amperage - Fuel Level (Left / Right) - Fuel Pressure - Fuel Flow Navigation Tools The Multifunction Display (MFD) includes: - Moving Map - Nearest airport finder - Direct-To navigation - Multi-point Flight Plan - Airport Diagrams - Instrument Approach Plates - Instrument Approach Procedures - Visual flight planning (drag / tap) - US controlled and special use airspace - Database of US airports, nav-aids, and fixes - Detailed base maps - Street Map mode - ETA / ETE Situational Awareness - ADS-B NEXRAD radar - ADS-B METAR / flight category display - ADS-B traffic - Traffic alerts - Airspace alerts - Terrain alerts - Terrain profile view - Engine anomaly alerts - Fuel tank switch reminder - Waypoint and destination briefing - Runway monitor - Obstacle monitor VHF Communications - Nearby airport frequencies - Flight plan airport frequencies - Recent frequencies - One-touch frequency set for active airport - Supports two radios (COM1, COM2) Autopilot Integration - Lateral control of most digital autopilots (NMEA) - Navigation output with SmartTurn overshoot prevention - Full remote control of TruTrak Vizion / BendixKing xCruze Transponder Integration - Remote control of Trig TT21 / TT22 transponders - IDENT, mode, and squawk configuration Other Cool Features - Automatically sets altimeter based on closest METAR - Day and night mode for better visibility - Integrated music player - iOS sensor backup mode - Multi-display (use multiple iPads) - Full screen PFD, full screen MFD, or split screen - FlightBar integration, for tactile controls in rough air - iPad thermal monitor and alert

Screenshots

WingX®4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: FlightView EFIS at 100% against WingX®'s 47%. FlightView EFIS also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.6) and in-app purchases (none vs 5). WingX®'s advantage is ratings volume (181 vs 6) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). On price, ads and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. WingX® sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. FlightView EFIS asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FlightView EFIS holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WingX® has 181 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of WingX®'s written reviews are positive against 100% of FlightView EFIS's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WingX® ships an update every 2 months, FlightView EFIS every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
WingX® versus FlightView EFIS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWingX®FlightView EFIS
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (181 ratings)4.3 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings181 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
Best chart rank#155 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPad
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB107 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHilton Software LLCFalken Avionics, LLC

Customer experience

WingX®

All ratings181 ratings
Positive61.3%
Neutral7.7%
Negative30.9%
Written reviews78 reviews
Positive47.4%
Neutral10.3%
Negative42.3%

FlightView EFIS

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

WingX®

Reported bugs

25 issues
  • Password reset nightmare
  • ADSB traffic shows up as double
  • Terrain profile button missing on iPhone
  • Fuel price option stopped working in free version
  • GEO referencing down
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  • Weather feed down (TAF/METAR not updating)
  • Map moves off screen with OS 16 update
  • Error message after purchase, no account creation
  • Confusing login screen, no login button
  • FAA weather info (lightning, icing, airmets) not shown
  • Map redraws constantly, makes app unusable
  • Weather doesn't download at all
  • Prog charts not working
  • Heading indicator off by 13 degrees
  • Consistent GPS off every 3 seconds
  • App constantly crashes during flight
  • Split screen not supported on older iPad
  • Airport map open in route causes system crash
  • High resolution map loading issue
  • Stratux AHRS synthetic vision not working
  • No traffic since update
  • Maps slow and sluggish
  • Non-functioning maps on older machines
  • Chart background not showing
  • ADS-B radar has zero transparency

Requested features

13 requests
  • Add terrain profile button to iPhone app
  • Add fuel prices to paid version
  • Add MOS (Model Output Statistics)
  • Add runway extension feature
  • Add 'direct to' feature
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  • Add TERPS alternate mins and takeoff mins to be scrollable documents
  • Add breadcrumb trails feature
  • Add W&B feature
  • Add DOD flip data for Korea
  • Add AHRS / HUD / synth vision for aero app
  • Add DOD setting / database for military users
  • Add traffic pattern altitude feature
  • Add weather radar transparency adjustment

FlightView EFIS

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

WingX®

One-time5
  • Fuel Prices (One Year Subscription)$0.99
  • Synthetic Vision (One Year Subscription)$0.99
  • VFR Free!$0.99
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  • One Year Subscription$74.99
  • Advanced IFR (One Year Subscription)$74.99
None

FlightView EFIS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WingX® free?
WingX® is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FlightView EFIS free?
FlightView EFIS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, WingX® or FlightView EFIS?
FlightView EFIS is rated higher. WingX® averages 3.6 out of 5 from 181 ratings, while FlightView EFIS averages 4.3 from 6 ratings.
Do WingX® or FlightView EFIS have ads?
Neither WingX® nor FlightView EFIS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WingX® or FlightView EFIS?
WingX® ships an update every 2 months, and FlightView EFIS every 7 months. Most recently, WingX® was updated on September 30, 2026 and FlightView EFIS on June 10, 2026.

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