Comparison

WingX® vs EasyCockpit

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

EasyCockpit

This aviation navigation tool enhances pilot situational awareness in Southern Africa with a detailed GPS moving map. It provides extensive airfield data, airspace information, and flight planning tools for safer flying.

Highlights
  • GPS moving map
  • Detailed airfields database
  • Airspace information
  • Flight planning
  • Terrain display
  • E6B calculator
  • Warnings for airspace, obstacles, and terrain
Features
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EasyCockpit is a comprehensive aviation navigation tool for mobile devices and has for many years aided pilots by improving their situational awareness when flying in Southern Africa. This GPS moving map software with detailed information will make your flying experience in this part of the African continent a safer one. The high-resolution clear vector map is offering an extensive airfields database including communication and navigation frequencies, runway information, fuel availability, cautionary notes, and sunrise/sunset times. Full airspace information, including special VFR routings and reporting points around congested areas, makes this GPS moving map a must for pilots flying in Southern Africa. Visit our website for details on how to obtain the full version. Comprehensive Mapping data Coverage: South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Swaziland, Angola, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe Flight Planning by selecting waypoints/ abeam waypoints from database or map. Option to insert Airspace Intersection. Option to upload routes from EasyPlan. Layers can be switched on or off. Terrain display FlightLog displays distance to next waypoint, ground speed, desired track, ETE and ETA. Also displays current position in relation to recognized VFR points for accurate reporting. Direct-To function shows the 10 nearest airfields and 10 nearest navaids or other points. Move-To button lets you quickly find a point from the database to check details and view it on the map. HSI needle determines the distance off Track. The RMI needles allow you to choose one or two points to which the needles will point to provide a bearing. The OBI radial or Track-To can be selected to be displayed from any waypoint, navaid or airfield. E6B calculator allows for accurate and speedy calculation of density altitude, true airspeed, windspeed and direction. Airspace, obstacle and Terrain warnings. Fly in Track-Up or North-Up mode. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

Screenshots

WingX®4 screens
EasyCockpit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: EasyCockpit at 5.0 against WingX®'s 3.6. EasyCockpit also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). WingX®'s advantage is ratings volume (181 vs 5) and chart position (#193 vs unranked). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. EasyCockpit asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

EasyCockpit holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WingX® has 181 ratings behind it against 5, 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 53% of EasyCockpit's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
WingX® versus EasyCockpit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWingX®EasyCockpit
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (181 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.4% of reviews53.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings181 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
Best chart rank#193 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB135 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHilton Software LLCAviation.Direct (Pty) Ltd

Customer experience

WingX®

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

EasyCockpit

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive53.3%
Neutral13.3%
Negative33.3%

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

EasyCockpit

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

EasyCockpit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WingX® free?
WingX® is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is EasyCockpit free?
EasyCockpit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, WingX® or EasyCockpit?
EasyCockpit is rated higher. WingX® averages 3.6 out of 5 from 181 ratings, while EasyCockpit averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do WingX® or EasyCockpit have ads?
Neither WingX® nor EasyCockpit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WingX® or EasyCockpit?
WingX® ships an update every 2 months, and EasyCockpit every 2 months. Most recently, WingX® was updated on October 18, 2026 and EasyCockpit on October 5, 2026.

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