Flight Instruments vs A
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flight Instruments
Simulates essential flight instruments like attitude indicators and primary flight displays on your mobile device. It uses your device's sensors to show speed, altitude, heading, and more, offering a configurable reference for pilots. This tool is for informational purposes only and is not FAA approved.
- Attitude Indicator with extreme attitude chevrons
- Primary Flight Display with digital tapes
- Position relative to nearest airport
- Configurable display with aviation or metric units
- Continuous auto-calibration
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Attitude Indicator and other key flight instruments on your iPhone or iPad, using built-in gyros and GPS. Key features: -Attitude Indicator using solid state gyros in your iPhone with extreme attitude chevrons to guide you back to a safety if you find yourself in an unusual attitude -"Glass cockpit" Primary Flight Display using digital tapes for Speed, Altitude, Heading, Vertical Speed, Rate of Turn and slip indicator -Position relative to nearest airport in plain English (convenient for ATC position reports), with communication frequency where available -Fully configurable display, with landscape mode and choice of aviation or metric units -Continuous auto-calibration feature adapts to different airplane environments and flying conditions This app is not FAA approved and should not be used for navigation. All information is presented for reference only, and BBFlight is not responsible for any damage, injury or death resulting from the use of this application: you assume total responsibility and risk associated with this application
A
This electronic flight information system runs on your iPhone or iPad, providing pilots with essential flight data like artificial horizon, GPS-based speed, altitude, and more. It's designed for use in airplanes only and is not a certified aviation instrument.
- Artificial Horizon (AHRS)
- GPS Ground Speed
- GPS Altimeter
- GPS Vertical Speed
- Turn Coordinator
- Slip Ball
- Compass
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A-EFIS is an Electronic Flight Information System for airplanes, which runs right on your iPhone/iPad. A-EFIS works perfectly with the internal sensors of your iPhone/iPad A-EFIS makes use of digital filtering methods and state-of-the-art stochastic models in order to achieve exceptional accuracy and robustness. ATTENTION: A-EFIS ONLY WORKS ON AIRPLANES. NOT TO BE USED IN HELICOPTERS OR LAND VEHICLES BECAUSE INDICATIONS WILL NOT BE CORRECT. USE ONLY IN AN AIRPLANE! Features: - Artificial Horizon (AHRS) - Ground speed (via GPS) - Altimeter (via GPS) - Vertical speed (via GPS) - Turn coordinator - Slip ball - Compass - True course indicator (via GPS) - Deviation from true track indication A-EFIS can also be used with the X-Plane flight simulator. A-EFIS has been extensively tested on ultralights, LSA, general aviation and even airliners. IMPORTANT NOTICE: A-EFIS is not a certified aviation instrument. Do not rely on A-EFIS as your only navigation aid. Failure to comply to this warning may result in property damage, serious injury or death. You assume total responsibility and risk associated with using this application.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Flight Instruments at $1.99 against A's $54.99. Flight Instruments also leads on review sentiment (43% vs 0%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). A's advantage is rating (3.7 vs 2.6). On ratings volume, update cadence, 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
Flight Instruments costs $1.99 and A $54.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
A holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 43% of Flight Instruments's written reviews are positive against 0% of A's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Flight Instruments ships an update every 3 months, A every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flight Instruments | A |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $54.99 |
| Rating | 2.6 (5 ratings) | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Candidus LLC | Charalampos Baltzakis |
Customer experience
Flight Instruments
A
In-app purchases
Flight Instruments
No in-app purchases
A
No in-app purchases









