Comparison

Flight Instruments vs A

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

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.

Highlights
  • Artificial Horizon (AHRS)
  • GPS Ground Speed
  • GPS Altimeter
  • GPS Vertical Speed
  • Turn Coordinator
  • Slip Ball
  • Compass
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Flight Instruments3 screens
A4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Flight Instruments costs $1.99 and A $54.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Flight Instruments versus A: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlight InstrumentsA
Price$1.99 — better$54.99
Rating2.6 (5 ratings)3.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCandidus LLCCharalampos Baltzakis

Customer experience

Flight Instruments

All ratings5 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral9.5%
Negative47.6%

A

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral66.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Flight Instruments

No in-app purchases

None

A

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flight Instruments free?
Flight Instruments costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is A free?
A costs $54.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Flight Instruments or A?
A is rated higher. Flight Instruments averages 2.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while A averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Flight Instruments or A have ads?
Neither Flight Instruments nor A shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flight Instruments or A?
Flight Instruments ships an update every 3 months, and A every 2 months. Most recently, Flight Instruments was updated on October 3, 2026 and A on October 9, 2026.

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