Comparison

Private Pilot Test Prep vs E6BX E6B Flight Computer

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

Head to head
About

Private Pilot Test Prep

Prepare for your FAA written test with this comprehensive study tool. It offers three modes: study questions by topic with detailed explanations, review using flashcards, and take full-length practice tests. Track your progress with detailed reports.

Highlights
  • Study questions by topic
  • Custom review sessions
  • Detailed answer explanations
  • Flashcard review mode
  • Simulated practice tests
  • Progress reports
Features
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Sporty's Study Buddy will prepare you for the FAA written test like no other study tool available with three modes of operation. Test material is expertly organized into categories based on subject matter and includes, questions, answers, correct answers, and detailed explanations. • STUDY QUESTIONS BY TOPIC • Learning Mode allows you to create custom review sessions by selecting exactly which categories you want to review. Each session randomly generates the question order, and provides instant feedback based on your answer selection. Each question also provides a detailed description as to why each answer is right or wrong. These explanations were developed by Sporty’s team of Master CFI’s, based on their experience preparing students for the Private Pilot certificate • REVIEW QUESTION FLASHCARDS • Flashcard mode tests your knowledge by allowing you to only see the question without the answer choices. After answering the question mentally, you can then select to show the correct answer, and self-grade your progress along the way. This is a great feature that keeps you from being distracted by incorrect answers! • TAKE PRACTICE TESTS • Test mode randomly generates a 60-question session from the entire database of published FAA test questions, simulating the real Private Pilot test. After answering all the questions, you’ll be given instant results, and have the option to review either all the questions, or just missed questions. Included in the review session are the same detailed explanations for why each answer is right or wrong. •PROGRESS REPORTS• After completing each test your results are saved in the app's Progress Report section, where you can review previous scores and and a detailed history of each question and answer selection. You can also pause a partially-completed session, and resume it at a later time here.

About

E6BX E6B Flight Computer

This app provides pilots with essential aviation calculations and tools. It features a visual E6B calculator, interactive weather reports with METAR/TAF decoders, and a NavLog calculator for flight planning. It also includes a holding pattern calculator and unit converters.

Highlights
  • Visual E6B Calculator
  • Interactive Weather Reports
  • METAR and TAF Decoders
  • NavLog Calculator
  • Holding Pattern Calculator
  • Aviation Unit Converter
Features
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E6BX is an essential app for pilots of all experience levels, offering a wide range of aviation tools designed to help you get comfortable with the reports and calculations required to fly safely. Included in this app are a visual E6B Calculator, interactive Weather Reports with METAR and TAF decoders, a NavLog Calculator, and many other tools to assist you with aviation calculations. E6B Calculator This is the world’s most popular E6B aviation calculator, already used online by hundreds of thousands of pilots. The calculations are visually illustrated to aid in understanding, showing wind speed and direction, wind correction angle, course, heading, ground speed, and true air speed. E6B is also known as CR, CRP-5 or in German, as the Dreieckrechner. E6B Simulator E6B Simulator offers a manual E6B with step by step instructions and highlights. This brings the same functionality on the website to the app. Weather Reports Search for any airport using the Weather Reports tool, and find the relevant METAR and TAF reports, taken live from aviationweather.gov. Need help understanding METAR or TAF? Tap on any segment to instantly see what it means, or tap the Decode button to reveal the entire report at once. Weather Reports can also display airport data for US airports, including runway directions and lengths, heliports, radio frequencies, and charts. NavLog Calculator Use the NavLog Calculator for either VFR or IFR flight planning. Enter numbers into the table to perform instant calculations. You can add as many lines as you need, and the table can be easily cleared with a single button. Holding Pattern Calculator The Holding Pattern Calculator uses a detailed and informative graphic to help you determine your entry into a holding pattern, and then to maintain that pattern with wind corrections. Simply enter a few basic values to see them instantly reflected in the graphic, then follow the detailed entry and hold instructions. Metar and Taf Decoder With E6BX Metar Decoder, almost everything in any given Metar or Taf is decodable, including elevation, wind direction and speed, wind components, pressure altitude, density altitude, air pressure, dew point, and all sorts of weather conditions. Snowtam & Motne Decoder Paste any Snowtam or Motne report into this tool to decode it. Almost everything in any given Snowtam or Motne is decodable, including type, depth, location, and extent of contamination. Aviation Unit Converter This tool includes all units commonly used in aviation. When you enter a value, it will instantly be converted to all other units of the same type. Convert units of time, distance, speed, pressure, temperature, volume, weight, and mass. Our GPS Coordinate Converter can convert between Decimal Degrees (DD), Degrees Decimal Minutes (DDM), and Degrees Minutes Seconds (DMS). Aviation Unit Converters include: Time Converter Temperature Converter Fuel-Weight Converter Reciprocal-Heading Converter VOR Radial-Bearing Converter Distance Converter Speed Converter Pressure Converter Area Converter Weight Converter Volume Converter GPS Coordinate Converter Additional Tools: Visual Wind Components Calculator Pressure Altitude Calculator Density Altitude Calculator Cloud Base Altitude Calculator Aviation Unit Converter Mach Speed/Speed of Sound Calculator True Air Speed Calculator Indicated Air Speed Calculator Airport Data NavLog Calculator Airport Lists by Country/State Weight and Balance Calculator METAR Decoder TAF Decoder SNOWTAM Decoder MOTNE Decoder Holding Pattern Calculator

Screenshots

Private Pilot Test Prep4 screens
E6BX E6B Flight Computer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: E6BX E6B Flight Computer at $8.99 against Private Pilot Test Prep's $14.99. E6BX E6B Flight Computer also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). Private Pilot Test Prep's advantage is review sentiment (82% vs 62%) and ratings volume (115 vs 9). On rating, ads, in-app purchases 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

Private Pilot Test Prep costs $14.99 and E6BX E6B Flight Computer $8.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Private Pilot Test Prep against 4.3 for E6BX E6B Flight Computer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Private Pilot Test Prep has 115 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 82% of Private Pilot Test Prep's written reviews are positive against 62% of E6BX E6B Flight Computer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Private Pilot Test Prep ships an update every 4 months, E6BX E6B Flight Computer monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Private Pilot Test Prep versus E6BX E6B Flight Computer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrivate Pilot Test PrepE6BX E6B Flight Computer
Price$14.99$8.99 — better
Rating4.3 (115 ratings)4.3 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews81.5% of reviews — better61.5% of reviews
Number of ratings115 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank#21 — better#110
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSporty's Pilot ShopMehmet Cebe

Customer experience

Private Pilot Test Prep

All ratings115 ratings
Positive81.7%
Neutral5.2%
Negative13.0%
Written reviews65 reviews
Positive81.5%
Neutral6.2%
Negative12.3%

E6BX E6B Flight Computer

All ratings9 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive61.5%
Neutral7.7%
Negative30.8%

Bugs and requests

Private Pilot Test Prep

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • App crashes in test mode
  • Progress not saved on phone
  • Blackout bug when viewing figures or rotating screen
  • Crashes after deleting test sessions
  • Not updated for iPhone X
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  • Save function issues

Requested features

9 requests
  • Ability to save flagged questions across sessions
  • Randomized questions in test mode
  • Improved cross-device progress syncing (iCloud)
  • Interactive map features for practice
  • Search functionality for specific questions
Show 4 more
  • Dark mode option
  • Compatibility with iPhone X
  • More sample test questions from FAA
  • Bundle option for instrument written prep

E6BX E6B Flight Computer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Private Pilot Test Prep

No in-app purchases

None

E6BX E6B Flight Computer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Private Pilot Test Prep free?
Private Pilot Test Prep costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is E6BX E6B Flight Computer free?
E6BX E6B Flight Computer costs $8.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Private Pilot Test Prep or E6BX E6B Flight Computer?
Private Pilot Test Prep and E6BX E6B Flight Computer are both rated 4.3 out of 5 on the App Store, from 115 and 9 ratings respectively.
Do Private Pilot Test Prep or E6BX E6B Flight Computer have ads?
Neither Private Pilot Test Prep nor E6BX E6B Flight Computer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Private Pilot Test Prep or E6BX E6B Flight Computer?
Private Pilot Test Prep ships an update every 4 months, and E6BX E6B Flight Computer monthly. Most recently, Private Pilot Test Prep was updated on September 21, 2026 and E6BX E6B Flight Computer on September 23, 2026.
Which is more popular, Private Pilot Test Prep or E6BX E6B Flight Computer?
Private Pilot Test Prep currently peaks at #21 in the App Store charts, and E6BX E6B Flight Computer at #110. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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