Comparison

Nav Trainer Pro vs Quick E6B

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

Head to head
About

Nav Trainer Pro

Practice aviation navigational equipment on your mobile device. Simulates VOR, HSI, RMI, ADF, DME, and ILS navigation. Ideal for student pilots, instructors, and flight simulator enthusiasts to improve IFR orientation skills and situational awareness.

Highlights
  • Simulates VOR, HSI, RMI, ADF, DME, and ILS navigation
  • Dual navigation displays
  • VOR/NDB trainer screen
  • ILS trainer
  • DME visualization screen
  • Test mode for situational awareness
  • Drag and drop aircraft and nav fix
Features
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Selected by AOPA.org readers as number one of five aviation apps you can't live without! * ***** Reached No. 4 in the Navigation category of the U.S. app store for iPad! ***** Make IFR flight training easier! Practice the use of aviation navigational equipment on your mobile device. Simulates VOR, HSI, RMI, ADF, DME and ILS navigation. A must have tool for any CFII, student and instrument pilot! -Students and pilots: improve your understanding of radio instrument navigation at the comfort of your own mobile device. -Instructors: demonstrate complex IFR concepts to your students from bird's-eye view while on the ground. -Also suitable for flight simulator enthusiasts. Used in classrooms, one-on-one ground sessions and by individuals to improve their IFR orientation skills. -------------------------------------- -user reviews (from all markets) ***** Great to study instruments and saves lots of $$$!!!" "***** I have been looking for an app such as this to teach my students" "***** Before I used this app all this VOR orientation was so complicated, and now it's clear as ice!" "***** Easy to use, perfectly designed and helping to understand basic navigation stuff. Highly recommended for student pilots, instrument applicant and CFI's." - Improve your situational awareness under IFR. - Save time and money on your instrument and initial flight training. - Prepare for your instrument rating or proficiency check. - Test your NAV situational awareness with the test mode. - Flight instructors: the perfect tool to help you easily explain and demonstrate complex radio navigation concepts to your students. ***Features:*** -Dual navigation displays. -VOR\NDB trainer screen: Simulates VOR and NDB navigation using VOR, HSI, ADF and RMI displays. -ILS trainer with both VOR and HSI displays. -DME visualization screen - demonstrates how DME slant range distance is affected by ground distance and altitude. -Test mode - generates phantom aircraft around the navaids. Your goal is to find the correct aircraft position. -Drag and drop the aircraft and nav fix around the screen. -Fly! mode - Make the airplane fly around the screen. great for practicing intercepting and tracking courses. -Wind direction & velocity control. -Aircraft tracing (contrail mode). -Accelerator support for aircraft control. How to use: -Select the various instruments by double-tapping their dials. -Toggle VOR sectors visualization on/off. -Auto tune OBS by pressing the OBS knob. -Auto turn the aircraft towards the nav fix by tapping the aircraft symbol. Double tap will turn the aircraft toward NAV station #2 -Change aircraft headings by flicking your finger over the heading indicator. -Tune the OBS by dragging your finger around the HSI/VOR displays or over the OBS knob. --------------------------------------- The developer is a Gold Seal CFI/CFII/MEI and part 121 airline pilot --------------------------------------- For comments, feature requests or bug reports, if you have the app, please take the survey at http://bit.ly/hCAqgF * (https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2013/february/26/five-more-aviation-apps-you-cant-live-without) **If you experience any problem with the app, please contact me before leaving a review and I will do my best to solve it for you.**

About

Quick E6B

This aviation app provides essential flight calculations including wind triangles, Mach number, and weight and balance. It also offers weather data, IFR timers, and takeoff performance calculations for pilots.

Highlights
  • Wind triangle calculations
  • Mach number and temperature rise
  • Weight and balance calculations
  • IFR timer
  • Weather data (METARs, TAFs)
  • Takeoff performance page
Features
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This is a great E6B program with all the standard features along with a host of extra features. Runs on an iPhone, iPad or iPod. - Standard Features: Wind triangle calculations(GS, TC, TH, TAS and Density Altitude) - Extra features: Ability to calculate Mach number, temp rise, calculate TAS, WIND SPEED and DIRECTION from 3 Ground Speeds. (This feature is great for home builders or anyone wishing to calibrate their airspeed indicators.) - Also included: Weight and Balance, (you can now store 3 aircraft) Climb Gradient, IFR Timer, Calculator/ Conversion page, Weather (METARs and TAFs), Surface Prog Charts(in motion) and Winds Aloft. Just added a Take Off Performance page. * If you have any suggestions for new features use the contact button on our website.

Screenshots

Nav Trainer Pro4 screens
Quick E6B4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Nav Trainer Pro at 74% against Quick E6B's 0%. Nav Trainer Pro also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 9 months). Quick E6B's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $8.99). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Nav Trainer Pro costs $8.99 and Quick E6B $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nav Trainer Pro ships an update every 3 months, Quick E6B every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Nav Trainer Pro versus Quick E6B: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNav Trainer ProQuick E6B
Price$8.99$1.99 — better
Rating3.9 (37 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews73.6% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings37 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.011.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFLEMINGER MEDIA LLCPaul LeBlanc

Customer experience

Nav Trainer Pro

All ratings37 ratings
Positive73.0%
Neutral5.4%
Negative21.6%
Written reviews125 reviews
Positive73.6%
Neutral8.8%
Negative17.6%

Quick E6B

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Nav Trainer Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Quick E6B

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nav Trainer Pro free?
Nav Trainer Pro costs $8.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Quick E6B free?
Quick E6B costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Nav Trainer Pro or Quick E6B have ads?
Neither Nav Trainer Pro nor Quick E6B shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nav Trainer Pro or Quick E6B?
Nav Trainer Pro ships an update every 3 months, and Quick E6B every 9 months. Most recently, Nav Trainer Pro was updated on September 22, 2026 and Quick E6B on September 15, 2026.

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