Comparison

The Flight Computer Teacher vs SkyDemon

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

Head to head
About

The Flight Computer Teacher

Master aviation calculations with a functional digital flight computer. This app generates practice questions and provides step-by-step guidance on how to solve them directly on the virtual E6B, improving your speed and accuracy for pilot exams.

Highlights
  • 100% functional digital E6B flight computer
  • Generates practice questions for conversions
  • Shows step-by-step solutions on the E6B
  • Improves flight computer skills
  • Useful for PPL, CPL, ATPL exam prep
Features
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This is a real moving 100% functional digital version of the classic flight computer. On top of that, this a training app, designed to help you master the flight computer by solving it over and over again until you get it right. Improve your flight computer skills! An E6B flight computer is the circular slide rule calculator on the opposite side of your wind computer. There are already many E6B apps out there and they all allow you to convert everything. This app is very different. It can solve conversions like many others but it is also a teaching tool: * It replaces that list of practise questions in your study book. How? It generates those questions for you and then points out on the E6B how to solve them! * Moves like a real E6B flight computer * Generates practice questions for all those tricky conversions like CAS-TAS, MACH-TAS and True Altitude * Show you how exactly to solve a conversion on the E6B itself! You can choose the type of question Are you training for your PPL, CPL, ATPL exam? Experience learns that most candidates run out of time if they are not quick enough with the Flight Computer. * This app will help you master your flight computer and develop those mad E6B skills. * Use it to generate practise questions for yourself or your students The wind side will follow in future updates

About

SkyDemon

Plan and navigate VFR flights across Europe with detailed aeronautical charts, dynamic airspace clipping, and real-time hazard warnings. Features include virtual radar, automated weather briefings, and comprehensive flight logging for pilots.

Highlights
  • Vector aeronautical charts with dynamic airspace clipping
  • Intuitive route planning and modification
  • Virtual Radar for hazard and airspace visualization
  • Automated weather briefings (TAF, METAR, SIGMET)
  • Real-time hazard and airspace warnings
  • Georeferenced airfield plates and documents
  • Fuel, weight, and balance calculations
Features
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SkyDemon is Europe's favourite software for VFR flight planning and in-flight navigation. Use this app to access your SkyDemon subscription on your iOS device, unlocking SkyDemon's powerful features while on the move. FLIGHT PLANNING FEATURES - SkyDemon vector charts are the clearest aeronautical charts you'll ever use, with dynamic airspace clipping and choice of map layers - Route planning is as simple as touching consecutive waypoints and dragging to make changes - Virtual Radar shows how your route relates to airspace, terrain, obstructions and other features - Pilot Log facility calculates headings and groundspeeds from actual wind data, and shows useful frequencies - Plates and other documents for relevant airfields are displayed automatically as you plan, and many are available georeferenced for use in flight - Intuitive pan, pinch and rotate support with no loss of map clarity or text legibility - File a VFR flightplan for your route directly to air traffic controllers - Automatic TAF, METAR and SIGMET briefing as you plan a route, with graphical decoding - Rainfall data can be overlaid on the main map, with animation, showing the trend of rainfall over time - Integration of GAFOR route forecasts for Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia and Croatia - Both narrow-route and area NOTAM briefings available, updated as you plan - Advanced NOTAM graphical interpretation and depiction on the main map - Easily print your PLOG and the output from various briefings - Warnings for airspace and other potential hazards to your flight, updated in real time - Airfield Admin Information shows useful contacts and other details for airfields featured in our charts - Forecast winds aloft are automatically retrieved for the flight time and displayed on the map - Create an advanced flight performance profile for each aircraft you use - ATS Routes mode offers an alternative chart presentation for flight along airways - Accurate fuel, weight and balance calculations including flight costings - Create an unlimited number of user-defined waypoints - Analyse your track logs for posterity - Choose between six different vector chart styles - Extensive European chart coverage as standard GPS NAVIGATION FEATURES - Intelligent warnings for approaching airspace, NOTAM, obstacles, terrain and other hazards - Virtual Radar shows a side-on projection of all approaching features and how your trajectory relates to them - Vector map automatically follows the aircraft in north up, track up or course up orientation - Clear and concise instruments show you flight statistics and help keep you on track - An HSI/ILS instrument helps you keep to your planned route and line up early for approach - Live Pilot Log shows progress through your route, ETAs, ATAs and useful frequencies based on your current position - TerrainSafe dynamically colours mountainous terrain around you to quickly identify safer areas - Direct To allows easy re-routing in a hurry by picking from a selection of nearby airfields - Approach Information shows runway diagrams, TAF, METAR, NOTAM and other airfield details useful for making an approach - Live updates of TAF and METAR while in flight, with associated alerts* - Extended runway centrelines appear automatically on the map as you near your destination airfield - Permanent display of position relative to nearest well-known waypoint, for position reporting - Easy changing of the planned route while in flight by touching and dragging Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. * Internet connection required for live weather update while in flight

Screenshots

The Flight Computer Teacher4 screens
SkyDemon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SkyDemon at 92% against The Flight Computer Teacher's 7%. SkyDemon also leads on ratings volume (549 vs 1). The Flight Computer Teacher's advantage is monetization model (free vs subscription) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, 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

Both are free to download. The Flight Computer Teacher sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and SkyDemon sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Flight Computer Teacher holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SkyDemon has 549 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 7% of The Flight Computer Teacher's written reviews are positive against 92% of SkyDemon's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
The Flight Computer Teacher versus SkyDemon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Flight Computer TeacherSkyDemon
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.8 (549 ratings)
Positive reviews6.7% of reviews92.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1549 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRent-a-Pilot.nlDivelements Limited

Customer experience

The Flight Computer Teacher

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive6.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative93.3%

SkyDemon

All ratings549 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral2.9%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews155 reviews
Positive92.3%
Neutral3.2%
Negative4.5%

Bugs and requests

The Flight Computer Teacher

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

SkyDemon

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Incompatible with latest iPad OS
  • Crashes when trying to download all charts

Requested features

6 requests
  • Print PLOG or route on iPad
  • Improved logbook functionality
  • Support for official CAA/NATS charts
  • Synthetic vision
  • IFR flight plan filing to Eurocontrol
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  • Integration with Jeppesen IFR charts

In-app purchases

1 purchases

The Flight Computer Teacher

One-time1
  • E6B Flight Computer solutions$0.99
1 purchases

SkyDemon

One-time1
  • SkyDemon iOS Subscription$199.99

Questions

Is The Flight Computer Teacher free?
The Flight Computer Teacher is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SkyDemon free?
SkyDemon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, The Flight Computer Teacher or SkyDemon?
The Flight Computer Teacher is rated higher. The Flight Computer Teacher averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while SkyDemon averages 4.8 from 549 ratings.
Do The Flight Computer Teacher or SkyDemon have ads?
Neither The Flight Computer Teacher nor SkyDemon shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Flight Computer Teacher or SkyDemon?
The Flight Computer Teacher ships an update monthly, and SkyDemon monthly. Most recently, The Flight Computer Teacher was updated on October 7, 2026 and SkyDemon on October 19, 2026.

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