The Flight Computer Teacher vs Approach Charts
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Approach Charts
Access FAA Instrument Approach charts for the US, including airport diagrams, minimums, and runway information. Get live weather and NOTAMs, and search by various criteria. The database and charts update monthly.
- FAA Instrument Approach charts
- Airport diagrams and runway information
- Live weather and NOTAMs
- Search by airport name, city, identifier, or state
- Quick access to favorite airports
- Monthly automatic updates
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FAA Instrument Approach charts (Terminal Procedures) for the US - Includes Airport diagrams, Minimums, STARS and DPs - Includes detailed airport and runway information for all US airports - Includes weather and NOTAMs when available - Search by airport name, city, identifier or state - Quick access to your most used airports - Always current: database and charts update automatically every month - Full screen view option Approach charts requires a subscription that will give you access to all FAA instrument approach charts for the United States, updated every 28 days, live weather and NOTAMs. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.bbflight.com/in-cockpit-apps-for-pilots/approach-charts/approach-charts-privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: The Flight Computer Teacher at 5.0 against Approach Charts's 2.0. The Flight Computer Teacher also leads on monetization model (free vs subscription) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). Approach Charts's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. The Flight Computer Teacher sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Approach Charts sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
The Flight Computer Teacher holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Approach Charts has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 7% of The Flight Computer Teacher's written reviews are positive against 0% of Approach Charts's.
The Flight Computer Teacher ships an update monthly, Approach Charts every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Flight Computer Teacher | Approach Charts |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 2.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 6.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rent-a-Pilot.nl | Candidus LLC |
Customer experience
The Flight Computer Teacher
Approach Charts
In-app purchases
The Flight Computer Teacher
- E6B Flight Computer solutions$0.99
Approach Charts
- Monthly subscription2 Months trial$0.991 Month
- Annual subscription2 Months trial$9.991 Year
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