iFly Weight and Balance vs Flight Computer Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iFly Weight and Balance
This app simplifies aircraft weight and balance calculations for corporate and commercial operators. It provides custom-created weight and balance systems for any aircraft, pre-setting starting weights and CG. Users easily input passenger, baggage, and fuel loads, with visual indicators for exceeding limits.
- Custom aircraft weight and balance systems
- Pre-set starting weights and CG
- Visual limit indicators
- Email weight and balance reports
- Accurate fuel burn sequence depiction
- Supports dynamic CG curtailment for FAR 135
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iFly Weight and Balance iFly Weight and Balance is a paid service that is ideal for corporate and commercial operators and is extremely simple to use. American Aeronautics can create a weight and balance system for any aircraft. Each aircraft starting weight and cg is preset. This way you are guaranteed to have the correct starting point every time you do a weight and balance. All you have to do is add your passengers, baggage, takeoff fuel, and landing fuel. If you are out of limits, just adjust the various weights until you are within limits. It’s that easy! You will never worry about being out of limits again. iFly Weight and Balance comes pre-loaded with one sample aircraft to demonstrate the app’s capabilities. A second sample aircraft can also be downloaded which demonstrates aircraft with complex fuel burn sequences. In order to use iFly Weight and Balance for your aircraft you must be a subscribed user. Contact American Aeronautics for details. Please bear in mind that iFly Weight and Balance is not a generic weight and balance app that requires the user to enter aircraft specific data. Each individual aircraft is custom created by American Aeronautics to your exact aircraft type and serial number specifications and is licensed to you. We can create a system for ALL aircraft. Each aircraft is payable with a one time setup/design fee and a recurrent maintenance subscription. All pricing can be viewed at our website. Once your aircraft is downloaded there is nothing for you to do but start adding passengers, baggage and fuel. The software is YOUR actual aircraft. There are no cg limits to program and no fuel moment data to enter. Once you have completed your weight and balance computation you can simply email a copy for your records. All violations are shown visually. Are you too far forward? The forward cg limit will turn red. Are you over maximum landing weight? The maximum landing weight limit will turn red. Simply adjust your load until all limits are black. Many aircraft have complex fuel burn sequences. iFly Weight and Balance depicts the exact fuel burn sequence of your aircraft. ATTENTION TO ALL FAR 135 OPERATORS utilizing (or wanting to utilize) operations specifications A097. iFly Weight and Balance supports (dynamic) curtailing of the CG envelope as prescribed in AC120-27F. This is a requirement of A097. A098, and A099 when using standard average passenger and bag weights. Contact American Aeronautics for details.
Flight Computer Pro
This app simulates the E6B slide ruler used by pilots for various aviation calculations. It offers high-resolution controls for precise adjustments and includes modes for conversions, wind corrections, and a new holding pattern calculator. The interface is designed to feel like a real ruler in your hands, with a locking feature to prevent accidental changes.
- E6B slide ruler simulation
- Conversions mode
- Wind correction modes (low & high speed)
- Holding Pattern calculator
- Locking feature
- Quick reference guide
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An easy and intuitive simulation of the E6B slide ruler used by many aircraft pilots. Features a high resolution ruler with smooth controls for rotating, sliding and pinch zooming, allowing precise calculations. Feels like a real ruler in your hands! All three modes are available: - Conversions - Wind corrections (low speed) - Wind corrections (high speed) Also features: - Holding Pattern calculator (NEW!) - Locking feature, to avoid accidental changes - Quick reference with instructions on how to perform most calculations - No ads Try Flight Computer Sim for a free simpler version.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Flight Computer Pro at 76% against iFly Weight and Balance's 31%. Flight Computer Pro also leads on chart position (#193 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). iFly Weight and Balance's advantage is price (Free vs $3.99) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 9 months). 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
iFly Weight and Balance is free to download; Flight Computer Pro costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
iFly Weight and Balance holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iFly Weight and Balance has 568 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 31% of iFly Weight and Balance's written reviews are positive against 76% of Flight Computer Pro's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
iFly Weight and Balance ships an update every 5 weeks, Flight Computer Pro every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iFly Weight and Balance | Flight Computer Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (568 ratings) — better | 4.4 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 30.8% of reviews | 76.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 568 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #193 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 334 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | American Aeronautics LLC | Diego Rodrigues |
Customer experience
iFly Weight and Balance
Flight Computer Pro
Bugs and requests
iFly Weight and Balance
Requested features
1 request- Support for split view on Apple devices
Flight Computer Pro
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
iFly Weight and Balance
No in-app purchases
Flight Computer Pro
No in-app purchases
Questions
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