Comparison

Pilot Windstar vs FlightDeck EFB

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

Head to head
About

Pilot Windstar

This app helps pilots quickly calculate heading corrections and ground speed. It's designed for CPL and PPL training to aid navigation and diversion techniques by inputting wind direction, speed, and true airspeed.

Highlights
  • Heading correction calculation
  • Ground speed computation
  • Wind direction and speed input
  • True airspeed input
  • Compass rose display
  • Navigation planning aid
Features
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Pilot Windstar is an iOS native app designed by pilots, to help compute heading corrections, and ground speed quickly and easily. Designed to aid CPL and PPL training, Pilot Windstar aids navigation and diversion techniques. Simply select wind direction in degrees, windspeed and TAS in kts and let the app do the work for you! The groundspeed figures appear in green, and correction angle applied to heading to maintain track are shown in blue. These are displayed around the compass rose. Interpolation between the compass points give data for all 360 degrees. Use it for navigation planning, diversion techniques, or planning drift in the hold. Take the mental stress out of practical diversions. The windstar app is based around the theory of maximum drift, and compatible with many teaching techniques including the Navigation Rule DP-1, available at www.digital-innovations.co.uk Please note that all data is for information only and is not a substitute for primary navigation techniques.

About

FlightDeck EFB

This app digitizes the pilot's kneeboard, offering digital checklists, simple flight logging, and an intuitive notepad. It also provides a traffic screen for enhanced situational awareness when used with compatible receivers.

Highlights
  • Digital checklists
  • Customizable checklist templates
  • Simple flight logging
  • Intuitive notepad
  • Apple Pencil support
  • Traffic screen with GDL90 receivers
Features
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FlightDeck EFB – Your ally in the cockpit FlightDeck is the EFB app built for every pilot. It brings the workflows you've traditionally managed on paper into one clean, capable app that works just as well as an electronic kneeboard on an iPhone or iPad mini as it does mounted to the panel or yoke. Get started with these features today, with an exciting roadmap of new features on the way: Digital Checklists Simple yet powerful. Build and customise your own checklists from scratch, or start from one of our free templates. Flights A quick, simple way to log your flight details and reduce your workload in the cockpit. Record times with a single tap and jot down other vital details, making it easy to transfer to your logbook later. Weather Check the METAR and TAF for your chosen airfields at a glance, with decoded conditions or the raw reports, whichever you prefer. Notepad Write down frequencies and clearances with our simple, intuitive notepad. Apple Pencil supported. Documents Keep your own PDFs such as your POH, plates and licences to hand in the cockpit. Your documents stay on your device. Reminders Never miss a date. Track rating expiries, medical renewals and anything else with a deadline, and get notified before it's due. Traffic A traffic display for use with GDL90 receivers, as an aid to help improve your situational awareness. EFIS A EFIS screen giving attitude, ground speed, altitude and traffic data that draws from AHRS enabled GDL90 traffic receivers or simulator connectors.

Screenshots

Pilot Windstar1 screens
FlightDeck EFB4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: FlightDeck EFB at Free against Pilot Windstar's $1.99. FlightDeck EFB also leads on review sentiment (98% vs 60%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 32 months). Pilot Windstar's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.0). On 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

FlightDeck EFB is free to download; Pilot Windstar costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pilot Windstar ships an update every 32 months, FlightDeck EFB every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Pilot Windstar versus FlightDeck EFB: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPilot WindstarFlightDeck EFB
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating—4.9 (28 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews97.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—28 — better
Update frequencyEvery 32 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS10.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDigital Innovations UKGNK Softworks Ltd

Customer experience

Pilot Windstar

Written reviews10 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

FlightDeck EFB

All ratings28 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive97.7%
Neutral2.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Pilot Windstar

No in-app purchases

None

FlightDeck EFB

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pilot Windstar free?
Pilot Windstar costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is FlightDeck EFB free?
FlightDeck EFB is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pilot Windstar or FlightDeck EFB have ads?
Neither Pilot Windstar nor FlightDeck EFB shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pilot Windstar or FlightDeck EFB?
Pilot Windstar ships an update every 32 months, and FlightDeck EFB every 2 months. Most recently, Pilot Windstar was updated on September 18, 2026 and FlightDeck EFB on September 23, 2026.

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