Pilot Windstar vs FlightDeck EFB
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Heading correction calculation
- Ground speed computation
- Wind direction and speed input
- True airspeed input
- Compass rose display
- Navigation planning aid
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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.
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.
- Digital checklists
- Customizable checklist templates
- Simple flight logging
- Intuitive notepad
- Apple Pencil support
- Traffic screen with GDL90 receivers
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
| Parameter | Pilot Windstar | FlightDeck EFB |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 4.9 (28 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 97.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 28 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 32 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Digital Innovations UK | GNK Softworks Ltd |
Customer experience
Pilot Windstar
FlightDeck EFB
In-app purchases
Pilot Windstar
No in-app purchases
FlightDeck EFB
No in-app purchases
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