Comparison

Textron Aviation Cesnav vs Honeywell Forge MxAdvisor

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

Head to head
About

Textron Aviation Cesnav

This app integrates three specialized calculators for aviation professionals. It helps determine aircraft weight and balance, calculate takeoff and landing performance, and plan flight routes with fuel and time estimations. Results can be exported for onboard use.

Highlights
  • Aircraft-specific weight and balance calculation
  • Takeoff and landing performance analysis
  • Route planning with fuel and time estimation
  • Optimization based on cost and fuel
  • Exportable PDF reports
  • Support for various Citation models
Features
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Cesnav combines three calculators (Previously known as CLCalc, CPCalc, and EOM) into one app, offering a unified experience from sharing calculations across the calculators to a combined results screen. • The Loading calculator uses an aircraft-specific weight and balance file and allows you to quickly determine your takeoff and landing weight and CG after entering your passengers, cargo and fuel load. • The Takeoff and Landing calculator is an excellent tool for determining engine-out performance in areas where obstacles or terrain clearance is a factor. It is easier, faster, often provides better field performance and higher takeoff weights than the AFM data. • The Planning calculator uses a worldwide airport and navaid database to plan a route calculating trip time, fuel and distance. Many models also feature Cessna’s exclusive GreenTrak technology which will optimize your flight based on DOC and fuel costs, resulting in the minimum total cost. • You can export, print and email PDFs of passenger manifests, loading sheets, performance, and planning results to take on-board. Cesnav is available for all current production Citations and the following models: CitationJet, Latitude, Longitude, CJ1, CJ1+, CJ2, CJ2+, CJ3, Bravo, Encore, Encore+, Excel, XLS, Sovereign, and X. The Loading calculator can also be used with any 550, 560, S550, 208B, or 208 aircraft (208 with TKS currently not supported). New aircraft deliveries include a subscription for the warranty period of the aircraft at no additional charge. App requires a subscription

About

Honeywell Forge MxAdvisor

Access and analyze aircraft maintenance data from Honeywell avionics systems. View decoded fault history and condition monitoring files for insights into aircraft health and fleet-wide trends. Supports seamless data synchronization between iPad and web applications.

Highlights
  • Retrieve FHDB/ACM files from avionics
  • Decode and view fault history messages
  • Graphical representation of message occurrences
  • Sync data between iPad and web server
  • Fleet-level health insights
  • Plan maintenance activities
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Honeywell’s Forge Maintenance Advisor app is a tool for retrieving Fault History Database (FHDB) or Aircraft Condition Monitoring (ACM) files from the Honeywell Primus® Epic/Apex Integrated Avionics Suite when connected to the aircraft network via the Wireless Data Loader or Aspen Gateway. This app decodes FHDB files on the Honeywell Ground Server and enables the aircraft maintainer to view stored messages of FHDB files to derive meaningful insights about the health of the aircraft. Hon Forge Maintenance Advisor simplifies the way a maintainer uses FHDB data by providing a graphical and visual representation of messages and their occurrences. The app syncs the FHDB data between the iPad and Honeywell Ground Server (Maintenance Advisor web application) for seamless operation. Forge Maintenance Advisor has two interfaces as listed below: 1. iPad application – used by the aircraft line maintainer to view the decoded messages with the Forge Maintenance Advisor app. 2. Web application – decodes FHDB files and is used by the airline tech specialist to view the decoded messages on the web portal to derive meaningful insights on the fleet level health of aircrafts. This enables the user to plan/issue the maintenance activities for the aircraft/fleets.

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Textron Aviation Cesnav at 5.0 against Honeywell Forge MxAdvisor's 3.0. Honeywell Forge MxAdvisor's advantage is monetization model (free vs subscription). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Textron Aviation Cesnav holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Textron Aviation Cesnav versus Honeywell Forge MxAdvisor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTextron Aviation CesnavHoneywell Forge MxAdvisor
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better3.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings34 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPadiPad
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size117 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTextron Inc.Honeywell Aerospace US LLC

Customer experience

Textron Aviation Cesnav

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral14.3%
Negative42.9%

Honeywell Forge MxAdvisor

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Textron Aviation Cesnav

No in-app purchases

None

Honeywell Forge MxAdvisor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Textron Aviation Cesnav free?
Textron Aviation Cesnav is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Honeywell Forge MxAdvisor free?
Honeywell Forge MxAdvisor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Textron Aviation Cesnav or Honeywell Forge MxAdvisor?
Textron Aviation Cesnav is rated higher. Textron Aviation Cesnav averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Honeywell Forge MxAdvisor averages 3.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Textron Aviation Cesnav or Honeywell Forge MxAdvisor have ads?
Neither Textron Aviation Cesnav nor Honeywell Forge MxAdvisor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Textron Aviation Cesnav or Honeywell Forge MxAdvisor?
Textron Aviation Cesnav ships an update every 4 months, and Honeywell Forge MxAdvisor every 4 months. Most recently, Textron Aviation Cesnav was updated on November 1, 2026 and Honeywell Forge MxAdvisor on November 1, 2026.

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