Comparison

AeroW&B vs Flight Plan Reader

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

Head to head
About

AeroW&B

This versatile calculator helps general aviation pilots determine aircraft weight and balance. It offers both tabular and graphical outputs, allowing users to create custom aircraft types and multiple aircraft of each type. Calculations can be easily shared via email, print, or AirDrop.

Highlights
  • Custom aircraft type creation
  • Multiple aircraft per type
  • Tabular output
  • Graphical weight and balance
  • Email, print, and AirDrop sharing
  • Versatile for student and renter pilots
Features
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AeroW&B is an extremely versatile weight and balance calculator designed for general aviation use. It features both a tabular output, and a graphic weight and balance representation. The app allows you to create as many aircraft types as you need.  There are no ‘in app’ purchases to 'hopefully' get the aircraft type you are flying. You can create the aircraft types yourself, or if having problems email me your aircraft info and I can do it for you. Once you have created an aircraft type, you can create as many aircraft of that type as you want. It is perfect for both the student at a flight school that may have a number of 172′s, 150′s etc, or for the renter. You can email, print or AirDrop your weight and balance calculations. This is a handy feature for commercial operations.

About

Flight Plan Reader

Features
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Flight Plan Reader is created entirely by an active airline pilot. Load your flight plan into the app and it will extract and display important information on Quick Reference Pages. Each page is designed to be easy to read for every phase of flight. Including: Pre-flight FMS programming, Pre-flight Briefings, Enroute, Alternates, Take-off/Landings, and NOTAM information. Simply use Apple share function to move a PDF copy of the flight plan into the Flight Plan Reader. It then automatically extracts the data for you. First month free trial included. No commitment required. Please note Subscription starts from date of purchase. Currently works with Jazz Airlines (Including some aircraft from SimBrief.com).  Air Canada JetBlue (Beta) More coming soon. Other Airlines may work with varying success. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

AeroW&B2 screens
Flight Plan Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Flight Plan Reader at Free against AeroW&B's $5.99. Flight Plan Reader also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). AeroW&B's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On ads 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

Flight Plan Reader is free to download; AeroW&B costs $5.99 up front. Flight Plan Reader sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. AeroW&B asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AeroW&B ships an update monthly, Flight Plan Reader every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
AeroW&B versus Flight Plan Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAeroW&BFlight Plan Reader
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating3.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMSProgrammingJenark Consultants Inc

In-app purchases

None

AeroW&B

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Flight Plan Reader

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
  • Annual$19.991 Year

Questions

Is AeroW&B free?
AeroW&B costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flight Plan Reader free?
Flight Plan Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do AeroW&B or Flight Plan Reader have ads?
Neither AeroW&B nor Flight Plan Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AeroW&B or Flight Plan Reader?
AeroW&B ships an update monthly, and Flight Plan Reader every 2 weeks. Most recently, AeroW&B was updated on November 1, 2026 and Flight Plan Reader on October 30, 2026.

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