Comparison

EasyCockpit vs SkyCharts XC EFB

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

Head to head
About

EasyCockpit

This aviation navigation tool enhances pilot situational awareness in Southern Africa with a detailed GPS moving map. It provides extensive airfield data, airspace information, and flight planning tools for safer flying.

Highlights
  • GPS moving map
  • Detailed airfields database
  • Airspace information
  • Flight planning
  • Terrain display
  • E6B calculator
  • Warnings for airspace, obstacles, and terrain
Features
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EasyCockpit is a comprehensive aviation navigation tool for mobile devices and has for many years aided pilots by improving their situational awareness when flying in Southern Africa. This GPS moving map software with detailed information will make your flying experience in this part of the African continent a safer one. The high-resolution clear vector map is offering an extensive airfields database including communication and navigation frequencies, runway information, fuel availability, cautionary notes, and sunrise/sunset times. Full airspace information, including special VFR routings and reporting points around congested areas, makes this GPS moving map a must for pilots flying in Southern Africa. Visit our website for details on how to obtain the full version. Comprehensive Mapping data Coverage: South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Swaziland, Angola, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe Flight Planning by selecting waypoints/ abeam waypoints from database or map. Option to insert Airspace Intersection. Option to upload routes from EasyPlan. Layers can be switched on or off. Terrain display FlightLog displays distance to next waypoint, ground speed, desired track, ETE and ETA. Also displays current position in relation to recognized VFR points for accurate reporting. Direct-To function shows the 10 nearest airfields and 10 nearest navaids or other points. Move-To button lets you quickly find a point from the database to check details and view it on the map. HSI needle determines the distance off Track. The RMI needles allow you to choose one or two points to which the needles will point to provide a bearing. The OBI radial or Track-To can be selected to be displayed from any waypoint, navaid or airfield. E6B calculator allows for accurate and speedy calculation of density altitude, true airspeed, windspeed and direction. Airspace, obstacle and Terrain warnings. Fly in Track-Up or North-Up mode. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

About

SkyCharts XC EFB

Access FAA aviation charts, approach plates, and worldwide vector charts. Features include METAR/TAF overlays, route creation, and offline chart downloads. Navigation tools provide essential flight data.

Highlights
  • FAA aviation charts and approach plates
  • Worldwide vector charts
  • METAR/TAF weather overlays
  • Route creation and modification
  • Offline chart downloads
  • Navigation calculations (GS, TRK, DIS, ETE)
  • Built-in navigation database
Features
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Current FAA aviation charts updated every 28 days, including approach plates. Now includes vector AIP worldwide vector chart. FAA raster charts have improved resolution. Includes a free 30 day trial! If you wish to continue using SkyCharts after the trial, please purchase a $3.99/month subscription. Note that buying a subscription does not unlock any additional features. See full description regarding auto-renewing subscriptions, privacy policy and EULA below. For USA/Alaska, the application has all current FAA VFR (sectional+WAC), IFR (High and Low), TAC, FLY (flip side of TAC chart). Grand Canyon charts are included in the TAC charts. Also included is a METAR/TAF overlay, and an IFR overlay to view routes on top of VFR charts. Its very easy to create and modify routes directly on the map or by drag&drop in table. Navigation has an auto-layout feature that selects fields for you in both portrait and landscape mode. DOUBLE TAP on map to view A/FD and approach plates. Map has VFR/IFR/LIFR color-coded weather METARs, with orange TAFs. SUA (Special Use Airspace) information is also available. Download charts and plates for offline usage. Features: * Fast zoom/scroll of included charts using standard gestures. * Allows download of charts for offline usage. Charts are selected on a region basis. * Navigation computes GS, TRK, DTK, DIS & ETE to final waypoint. * METAR/TAF color coded dots according to ADDS: http://www.skycharts.net/?page_id=421 * Double tap on airport to select A/FD and TPPs/IAPs to view. * Huge built-in navigation database, with all 20,000 airports, 45,000 FAA IFR/VFR navigation fixes and 2,100 FAA VOR/ADF fixes. For more information, please see the webpage at http://www.skycharts.net The monthly subscription of SkyCharts XC aviation data of $3.99 is auto-renewed. Payment will be charged to your iTunes/App Store account at confirmation of purchase. You can turn off auto-renew at any time from your iTunes/App Store account settings, but you must do so at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period to avoid being billed for the next cycle. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active period. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription to SkyCharts XC. The privacy policy and EULA can be found here: http://www.skycharts.net/?page_id=1465 For fast response to all questions, comments or suggestions, please email support@skycharts.net

Screenshots

EasyCockpit4 screens
SkyCharts XC EFB4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: EasyCockpit at none against SkyCharts XC EFB's 1. EasyCockpit also leads on review sentiment (53% vs 32%) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). SkyCharts XC EFB's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On price, rating, 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

Both are free to download. SkyCharts XC EFB sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. EasyCockpit asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for EasyCockpit against 5.0 for SkyCharts XC EFB. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EasyCockpit has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 53% of EasyCockpit's written reviews are positive against 32% of SkyCharts XC EFB's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EasyCockpit ships an update every 2 months, SkyCharts XC EFB monthly. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
EasyCockpit versus SkyCharts XC EFB: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEasyCockpitSkyCharts XC EFB
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews53.3% of reviews — better31.6% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size135 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAviation.Direct (Pty) LtdSkyCharts LLC

Customer experience

EasyCockpit

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive53.3%
Neutral13.3%
Negative33.3%

SkyCharts XC EFB

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive31.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative68.4%

In-app purchases

None

EasyCockpit

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

SkyCharts XC EFB

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly subscription to current aviation data.$3.991 Month

Questions

Is EasyCockpit free?
EasyCockpit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SkyCharts XC EFB free?
SkyCharts XC EFB is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, EasyCockpit or SkyCharts XC EFB?
EasyCockpit and SkyCharts XC EFB are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do EasyCockpit or SkyCharts XC EFB have ads?
Neither EasyCockpit nor SkyCharts XC EFB shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EasyCockpit or SkyCharts XC EFB?
EasyCockpit ships an update every 2 months, and SkyCharts XC EFB monthly. Most recently, EasyCockpit was updated on November 1, 2026 and SkyCharts XC EFB on November 1, 2026.

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