Comparison

Onboard Performance Tool vs eWB Embraer

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

Head to head
About

Onboard Performance Tool

This application enables flight crews and ground personnel to perform real-time performance calculations for flights. It provides fast and precise data for takeoff, landing, and weight and balance, accounting for various environmental and operational factors.

Highlights
  • Real-time performance calculations
  • Takeoff analysis
  • Landing analysis
  • Weight and balance information
  • Accounts for weather and runway conditions
  • Corrects for pressure variation and MEL items
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*** This application requires configuration files, performance and other databases, available separately. Contact your Boeing representative for details. *** The Onboard Performance Tool (OPT) permits flight crews and ground personnel to perform real-time calculations based on current weather and runway conditions, while adhering to company and regulatory policies and procedures. The Onboard Performance Tool provides self-planning capability through fast and precise calculations. It allows flight crews to calculate the takeoff analysis, landing analysis, and weight and balance information. Instant and accurate calculations save time by correcting for pressure variation, runway conditions, engine bleeds and Minimum Equipment List (MEL) items.

About

eWB Embraer

Features
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Assure operation within aircraft limits by calculating Weight & Balance anytime, anywhere! For airlines who need to calculate airplane CG efficiently, the eWB is a paperless solution that reduces costs and workload, reducing average turnaround time. eWB is fully stand-alone, calculating Weight & Balance offline, generating a Loadsheet that can be sent to the ground or a printer. Benefits: - Assured operations within CG and Weight limitations; - Reduced Turn Around Time by reducing time to perform WB calculations; - Less paper! Reduces or replaces paper-based material, reducing costs; - Clean interface: straight-forward for pilots; - Analysis run offline: no Internet connection needed; - Support for all Embraer Commercial aircraft models; - Easy to update. Data enclosed in the application is provided for demonstration purposes only and shall not be used for operational purposes. Please contact Embraer for further information (opereng@embraer.com.br).

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: eWB Embraer at every 2 months against Onboard Performance Tool's every 6 months. eWB Embraer also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Onboard Performance Tool ships an update every 6 months, eWB Embraer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on July 1, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Onboard Performance Tool versus eWB Embraer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOnboard Performance TooleWB Embraer
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (17 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews13.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings17 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPadiPad
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe Boeing CompanyEMBRAER S.A.

In-app purchases

None

Onboard Performance Tool

No in-app purchases

None

eWB Embraer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Onboard Performance Tool free?
Onboard Performance Tool is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is eWB Embraer free?
eWB Embraer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Onboard Performance Tool or eWB Embraer have ads?
Neither Onboard Performance Tool nor eWB Embraer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Onboard Performance Tool or eWB Embraer?
Onboard Performance Tool ships an update every 6 months, and eWB Embraer every 2 months. Most recently, Onboard Performance Tool was updated on July 1, 2026 and eWB Embraer on September 17, 2026.

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