Onboard Performance Tool vs eWB Embraer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
eWB Embraer
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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 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
| Parameter | Onboard Performance Tool | eWB Embraer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (17 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 13.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Boeing Company | EMBRAER S.A. |
In-app purchases
Onboard Performance Tool
No in-app purchases
eWB Embraer
No in-app purchases
Questions
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