Comparison

IFR Flight Simulator vs FlightSix

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

Head to head
About

IFR Flight Simulator

This aviation simulator helps pilots master IFR procedures and prepare for instrument ratings. Practice holdings, intercepts, and approaches with realistic flight simulation and navigation tools on your phone. Ideal for student and experienced pilots seeking convenient, effective training.

Highlights
  • Realistic aviation training
  • Worldwide flight navigation database
  • Comprehensive training modes
  • Real-time flight simulator
  • Integrated autopilot
  • Optimal holding entry path overlay
Features
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Practice holdings, radial intercepts, and DME arcs on your phone before your next simulator session. Calculate the procedure, fly it with live instruments, and review your track in the debrief. IFR Flight Simulator combines focused IFR procedure training with real-time flight simulation, worldwide navigation data, and a choice of glass cockpit or classic gauges. What you can practice: • Holding Trainer: Randomized holding situations. Determine the entry, calculate the wind correction angles, then fly the pattern. • Intercept Trainer: Inbound and outbound radial intercepts as well as QDM/QDR intercepts. • DME Arc Trainer: Fly DME arcs and calculate the angle of lead to turn onto the inbound course at the right moment. • Approaches: Set up a final intercept, a position in the pattern (downwind, base, or final), or a full approach at any airport, including ILS. • IFR mental math: Practice entries, wind correction angles, and lead points until the calculations become automatic. Worldwide navigation database: • Navigation data from a recent AIRAC cycle, with worldwide coverage: 13,000+ airports and 10,000+ VORs, NDBs, and other navaids. • Train with real airports and navaids instead of generic exercise locations. Real-time flight simulator: • Modern glass cockpit (PFD and ND) or classic gauges. • Autopilot with rotary controls for heading, altitude, and speed, or fly manually by tilting your device. • Fast-forward mode to repeat procedures efficiently. • Live Map: your position and flight path in real time. • Live Needle Overlay: watch where the HSI and CDI needles actually point as they move with the aircraft symbol across the map. • Optimal Holding Entry Path Overlay: compare your flown track with the wind-corrected entry and holding pattern. • Flight Log with Debrief: every flight is recorded. Replay the track and the needle movement, or resume the flight later. Built for instrument rating training, proficiency practice, and simulator assessments. "I am currently training for my Instrument Rating, and my FI recommended this app to me. I didn't think such a high quality, useful training tool was possible as an app. Incredible for VOR bearings, practicing holds and command headings." App Store review by Sa4mmy Questions or feedback? Reach us at support@ifrsimulator.com. Disclaimer: This application is for training and educational purposes only. It must not be used for real-world flight planning or in-flight decision-making. While the developer strives to provide information and calculations that are as accurate and up-to-date as reasonably possible, they may still be incomplete or inaccurate, and other accepted methods exist for deriving procedures and correction angles. Always verify data against official aeronautical publications and follow the guidance of a certified flight instructor. The developer accepts no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or outcomes arising from use of this software. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

FlightSix

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FlightSix brings the familiar six-pack flight instrument layout to your iPhone. The app combines data from your device’s motion, location, compass and pressure sensors to present: • GPS ground speed • Attitude indication • GPS or barometric altitude • Turn coordination • Magnetic heading • Vertical speed Instrument Test mode lets you control every display manually, making FlightSix useful for demonstrations, familiarisation and learning how conventional flight instruments respond. Features: • Responsive six-instrument cockpit • Live GPS ground speed • GPS and pressure-derived altitude options • Adjustable altimeter pressure setting • Attitude-level calibration • Turn-coordinator sensitivity settings • Live sensor-status information • Manual instrument demonstration mode • Works without an internet connection • No account or flight recording required Important: FlightSix uses consumer-device sensors and is intended for educational and demonstration purposes only. It is not certified aviation equipment and must not be used for navigation, aircraft control or safety-critical decisions. GPS speed is ground speed, not indicated airspeed. In pressurised aircraft, barometric altitude represents cabin pressure altitude rather than the aircraft’s actual altitude.

Screenshots

IFR Flight Simulator4 screens
FlightSix3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FlightSix at none against IFR Flight Simulator's 9. IFR Flight Simulator's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.6). On price 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. IFR Flight Simulator sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. FlightSix asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
IFR Flight Simulator versus FlightSix: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIFR Flight SimulatorFlightSix
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (107 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews64.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings107 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size117 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTobias MaihoffFeroze Malik

In-app purchases

8 purchases

IFR Flight Simulator

Subscriptions5
  • Full Access2 variants$9.991 Month
  • Full Access7 Days trial$19.993 Months
  • Full Access$19.993 Months
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  • Full Access7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Full Access7 Days trial$79.991 Year
One-time3
  • SALE % Pro | One-Time Purchase$49.99
  • SALE % Pro | One-Time Purchase$84.99
  • Pro Access | One-Time Purchase$169.99
None

FlightSix

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is IFR Flight Simulator free?
IFR Flight Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FlightSix free?
FlightSix is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do IFR Flight Simulator or FlightSix have ads?
Neither IFR Flight Simulator nor FlightSix shows ads.

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