Comparison

Air Codes vs FlightDeck EFB

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

Head to head
About

Air Codes

Access a comprehensive, regularly updated database of airports, airlines, and aircraft. Features include flight status lookups, an accident archive, aviation news, and push notifications for relevant updates. Explore detailed airport information and stunning visuals.

Highlights
  • Comprehensive aviation database
  • Real-time flight status lookup
  • Accident history archive
  • Global aviation news section
  • Push notifications for updates
  • Detailed airport and aircraft info
  • Dark mode (Night Flight)
Features
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Online database of airports, airlines, spacecraft, and more, featuring instant search, country flags, manufacturer logos, and airline tails logos. The database is regularly updated. • An amazing dark mode feature called Night Flight. • Flight status lookup by flight number, showing actual status, departure and arrival times, terminal information, baggage information, and more. • A brand new accident archive featuring over 1300 records since 1919. • Unique news section with aviation news from all over the world. • Push notifications for actual news from airports, interesting facts about airports, airlines, aircraft, and spacecraft. • Airports, Airlines and Spacecrafts Photos • Airports Statistics • Registration Country Marks • Air Print • 3D Touch Detail View • Each Airport has Elevation info, Runway direction and Runway length(ft/m) • Airports(11000+) • Airlines(1700+) • Aircraft(1800+) • Helicopters(50+) • Spacecrafts(190+) • Messages archive • Accidents History archive • Ads Free! • Clean design Online Database • Internet connection is required • Updating through button in setup Thank you all for your support and suggestions! Official web and customer support www.aircodes.sk Privacy Policy and GDPR www.aircodes.sk/AppPrivacy.pdf Term of Use (EULA) www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

FlightDeck EFB

This app digitizes the pilot's kneeboard, offering digital checklists, simple flight logging, and an intuitive notepad. It also provides a traffic screen for enhanced situational awareness when used with compatible receivers.

Highlights
  • Digital checklists
  • Customizable checklist templates
  • Simple flight logging
  • Intuitive notepad
  • Apple Pencil support
  • Traffic screen with GDL90 receivers
Features
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FlightDeck EFB – Your ally in the cockpit FlightDeck is the EFB app built for every pilot. It brings the workflows you've traditionally managed on paper into one clean, capable app that works just as well as an electronic kneeboard on an iPhone or iPad mini as it does mounted to the panel or yoke. Get started with these features today, with an exciting roadmap of new features on the way: Digital Checklists Simple yet powerful. Build and customise your own checklists from scratch, or start from one of our free templates. Flights A quick, simple way to log your flight details and reduce your workload in the cockpit. Record times with a single tap and jot down other vital details, making it easy to transfer to your logbook later. Weather Check the METAR and TAF for your chosen airfields at a glance, with decoded conditions or the raw reports, whichever you prefer. Notepad Write down frequencies and clearances with our simple, intuitive notepad. Apple Pencil supported. Documents Keep your own PDFs such as your POH, plates and licences to hand in the cockpit. Your documents stay on your device. Reminders Never miss a date. Track rating expiries, medical renewals and anything else with a deadline, and get notified before it's due. Traffic A traffic display for use with GDL90 receivers, as an aid to help improve your situational awareness. EFIS A EFIS screen giving attitude, ground speed, altitude and traffic data that draws from AHRS enabled GDL90 traffic receivers or simulator connectors.

Screenshots

Air Codes4 screens
FlightDeck EFB4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FlightDeck EFB at none against Air Codes's 12. FlightDeck EFB also leads on review sentiment (98% vs 73%) and rating (4.9 vs 4.7). Air Codes's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (435 vs 28). On price, 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. Air Codes sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. FlightDeck EFB asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FlightDeck EFB holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Air Codes has 435 ratings behind it against 28, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Air Codes's written reviews are positive against 98% of FlightDeck EFB's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Air Codes ships an update every 3 days, FlightDeck EFB every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Air Codes versus FlightDeck EFB: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAir CodesFlightDeck EFB
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (435 ratings)4.9 (28 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.3% of reviews97.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings435 — better28
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRoman MagerkoGNK Softworks Ltd

Customer experience

Air Codes

All ratings435 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral2.8%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive73.3%
Neutral8.9%
Negative17.8%

FlightDeck EFB

All ratings28 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive97.7%
Neutral2.3%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Air Codes

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • App crashes on opening (iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 13, iPhone SE)
  • Force closing issue persisting for months
  • Search returns no results despite data being present
  • Airline IATA code search not working
  • Airport search unresponsive
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  • Flight status not functioning
  • Search results hidden behind search box
  • Upgrade feature not working
  • App crashes after recent updates (version 6.9)

Requested features

8 requests
  • Airline code search functionality
  • Aircraft information (origin, seats, range, wingspan, status)
  • Flight status feature (working properly)
  • Test/quiz feature for studying
  • Support for missing airlines (ASKY Airlines, etc.)
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  • Support for missing airports (Tobago TAB/TTCP, Dubai DWC/OMDW)
  • Pricing in multiple currencies (not just euros)
  • Dark mode option

FlightDeck EFB

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Air Codes

One-time12
  • SpacecraftsFree
  • Night Flight$0.99
  • Netherlands App Icon$0.99
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  • Canada App Icon$0.99
  • Airlines$1.99
  • Small Aircraft$2.99
  • Flight Status$2.99
  • Accidents$2.99
  • Middle Aircraft$3.99
  • Big Aircraft$8.99
  • Aircrafts Squadron$17.99
  • Aircrafts Swarm$79.99
None

FlightDeck EFB

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Air Codes free?
Air Codes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FlightDeck EFB free?
FlightDeck EFB is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Air Codes or FlightDeck EFB?
FlightDeck EFB is rated higher. Air Codes averages 4.7 out of 5 from 435 ratings, while FlightDeck EFB averages 4.9 from 28 ratings.
Do Air Codes or FlightDeck EFB have ads?
Neither Air Codes nor FlightDeck EFB shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Air Codes or FlightDeck EFB?
Air Codes ships an update every 3 days, and FlightDeck EFB every 2 months. Most recently, Air Codes was updated on October 12, 2026 and FlightDeck EFB on October 6, 2026.

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