Comparison

TAK Tracker vs E6B Flight Computer

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

Head to head
About

TAK Tracker

This navigation app allows users to integrate with existing Team Awareness Kit (TAK) servers for training and operations. It supports data packages, certificate enrollment, and broadcasts location information over UDP. The app is designed for low power consumption and continuous background operation.

Highlights
  • TAK server integration
  • Data Packages and Certificate Enrollment
  • Location/CoT broadcast over UDP
  • Emergency Beacon support
  • Standard, Hybrid, and 3D Maps
  • Adjustable measurement types (MGRS)
  • Continuous background operation
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The Team Awareness Kit (TAK) Tracker (also known as the Tactical Assault Kit in the Department of Defense) is a lightweight, send-only application designed to enable easy integrations into existing training and operational workflows. The application is designed from the ground-up in iOS and connects to your favorite TAK servers with either Data Packages or Certificate Enrollment. In addition, TAK Tracker can broadcast its information to the local network like you would expect from any TAK application. TAK Tracker contains with the following features: - Full support for Data Packages QR code, and Certificate Enrollment - Location / CoT broadcast over UDP - Emergency Beacon support - Support for Standard, Hybrid and 3D Maps - Ability to change all measurement types, including MGRS - Full support for continuously running in the background with low power draw System Requirements: - Supports iOS 15.4 and later versions

About

E6B Flight Computer

Features
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The flight computer and the weather decoder in one app, paid for once. Foxtro is the E6B every student and private pilot does on the ramp and at the kitchen table, without the slide rule and without a subscription. Type in what you know and read what you need, offline, on iPhone and iPad. E6B FLIGHT COMPUTER • Wind correction angle, true heading and ground speed from course, TAS and the winds aloft • Find the wind from what you actually flew • True airspeed from calibrated airspeed, pressure altitude and temperature • Pressure altitude and density altitude • Time, speed and distance, any one from the other two • Fuel burn, endurance and range • Runway headwind and crosswind components • Estimated cloud base from temperature and dew point • Conversions: knots, mph and km/h; nautical and statute miles; feet and metres; gallons, litres and pounds; inHg and hPa; °C and °F WEIGHT AND BALANCE Set up your aircraft from its own POH once — empty weight and arm, seats, baggage, fuel — then load it for each flight and see the takeoff and landing weight and CG against the limits. LIVE METAR AND TAF, DECODED • Search any airport in the world by ICAO, IATA or name, even without a connection • Every group of the raw report translated to plain English: wind and gusts, visibility, weather, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dew point, altimeter • VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR at a glance • The TAF as a timeline of periods, each with its own category • Paste any raw METAR or TAF from anywhere and decode it offline • Favourite airports, cached for the ramp PAY ONCE The calculators and the decoder are free. One purchase unlocks aircraft profiles for weight and balance, unlimited favourite airports with offline caching, and the TAF timeline. No subscription, no ads, no account. Weather comes from the US National Weather Service's Aviation Weather Center. Foxtro is a planning aid, not a certified navigation or briefing source; always confirm with an official briefing before flight. Privacy policy: https://foxtro.vadapalas-zigmas.workers.dev/privacy Terms of use: https://foxtro.vadapalas-zigmas.workers.dev/terms

Screenshots

TAK Tracker4 screens
E6B Flight Computer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TAK Tracker at none against E6B Flight Computer's 1. TAK Tracker also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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. E6B Flight Computer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TAK Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
TAK Tracker versus E6B Flight Computer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTAK TrackerE6B Flight Computer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlight TacticsZigmas Vadapalas

In-app purchases

None

TAK Tracker

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

E6B Flight Computer

One-time1
  • Foxtro Pro$9.99

Questions

Is TAK Tracker free?
TAK Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is E6B Flight Computer free?
E6B Flight Computer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TAK Tracker or E6B Flight Computer have ads?
Neither TAK Tracker nor E6B Flight Computer shows ads.

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