8Flight Aviator EFB vs WindLimit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
8Flight Aviator EFB
This app provides advanced flight planning with real-time weather forecasts and complete, accurate fuel and FBO pricing. It offers graphical weather data, FBO filtering by service and hours, and includes information on airport amenities. Designed for pilots to save time and make informed decisions.
- Data-driven flight planning
- Complete fuel and FBO pricing
- Graphical aviation weather forecasts
- Real-time weather radar
- FBO filtering by service and hours
- Airport amenities information
- Offline access
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8Flight is a new data-driven flight planning platform, and the world's only source of complete and accurate fuel and FBO pricing. Download for a 30-day free trial. World's fastest flight planning. No other EFB has this many graphical forecasts, FBO data this accurate, or flight planning this fast. Mappable aviation weather forecasts and FBO data let you view things like the best priced full-service fuel available at a particular day/time alongside forecast weather radar. Both retail avgas/jet fuel and contract fuel prices are always up to date. Our AI-based data engine and human reviewers conduct refresh and verification processes 24/7, and data downloads to the app seamlessly so you never have to worry about missing anything, with complete offline access in-flight as well. Unique Graphical Aviation Forecasts ~ 7-day forecast weather radar, echo tops, icing, turbulence, clouds, winds, and more - worldwide ~ Highest-resolution, fastest-updating realtime weather radar in the world ~ 3x faster realtime satellite cloud tops ~ Full METARs and TAFs on the map ~ Only EFB with full AIRMETs and SIGMETs ~ Weather widgets, Skew-Ts, and more Save 30+ Minutes on Every Trip ~ Don't spend an hour calling 4 FBOs at each of 3 airports. We already did. And we'll show you who's open when. Filter by Self Serve or Full Serve & Hours ~ $5.50 fuel is great these days, but sometimes you want to pay $6.00 to sit inside while someone does it for you. And sometimes passengers want an FBO that's open. right. now. Airport Restaurants & Museums (with hours!) and Hotels ~ The world's most complete in-flight collection of airport hotels, airport restaurants, and aviation museums, filtered on the map by hours for the time you'll arrive. New Features Weekly ~ 8Flight is the culmination of years of work on so many fronts, and we're rolling out new features almost every single week. 8Flight requires a subscription. Visit https://eightflight.com to learn more. Currently covers primarily the entire US & parts of the Caribbean. More regions coming soon. Learn more: https://eightflight.com Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://eightflight.com/privacy
WindLimit
This app helps pilots quickly determine if wind conditions are within their aircraft's limits for takeoff and landing. It calculates headwind and crosswind components using live weather data or manual input, providing alerts for exceedances.
- Live METAR data for US airports
- Automatic magnetic variation correction
- Crosswind and head/tailwind component calculation
- Runway-specific exceedance alerts
- Customizable aircraft wind limits
- Manual and ATIS weather entry
- Light and dark themes
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WindLimit gives pilots a fast, clear answer to one question before every takeoff and landing: is this wind within limits? Enter your runway, wind direction, and speed, or pull live METAR for any of 12,700+ U.S. airports, and WindLimit instantly computes your headwind and crosswind components, checks them against your aircraft's limits, and flags an exceedance the moment you're outside them. FEATURES • Live METAR for public, private, and military airports nationwide, with automatic magnetic variation correction • Every runway end's crosswind and head/tailwind side by side, with the best end badged • Manual and ATIS entry when no live weather feed is available • Runway-aware exceedance alerts, keyed to the runway you actually pick • Set your own max demonstrated crosswind and personal minimums per aircraft • Clean, glanceable compass display with drag-to-set wind input • Light and dark themes WindLimit is a free, ad-supported informational tool. A one-time in-app purchase removes ads and unlocks: • Multiple saved aircraft profiles • Nearby airports with live wind, best runway, crosswind, and a within-limits read for each • Favorite and recently used airports IMPORTANT WindLimit is an informational aid only. It is not a source of official weather, performance, or limitation data, and must not be used as the sole basis for any operational decision. Always verify winds, runway conditions, and crosswind limitations against official sources: current ATIS/METAR, NOTAMs, and your aircraft manufacturer's or operator's current manuals and limitations. The pilot in command remains solely responsible for every operational decision. Designed by pilots.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: WindLimit at free with in-app purchases against 8Flight Aviator EFB's subscription. WindLimit also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 71%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). 8Flight Aviator EFB's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (79 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. 8Flight Aviator EFB sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and WindLimit sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
WindLimit holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 8Flight Aviator EFB has 79 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of 8Flight Aviator EFB's written reviews are positive against 100% of WindLimit's.
8Flight Aviator EFB ships an update weekly, WindLimit every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 8Flight Aviator EFB | WindLimit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (79 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 79 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #167 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 196 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eight Flight | Personal Wings, Inc. |
Customer experience
8Flight Aviator EFB
WindLimit
In-app purchases
8Flight Aviator EFB
- 8Flight Data$5.991 Month
- 8Flight Data$59.991 Year
- 8Flight Aviator1 Month trial3 variants$99.991 Year
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- aviator1 Month trial$129.991 Year
- 8Flight Aviator + Pro Logbook$179.991 Year
WindLimit
- Remove Ads$2.99
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