Comparison

8Flight Aviator EFB vs WindLimit

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

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About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

8Flight Aviator EFB4 screens
WindLimit4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
8Flight Aviator EFB versus WindLimit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter8Flight Aviator EFBWindLimit
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (79 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings79 — better1
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#167 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size196 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEight FlightPersonal Wings, Inc.

Customer experience

8Flight Aviator EFB

All ratings79 ratings
Positive88.6%
Neutral3.8%
Negative7.6%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive70.7%
Neutral7.3%
Negative22.0%

WindLimit

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

8Flight Aviator EFB

Subscriptions5
  • 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
1 purchases

WindLimit

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is 8Flight Aviator EFB free?
8Flight Aviator EFB is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WindLimit free?
WindLimit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 8Flight Aviator EFB or WindLimit?
WindLimit is rated higher. 8Flight Aviator EFB averages 4.6 out of 5 from 79 ratings, while WindLimit averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do 8Flight Aviator EFB or WindLimit have ads?
WindLimit shows ads; 8Flight Aviator EFB does not.
Which is updated more often, 8Flight Aviator EFB or WindLimit?
8Flight Aviator EFB ships an update weekly, and WindLimit every 2 days. Most recently, 8Flight Aviator EFB was updated on October 11, 2026 and WindLimit on September 23, 2026.

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