Comparison

Airtools NG vs Flight Kneeboard EFB

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

Head to head
About

Airtools NG

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Discover Airports Worldwide with AirTools NG! Are you a professional pilot or an aviation enthusiast seeking a comprehensive and user-friendly app?  AirTools NG, crafted by airline pilots, is your ultimate go-to solution! Global Airport Insights at Your Fingertips:  Get detailed information on airports across the globe and display them on the map.  Real-Time Weather Updates:  Stay a step ahead with live weather data. Download the latest weather reports and display essential data parsed from METAR or TAF. NAT-Tracks Visualization:  Effortlessly navigate through the Oceanic Track System. With Airtools NG, you can download the currently published NAT-Tracks (North Atlantic Tracks) and visualize them on the map, enabling you to efficiently plan your transatlantic routes. Cold Temperature Corrections Made Easy:  Calculate cold temperature corrections with ease. This essential feature assists you in making precise and safe flight decisions. Innovative Level Visualization:  Explore our unique user interface that helps you intuitively understand and plan for available flight levels. Designed by Pros, for Pros:  Developed by airline pilots and tested by major airlines – AirTools NG is the app trusted by professionals. Our application is not just a tool, but an indispensable partner for every professional pilot. User-Friendly and Reliable:  Understanding the importance of reliability and ease of use in aviation, we've designed AirTools NG with a focus on intuitive operation and stable performance. Your next flight awaits – with Airtools NG by your side!

About

Flight Kneeboard EFB

This app provides a comprehensive electronic flight bag solution for pilots, offering offline access to maps, charts, airport information, weather data, and flight planning tools. It supports in-flight navigation with synthetic vision and ADS-B traffic integration.

Highlights
  • Offline maps and charts
  • Airport information and NOTAMs
  • Comprehensive weather data
  • Flight planning tools
  • Synthetic vision PFD
  • ADS-B traffic integration
Features
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Everything you expect from a full electronic flight bag, the whole workflow from planning on the ground to the approach. MAPS AND CHARTS • VFR sectionals, terminal area charts and flyway charts • IFR enroute low and high, Caribbean/Mexico low and high, and oceanic • In house VFR-style chart for the entire world • Satellite imagery basemap • Georeference approach plates, airport diagrams, takeoff minimums, Chart Supplement AIRPORTS • Runway lengths, widths, surfaces, TDZE, thresholds, pattern direction • Frequencies, ATIS and D-ATIS, flow control, fuel and services • Your aircraft's takeoff and landing numbers for each runway • NOTAM Highlights: the few that matter, above the sixty that do not • NOTAMs grouped into runway, taxiway, procedure, airspace and other • Favorites, direct-to, and add-to-route from any airport WEATHER • METARs and TAFs — tap any token in the raw text to decode it in place • PIREPs, winds and temperatures aloft anywhere on earth, MOS/LAMP guidance • Up to 8 days of station history, charted nine different ways • Animated radar with a time slider, and surface analysis • Infrared satellite that follows where you are looking — GOES and Himawari • Airport weather cameras with 24hrs of history • Color airport symbols by flight category, wind, ceiling, visibility or ATIS • Loaded weather stays available offline ADVISORIES AND AIRSPACE • SIGMETs including international, AIRMETs and TFRs • Controlled and special-use airspace worldwide, floors and ceilings labelled • Live FAA feeds: runway visual range, wind shear, airspace activation, traffic flow • Military training routes, obstacles, MVA/MIA sectors • Navaids, fixes, VFR reporting points, and low/high airways PROCEDURES • Approaches, departures and arrivals plotted on the map • Filter approaches by ILS, LOC or GPS, grouped by runway • Load an approach with its transition or vectors and fly it in the route FLIGHT PLANNING • Type a route with airway expansion, or pull preferred and coded ones • Trip planner: aircraft profile, altitude, power setting, fuel on board • Nav log with leg headings, distances, times and fuel • Winds-aloft-corrected times, with climb, cruise and descent performance • Fuel plan with taxi, enroute, reserve and block • Full briefing, and a printable flight package or PDF IN FLIGHT • Synthetic-vision PFD with terrain ahead, an HSI, and full-screen instruments • Terrain shaded against your selected altitude • Glide ring from your current height • ADS-B traffic from portable GDL 90 receivers over Wi-Fi • Sim Connect: MSFS and X-Plane over your home network • Own-ship that degrades honestly when the GPS fix does • Live groundspeed, GPS altitude, track, vertical speed and Zulu time • Two-finger measure for distance and bearing DOWNLOAD AND CURRENCY • Download FAA charts, plates and data by region and by product • 28-day data and 56-day chart cycles, with a cycle picker • Fully usable with no connection once downloaded IMPORTANT This app is an advisory aid for situational awareness only. It is not certified for navigation and must not be used as a primary means of navigation, or for terrain or traffic avoidance. Traffic from a portable receiver will not include all aircraft. Always carry current official charts and comply with your operating rules. Data comes from the FAA, NOAA/NWS, openAIP, NASA and OpenStreetMap; verify currency before every flight.

Screenshots

Airtools NG3 screens
Flight Kneeboard EFB4 screens

Verdict

The call

Airtools NG and Flight Kneeboard EFB are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Airtools NG versus Flight Kneeboard EFB: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAirtools NGFlight Kneeboard EFB
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequency—Every 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSven GartzYINGZHI TANG

In-app purchases

None

Airtools NG

No in-app purchases

None

Flight Kneeboard EFB

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Airtools NG free?
Airtools NG is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flight Kneeboard EFB free?
Flight Kneeboard EFB is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Airtools NG or Flight Kneeboard EFB have ads?
Neither Airtools NG nor Flight Kneeboard EFB shows ads.

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