iFMS vs E6B Flight & Wind Calculator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iFMS
Enhance your flight simulator experience with a realistic Boeing-style Flight Management System and cockpit displays on your mobile device. Build a home cockpit and connect to popular simulators over your local network for immersive practice.
- Realistic Flight Planning/Tracking/Navigation
- Boeing style Flight Management System
- Boeing style Primary Flight Display
- Various EICAS Displays
- LNAV & VNAV autopilot control
- Configurable aircraft
- Updatable navdata
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Make your Flight Simulator experience a more realistic one. iFMS will provide you with a nearly fully functional "Boeing style" Flight Management System, A Primary Flight Display, Navigation Display and a number of 2 or 4 engine EICAS displays on your iPhone, iPad or iPod. Build your very own home cockpit using only a few mobile devices and connect to any of the popular Flight Simulators over your local network. iFMS can be configured for use with almost any of your favorite Flight Simulator's standard or add-on aircraft. A number of default aircraft configuration files are included but you can easily make your own and download them to your iFMS through iTunes. The FMS display and functionality simulates the "Boeing style" Flight Management System accurately. Apart from all the standard flight planning and tracking functionality, all the more complex functions such as hold programming, custom waypoint programming by coordinates, heading/distance calculation or waypoints radial/intersection calculation and abeam route waypoint calculations are available as well, along with much, much more. iFMS also includes an LNAV/VNAV engine which will control your aircraft's autopilot to fly the programmed LNAV/VNAV route. iFMS uses Wi-Fi to connect to your favorite Flight Simulator over your local network, alternatively iFMS can also use the device GPS (if present) as a data source, you can be a passenger in the car and practice your FMS programming skills. Be aware though, iFMS cannot be used for real world aviation navigation as this is strictly against the terms of use of this product. iFMS can be configured for use with almost any of your favorite Flight Simulator's standard aircraft and most add-on aircraft, a number of default aircraft are included but you can easily make your own on your computer and transfer them to iFMS through iTunes. Features summary: - Realistic Flight Planning/Tracking/Navigation - Boeing style Flight Management System - Boeing style Primary Flight Display - Boeing style HSI or NAV Display - Various 2 or 4 engine EICAS Displays - LNAV & VNAV calculation and MCP programming - LNAV/VNAV engine to control the aircraft autopilot - Configurable aircraft - Use your own created aircraft files - Loading and saving of flight plans - Compatible with Apple iPhone, iPod and iPad - Single portrait or side by side landscape view - Updatable navdata through Navigraph Compatibility: FMS will run on the following devices: - iPad (3rd generation or later) - iPad Mini/Air/Pro - iPhone (4th generation or later) - iPod Touch (4th generation or later) iFMS is compatible to run with: - Microsoft Flight Simulator 9 (using FSUIPC) - Microsoft Flight Simulator X - Prepar3D 2.X - Prepar3D 3.X - Prepar3D 4.X - X-Plane (Windows and OSX) - Stand-alone (GPS driven) Please visit http://www.ifms-fs.com for more details about iFMS, supported flight simulator packages and how to connect iFMS to them.
E6B Flight & Wind Calculator
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Crabwise is an E6B flight computer for iPhone, built for student pilots, private pilots and CFIs who want the answer and the working behind it. WIND TRIANGLE (FREE) • Find heading: enter TAS, true course and the wind to get wind correction angle, true heading and ground speed • Find wind: enter heading, TAS, track made good and ground speed to back out the wind you actually flew in • A live vector diagram shows the air, wind and ground legs of the triangle UNIT CONVERSION (FREE) Nautical miles, statute miles and kilometers; knots, mph and km/h; pounds and kilograms; US gallons and liters; °C and °F; inHg and hPa; feet and meters. Fuel weight for avgas (6.0 lb/US gal) and Jet-A (6.7 lb/US gal). CROSSWIND BEFORE YOU LAND Enter the runway number and the tower or ATIS wind. Crabwise shows the crosswind from the left or right, the headwind or tailwind, and the components in gusts. ALTITUDE AND AIRSPEED Pressure altitude from field elevation and altimeter setting, the way the FAA knowledge test expects it. Density altitude from the full ISA density ratio, not the 120 ft per degree rule of thumb. True airspeed from calibrated airspeed with compressible flow, and Mach number. TIME, SPEED, DISTANCE AND FUEL Solve for whichever one is missing. Fuel burn, fuel flow, endurance, and total required fuel with taxi, run-up and reserve. Use gallons, liters or pounds. WEIGHT AND BALANCE Add stations with weight and arm, get moments, total weight and center of gravity. Enter the corner points of the CG envelope from your POH and see at once whether you are inside it. SEE EVERY STEP Each result can open into the formula and the numbers substituted into it, the way you would work it on a paper E6B. Useful for the written exam, the oral and the checkride. PRIVATE AND OFFLINE Every calculation runs on your iPhone. No account, no ads, no tracking, and no signal needed. Light and dark themes. FREE AND PRO Free: wind triangle (find heading and find wind) and unit conversion. Pro: crosswind, time-speed-distance, fuel, altitude and airspeed, weight and balance, and step-by-step solutions for every calculator. Crabwise Pro is available weekly, monthly or yearly, or as a one-time lifetime purchase. Eligible users can start the yearly plan with a 7-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before that. Manage or cancel them in your App Store account settings. The lifetime purchase is a single payment and does not renew. Not for navigation. Crabwise is for training and reference only. Always cross-check with your POH, approved charts and official sources. Crabwise is not affiliated with or endorsed by the FAA. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://vomcore.com/crabwise/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: E6B Flight & Wind Calculator at Free against iFMS's $15.99. iFMS's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (8.1 vs 15.0). On update cadence, 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
E6B Flight & Wind Calculator is free to download; iFMS costs $15.99 up front. E6B Flight & Wind Calculator sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. iFMS asks for nothing beyond the download.
iFMS ships an update every 4 weeks, E6B Flight & Wind Calculator fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iFMS | E6B Flight & Wind Calculator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $15.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.1 (14 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 45.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.1 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Michael Feyter | Volkan Gunay |
In-app purchases
iFMS
No in-app purchases
E6B Flight & Wind Calculator
- Crabwise Weekly$1.997 Days
- Crabwise Monthly$4.991 Month
- Crabwise Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Crabwise Lifetime$34.99
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