E6B Descent Planner vs 中研院導覽GO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
E6B Descent Planner
This tool offers a digital circular slide rule for pilots to perform real-time descent planning. It calculates crucial metrics like top of descent distance, descent angle, and glide ratio with simple one-finger operation.
- Digital circular slide rule
- Real-time descent planning
- Top of descent distance calculation
- Descent angle calculation
- Vertical descent rate calculation
- Glide ratio calculation
- Maximum glide distance calculation
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The E6B Descent Planner provides a fully functional circular slide rule for use in real time descent planning. Using one finger, and with a single turn of the rotating inner disk, pilots can easily perform calculations to determine top of descent distance, angle of descent, vertical descent rate required, glide ratio, maximum glide distance based on altitude, plus many other calculations that are not commonly associated with a mechanical E6B.
中研院導覽GO
Navigate research institutes with detailed maps and walking directions. Discover events, find nearby amenities like dining and ATMs, and search for specific institutes using keywords.
- Institute navigation with walking times
- Keyword search for institutes
- Event information and venue directions
- Nearby amenity finder (dining, ATM, parking)
- Interactive map
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有了「中研院導覽GO」，您即可使用下列功能： A.可透過「各館介紹」或在「座標點」點想去的所，即可導引前往該所之路線，並計算出步行時間，更可輸入中英文關鍵字，搜尋到想前往的研究所。 B.提供各所演講、展覽等活動訊息，並導覽前往舉辦的場地步行路線。 C.提供周邊商家、餐飲、ATM、醫療、停車、公車站牌、及機車停車場 ... 等服務資訊。
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: 中研院導覽GO at 5.0 against E6B Descent Planner's 3.5. 中研院導覽GO also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 9 months). E6B Descent Planner's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
中研院導覽GO holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: E6B Descent Planner has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
E6B Descent Planner ships an update every 9 months, 中研院導覽GO weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 4, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | E6B Descent Planner | 中研院導覽GO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (14 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 92.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 9.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Arthur Varrassi | Academia Sinica Digital Center |
Customer experience
E6B Descent Planner
中研院導覽GO
In-app purchases
E6B Descent Planner
No in-app purchases
中研院導覽GO
No in-app purchases
