Comparison

Fuel Planner vs Pilot EFB

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

Head to head
About

Fuel Planner

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Fuel Planner puts professional flight departments’ tankering maths in every pilot’s pocket. Just enter your route, fuel prices, reserve policy and (optionally) weight-penalty %, then tap Calculate. Behind the scenes a dynamic-programming engine compares unrestricted and ramp-fee-waiver–constrained strategies, optimising gallon purchases at every stop. You instantly receive: a one-paragraph “Pilot Action Brief” telling you exactly how much to uplift at each leg, and a detailed cost breakdown (fuel, ramp fees, weight-penalty) for audit or dispatcher review. Trips can be saved, shared as a single file, or re-imported later. Everything stays on-device; no network connection, log-in, or subscription required. Built natively in SwiftUI, Fuel Planner works offline, respects your privacy, and calculates results in a blink even for multi-leg itineraries.

About

Pilot EFB

This app simplifies VFR flight planning for student and general aviation pilots. It offers a clean interface for creating cross-country routes and visualizing flight paths without complex features. Designed for clarity and speed, it focuses on essential navigation tools.

Highlights
  • VFR flight planning
  • Cross-country route planning
  • Simple navigation workflow
  • Student-friendly interface
  • Aviation-style mapping
  • Quick trip setup
Features
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Pilot EFB – Simple VFR Flight Planning A simple Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) built for student pilots and general aviation (GA) pilots. Designed to make VFR flight planning clear, fast, and easy without the complexity of full-featured EFB systems that try to fly for you. Built for Student Pilots Learn and practice cross-country flight planning with a clean and easy workflow. • VFR flight planning • Cross-country (XC) route planning • Simple navigation-style planning workflow • Student-friendly interface Designed for General Aviation (GA) Fast and lightweight planning for everyday flying. • VFR route planning • Quick trip setup • Simple navigation workflow • Clean aviation-focused interface Flight Mapping Visualize your route clearly and efficiently. • Route visualization • Aviation-style mapping • Simple and uncluttered layout Who it’s for • Student pilots • Private / GA pilots • Pilots learning VFR navigation • Pilots who want a simple flight planning tool Simplicity First This EFB focuses only on essential flight planning tools for clarity and speed. No clutter. No unnecessary complexity. No outrageous pricing. Just simple flight planning. Questions? 
Send us an email: redundancyapp@gmail.com
 Need phone support? We don’t have a call center. Email us, and we the developers working on the logbook (and EFB) will schedule a time to call you directly. -- Companion App A separate pilot logbook app is also available for flight logging and training records. -- Privacy Policy: https://redundancyefb.app/#privacypolicy Terms of Service: https://redundancyefb.app/#termsandconditions

Screenshots

Fuel Planner3 screens
Pilot EFB4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Fuel Planner at none against Pilot EFB's 1. Fuel Planner also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (17.2 vs 26.2). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pilot EFB sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Fuel Planner asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fuel Planner ships an update daily, Pilot EFB every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Fuel Planner versus Pilot EFB: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFuel PlannerPilot EFB
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.2 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB72 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKevin KraftTanner Severson

In-app purchases

None

Fuel Planner

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Pilot EFB

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly3 Months trial$2.991 Month

Questions

Is Fuel Planner free?
Fuel Planner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pilot EFB free?
Pilot EFB is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Fuel Planner or Pilot EFB have ads?
Neither Fuel Planner nor Pilot EFB shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fuel Planner or Pilot EFB?
Fuel Planner ships an update daily, and Pilot EFB every 2 weeks. Most recently, Fuel Planner was updated on October 25, 2026 and Pilot EFB on October 30, 2026.

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