Comparison

Nearby Map vs E6B Flight Computer

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

Head to head
About

Nearby Map

Features
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Moving or traveling? Research any neighborhood in seconds. See at a glance how close the stations, supermarkets, schools, and hospitals are. Nearby Map lets you quickly check what facilities surround any spot on the map. Set conditions like "10-minute walk to a station" and "5 minutes to a supermarket," and the areas that meet them all are highlighted in color right on the map β€” making it far easier to find your ideal place to live. [Key Features] β€’ Just pick facilities: The facility types you select are pinned automatically on the map. β€’ Visualize the ideal area: Spots where your conditions overlap are shaded in color, so the best place to live stands out at a glance. β€’ Wide range of categories: Stations, bus stops, supermarkets, convenience stores, pharmacies, post offices, parks, hospitals, cafΓ©s, restaurants, schools (elementary/middle/high), and universities. β€’ Adjust by walk time: Set a "within X-minute walk" for each facility. β€’ Satellite mode: Switch to aerial imagery to sense the atmosphere and greenery of an area. β€’ Works abroad, too: Optimized for facility search in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Germany, France, and the USA (including each country's own school system). β€’ No account needed: Download and start right away. [Who It's For] β€’ House-hunting: Easily check whether supermarkets and schools are near a candidate area. β€’ Travel and outings: Know the surroundings of your hotel or stops in advance. β€’ Everyday walks: Discover new parks and shops in your neighborhood. [Premium (One-Time Purchase)] Buy once, use forever. This is not a monthly or yearly subscription. β€’ Remove ads β€’ Unlimited facility selection (free version allows up to 3 at once; Premium removes the limit) β€’ Extended search range (walk times beyond 10 minutes, up to 30) [About the Purchase] β€’ Premium is a one-time (non-consumable) in-app purchase. There is no auto-renewal. β€’ Payment is charged to your Apple ID at the time of purchase. β€’ Use "Restore Purchase" anytime to restore it after switching or reinstalling on a device. Find your ideal living environment with Nearby Map. Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

E6B Flight Computer

Features
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The flight computer and the weather decoder in one app, paid for once. Foxtro is the E6B every student and private pilot does on the ramp and at the kitchen table, without the slide rule and without a subscription. Type in what you know and read what you need, offline, on iPhone and iPad. LIVE METAR AND TAF, DECODED β€’ Search any airport in the world by ICAO, IATA or name, even without a connection β€’ VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR at a glance, with wind, visibility, ceiling, temperature, altimeter and density altitude on one card β€’ Every group of the raw report translated to plain English β€’ The TAF on a timeline: each period in its own category colour, with a line where now is β€’ Paste any raw METAR or TAF from anywhere and decode it offline β€’ Favourite airports, cached for the ramp RUNWAY WINDS β€’ The headwind and crosswind on every runway, worked out from the live report against each runway's true heading β€’ The favoured runway, the gust and the worst case across a variable wind β€’ The wind in magnetic too, the way the tower reads it PERSONAL MINIMUMS Set your own ceiling, visibility, wind and crosswind limits, or the ones in your solo endorsement, and every airport is checked against them: within or outside, and exactly why. E6B FLIGHT COMPUTER β€’ The wind triangle: heading, ground speed and wind correction angle from course, TAS and the winds aloft, drawn as you type β€’ Find the wind from what you actually flew β€’ True airspeed from calibrated airspeed, pressure altitude and temperature β€’ Pressure altitude and density altitude β€’ Time, speed and distance, any one from the other two β€’ Fuel burn, endurance and range β€’ Runway headwind and crosswind components β€’ Estimated cloud base from temperature and dew point β€’ Conversions: knots, mph and km/h; nautical and statute miles; feet and metres; gallons, litres and pounds; inHg and hPa; Β°C and Β°F WEIGHT AND BALANCE Set up your aircraft from its own POH once β€” empty weight and arm, seats, baggage, fuel and the CG envelope β€” then load it for each flight and see the takeoff and landing points on the envelope. NIGHT AND DAY A dark cockpit look for before dawn and after dusk, and a Day mode that stays readable in full sun. PAY ONCE The calculators, the decoder and the runway winds are free. One purchase unlocks weight and balance, personal minimums, the TAF timeline and unlimited favourite airports with offline caching. No subscription, no ads, no account. Weather comes from the US National Weather Service's Aviation Weather Center; runway data from OurAirports. Foxtro is a planning aid, not a certified navigation or briefing source; always confirm with an official briefing before flight. Privacy policy: https://foxtro.vadapalas-zigmas.workers.dev/privacy Terms of use: https://foxtro.vadapalas-zigmas.workers.dev/terms

Screenshots

Nearby Map3 screens
E6B Flight Computer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: E6B Flight Computer at none against Nearby Map's shown. E6B Flight Computer also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Nearby Map sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and E6B Flight Computer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nearby Map ships an update every 3 weeks, E6B Flight Computer every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Nearby Map versus E6B Flight Computer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNearby MapE6B Flight Computer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 9 days β€” better
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size20 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTaiga NaganoZigmas Vadapalas

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Nearby Map

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Plan$1.991 Month
  • Yearly Plan$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium (One-Time)$2.99
1 purchases

E6B Flight Computer

One-time1
  • Foxtro Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Nearby Map free?
Nearby Map is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is E6B Flight Computer free?
E6B Flight Computer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Nearby Map or E6B Flight Computer have ads?
Nearby Map shows ads; E6B Flight Computer does not.
Which is updated more often, Nearby Map or E6B Flight Computer?
Nearby Map ships an update every 3 weeks, and E6B Flight Computer every 9 days. Most recently, Nearby Map was updated on October 25, 2026 and E6B Flight Computer on November 1, 2026.

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