Comparison

Vortiq EFB vs FlightManager

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

Head to head
About

Vortiq EFB

Features
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Vortiq EFB is an Electronic Flight Bag for serious flight sim pilots who want everything in one place without dealing with messy or outdated tools! You can sync a SimBrief flight, open the OFP, follow the route, check weather, calculate takeoff and landing performance, manage weights and fuel, view traffic, use ACARS, control GSX and keep notes or documents ready during the flight. Main features: • SimBrief flight sync • OFP viewer • Nav log with waypoint and fuel tracking • METAR, TAF and ATIS weather • Takeoff and landing performance tools • Runway data and weather import • Weight and balance / loadsheet tools • VATSIM frequencies and controller info • VATSIM and IVAO traffic radar • Hoppie ACARS messages • GSX Remote support • Route map and airport briefing • Documents, checklists and scratchpad • Logbook and flight records • Aircraft profiles for Airbus and Boeing types, including A220, A320 family, A330, A340, A350, A380, 737/MAX and 777 Instead of using multiple apps, Vortiq EFB brings your whole flight workflow together! Vortiq EFB is built for sim pilots who want something modern, simple, and actually useful during a full flight More features and improvements are continuously being developed. For flight simulation use only. Not for real world navigation or real world flight operations. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://vortiqstudios.com/vortiqefb-privacy

About

FlightManager

Features
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Your EASA flight logbook, always in your pocket. Hours, take-offs, landings, recency and limits — worked out for you from the flights you actually flew, whatever you fly, for whichever airline. And if you fly for Malta Air Italy or Ryanair Spain, FlightManager estimates your payslip too. 2-week free trial. After that you need a FlightManager Pro subscription, monthly or annual, available in the app. EASA LOGBOOK FCL.050 Compliant with European regulations and exportable to PDF with one tap, ready to print and sign: for a medical, an interview, a change of airline. • Block time, night hours, IFR, sectors, day and night take-offs and landings • Automatic totals for every EASA column • Carry forward from a paper logbook, so totals start from the right number • Simulator and FSTD sessions in column 11, where they belong • FCL.050-compliant PDF export — requires FlightManager Pro ARE YOU CURRENT? AND FOR HOW LONG? Three take-offs and three landings in the last 90 days (FCL.060), with night ones counted separately. The app tells you how many days you have left, not just whether you are in or out. • Flight time limits: 100 hours in 28 days, 900 in a calendar year, 1,000 in 12 months • Duty limits: 60 hours in 7 days, 110 in 14, 190 in 28 (ORO.FTL.210) • Medical, ratings, line check and passport expiry dates, with a warning before they run out • Worked out from the hours you actually flew, not the ones the roster planned YOUR FLIGHTS IN, WITHOUT TYPING • CSV import: bring in the logbook you already have, including from RosterBuster • Import from Ryanair "Verified Flights" emails, in one tap • Photograph your roster: flights, standby, sims and days off go into the iPhone calendar. The image never leaves the device • Manual entry always available, for flights and simulators • You review before saving: data never goes in blindly MAP, TOTALS AND CARDS Every route you have flown on one map, 11,111 airports with coordinates, country and flag. Running career time, averages per sector, hours by aircraft type. And every flight makes a shareable card with route, distance and milestones. PAYSLIP ESTIMATE — MALTA AIR ITALY AND RYANAIR SPAIN ONLY (requires FlightManager Pro) This part is only for Malta Air Italy and Ryanair Spain pilots: the app knows the Malta Air CLA 2026–2031 and the Spanish SEPLA scale. For every other airline it simply never appears, and everything else works the same. • Basic pay, flight allowance and sector pay for each rank: SO, JFO, FO, SFI, CPT, LTC, LCC, TRE • Per diem, home base duty, holidays, sick leave, parental leave, night stops, thirteenth salary • Progressive Italian income tax with 2026 bands, regional and municipal surcharges for all 20 regions • Social security and complementary pension contributions, with the annual deduction cap Estimates are indicative and do not replace the official payslip. The app speaks Italian, English, Spanish, French and German, with light and dark themes — because at five in the morning a white screen in the flight deck is a problem, not a style choice. Built by a pilot, for people who fly. Terms of use: https://flight-manager.it/terms.html Privacy: https://flight-manager.it/privacy.html

Screenshots

Vortiq EFB4 screens
FlightManager4 screens

Verdict

The call

Vortiq EFB and FlightManager are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

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

Both are free to download. Vortiq EFB sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and FlightManager sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vortiq EFB ships an update every 11 days, FlightManager every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Vortiq EFB versus FlightManager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVortiq EFBFlightManager
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLiam Dustin SchwalmGianni Rossi

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Vortiq EFB

Subscriptions2
  • Vortiq EFB Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Vortiq EFB Annual$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Vortiq EFB Liftetime$89.99
2 purchases

FlightManager

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription14 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription14 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Vortiq EFB free?
Vortiq EFB is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FlightManager free?
FlightManager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Vortiq EFB or FlightManager have ads?
Neither Vortiq EFB nor FlightManager shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vortiq EFB or FlightManager?
Vortiq EFB ships an update every 11 days, and FlightManager every 5 days. Most recently, Vortiq EFB was updated on October 31, 2026 and FlightManager on October 31, 2026.

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