Comparison

Vane vs E6B Flight Computer + W&B

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

Head to head
About

Vane

This aviation app provides 14 essential flight calculators and instruments, including weather decoding and navigation planning. It's designed for pilots to use offline, showing step-by-step calculations for understanding and accuracy. Offers multiple cockpit themes and unit preferences for a personalized flying experience.

Highlights
  • 14 pilot instruments
  • Offline calculators
  • Show your work calculations
  • METAR & TAF decoding
  • Nav log with 48,000 airports
  • Weight & Balance calculator
  • Day, night, and red night-vision themes
Features
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Vane is a modern glass-cockpit E6B — the classic flight computer, reimagined for the way pilots fly today. Fourteen precise instruments in one fast, beautiful app, from preflight planning to the cockpit — and every calculator works offline. Every result is built on real aeronautical formulas and shows its work, so you can trust the number and understand it — ideal for student pilots training for the checkride and for working pilots who want the answer in one tap. — 14 PILOT INSTRUMENTS — • Wind Triangle — heading, ground speed and wind correction angle from wind and course • Crosswind — headwind and crosswind components for any runway • Weight & Balance — live CG and envelope check for every load • Nav Log — multi-leg cross-country planning with 48,000 airports built in • METAR & TAF — aviation weather decoded into plain language • Density & Pressure Altitude — your true performance conditions • True Airspeed & Mach — CAS, TAS and Mach from altitude and temperature • Fuel — burn, endurance, range and reserves • Performance — takeoff, landing, climb and glide distances • Heading — true, magnetic and compass with variation and deviation • Holding — entry, timing and hold planning • Top of Descent — when to start down for a smooth arrival • Altitude & Speed — pressure and density altitude at a glance • Conversions — every aviation unit: knots, nm, feet, °C, inHg, hPa and more — BUILT FOR THE COCKPIT — • Offline calculators — every airport, formula and table lives on your device; only live weather needs a connection • Show your work — open any result into clear, step-by-step math • Cold-temperature altitude corrections for IFR approaches, matching the AIM's ICAO table • Save calculations and reopen them anytime • 48,000 airports, runways and frequencies bundled in • Magnetic variation built in — no internet lookup — THREE COCKPITS — • Day, night and red night-vision themes to protect your eyes on late flights • Metric or imperial — your units, everywhere • A calm, high-contrast instrument panel designed to read at a glance Vane is made for student pilots, private pilots (PPL), commercial and airline pilots, CFIs and anyone flying VFR or IFR. Replace your plastic E6B and a pocket full of apps with one instrument. Fly prepared. Download Vane.

About

E6B Flight Computer + W&B

Features
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E6B combines a flight computer with aircraft weight and balance tools for training and flight planning. FIND YOUR CALCULATOR Search by calculator name, category or input such as TAS. Tap the star beside a calculator to keep it in Favorites. FREE CALCULATORS • Time, speed and distance • Fuel required for a leg, including reserve • Unit conversions for distance, speed, pressure, temperature and fuel weight PRO — ONE-TIME PURCHASE • Weight and balance with saved aircraft profiles, editable stations, a center-of-gravity envelope, takeoff and landing loads, and PDF export • Pressure, density and cold-corrected altitude • Calibrated and true airspeed, equivalent airspeed, Mach and speed of sound • Wind triangle, unknown wind, crosswind and headwind, heading corrections and off-course correction • Endurance, range, descent, climb, glide, holding entry, turn rate and radius • Performance interpolation, cloud base and freezing level BUILT FOR CLEAR INPUT Enter decimals and negative values with the dedicated calculation keypad. Choose units such as hPa, inHg, feet, metres, kilograms, pounds, litres and gallons. Units appear beside values, and shared inputs carry between relevant calculators. On a wide iPad screen, view results beside the input fields and keypad. Your current input stays intact when the layout changes. Result cards explain the calculation and show its source. Calculations work offline. Purchasing and restoring Pro require a store connection. There are no advertisements or subscriptions. One purchase unlocks the Pro calculators. This app is a training and planning aid. Check your aircraft's POH/AFM and official sources before making flight decisions.

Screenshots

Vane4 screens
E6B Flight Computer + W&B4 screens

Verdict

The call

Vane and E6B Flight Computer + W&B 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 · 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. Vane sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and E6B Flight Computer + W&B sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vane ships an update every 3 weeks, E6B Flight Computer + W&B every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Vane versus E6B Flight Computer + W&B: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVaneE6B Flight Computer + W&B
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChirag AroraGun woo Kim

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Vane

Subscriptions2
  • Vane Pro7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Vane Pro - Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Vane Pro - Lifetime$49.99
1 purchases

E6B Flight Computer + W&B

One-time1
  • E6B Pro$7.99

Questions

Is Vane free?
Vane is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is E6B Flight Computer + W&B free?
E6B Flight Computer + W&B is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Vane or E6B Flight Computer + W&B have ads?
Neither Vane nor E6B Flight Computer + W&B shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vane or E6B Flight Computer + W&B?
Vane ships an update every 3 weeks, and E6B Flight Computer + W&B every 6 weeks. Most recently, Vane was updated on October 31, 2026 and E6B Flight Computer + W&B on October 31, 2026.

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