Comparison

GoFly vs Crabwise

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

Head to head
About

GoFly

This aviation calculator provides fast, accurate flight planning tools with a user-friendly interface. It offers detailed breakdowns of calculations, live wind triangle analysis, and METAR decoding. The app works offline and prioritizes user privacy with no accounts or ads.

Highlights
  • Live Wind Triangle
  • Detailed Calculation Breakdown
  • METAR Decoder
  • Weight & Balance Calculator
  • Offline Functionality
  • Unit Conversions
Features
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Fast, accurate, and built to feel good in your hands. No more spinning a plastic wheel and hoping. Type your numbers, get a precise answer, and tap once to see exactly how it got there. Every mode is dialed in and easy to use, whether you're planning a cross-country or just checking a crosswind before you taxi. Live Wind Triangle - A cockpit-style instrument that redraws heading, track, and wind as you type - View the crab angle, not just the number for it Show the Work - Every result opens up into the formula and the values you plugged in - Expand it when you want to understand it, collapse it when you don't Core E6B Tools - True airspeed and density altitude - Time, speed, distance - Fuel and endurance - Crosswind components - Unit conversions METAR Decoder - Pull any airport's live report from the NOAA Aviation Weather Center - Read it in plain language, line by line Weight & Balance - Load your aircraft and see gross weight and CG on the envelope - Save airplanes as presets so you're not re-entering them The Small Stuff - A keypad with the units right on each field, so knots never get mixed up with mph - Works offline. Every calculation runs on your phone. Only live METARs need a signal. - No accounts, no analytics, no ads, nothing collected. Your numbers stay on your phone. *Subscription or purchase required for certain modes and features* https://goflycalculator.app/privacy/ https://goflycalculator.app/terms/

About

Crabwise

Features
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Crabwise is an offline E6B flight computer built for student and private pilots: the six calculations you learn on paper, with type large enough to read at a glance. WIND & GROUND SPEED Solve the wind triangle both directions: find your heading and ground speed, or work backward from heading, track, and ground speed to find the wind. PRESSURE & DENSITY ALTITUDE See the classroom rule of thumb and the exact ICAO Doc 7488 answer side by side, so you know how much margin you actually have. TRUE AIRSPEED & MACH The quick 2%-per-1000-ft approximation and the exact compressible calculation, together. FUEL / TIME / DISTANCE Solve for any one of the three from the other two. CROSSWIND Headwind and crosswind components for any runway and wind. CONVERSIONS Seven unit families: distance, speed, altitude, temperature, pressure, weight, volume. CRABWISE PRO, ONE-TIME PURCHASE ($9.99) - Aircraft profiles: save cruise speed, fuel burn, usable fuel, empty weight and arm, and limits for every aircraft you fly. - Leg planner: chain legs from true course to compass heading, with running totals for time and fuel. - Weight & balance: plot your loading against your aircraft's envelope, checked live as you type. - History & export: save any result and export it as text or CSV. Free forever: all six calculators, every unit, every language, extra-large type. No ads, ever. No trial timer, no subscription. For training and planning cross-checks. Always verify against your aircraft flight manual and official sources. Not for primary navigation. No account. No ads. No tracking. Works offline. Available in English, Spanish, and Polish.

Screenshots

GoFly4 screens
Crabwise4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Crabwise at daily against GoFly's weekly. Crabwise also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. GoFly sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Crabwise sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GoFly ships an update weekly, Crabwise daily. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
GoFly versus Crabwise: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoFlyCrabwise
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTrevor WelshPouya Marvasti

In-app purchases

2 purchases

GoFly

Subscriptions1
  • GoFly Monthly$2.991 Month
One-time1
  • GoFly Lifetime$14.99
1 purchases

Crabwise

One-time1
  • Crabwise Pro$9.99

Questions

Is GoFly free?
GoFly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Crabwise free?
Crabwise is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do GoFly or Crabwise have ads?
Neither GoFly nor Crabwise shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GoFly or Crabwise?
GoFly ships an update weekly, and Crabwise daily. Most recently, GoFly was updated on October 19, 2026 and Crabwise on October 17, 2026.

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