Comparison

Full Scale HSI vs TOGA EFB

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

Head to head
About

Full Scale HSI

Features
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Full Scale is a radio-navigation procedural trainer that puts a glass-cockpit HSI and a moving map side by side — so you can finally see what the needles are telling you. Drag the aircraft anywhere. Drag the stations. Swing the heading with your finger. The CDI, bearing pointers, TO/FROM flag and DME respond instantly, and the map shows you the geometry the instrument is describing. Wind the clock up to 8x and watch a whole intercept unfold in seconds. BUILT FOR INSTRUMENT STUDENTS • PFD-style HSI with course pointer, CDI, two bearing pointers and DME readouts • Moving map with range rings, radials, course lines and your flown ground track • Wind that actually drifts you — see heading and track split, find the correction that holds the course • Holding patterns drawn at the size you would really fly them, with a live AIM entry-sector diagram • DME arcs with lead-radial guidance and wind-corrected headings • Marker beacons, NDB bearing work, station passage and the cone of confusion • Approach-chart PDF overlays: import a plate, the paper disappears, the ink lands on your map FREE TO TRAIN The trainer is free to explore: the complete HSI and map, dragging, wind, the entry diagram, and three full exercises — a radial intercept, a DME arc and a holding entry — with 15 minutes of flight time every day. Setting up geometry costs nothing; only the running clock is metered. FULL SCALE PRO — ONE PURCHASE, YOURS FOREVER • Every exercise in the library, plus all future additions • Publish your own holds — any fix, any course, left or right turns, timed or DME legs • Build your own DME arcs — any radius, any radials • Chart overlays and full nav-database editing, saved between sessions • Unlimited flight time — no daily meter No subscription. No account. No ads. No data collected. Works on iPhone and iPad, portrait and landscape, with full VoiceOver support. Full Scale is a training aid only. Its stations and geometry are placeholders on a training grid, not survey data. It is not for real-world navigation and is not a substitute for the aircraft flight manual or current publications. Not affiliated with any aircraft manufacturer or air force.

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TOGA EFB

Features
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TOGA EFB is a free toolkit for student and private pilots. Everything you use in the US is free — no subscription, no ads. ■ FAA charts, free - Approach plates, airport diagrams, departures and arrivals for 3,000+ US airports, from the FAA's public d-TPP - Follows the 28-day cycle and switches to the next edition on its effective date - Save an airport's core charts for offline use ■ E6B flight computer - The classic wheel, plus calculators for the wind triangle, crosswind, time-speed-distance, fuel, altitude and airspeed, descent planning and unit conversion - Pressure input in inHg or hPa - Practice mode with E6B problems ■ Weight & balance - Ready-made loading sheets for 9 training aircraft: Cessna 152, 172N/M, 172P, 172R, 172S and Piper PA-28-161 Warrior, PA-28-181 Archer, PA-28R-201 Arrow, PA-44-180 Seminole - CG envelope check, or save your own aircraft once and reuse it ■ Weather - METAR and TAF decoded into plain English with VFR / MVFR / IFR / LIFR - Visibility in statute miles and altimeter in inHg, as reported ■ Logbook - Log flights and track progress toward 40 h private, 250 h commercial and 1,500 h ATP - Export to CSV; sign in with a free account to keep it backed up ■ Map and flight - Offline base map with airports, runways and frequencies worldwide - US class B, C, D and special-use airspace - Nearby traffic from the internet, or from your Stratux / GDL 90 ADS-B receiver over Wi-Fi - Record your track and export GPX - Checklists, nav log and a one-page briefing sheet (PDF) ■ Instrument practice - RMI trainer that works offline For practice and reference only — not for primary navigation. Always check current official sources; the pilot in command is responsible for the flight. Optional: Japan and Taiwan AIP charts are a separate subscription. Everything else, including all US charts, is free. Privacy policy: https://toga.kr/app/en/privacy Terms of Use: https://toga.kr/app/en/terms Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Full Scale HSI4 screens
TOGA EFB4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Full Scale HSI at none against TOGA EFB's 2. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. TOGA EFB sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Full Scale HSI asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Full Scale HSI versus TOGA EFB: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFull Scale HSITOGA EFB
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 11 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB95 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChanon MallanooAviators

In-app purchases

None

Full Scale HSI

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

TOGA EFB

Subscriptions2
  • Airport Charts Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Airport Charts Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Full Scale HSI free?
Full Scale HSI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TOGA EFB free?
TOGA EFB is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Full Scale HSI or TOGA EFB have ads?
Neither Full Scale HSI nor TOGA EFB shows ads.

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