Comparison

PilotFlight vs E6B Flight Calculator

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

Head to head
About

PilotFlight

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PilotFlight brings route planning, cockpit preparation, navigation and post-flight review into one focused workspace for iPhone and iPad. PLAN EVERY STAGE • Create multi-leg routes with ICAO airports or named waypoints; review course, distance, ETE, altitude, airspeed and entered fuel. • Planning Desk builds a wind-corrected pilot log, sector assumptions and fuel policy from pilot-entered data, with text and printable-PDF export. • Weight & Balance checks pilot-entered aircraft loading against a CG envelope; verify all limits against approved documents. • Flight Kit stores your PDFs and aircraft checklists locally, previews GPX route imports and exports routes/tracks as GPX or the logbook as CSV. The app supplies no certified documents or checklists. • Airfields & Radio combines route/nearby airports, runways and available TWR/APP/COM frequencies. • Airspace & Profile shows imported boundaries, route crossings and comparable MSL bands. • Procedures & Charts manages source-dependent SID, STAR, approaches, holds, runway guidance, navaids, reporting points, information, frequencies and regional NOTAMs. LIVE MAP, TERRAIN AND FLIGHT DECK • See ownship, planned route, Direct-To/live guidance and breadcrumb track on satellite, hybrid or terrain backgrounds, with optional 3D relief. • Map Tools controls available airspace, worldwide SIGMET, PIREP, source-dependent NOTAM, procedure, navigation, information and frequency layers. • View sampled terrain beneath the active route, compare it with planned MSL altitude and a chosen vertical margin, and shape altitude by leg or with movable points. Results appear only where samples are available. • Use the refined HSI/CDI navigation display with BRG, DTK and XTK, plus GPS altitude, groundspeed, vertical speed, ETE and ETA when supported sensor data is available. BRIEF, FLY AND REVIEW Read exact-station METAR/TAF when available; assess runway wind, personal minimums and hazard context. Record or recover a flight, replay tracks or rehearse routes in Flight Review, export GPX and keep notes and a local logbook. READY BEYOND THE SIGNAL Download worldwide offline basemaps and change the background inside Live Map while retaining the active route and guidance. Imported or previously refreshed layers use only the last verified data held on the device. Ten editable tools—including wind triangle, density altitude, fuel/endurance, top of descent, glide and turn performance—work locally. DATA AVAILABILITY Weather and worldwide SIGMET use official AviationWeather.gov/Aviation Weather Center services. NOTAM display is not a complete briefing: FAA supplies a U.S. graphical TFR subset; other NOTAM, procedure, information, frequency and airspace layers depend on installed, imported or configured sources. Coverage and currency vary. An empty layer never means all clear. PAID ACCESS All features require auto-renewable PilotFlight Pro; no free tier. Choose monthly or yearly. Eligible new subscribers receive one month free. Unless canceled at least 24 hours before the trial or period ends, the plan starts or renews at Apple’s displayed local price. Manage in Apple Account settings. IMPORTANT PilotFlight is a supplemental planning and situational-awareness aid, not a certified primary flight/navigation instrument or a substitute for approved charts, AIP data, official weather/NOTAM briefings, ATC instructions, aircraft documentation or pilot judgment. Flight Deck does not provide a certified attitude reference or indicated airspeed. Always verify current approved sources before flight. The interface supports English, Arabic, French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish (Spain) and Turkish. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://akincijet.com/pilotflight-ipad-privacy.php?lang=en

About

E6B Flight Calculator

This app functions as a dedicated flight computer for pilots, offering a wide range of aviation calculations. It provides features for wind, altitude, airspeed, fuel, and navigation, accessible on both iPhone and Apple Watch. Advanced trip planning and weight & balance calculations are available through an in-app purchase.

Highlights
  • Comprehensive aviation calculations
  • iPhone and Apple Watch compatibility
  • Wind, fuel, and navigation tools
  • Trip planning and weight & balance (Pro)
  • Customizable display modes
  • Offline functionality
Features
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E6B Flight Calculator turns your iPhone, and now your Apple Watch, into a dedicated flight computer: real keys, a big ENTER key, and a display that draws the answer. Pick a function, type your numbers and read the result. ON YOUR WRIST - Every calculation from your iPhone on Apple Watch, with your timers and favorites up front - Adjust wind, speed, fuel and more with the Digital Crown. The answer updates as you turn and syncs back to your iPhone - A flight timer and countdown that keep counting in Always On, with a tap on your wrist when the countdown ends - Works without your iPhone nearby, and changes sync both ways - Complications for your watch face show your timers and latest results WIDGETS Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets show your latest calculations and timers. Tap one to open that page. TWO LOOKS - Classic LCD with three backlights: DAY, BACKLIT and a dark amber NIGHT - Glass Cockpit: a dark avionics display with color-coded values, cyan for what you enter and magenta for what's computed WHAT IT SOLVES - Wind: heading and ground speed, crosswind and headwind for any runway, and finding the wind - Altitude: pressure and density altitude, cloud base and the standard atmosphere - Airspeed: true airspeed, required CAS and Mach number - Time, speed and distance, including ETA - Fuel: fuel burn, fuel flow and endurance - Climb and descent: climb gradient, top of descent and required vertical speed - Glide: glide distance, glide ratio and altitude required - Heading: compass heading and reciprocals - Navigation: rhumb line between two positions, and holding pattern entries - 12 unit converters: distance, speed, duration, temperature, pressure, volume, fuel flow, weight, climb rate, gradient, torque and angle SEE THE ANSWER The wind over your track on a north-up compass card, the runway with the wind arrow, the holding pattern with its entry, and your CG inside the aircraft's envelope. FEELS LIKE A REAL FLIGHT COMPUTER - Mode keys for FLT, PLAN, W/B, CALC, TIMER, FAV and SET - Every key press has a haptic click; a key that doesn't apply gets a firm buzz - Type math right into a field, like 340+170 for two people up front - Enter times as H:MM and positions as D:MM, and switch a value's units with CONV - A calculator that does time math: add up flight times in H:MM - US or metric units, and avgas or Jet-A fuel weights - HOW TO USE in SET walks you through it, a topic a page BUILT FOR PILOTS - Star your go-to functions in FAV - Works offline, with no account - Remembers every value, leg and setting E6B PRO Trip planning, weight & balance and the timers are part of E6B Pro, an in-app purchase. Everything else, on iPhone and Apple Watch, is free. - PLAN: legs with distance and course; magnetic heading, ground speed, time and fuel for each leg; trip totals with ETA and fuel with reserve - W/B: your aircraft's profile and CG envelope, load and CG check, weight shift and % MAC - TIMER: a flight timer (stopwatch) and countdown with live UTC and local clocks, on iPhone and Apple Watch, and in widgets and complications E6B Pro is a one-time Lifetime purchase, or a monthly or yearly subscription that starts with a 7-day free trial for eligible new subscribers. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase or, with a free trial, when the trial ends. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and renewal is charged within the 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://metarpilot.com/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://metarpilot.com/privacy-policy E6B Flight Calculator is for flight planning and training. Always check results against your aircraft's POH and official sources.

Screenshots

PilotFlight4 screens
E6B Flight Calculator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: E6B Flight Calculator at 15.1 against PilotFlight's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. PilotFlight sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.00 per month and E6B Flight Calculator sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PilotFlight ships an update every 3 days, E6B Flight Calculator every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
PilotFlight versus E6B Flight Calculator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPilotFlightE6B Flight Calculator
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB41 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperYigit Can AkinciAverage Quality LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

PilotFlight

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Access1 Month trial$7.001 Month
  • Yearly Access1 Month trial$74.001 Year
3 purchases

E6B Flight Calculator

Subscriptions2
  • E6B Pro Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • E6B Pro Yearly7 Days trial$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • E6B Pro Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is PilotFlight free?
PilotFlight is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is E6B Flight Calculator free?
E6B Flight Calculator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PilotFlight or E6B Flight Calculator have ads?
Neither PilotFlight nor E6B Flight Calculator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PilotFlight or E6B Flight Calculator?
PilotFlight ships an update every 3 days, and E6B Flight Calculator every 2 days. Most recently, PilotFlight was updated on October 24, 2026 and E6B Flight Calculator on October 24, 2026.

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