PilotFlight Watch vs E6B Flight Calculator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PilotFlight Watch
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PilotFlight puts a PFD-style Flight Deck and MFD-style Live Map on Apple Watch. These PFD and MFD views are supplemental, not certified or primary flight instruments. The native companion handles subscription purchase, restore and management on iPhone and iPad; paired-Watch status and setup remain on iPhone, and aviation views remain on Apple Watch. PFD-STYLE FLIGHT DECK AND MFD-STYLE LIVE MAP • Use the MFD-style Live Map to see position, active route, nearby airports and breadcrumb track. • Use the PFD-style Flight Deck to follow Direct-To or multi-leg plans with HSI/CDI guidance, bearing, distance, ETE and cross-track deviation. KEEP SAVED ROUTES VISIBLE OFFLINE • Save active-route coverage or an area around your current position on Apple Watch. • Choose automatic fallback when the connection is lost, or keep the local map on manually. • A worldwide overview is included. Download or delete three verified worldwide packages independently: Terrain HD (31,379,456 B; Natural Earth · Public domain), Visual HD (625,291,264 B; NASA Earth Observatory · Blue Marble: Next Generation · Contains modified NASA imagery; May 2004, not live), and Atlas Pro (3,732,973,284 B; © OpenStreetMap contributors · Protomaps 20260814; ODbL). • PilotFlight keeps an 8 GiB offline-map quota and 512 MiB free-space reserve. The maps are supplemental—not live data, aviation charts or terrain-avoidance data. Weather and hazards still require a connection. CHECK LIVE AVIATION WEATHER • Request METAR and TAF for a selected ICAO station from AviationWeather.gov. PLAN AND CALCULATE ON APPLE WATCH • Build and edit multi-leg routes and Direct-To guidance. OPTIONAL OXYGEN AWARENESS, SET BY YOU The optional low-blood-oxygen cue is off by default, starts at 94% and supports 80–99%. While the app is active, eligible device-recorded Health readings up to 5 minutes old may trigger cues at most once a minute; each reading can be silenced. It does not measure cabin pressure, start or continuously monitor a measurement, prevent hypoxia, diagnose a condition, provide emergency service or determine fitness to fly. TRY 3 DAYS FREE ON IPHONE OR IPAD PilotFlight is free to download, but every Watch feature requires an active auto-renewable subscription. Eligible new or returning subscribers who have not used an introductory offer in the PilotFlight Watch Pro group can start Monthly or Annual with a 3-day free trial. The subscription starts immediately, with no charge during the trial. Unless canceled at least 24 hours before the trial ends, the selected plan renews automatically at the localized price and billing period shown by the App Store. One introductory offer is available per subscription group. Purchase, Restore Purchases and subscription management are available in the native companion on iPhone and iPad. Apple Watch is entitlement-only and stays locked without a verified Apple-signed StoreKit entitlement. The trial unlocks the same complete Watch experience as a paid period; there is no separate guest or demo tier. Manage or cancel in Apple Account settings. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Plans and Apple Health data stay on device. AviationWeather.gov receives a selected ICAO code or nearest-airport area. Each optional map uses a fixed AkıncıJet file request. It sends no route, coordinates or disk-capacity value. Temporary delivery/security logs retain IP address, timestamp, requested path, HTTP status and user-agent in daily archives; they are not used for ads or tracking. PilotFlight is a supplemental planning and situational-awareness aid. It is not a certified navigation or primary flight instrument, aviation chart, approved weather/NOTAM source, medical monitor or guaranteed background-alert service. Always verify information with approved aircraft documents, current official sources and pilot judgment. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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.
- Comprehensive aviation calculations
- iPhone and Apple Watch compatibility
- Wind, fuel, and navigation tools
- Trip planning and weight & balance (Pro)
- Customizable display modes
- Offline functionality
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: E6B Flight Calculator at 15.1 against PilotFlight Watch'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
Both are free to download. PilotFlight Watch sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 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.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PilotFlight Watch | E6B Flight Calculator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days | Every 2 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Yigit Can Akinci | Average Quality LLC |
In-app purchases
PilotFlight Watch
- PilotFlight Monthly3 Days trial$6.991 Month
- PilotFlight Annual3 Days trial$74.991 Year
E6B Flight Calculator
- E6B Pro Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- E6B Pro Yearly7 Days trial$6.991 Year
- E6B Pro Lifetime$9.99
Questions
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