Comparison

E6B Flight Computer Pro vs E6B Flight Computer

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

Head to head
About

E6B Flight Computer Pro

Features
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Turn your iPhone or iPad into an interactive E6-B flight computer. Use the front side for time, speed and distance; fuel consumption; true and calibrated airspeed; density altitude; and common aviation conversions. Flip to the wind side to work out wind correction, true heading and groundspeed. Built for focused study and practical preflight calculations: β€’ Detailed circular scales with touch controls β€’ Front and wind sides in one app β€’ Guided tutorials for key workflows β€’ Practice questions to reinforce your skills β€’ Layouts optimized for iPhone and iPad Subscription Eligible new subscribers can start with a 3-day free trial. If the trial is not canceled at least 24 hours before it ends, it automatically converts to the monthly subscription at the price shown by the App Store and renews each month until canceled. Users who are not eligible for the introductory offer can subscribe at the displayed monthly price. You can manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. E6B Flight Computer Pro is an educational and planning aid. Always verify results against approved flight manuals, current operational data and your own calculations before flight. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

E6B Flight Computer

Features
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The flight computer and the weather decoder in one app, paid for once. Foxtro is the E6B every student and private pilot does on the ramp and at the kitchen table, without the slide rule and without a subscription. Type in what you know and read what you need, offline, on iPhone and iPad. LIVE METAR AND TAF, DECODED β€’ Search any airport in the world by ICAO, IATA or name, even without a connection β€’ VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR at a glance, with wind, visibility, ceiling, temperature, altimeter and density altitude on one card β€’ Every group of the raw report translated to plain English β€’ The TAF on a timeline: each period in its own category colour, with a line where now is β€’ Paste any raw METAR or TAF from anywhere and decode it offline β€’ Favourite airports, cached for the ramp RUNWAY WINDS β€’ The headwind and crosswind on every runway, worked out from the live report against each runway's true heading β€’ The favoured runway, the gust and the worst case across a variable wind β€’ The wind in magnetic too, the way the tower reads it PERSONAL MINIMUMS Set your own ceiling, visibility, wind and crosswind limits, or the ones in your solo endorsement, and every airport is checked against them: within or outside, and exactly why. E6B FLIGHT COMPUTER β€’ The wind triangle: heading, ground speed and wind correction angle from course, TAS and the winds aloft, drawn as you type β€’ Find the wind from what you actually flew β€’ True airspeed from calibrated airspeed, pressure altitude and temperature β€’ Pressure altitude and density altitude β€’ Time, speed and distance, any one from the other two β€’ Fuel burn, endurance and range β€’ Runway headwind and crosswind components β€’ Estimated cloud base from temperature and dew point β€’ Conversions: knots, mph and km/h; nautical and statute miles; feet and metres; gallons, litres and pounds; inHg and hPa; Β°C and Β°F WEIGHT AND BALANCE Set up your aircraft from its own POH once β€” empty weight and arm, seats, baggage, fuel and the CG envelope β€” then load it for each flight and see the takeoff and landing points on the envelope. NIGHT AND DAY A dark cockpit look for before dawn and after dusk, and a Day mode that stays readable in full sun. PAY ONCE The calculators, the decoder and the runway winds are free. One purchase unlocks weight and balance, personal minimums, the TAF timeline and unlimited favourite airports with offline caching. No subscription, no ads, no account. Weather comes from the US National Weather Service's Aviation Weather Center; runway data from OurAirports. Foxtro is a planning aid, not a certified navigation or briefing source; always confirm with an official briefing before flight. Privacy policy: https://foxtro.vadapalas-zigmas.workers.dev/privacy Terms of use: https://foxtro.vadapalas-zigmas.workers.dev/terms

Screenshots

E6B Flight Computer Pro4 screens
E6B Flight Computer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: E6B Flight Computer Pro at 15.1 against E6B Flight Computer's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. E6B Flight Computer Pro sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month and E6B Flight Computer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

E6B Flight Computer Pro ships an update weekly, E6B Flight Computer every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
E6B Flight Computer Pro versus E6B Flight Computer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterE6B Flight Computer ProE6B Flight Computer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly β€” betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size34 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYigit Can AkinciZigmas Vadapalas

In-app purchases

1 purchases

E6B Flight Computer Pro

Subscriptions1
  • E6B Flight Computer Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
1 purchases

E6B Flight Computer

One-time1
  • Foxtro Pro$9.99

Questions

Is E6B Flight Computer Pro free?
E6B Flight Computer Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is E6B Flight Computer free?
E6B Flight Computer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do E6B Flight Computer Pro or E6B Flight Computer have ads?
Neither E6B Flight Computer Pro nor E6B Flight Computer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, E6B Flight Computer Pro or E6B Flight Computer?
E6B Flight Computer Pro ships an update weekly, and E6B Flight Computer every 9 days. Most recently, E6B Flight Computer Pro was updated on October 29, 2026 and E6B Flight Computer on November 1, 2026.

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