Comparison

FltPlan Go vs Sparky's E6B Lite

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

Head to head
About

FltPlan Go

This app serves as a mobile companion for flight planning and navigation. It syncs flight plans, weather data, and airport information for offline and in-flight use. Features include interactive maps, route planning, and aviation-specific tools.

Highlights
  • Flight plan creation and filing
  • Offline NavLogs and airport data
  • Interactive moving maps with charts
  • Real-time weather and NOTAMs
  • Weight & Balance calculations
  • eLogbook integration
  • Customizable checklists
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FltPlan Go is the essential companion to FltPlan.com. Because FltPlan Go is integrated with FltPlan.com, flight plans and NavLogs are automatically synced to your device along with Weight & Balance profiles, eLogbook profiles, and Checklists for offline and in-flight use. • Create and file your flight plan on FltPlan.com, and it will sync to FltPlan Go to allow you to responsively edit the flight plan on the map • NavLogs are automatically synced and downloaded for offline use • Create and file your flight plan on FltPlan Go to sync to FltPlan.com FltPlan Go delivers powerful routing, weather, mapping features, and comprehensive aviation information including: AIRPORTS: • Airport & FBO Information including current fuel prices • Geo-Referenced approach plates & airport diagrams (U.S & Canada) • Weather, including METARs, TAFs, PIREPs, & MOS • NOTAMs & Remarks MAPS: • Sync FltPlan.com flight plans and interactively edit on the map • File a flight plan from within FltPlan Go • Moving maps with sectionals, enroute charts, & more • Overlay approach plates & procedures on the map • Layers including SUAs, TFRs, State Outline, Airports, Fuel Prices, CAP Grid, Stadiums, and Customs • Display METARs, Winds, SIGMETs, and animated Weather on the map • Display MOS weather forecasts (up to 4 days out) on the map • Breadcrumbs with enhanced playback & option to open in Google Earth • Split Screen to view information simultaneously, including airports, Flight Instruments (AHRS), procedures, NavLogs, Howgozit, Checklists, & More • Display Search & Rescue patterns • Course Deviation Indicator (CDI) • View Howgozit to track real time progress of your flight • Create or import Custom Waypoints in KML or CSV format • Overlay in-flight ADS-B traffic & weather or XM Weather* NAVLOGS: • NavLogs automatically sync and download for offline use • Email or print NavLogs from within FltPlan Go ADDITIONAL FEATURES: • Weight & Balance - create computations with the option to email • eLogbook - create logbook entries to sync to our eLogbook program • Checklists - synced from FltPlan.com for your specific aircraft • Binders - create flight specific binders with documents or procedures, airports, NavLogs, weather briefs, & more • Weather - search airport or route weather • Tracking - view live tracking • PDCs • Cloud Tops • Aviation Calculators • Access to FltPlan.com EXTERNAL: AVIONICS • Garmin • Dynon SkyView • Advanced Flight Systems • Avidyne IFD Series • DAC International GDC64 ADS-B • Garmin • Stratus 3 • Dual XGPS 170/190 • Dynon D2 • FreeFlight • Pathfinder • iLevil SW • L-3 Lynx • SkyGuard • Stratux • FlightBox • pingBuddy • Clarity • Custom Unit GPS • Garmin GDL 51 & GLO • Dual XGPS 150 • Bad Elf APP-TO-APP • Garmin Pilot • Satcom Direct • Jeppesen Mobile FD 2.7 SIMULATORS • X-Plane Simulator • FSX & Prepar3D *Subscription/Unit Required *Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. FltPlan has grown into the largest flight planning company in North America. FltPlan covers the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, Panama, and parts of Venezuela and Columbia. FltPlan’s 165,000-plus active, registered users file more than 55% of all N#-registered flight plans. FltPlan Go is a part of FltPlan's comprehensive system that includes free, web-based flight planning and filing and a full range of premium services. FltPlan has more than 18 years of general aviation experience, giving pilots access to the best support team in the business. 24/7 FltPlan Go support is available at Tech@FltPlan.com

About

Sparky's E6B Lite

This app simulates a mechanical E6B flight computer, offering tools for calculations, practice, and learning flight computations. It features a slide rule for multiplication, division, and fuel calculations, along with wind vector analysis for flight headings.

Highlights
  • E6B flight computer emulation
  • Multiplication and division calculations
  • Fuel consumption and time/speed/distance calculations
  • Unit conversions (distance, volume, weight)
  • Airspeed, altitude, and Mach number calculations
  • Wind vector computer for headings and correction angles
Features
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Sparky's E6B emulates a mechanical E6B Flight Computer. The app can be used to perform calculations, or to practice and learn how to use a mechanical E6B. The E6B is an analog computer invented in the 1930's by Lt. Philip Dalton, USN for purposes of training and flight calculations. The "slide rule" or "front" side includes a circular log-log scale that can be used for multiplication, division, fuel consumption and time/speed/distance calculations. There are also various conversions available, such as nautical-miles/statute-miles/kilometers, fuel and oil volume and weight. The windows on the front are used for airspeed, various forms of "altitude' and mach number calculations. The "wind" side is a vector computer used to determine flight headings, wind correction angle etc. We have no ads and collect no personal information. We hope you enjoy the Free E6B App, and find it useful and instructive.

Screenshots

Sparky's E6B Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: FltPlan Go at 4.0 against Sparky's E6B Lite's 3.5. FltPlan Go also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (173 vs 10). Sparky's E6B Lite's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 56%) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FltPlan Go holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FltPlan Go has 173 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 56% of FltPlan Go's written reviews are positive against 67% of Sparky's E6B Lite's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FltPlan Go ships an update every 2 months, Sparky's E6B Lite every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
FltPlan Go versus Sparky's E6B Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFltPlan GoSparky's E6B Lite
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (173 ratings) — better3.5 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews56.3% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings173 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size180 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFltPlan.com (Flight Plan LLC)Intineo LLC

Customer experience

FltPlan Go

All ratings173 ratings
Positive71.1%
Neutral12.1%
Negative16.8%
Written reviews87 reviews
Positive56.3%
Neutral19.5%
Negative24.1%

Sparky's E6B Lite

All ratings10 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative30.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral11.1%
Negative22.2%

Bugs and requests

FltPlan Go

Reported bugs

20 issues
  • App crashes immediately after opening (recent update issue)
  • Crashes during flight with ADS-B enabled
  • Crashes when long-pressing on airports
  • Crashes when accessing binder/document sections
  • Map panning limitations in certain regions
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  • Highlighted annotations shift when leaving and returning
  • Draw feature not saving properly
  • Breadcrumb upload failures
  • Howgozit leg/fuel info displays blank
  • Procedures fail to download or show as updated
  • Connection errors with ADS-B receivers
  • App not opening after updates
  • Flight tracking stops after 10 minutes
  • X-Plane simulator connection broken
  • Calculator doesn't work with decimals
  • State outlines not displaying
  • Airport runway icons not working after updates
  • Screen framing and offset issues
  • Maps not displaying in correct resolution
  • Login authentication failures

Requested features

15 requests
  • Multiple fuel stops in flight planning
  • Better annotation and drawing tools with undo functionality
  • Jeppesen chart support
  • Improved markup capabilities for in-flight use
  • Synthetic vision and terrain alerting systems
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  • Plotter integration for precise direction
  • Unit conversion options (nautical to other units)
  • Background downloads for charts and procedures
  • Ability to disable sample routes
  • Flight plan naming and organization improvements
  • Zulu time option for flight planning
  • Runway selection on extended centerlines
  • Better logbook functionality
  • MOA and SUA overlay in app (currently web-only)
  • Copy route button for easy transfer to other apps

Sparky's E6B Lite

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

FltPlan Go

No in-app purchases

None

Sparky's E6B Lite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FltPlan Go free?
FltPlan Go is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sparky's E6B Lite free?
Sparky's E6B Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FltPlan Go or Sparky's E6B Lite?
FltPlan Go is rated higher. FltPlan Go averages 4.0 out of 5 from 173 ratings, while Sparky's E6B Lite averages 3.5 from 10 ratings.
Do FltPlan Go or Sparky's E6B Lite have ads?
Neither FltPlan Go nor Sparky's E6B Lite shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FltPlan Go or Sparky's E6B Lite?
FltPlan Go ships an update every 2 months, and Sparky's E6B Lite every 10 months. Most recently, FltPlan Go was updated on October 13, 2026 and Sparky's E6B Lite on October 5, 2026.

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