The Jacobson Flare vs AvMath
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Jacobson Flare
This app provides a quantifiable and consistent landing technique for pilots, improving safety and confidence. It offers interactive presentations and HD videos to explain the principles of landing an airplane.
- Quantifiable landing technique
- Interactive presentations
- HD videos of landings
- Covers 5 key landing questions
- Universal technique for any aircraft
- Enhances pilot competence and confidence
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The Jacobson Flare Version 2.0 Since 1987, the unique application of The Jacobson Flare has eliminated the imprecise aspects of landing an airplane, otherwise unchanged since the end of World War 1 in 1918. Everything else in aviation has advanced, but NOT landing training. Historically, the manual landing manoeuvre has remained indeterminate. Conventional flare techniques have involved an inconsistent, critical estimation of height above the landing surface and are subject to a number of variable factors, summarised as aircraft, pilot and environmental. The Jacobson Flare is the first and only quantifiable, universal and consistent landing technique in the history of aviation. To land an airplane consistently well, a pilot should be able to explain the following five questions: 1. Where to aim? 2. How to aim? 3. When to flare? 4. How much to flare? 5. How fast to flare (flare rate)? The Jacobson Flare App for the iPad, originally featured in June 2014 on the Australian App Store in ‘Best New Apps’, answers all five applying, clearly and simply, known principles and facts that enable a pilot at any level of competence and experience to finally and fully understand HOW to make safer and more consistent landings, in any airplane type. The noted increase in pilot competence and confidence is breathtaking. The Jacobson Flare App for iPad V2.0 Professionally designed, the Jacobson Flare app for iPad is so much more than the simple equivalent of a 330-page book; interactive and inclusive, it totally replaces and greatly enhances successive and widely acclaimed presentations of the original 1987 Jacobson Flare paper, “Where to Flare” and other associated files. This updated Version 2.0 of the Jacobson Flare app explores the where, when & how involved in landing an airplane in TWO DISTINCT PRESENTATIONS: •Designed in LANDSCAPE as an extensively illustrated comprehensive presentation, with accompanying text; and •The Jacobson Flare TREATISE, now re-worked in Landscape and partly illustrated, designed as an e-book, for uninterrupted reading and comprehension of the complete text. These are best viewed in landscape on at least the screen size of an iPad Mini OR larger iPhone. Graphically enhanced HD videos of various airplane types using the same consistent and quantified technique, at a diverse range of locations, highlight the Jacobson Flare app for iPad as a perfect solution to a serious long-term problem for world aviation. Thirty-five years of research and development are reflected in the intuitive design, fine production and attention to detail - just some of the hallmarks of this stylish presentation. Summary The Jacobson Flare has been adopted enthusiastically by thousands of pilots in 65 countries. The convenient digital format on iPad has accelerated industry awareness and acceptance and offers predictable and consistently better landings for those individual pilots, at ANY level of experience, who are always seeking to improve their skill set. Perhaps the three best descriptions come from highly experienced professional pilots: “the greatest single advance in flying training in many, many years and represents simple unassailable aerodynamic logic”; “this is probably what we have all been trying to do all these years”; and “this has the elegant simplicity of the safety pin”. Website: www.jacobsonflare.com Email: info@jacobsonflare.com Captain David M Jacobson MAP FRAeS: +61 419 346 336 The Jacobson Flare
AvMath
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AvMath is a mental math education and training tool for pilots to improve their mental math skills. Whether you are a student, private or commercial pilot you will learn rules of thumb and methods for quick calculations of speeds, distance, altitudes and time, then challenge yourself to train and improve applying these in realistic aviation scenarios. Every answer is explained in detail while you track your improvement with records and achievements and challenge yourself with increasing levels of difficulty. Learn common Rules of Thumb - Crosswind Component - One in Sixty - Density Altitude (inHg and hpa) - True Airspeed - Vertical Navigation - Drift Angle Apply in Real Aviation Scenarios - Crosswind - One in Sixty navigation - Enroute Wind - Fuel Planning - Vertical Navigation - True Airspeed - Density Altitude - Descent Planning - Quick Calculations - Trip Planning
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The clearest difference is price: AvMath at Free against The Jacobson Flare's $39.99. AvMath also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 22 months). The Jacobson Flare's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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AvMath is free to download; The Jacobson Flare costs $39.99 up front. AvMath sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. The Jacobson Flare asks for nothing beyond the download.
The Jacobson Flare ships an update every 22 months, AvMath daily. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Jacobson Flare | AvMath |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $39.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.5 (26 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BJA Consulting Pty Ltd | Elemental Services Pty Ltd |
In-app purchases
The Jacobson Flare
No in-app purchases
AvMath
- Premium Version$4.99








