FltPlan Go for iPhone vs Sparky's E6B Lite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FltPlan Go for iPhone
This app serves as a mobile companion for flight planning services, syncing flight plans, navigation logs, and aircraft profiles for offline and in-flight use. It offers powerful routing, weather, and mapping features, including geo-referenced approach plates and airport diagrams.
- Sync flight plans and NavLogs for offline use
- Interactive flight plan editing on map
- Airport and FBO information with fuel prices
- Geo-referenced approach plates and airport diagrams
- Real-time weather (METARs, TAFs, PIREPs)
- Moving maps with sectional and enroute charts
- Weight & Balance and eLogbook integration
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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 • Display Search & Rescue patterns • Course Deviation Indicator (CDI) • 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
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: FltPlan Go for iPhone at 4.0 against Sparky's E6B Lite's 3.5. FltPlan Go for iPhone also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (145 vs 10). On price, review sentiment, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FltPlan Go for iPhone holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FltPlan Go for iPhone has 145 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 61% of FltPlan Go for iPhone'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.
FltPlan Go for iPhone 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.
| Parameter | FltPlan Go for iPhone | Sparky's E6B Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (145 ratings) — better | 3.5 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.5% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 145 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 180 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FltPlan.com (Flight Plan LLC) | Intineo LLC |
Customer experience
FltPlan Go for iPhone
Sparky's E6B Lite
Bugs and requests
FltPlan Go for iPhone
Reported bugs
41 issues- App crashes after recent update
- Safety features are broken
- No updates for over 10 months
- App started to crash
- App crashes a lot on iPad Pro
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- Outdated weather data
- Logbook refresh issues
- Laggy and cumbersome interface
- Random 'no GPS' and 'internet connectivity issues' popups
- App randomly resets interface
- Unable to edit tokens on map section
- Failed to download database error
- Have to log in every time app is opened
- Some airports missing CFS pages
- App is a replica of the website
- Pre-loads random sample flight plan
- Extended runway centerlines don't show runway numbers
- Loading icon doesn't go away
- Buttons on iPhone X are difficult to tap
- Gray bar by notch area on iPhone X
- Flight plan page gets stuck on 'loading'
- Nav logs take forever to download
- Downloading procedures results in errors
- Password gets dumped every time app is opened
- Back button takes to login screen
- App moves very slowly
- Orientation of buttons are off
- Layers don't work properly
- Map mode - edit route - not stable
- App crashes when viewing airport procedures
- Map layers loaded on a 45-degree skew
- Constantly freezes and shuts down
- Does not work with iOS 8 on iPad
- TFR overlay doesn't show TFR areas
- Cannot scroll through TFR info
- Lost airport database with last update
- Continually loses track of downloaded data
- Notification 'location disabled' pops up repeatedly
- Requires database update unnecessarily
- iPhone version doesn't display altitude and ground speed in map mode
- Newest update very problematic
Requested features
14 requests- Bullseye for military pilots
- Bearing and range tool
- Decimal degrees for waypoints
- Easier waypoint lat/long finding
- Support for MSFS 2020 simulator
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- Support for Apple Watch
- More ADSB variations
- Ground speed and heading indicators on map
- Dark mode
- Improved UI for mobile
- Synthetic vision and profile view
- Runway numbers on extended centerlines
- Suggested airports for easier input
- Ruler feature on iPhone version
Sparky's E6B Lite
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
FltPlan Go for iPhone
No in-app purchases
Sparky's E6B Lite
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is FltPlan Go for iPhone free?
Is Sparky's E6B Lite free?
Which has better reviews, FltPlan Go for iPhone or Sparky's E6B Lite?
Do FltPlan Go for iPhone or Sparky's E6B Lite have ads?
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