A vs EFIS Flight Gateway
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
A
This electronic flight information system runs on your iPhone or iPad, providing pilots with essential flight data like artificial horizon, GPS-based speed, altitude, and more. It's designed for use in airplanes only and is not a certified aviation instrument.
- Artificial Horizon (AHRS)
- GPS Ground Speed
- GPS Altimeter
- GPS Vertical Speed
- Turn Coordinator
- Slip Ball
- Compass
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A-EFIS is an Electronic Flight Information System for airplanes, which runs right on your iPhone/iPad. A-EFIS works perfectly with the internal sensors of your iPhone/iPad A-EFIS makes use of digital filtering methods and state-of-the-art stochastic models in order to achieve exceptional accuracy and robustness. ATTENTION: A-EFIS ONLY WORKS ON AIRPLANES. NOT TO BE USED IN HELICOPTERS OR LAND VEHICLES BECAUSE INDICATIONS WILL NOT BE CORRECT. USE ONLY IN AN AIRPLANE! Features: - Artificial Horizon (AHRS) - Ground speed (via GPS) - Altimeter (via GPS) - Vertical speed (via GPS) - Turn coordinator - Slip ball - Compass - True course indicator (via GPS) - Deviation from true track indication A-EFIS can also be used with the X-Plane flight simulator. A-EFIS has been extensively tested on ultralights, LSA, general aviation and even airliners. IMPORTANT NOTICE: A-EFIS is not a certified aviation instrument. Do not rely on A-EFIS as your only navigation aid. Failure to comply to this warning may result in property damage, serious injury or death. You assume total responsibility and risk associated with using this application.
EFIS Flight Gateway
This app facilitates the transfer of flight plans from third-party Electronic Flight Bag applications to a connected EFIS system. It requires a separate Microkit EFIS Gateway hardware device to function. Users can share .FPL files directly to the EFIS.
- Transfer FPL Flight Plans
- Connects to EFIS Gateway hardware
- Share from third-party EFBs
- Supports .FPL file format
- Utilizes Files App integration
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This App uses the Microkit EFIS Gateway hardware device to transfer FPL Flight Plans to a connected EFIS. External EFIS Gateway unit is required to use this App . Use "Share" within third party iOS EFB (Electronic Flight Bag) Apps or Files App and select "Transfer to EFIS" to transfer the .FPL Flight Plan . The "Transfer to EFIS" share option is shown when sharing valid files accepted by the EFIS.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: EFIS Flight Gateway at 100% against A's 0%. EFIS Flight Gateway also leads on price (Free vs $54.99). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
EFIS Flight Gateway is free to download; A costs $54.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | A | EFIS Flight Gateway |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $54.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Charalampos Baltzakis | Microkit Solutions LLC |
Customer experience
A
EFIS Flight Gateway
In-app purchases
A
No in-app purchases
EFIS Flight Gateway
No in-app purchases
