FlightReady E6B vs Visual Holding Pattern
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FlightReady E6B
This aviation utility provides over 100 functions, conversions, and utilities for pilots. It offers accurate calculations for flight planning, performance, navigation, and aerodynamics, surpassing other E6B apps with its comprehensive and precise scientific formulas.
- Over 100 aviation functions
- Accurate scientific formulas
- Flight planning calculations
- Performance metrics
- Navigation tools
- Extensive unit conversions
- Weight & Balance calculations
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FlightReady E6B is a modern flight computer with the most complete set of aviation functions, conversions, and utilities for planning and flying. WHY PILOTS USE FLIGHTREADY E6B • Accurate. Conversions use exact defined factors, and airspeed and altitude calculations use the full U.S. Standard Atmosphere, maintaining accurate calculations above 36,000 feet. • Explained. Every function and conversion has built-in help that describes what it calculates, how to use it, and the formulas and conventions behind it. • Fast. Star the functions you use most to keep them at the top of the main menu, and your favorites sync to your other devices through iCloud. Open functions from Search, Shortcuts, Control Center, the Lock Screen, or the Action button. • Easy to use. Change a field's unit from the menu beside it, and every related field on the screen follows. Results automatically carry over to related functions, reducing repeated data entry. • Night-flight friendly. Dark mode uses a red-shifted amber color scheme designed for use in a dark cockpit. PLAN LEG ▸ Heading & Groundspeed: true heading, groundspeed, and magnetic and compass heading ▸ Time & Distance: leg time, distance, or groundspeed ▸ Required True Airspeed: the true airspeed and heading needed to make a planned groundspeed ▸ Fuel Consumption: fuel required, fuel flow, or endurance ▸ Point of No Return and Equal Time Point, with ETAs AIRSPEED, ALTITUDE, AND WEATHER ▸ Airspeed: actual TAS and Mach, plan Mach, plan TAS, and total air temperature ▸ Altitude: pressure, density, and true altitude ▸ Cloud Base: cloud base AGL and MSL, and relative humidity, from temperature and dew point WIND ▸ Wind Component: headwind and crosswind ▸ Unknown Wind ▸ Wind Correction Angle CLIMB & DESCENT ▸ Climb/Descent Rate: required gradient in ft/nm, percent, and degrees, and rate in ft/min ▸ Top of Descent: determine when to begin descent ▸ Gradient Conversion: percent, degrees, and ft/nm PERFORMANCE ▸ Rate of Turn and Turn Radius for any bank angle and airspeed ▸ Standard Rate Bank Angle and Standard Rate Turn Radius ▸ Hydroplane Speed for rotating and non-rotating tires ▸ Load Factor in Level Turn ▸ Pivotal Altitude, AGL and MSL NAVIGATION ▸ DME Arc Distance ▸ Lead Turn Distance: how far before a fix to start the turn ▸ Thunderstorm Cell Height from radar tilt and distance ▸ Time/Distance to Station from a VOR or NDB bearing change ▸ Holding Pattern: determine entry type and visualize the holding pattern AERODYNAMICS ▸ Lift ▸ Power & Torque WEIGHT & BALANCE ▸ C.G. & Moment: enter any two of weight, CG, and moment to get the third ▸ C.G. Shift: enter any three values to get the fourth, such as how much weight to move ▸ CG % of MAC CONVERSIONS ▸ Temperature: °C, °F, K, and °R ▸ Distance: nautical miles, statute miles, kilometers, feet, and more ▸ Speed: knots, mph, km/h, ft/min, m/s, and Mach ▸ Pressure: inHg, mbar/hPa, kPa, psi, mmHg, and more ▸ Fuel @ 15°C: gallons, liters, pounds, and kilograms of 100LL, Jet-A, Jet-B, JP-8, and water ▸ Weight & Mass, Area, Liquid Volume (US and imperial), Volume, Density, Power, and Torque TIME UTILITIES ▸ Time Calculator: add, subtract, multiply, and divide times, in decimal or formatted time, including h:m ▸ Flight Log Calculator: block and flight times from your out, off, on, and in times ▸ Standard Calculator ▸ IFR Timer: a countdown that keeps running when you lock your phone, with a notification when time is up SETTINGS ▸ Results to as many as four decimal places ▸ Day, Night, and Auto appearance
Visual Holding Pattern
This app offers a visual guide for pilots to determine correct holding pattern entry techniques. It allows for easy rotation of the holding pattern and aircraft heading to visualize the approach, with manual or automatic heading input.
- Visual holding pattern reference
- Determine entry techniques
- Rotate holding pattern
- Match aircraft heading
- Manual heading input
- Automatic heading input
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The Visual Holding Pattern provides a complete visual reference to help you determine the proper holding pattern entry technique based on your aircraft's heading and the holding pattern's inbound leg course. With a single finger rotation a pilot can easily orientate the holding pattern around a holding fix based on the inbound leg's desired bearing, radial, or course. The entire circular image can be rotated to match the aircraft's heading to allow the pilot to visualize the aircraft's approach to the holding pattern. The aircraft's heading can either be set manually or automatically based on the magnetic heading of the iDevice being used. This app is designed for optimal viewing and use on an iPad or iPhone 5 screen size or larger. This app requires iOS 8.0 or greater.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: FlightReady E6B at 4.7 against Visual Holding Pattern's 3.9. FlightReady E6B also leads on ratings volume (1.1K vs 12) and review sentiment (83% vs 63%). Visual Holding Pattern's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $9.99) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 18.1). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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
FlightReady E6B costs $9.99 and Visual Holding Pattern $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FlightReady E6B holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FlightReady E6B has 1.1K ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of FlightReady E6B's written reviews are positive against 63% of Visual Holding Pattern's.
FlightReady E6B ships an update every 4 months, Visual Holding Pattern every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FlightReady E6B | Visual Holding Pattern |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.1K ratings) — better | 3.9 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better | 62.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #21 — better | #107 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.1 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aeroapps Technology | Arthur Varrassi |
Customer experience
FlightReady E6B
Visual Holding Pattern
Bugs and requests
FlightReady E6B
Reported bugs
2 issues- Fuel computation functions crashing
- New extra functions not working
Requested features
3 requests- Add wind correction angle calculation
- Include seconds in time measurements
- Provide user manual or instructions
Visual Holding Pattern
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
FlightReady E6B
No in-app purchases
Visual Holding Pattern
No in-app purchases
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