Comparison

How SkyNexus compares

There are more sim EFBs than ever — the built-in MSFS 2024 tablet, and a growing field of external apps. Most overlap on the basics: import a SimBrief OFP, render a briefing, show some VATSIM data. This is where SkyNexus is genuinely different, laid out honestly — including the things it deliberately doesn’t do.

The SkyNexus A320 performance calculator showing the full capability set — V-speeds, runway distances, flex, OPTIMUM flap, wet and contaminated models, MEL and CG to trim
The depth most of the table is about: real, auditable A320 dispatch performance — free, in a browser.
Does this well Partial / varies Not available
CapabilitySkyNexusIn-sim MSFS 2024 EFBOther external EFBs
FCOM-grounded A320 performanceV-speeds, three runway distances, flex, OPTIMUM flap, wet & contaminated models, MEL, CG → trim — with auditable methodology.
Yes
PartialBasic TOPC/LDPC only
PartialOften paywalled
Predicted runway-vacate exitThe exit you'll most likely make, from landing weight, live wind and runway geometry — before the approach brief.
Yes
No
No
eWAS-style route weather forecastTurbulence, icing, jet streams and fronts at your flight level, scrubbable hour-by-hour to T+36h, with a vertical cross-section.
Yes
No
No
Geometry-matched VATSIM coverageControllers, ATIS and FIR sectors matched to your routing by airspace geometry — not a nearest-airport list.
Yes
No
PartialUsually controller lists
IVAO support alongside VATSIM
Yes
No
PartialVaries by product
Wrong-frequency alertA global alert the moment COM1 is wrong for your position.
Yes
No
No
Threats auto-assessed into one bannerWeather, NOTAMs and division notes cross-checked against your runway and phase, surfaced — not buried.
Yes
No
No
100+ VATSIM division briefings
Yes
No
No
Charts for your filed SID / STAR / runwayPrimary plate picked out, alternatives one click away.
YesVia ChartFox, free
PartialNavigraph sub
PartialNavigraph sub
SimBrief OFP import
Yes
PartialUnreliable for IFR
Yes
Runs in any browser, zero installOne URL on a second monitor, tablet or phone. No community folder.
Yes
NoIn-cockpit only
PartialOften an app / plugin
No extra subscription required
Yes
PartialNavigraph for charts
PartialMany are paid
Files flight plans to the networkSkyNexus is a briefing tool by design — file with your usual client.
NoBy design
No
PartialSome do

“Other external EFBs” is a category — the field moves fast and individual products differ, so we compare honestly against what that class typically offers rather than calling out one competitor. If you spot something that’s become inaccurate, tell us on Discord and we’ll fix it.

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