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Tatsuo Saeki

For general aviation pilots and flight enthusiasts looking for secondary, non-certified backup displays and flight recording tools.

2apps3.9(12)Navigation

Snapshot

Who is Tatsuo Saeki?

Providing general aviation pilots with secondary backup flight instrumentation and data recording tools for iOS devices.

Target audience

General aviation pilotsFlight enthusiasts looking for secondaryNon-certified backup displays

Active nemesis

Levil Technology

Other rivals

Portfolio

Free 1
2
apps
Navigation2

Last updated

iBFDmonochrome

v2.30

1.9y ago

Dormant

Publisher DNA

What defines Tatsuo Saeki?

Publisher DNA

Primary focus

Aviation backup instrumentation and navigation

Scale

indie

Target audience

General aviation pilots and flight enthusiasts looking for secondary, non-certified backup displays and flight recording tools.

Signature Patterns

  • β€’Specialization in backup flight instrumentation for iOS devices
  • β€’Integration of flight data and cockpit voice recording features within navigation tools
  • β€’Utility-first design focused on cockpit situational awareness and instrument redundancy
Dormant

Portfolio momentum

The portfolio shows no release activity in the last six months, with both navigation titles currently in a dormant state.

Active apps 0

Company profile

low confidence
Founded
2017

Portfolio

What does Tatsuo Saeki ship?

Apps

2 apps analysed

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iBFD

Hello, this is the Communication and Relationship App of the FAMILY BAPTIST CHURCH

3.5(4)

Rivals

Who does Tatsuo Saeki compete with?

The rivals identified

Nemeses(1)

Levil Technology

known forLevil Aviation

1 app4.7Navigation

Both apps target pilots requiring digital flight instrumentation, but Levil Aviation captures the market by integrating directly with external wireless avionics hardware like iLevil3 and B.O.M.

Contenders(10)

airWORK aviation media UG

known foriEFIS Light

2 apps5.0Navigation

Both apps target general aviation pilots requiring flight instrumentation, with iBFD providing a standalone backup display and iEFIS Light offering hardware-linked telemetry visualization.

Charalampos Baltzakis

known forA-EFIS Black and White

1 app4.9Navigation

Both apps target pilots requiring auxiliary flight instrumentation, creating direct competition for the secondary flight display market segment.

Helios Avionics

known forHorizon Portable Glass Cockpit

1 app3.5Navigation

Both apps target general aviation pilots seeking redundant flight instrumentation, creating direct competition for the secondary backup instrument market.

Joao Cabral

known forAirTrack NG

1 app5.0Navigation

Both apps target aviation enthusiasts using mobile devices for flight data, though iBFD focuses on real-world backup instrumentation while AirTrack NG targets flight simulator telemetry.

Lonnie Ganz

known forFlyBy Nav

1 app5.0Navigation

Both apps target pilots requiring flight-related data, with iBFD providing backup instrumentation and FlyBy Nav offering pre-flight planning tools.

Marian Fujara

known forAviation GPS

1 app5.0Navigation

Both apps target pilots needing flight instrumentation, but Aviation GPS provides free navigation and traffic data while iBFD focuses on backup flight display instrumentation.

NAVSTEP

known forFlight Display

1 app0.0Navigation

Both apps target pilots needing secondary flight instrumentation, with overlapping pricing and core functionality as digital cockpit displays.

Timothy Kelley

known forFlightSight

1 app5.0Navigation

Both apps target pilots seeking secondary flight instrumentation, with iBFD providing backup flight data and FlightSight offering visual HUD aids for terrain verification.

Valerii Nikolaev

known forAirHorizon: Attitude Indicator

1 app4.7Navigation

AirHorizon competes for the same pilot audience by offering a free, sensor-based artificial horizon and variometer, directly challenging the utility of iBFD as a backup flight instrument.

Wonmo Seong

known forJeb's 3D Flight Bag

1 app0.0Navigation

Both apps target general aviation pilots, with iBFD focusing on backup instrumentation while Jeb's 3D Flight Bag provides broader electronic flight bag capabilities like weather and traffic.

Same space(9)

Automata Solutions

known forWinglet Flight Display

1 app0.0Navigation

Winglet Flight Display functions as a secondary telemetry companion for experimental pilots, extending the capabilities of the Noisy Goose EFB suite.

Candidus

known forFlight Instruments

1 app4.6Navigation

Flight Instruments provides a similar virtual cockpit experience to iBFD but focuses on radio navigation training and interactive simulation.

Darren Yeates

known forfDeck: flight instruments

1 app4.6Navigation

fDeck serves as a broader, free-to-use flight instrument suite that competes with iBFD by offering a wider array of visual instruments and live weather data.

KasTech Solutions LLC (U.S.)

known forAI CFI: Flight Training Tools

1 app4.6Navigation

AI CFI acts as a conversational training companion that complements iBFD by focusing on ground school knowledge rather than real-time flight instrumentation.

Laurie Davis

known forNavigator: Instrument Training

1 app5.0Navigation

Navigator complements iBFD by providing a dedicated training environment for mastering instrument-based spatial awareness and navigation procedures.

Mikhail Nikitin

known forE6B - Flight Computer

1 app5.0Navigation

E6B functions as a specialized calculation utility that pilots use alongside iBFD for pre-flight planning and in-flight performance math.

Morz Group (Pty)

known forFlight Tools

1 app4.5Navigation

Flight Tools acts as a static utility for aviation math, serving as a basic alternative to the calculation features found within iBFD.

Pro Flight Tools

known forPro Flight Tools

1 app5.0Navigation

Pro Flight Tools serves professional pilots by offering operational calculators that augment the flight instrumentation data provided by iBFD.

Ugur Sola

known forFlight Bag - Tools for pilots

1 app5.0Navigation

Flight Bag provides specialized operational tools for pilots that coexist with iBFD's instrumentation by handling crew-specific planning tasks.

New entrants(1)

Adel Abdulla

known forCoPilot – Flight Deck Tools

1 app0.0Navigation

CoPilot acts as a comprehensive flight management tool for airline pilots, handling administrative tasks that fall outside iBFD's instrumentation scope.

The Analyst's Read

The bottom line on Tatsuo Saeki

Bottom line

Tatsuo Saeki is a niche indie publisher serving a specific segment of the aviation market with functional backup tools. The lack of recent updates suggests a stable but stagnant product line that prioritizes core utility over feature expansion.

Frequently asked questions

How many apps does Tatsuo Saeki publish?
Tatsuo Saeki has 2 apps tracked by Marlvel, primarily in the Navigation category.
What kind of apps does Tatsuo Saeki make?
Tatsuo Saeki's portfolio is concentrated in Navigation, with an average rating of 3.9/5 across rated apps.
What is Tatsuo Saeki's top app?
By review volume across the portfolio, iBFDmonochrome is Tatsuo Saeki's best-known app tracked by Marlvel.

What fed this analysis

Apps analyzed:
2
With full intel:
0
With overview:
2
Website scraped:
yes
Social presence:
no

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AI-powered analysis with automated quality gates, built from publicly available sources. Marlvel.ai is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Tatsuo Saeki, its developer, the app publisher, Apple, or Google Play. All trademarks, logos, and screenshots referenced remain the property of their respective owners.

Cite this report

Marlvel.ai. β€œTatsuo Saeki intelligence.” Updated 2026-04-28. https://marlvel.ai/publishers/tatsuo-saeki

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