# BidCheck — AI roster bid optimiser > AI roster bid optimiser (iPhone/iPad app by Michael Hannan.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bidcheck/id6760777024 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Michael Hannan](https://appshunter.io/developer/1886184864) - Category: Productivity - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 17.0 · 13 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2026-03-26 - Data updated: 2026-07-26 - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bidcheck/id6760777024/reviews.md ## What is BidCheck? BidCheck takes the complexity out of PBS roster bidding for airline pilots. Your ARMS pattern book is already loaded. Just describe what you want in plain English — leave dates, port preferences, days off, layovers — and BidCheck generates a complete, optimised bid sheet ready to submit. Trade trips, swap leave, and stay on top of every A-day contact window from the same app. HOW IT WORKS 1. Select the current bid period 2. Describe your preferences in plain English (your "bid brief") — typed or spoken 3. BidCheck analyses every eligible pattern and builds an optimised bid sheet 4. Review your bid sheet and submit BUILT FOR HOW BIDDING ACTUALLY WORKS • Divisor & MNX window management — BidCheck targets your credit hours and stays within your acceptable range • Tiered fallback bidding — primary bids at 1000pts, cascading fallbacks at 900, 800, 700... so PBS always has an alternative • Stacking day-off bids — cascading bids that narrow inward from your requested range, maximising points if PBS can only grant a partial range • Leave-aware scheduling — leave credit is factored into your divisor maths automatically; day-based blocking (not week-based) • Credit filler patterns — short domestic returns used to top up credit without burning calendar days • Considerations — pin birthdays, weddings, exams or any key date and the optimiser bids around them • Voice bidding — dictate your bid brief on-device, hands free • Buddy Bidding — link with a flying partner and BidCheck coordinates your bids to maximise overlapping days off and layovers together TRIP, BASE & LEAVE SWAPS • Trip Swaps — propose a one-for-one trade with a same-base pilot or buddy. BidCheck pre-checks crewing rules and the 145h minimum guarantee and drafts the ARMS email when both sides agree. • Swap Board — post "want any Rome" or "want anything 14–21 May off" and see the full cohort of pilots whose trips could match, with privacy-preserving labels until someone taps Interested. • Base Swaps (Beta) — trade your whole line for a bid period with a pilot at another base. Rotation positions on every card, server-side legality, ARMS hand-off when both sides agree. • Leave Swaps — trade Annual Leave blocks with other pilots, any length, any future bid period. ROSTER CALENDAR SYNC • Forward your ARMS roster email to your unique BidCheck address — your schedule is parsed automatically • Subscribe via iCal to see your roster in Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, or Outlook • Tap any trip in the calendar grid for full pattern details — flights, destinations, report times, credit, and TAFB allowance • Crewing-modified patterns (X-codes) show the actual assigned times, not the original pattern book data • Optional "Show full roster" toggle adds X days, leave, and rest events to the iCal feed STAY AHEAD OF CONTACT WINDOWS • A-day contact-window reminders for BLH (Blank Line Holders) and PLH (Pattern Line Holders), timed differently for each • RM54 last-duty-free call-in reminders, suppressed during MBTT • 15-4 pre-duty call-in window reminders before sign-on UNDERSTANDS NATURAL LANGUAGE Your bid brief is plain English. Write it like you'd explain it to a colleague: "My daughter's birthday is 16 Apr so latest I can depart is the 11th. Max one Paris. Prefer weekends off." BidCheck interprets your intent — no rigid forms or tick boxes. SIGN IN Sign in with Apple or Google. Link both to one account if you want either path on any device. SUBSCRIPTION • 2-month free trial — no payment method required • Bimonthly: $17.99 AUD • Annual: $49.99 AUD Optimisation limits apply per bid period based on plan. Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **Subscriptions** | Subscription | Price | Period | | --- | --- | --- | | BidCheck Annual | $29.99 | per year | ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.16.0 — 2026-07-24 • Forward your roster to other apps — BidCheck relays your ARMS roster email to up to 5 addresses the moment it arrives (webCIS only allows one forward, so let BidCheck do the rest) • Sharper Swaps hub: clearer Trip Board & Proposals tabs, pending-offer count, times in each pilot's local time zone, confirmations before destructive actions, and Open in Mail on every crewing hand-off • Bug fixes and stability improvements ### 1.15.0 — 2026-06-23 Pin Specific Trips to Your Bid Tell BidCheck exactly which pattern you want in a given week and it'll anchor that trip at 1000 points — then build the rest of your bid sheet around it. Perfect when you've already spotted the trip you want and just need everything else to fall into place. Credit Bias — Land Where You Want in the Window A new bid brief option lets you nudge the optimiser to target the top or bottom of your MNX window. Aim high to build a credit buffer before leave; aim low to keep as many rest days as possible. Roster Share for Co-Parents Generate a signed, tamper-proof PDF of your schedule and send it straight to your co-parent. Choose how much detail to share — from a simple home/away view through to a full day-by-day schedule — and add day-level notes for anything that needs explaining. Revoke access any time. Bug Fixes & Improvements A round of stability fixes and polish to keep things running smoothly. ### 1.11.3 — 2026-06-17 A350-1000 Fleet Support Qantas now classifies both A330 and A350 crew under the combined A350-1000 (A353) category in ARMS. BidCheck recognises it end-to-end — just pick A350-1000 in your profile and your patterns, divisor and rest rules all flow through correctly. Message Flightmates on WhatsApp Spotted a familiar name on your trip? Add your WhatsApp number in Settings and switch on contact, and the crew you're rostered with can message you in a tap straight from the Flightmates list. It's off by default — your number is shared only when you turn it on, and only with pilots actually on your trips. Bug Fixes & Improvements ### 1.11.0 — 2026-06-16 A350-1000 Fleet Support Qantas now classifies both A330 and A350 crew under the combined A350-1000 (A353) category in ARMS. BidCheck recognises it end-to-end — just pick A350-1000 in your profile and your patterns, divisor and rest rules all flow through correctly. Message Flightmates on WhatsApp Spotted a familiar name on your trip? Add your WhatsApp number in Settings and switch on contact, and the crew you're rostered with can message you in a tap straight from the Flightmates list. It's off by default — your number is shared only when you turn it on, and only with pilots actually on your trips. Bug Fixes & Improvements You can now re-send your roster to a single saved recipient if they lose the email, plus calendar polish and a round of stability fixes to keep things running smoothly. ### 1.10.0 — 2026-06-12 Flightmates — see who else from BidCheck is on your trip. Open any flown trip and the new Flightmates section shows the other pilots on the same sectors and sharing your layovers — name, role, fleet and base, with a marker for your buddies. Deadheading crew are matched and labelled too. It's opt-in (on by default), and you can toggle whether you appear from Settings. Plus a round of stability fixes and polish across the app. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-07-26.*