Comparison

Airborne Flight Reporting Sys. vs Global Truck ELD

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Airborne Flight Reporting Sys.

This app provides flight data monitoring and management for pilots and aerospace engineers. It offers real-time situational awareness of aircraft performance, location, and system health, with options for live or post-flight data transmission.

Highlights
  • Flight Data Monitoring
  • Flight Operational Quality Assurance (FOQA)
  • Air-ground communications
  • Situational awareness
  • Real-time data transmission
  • Post-flight data review
Features
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Built by pilots and aerospace engineers to provide an affordable solution for Flight Data Monitoring & Management, Flight Operational Quality Assurance (FOQA), and air-ground communications. The Airborne Flight Reporting System™ (AFRS™) family of products provides an affordable solution that reduces air crew workload while improving situational assessment, interoperability, and a Common Operating Picture. This app provides flight status and valuable in-flight situational awareness of performance, location, and health and usage of the air vehicle and its systems, passengers and cargo. Data is collected by the app and can transmit the information to our ground control station in real-time or post-flight depending upon the phone’s cellular coverage. Air and ground crews can use the AFRS mobile app to determine unauthorized movement, approximate hours of service, flight performance, airport departures and arrivals, ground speed, and other performance parameters. Post-flight data review serves as a training aide to evaluate terminal airspace operations such as pattern turns and wind correction angles. Airborne FRS™ is designed by Kaydon Stanzione, a former flight test pilot and engineer, who has been lucky enough to fly a wide range of aircraft that include hang gliders, ultralights, LTAs and MEL military fixed and rotary wing flying machines. He has authored over 100 papers and books on aviation and aerospace design including Aerospace Engineering for Encyclopaedia Britannica. Besides the aerospace industry, his inventions are in global use for military, transportation, health care, and energy applications. Battery use disclaimer: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

About

Global Truck ELD

Features
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Global ELD The ELD design is such that motor carriers and drivers can comply efficiently with HOS regulations and that motor carriers can make the best use of ELDs and related support systems as their primary means of recording HOS information and ensuring HOS compliance. Engine information will be shared with the ELD through integral synchronization. The ELD will be tamper-resistant so unauthorized alteration of the captured data will not occur. ELDs, certified by the providers, will meet or exceed the performance requirements. Transfer of standardized ELD data to authorized safety officials will be accomplished. **NOTE: 1."Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life." Please connect the iPhone connected to the Charger while Application usage. 2. Application consumes the Internet usage, when the application stored the Local user Logs send to Application's Server.

Screenshots

Airborne Flight Reporting Sys.3 screens
Global Truck ELD4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Global Truck ELD at none against Airborne Flight Reporting Sys.'s 6. Airborne Flight Reporting Sys.'s advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 14.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Airborne Flight Reporting Sys. sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Global Truck ELD asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Airborne Flight Reporting Sys. ships an update every 5 weeks, Global Truck ELD every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Airborne Flight Reporting Sys. versus Global Truck ELD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAirborne Flight Reporting Sys.Global Truck ELD
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPraxis Technologies IncGLOBAL TRUCK ELD LLC

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Airborne Flight Reporting Sys.

One-time6
  • Airborne AMC 50 Credits.$0.99
  • Airborne AMC 100 Credits.$1.99
  • Airborne AMC 250 Credits.$4.99
Show 3 more
  • Airborne AMC 500 Credits.$8.99
  • Airborne AMC 1,000 Credits.$15.99
  • Airborne AMC 5,000 Credits.$69.99
None

Global Truck ELD

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Airborne Flight Reporting Sys. free?
Airborne Flight Reporting Sys. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Global Truck ELD free?
Global Truck ELD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Airborne Flight Reporting Sys. or Global Truck ELD have ads?
Neither Airborne Flight Reporting Sys. nor Global Truck ELD shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Airborne Flight Reporting Sys. or Global Truck ELD?
Airborne Flight Reporting Sys. ships an update every 5 weeks, and Global Truck ELD every 3 weeks. Most recently, Airborne Flight Reporting Sys. was updated on June 1, 2026 and Global Truck ELD on September 12, 2026.

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