Comparison

BART CoPilot vs Simple FRAT

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

Head to head
About

BART CoPilot

Manage flight details, log actuals offline, and attach receipts. Maintenance personnel can track aircraft times and inspections. Enhances paperless operations for aviation teams.

Highlights
  • Flight details view
  • Offline flight log posting
  • Receipt photo attachment
  • Aircraft time tracking
  • Inspection due date monitoring
  • Squawk management
Features
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BART CoPilot is the perfect companion to your BART Flight Management System. Flights are viewable in a wide selection of calendar formats. All flight details are available to see, however custom configuration allows management to hide specific data deemed as private. Pilots are able to post flight log actuals as they happen at any time no matter where they are without the worry of an internet connection. Syncing handles this for them behind the scenes. Taking pictures of receipts and attaching them to a flight log enhances the paperless experience. Maintenance personnel are able to view aircraft times, see inspection due dates and manage squawks. Your team is simply one download away from enjoying all the benefits CoPilot has to offer.

About

Simple FRAT

Features
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Proper risk assessment is an integral part of Aviation Decision Making (ADM). SimpleFRAT enters this space as tool in your ADM toolkit allowing you to consistently evaluate the risk of your proposed flight against a standard set of risk factors, identifying the potential risk level of the flight. It is ultimately the Pilot In Command's decision to make the flight, but Simple FRAT can help make that decision more methodical. You can utilize our standard FRAT, or create your own to build a truly streamlined experience.

Screenshots

BART CoPilot4 screens
Simple FRAT4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: BART CoPilot at Free against Simple FRAT's $12.99. BART CoPilot also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Simple FRAT's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and chart position (#171 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases 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

BART CoPilot is free to download; Simple FRAT costs $12.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BART CoPilot ships an update every 2 months, Simple FRAT every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
BART CoPilot versus Simple FRAT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBART CoPilotSimple FRAT
PriceFree — better$12.99
Rating2.5 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews12.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank—#171 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB137 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPortside, Inc.IowaComputerGurus, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

BART CoPilot

No in-app purchases

None

Simple FRAT

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BART CoPilot free?
BART CoPilot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simple FRAT free?
Simple FRAT costs $12.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do BART CoPilot or Simple FRAT have ads?
Neither BART CoPilot nor Simple FRAT shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BART CoPilot or Simple FRAT?
BART CoPilot ships an update every 2 months, and Simple FRAT every 3 weeks. Most recently, BART CoPilot was updated on October 4, 2026 and Simple FRAT on October 3, 2026.

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