BART CoPilot vs njSidekick
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Flight details view
- Offline flight log posting
- Receipt photo attachment
- Aircraft time tracking
- Inspection due date monitoring
- Squawk management
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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.
njSidekick
This app assists pilots in managing their complex 7&7 and 8&6 work schedules. It also serves as a resource companion and optimizes workflows for message boards.
- Schedule selection for 7&7 and 8&6 pilot schedules
- Resource companion for pilots
- Message board workflow optimization
- Designed for iPhone, iPad, and iPod
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Schedule selection companion for pilots who have 7&7 and 8&6 schedules Resource companion for pilots NodeBB message board workflow optimizer
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: njSidekick at 4.5 against BART CoPilot's 2.5. njSidekick also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (33% vs 13%). BART CoPilot's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
njSidekick holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of BART CoPilot's written reviews are positive against 33% of njSidekick's.
BART CoPilot ships an update every 2 months, njSidekick every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on June 9, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BART CoPilot | njSidekick |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (12 ratings) | 4.5 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.5% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 87 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Portside, Inc. | Liquid Steam |
Customer experience
BART CoPilot
njSidekick
In-app purchases
BART CoPilot
No in-app purchases
njSidekick
No in-app purchases
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