SMS vs NDX Ground Ops
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SMS
This app allows aviation companies to create custom safety management forms and generate accurate reports. It supports dynamic form creation and offers free downloadable templates, with a FRAT included in the demo.
- Customizable form creation
- Accurate safety reporting
- Dynamic form building
- Free downloadable templates
- User and activation code management
- FRAT demo included
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This App was built to create an affordable SMS solution. App has a dynamic ability to create almost any form imaginable. You should be able to create any form your safety management system currently uses and if you can't send it to us to see if we can add more questions types. Reports are significantly more accurate than our old app. FRAT is included in the Demo Other templates are available to download for free This app is built for the aviation industry. Companies who sign up can add users and create activation codes for their employees.
NDX Ground Ops
This application provides real-time aircraft tracking, allowing users to monitor movements, tows, and flights. It also enables the generation of reports and identification of damage, with detailed statistics available via a web interface.
- Real-time aircraft tracking
- Movement and tow monitoring
- Flight data display
- Damage identification
- Report generation
- Web app statistics
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The intuitive interface offers a mobile and web-app that allows users to track aircraft in real time, generate reports and identify damage. The app also tracks aircraft movements, tows, flights and displays statistics in the web app. NDX Ground Ops is an automated application that helps employees quickly and easily view flight data.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: NDX Ground Ops at free against SMS's free with in-app purchases. NDX Ground Ops also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). SMS's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). 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.
NDX Ground Ops holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.
SMS ships an update monthly, NDX Ground Ops every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SMS | NDX Ground Ops |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NextGenSystems L.L.C | NDX LLC |
Customer experience
SMS
NDX Ground Ops
In-app purchases
SMS
No in-app purchases
NDX Ground Ops
No in-app purchases
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