Comparison

Use Before Flight vs Wingman

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

Head to head
About

Use Before Flight

This app offers interactive pilot training for professional pilots, focusing on ECAM handling and emergency scenarios for Airbus aircraft. Prepare for simulator checks and enhance system knowledge with hundreds of drills, videos, and documents, available offline.

Highlights
  • Interactive ECAM handling drills
  • Simulated glass cockpit screens
  • Over 250 abnormal/emergency scenarios
  • Offline use for all drills
  • Cross-referenced content (blogs, videos)
  • Intuitive multi-functional menu
Features
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THE AWARD-WINNING APP FOR PROFESSIONAL PILOTS Use Before Flight is the essential training app for the professional pilot, helping you prepare quicker and better for your sim check with interactive, immersive training, anywhere and at any time. **SUBSCRIPTION TO USE BEFORE FLIGHT REQUIRED** AVAILABLE FOR A320 & A330 AIRCRAFT ECAM handling and -discipline is key to operating Airbus aircraft. It is crucial, not only in real life, but also at least twice a year when the next simulator check is approaching. All Airbus pilots have experienced this: being in the flight simulator for a check is not the right time to start practicing ECAM handling, quite the contrary. You are expected to know what you are doing, and getting confused can really spoil the day. During line flying and daily operations, however, luckily failures and malfunctions are rare, so proper preparation with just the manuals can be challenging. This is where Use Before Flight steps in. Prepare yourself without the pressure of a simulator detail, wherever you are in your own time. Don’t let those unexpected ECAM lines surprise you! Being prepared will take the stress away and free up capacity you can spend on flying the aircraft and proper decision making. Albeit being the most confusing, it is not just the ECAM handling that matters. Training with literally hundreds of drills, supported by videos, blog posts and documents, will greatly improve not just your system knowledge, but expand your overall abilities as an Airbus pilot! Key features: - Visualise and interact with immersive scenarios with all glass cockpit screens fully simulated - Find content quickly and easily through an intuitive multi-functional menu system - Practice over 250 interactive abnormal and emergency scenarios anywhere and at any time  - all drills embedded for instant offline use - Enhance your training experience further with our unique iconic guidance and by discovering fully cross-referenced related content, such as blogs, videos documents & case studies

About

Wingman

Manage your flight schedule, search for colleagues, and access essential flight information directly integrated with AIMS eCrew. This tool offers a user-friendly interface for pilots and cabin crew to stay organized and informed.

Highlights
  • Roster management (overview/classic view)
  • Offline roster access
  • Calendar and LogTen Pro export
  • Roster change tracking
  • Flight and crew search
  • Flight Time Limitations statistics
  • Annual leave and variable pay viewing
Features
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Manage your roster, search flights and colleagues and much more with Wingman. An all-in-one tool integrated directly with AIMS eCrew. Log in with your airline credentials and access the features you need in a speedy and user-friendly interface. Wingman features include: - Quickly load your roster in your desired view (overview or classic horizontal view) - compatible offline - Export your roster to your desired calendar (iOS, Google, etc.), LogTen Pro and FLYLOG.io - View a "before and after" of any roster changes that occur - Share your roster with friends & family (PDF export) - Look up any flight in your airline and check crew onboard - Search and compare colleagues' roster with your roster - Explore a statistics map with up-to-date information on Flight Time Limitations - View your annual leave (limited to select airlines) - Calculate variable pay (limited to select airlines) - View extra crew seats available on aircraft (limited to select airlines) Most of the features are available to try out in a limited free version. All features are unlocked with an in-app purchase (Premium subscription). Airlines currently supported: • Aer Lingus • Aerovias DAP • Air Asia • Air Astana • Air Belgium • Air Cambodia • Air Creebec • Air Greenland • Air Inuit • Air Serbia • Air Tanker • Air Transat • Airnorth • Animawings • Arajet • ASL • Atlas Air • Avion Express • Azerbaijan Airlines • BA CityFlyer/EuroFlyer • Bamboo Airways • Binter Canarias • Cargolux • Cebu Pacific • Chair Airlines • China Airlines • CHC Helicopters • Copa Airlines • DHL Air • DHL Austria • DHL Aviation BSC • DHL LATAM • EasyJet • EAT • Etihad • EuroAtlantic Airways • flyadeal • Flydubai • Flynas • FlySafair • Gulf Air • HiSky • HK Express • Horizon Air • Iberia Express • Ibom Air • IndiGo • Jazeera Airways • JetSmart • Kenya Airways • Kuwait Airways • Level • Lion Group • Marabu • Mavi Gok • MSC Air Cargo • National Airlines • Oman Air • Pelita Air • Plus Ultra • Precision Air • Rise Air • Royal Brunei Airlines • Royal Jordanian • RwandAir • S7 Airlines • SalamAir • SATA • SATENA • Scoot • SKY Express • Smartwings • Sun PhuQuoc Airways • Swiftair • TAROM • Tassili Airlines • Vietjet Air • Vietravel Airlines • Virgin Atlantic • Viva Aerobus • Volotea • Vueling • Wizz Air * If you would like your airline to be added or have any feedback, please email us at contact.wingmanapp@gmail.com * As this app depends on a third party, uninterrupted use cannot be guaranteed. Terms of use: https://wingmanroster.com/termsandconditions/

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Wingman at 100% against Use Before Flight's 30%. Wingman also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). Use Before Flight's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, ratings volume, ads and iOS requirement 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. Wingman sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.49 per month. Use Before Flight asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Wingman holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of Use Before Flight's written reviews are positive against 100% of Wingman's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Use Before Flight ships an update every 2 months, Wingman every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Use Before Flight versus Wingman: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUse Before FlightWingman
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (5 ratings)4.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews30.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size286 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUse Before Flight UK LtdMaximilian Morell

Customer experience

Use Before Flight

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive30.4%
Neutral4.3%
Negative65.2%

Wingman

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Use Before Flight

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Wingman

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly14 Days trial$4.491 Month
  • Premium Annual14 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Use Before Flight free?
Use Before Flight is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Wingman free?
Wingman is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Use Before Flight or Wingman?
Wingman is rated higher. Use Before Flight averages 4.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Wingman averages 4.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Use Before Flight or Wingman have ads?
Neither Use Before Flight nor Wingman shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Use Before Flight or Wingman?
Use Before Flight ships an update every 2 months, and Wingman every 4 days. Most recently, Use Before Flight was updated on November 2, 2026 and Wingman on November 8, 2026.

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