Holdshort vs AerScheduler
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Holdshort
Manage aircraft reservations and schedules from your mobile device. Syncs instantly with the desktop version, allowing you to view your flying agenda, check resource availability, and update flight logs on the go.
- Real-time sync with desktop app
- Event notifications
- Personal flying agenda view
- Multi-organization calendar access
- Resource and instructor availability
- Reservation management
- Aircraft dispatch and log updates
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The Holdshort App is a mobile version of the desktop aircraft scheduling app that allows you to add and manage your aircraft reservations on-the-go. App features include: - Immediate sync with the site - Event notifications - View personal flying agenda - Calendar access across multiple organizations, locations, and resources - Resource and instructor availability - Reservation adding, editing, and cancellation/removal - Aircraft dispatch & Hobbs/tach update (check-out/in) - Edit personal information and preferences Download the App to start scheduling & managing your aircraft today.
AerScheduler
Manage aircraft fleets, personnel, and scheduling for flight schools, clubs, and owners. Features include email and push notifications, Google Calendar integration, and payment processing. Assign students to instructors and track flight completions.
- Fleet and personnel management
- Event scheduling
- Email and push notifications
- Google Calendar integration
- Payment processing
- Role-based access control
- Multi-location support
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AerScheduler is a way to manage your fleet, personnel, and scheduling all from your mobile device. Perfect for flight schools, flight clubs, and aircraft owners. You can sign up completely on your own, add your aircraft, invite users, and start scheduling. Enjoy email notifications, push notifications, and Google Calendar integration with your scheduling events. Integrate with our payment provider to process payments for reservations and lessons. Roles for personnel include admins, technicians, dispatchers, students, instructors, and renters. Add planes, simulators, and classrooms to your organization. Assign students to instructors. Review flights to mark as complete. Add your weekly availability. Create organization notifications Add multiple locations to your organization Mark your organization as private or public
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: AerScheduler at 75% against Holdshort's 17%. AerScheduler also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.5) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Holdshort's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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.
AerScheduler holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Holdshort's written reviews are positive against 75% of AerScheduler's.
Holdshort ships an update every 2 months, AerScheduler every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Holdshort | AerScheduler |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (20 ratings) | 4.5 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Holdshort Aviation Systems, LLC | AerScheduler LLC |
Customer experience
Holdshort
AerScheduler
In-app purchases
Holdshort
No in-app purchases
AerScheduler
No in-app purchases
