Holdshort vs Sky Schedule OS
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.
Sky Schedule OS
Streamline flight school operations with this comprehensive management platform. It handles aircraft, instructors, students, payments, and compliance in a single, integrated system.
- Aircraft management
- Instructor management
- Student management
- Payment processing
- Compliance tracking
- Streamlined operations
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Sky Schedule is modern operations software built for flight schools. It helps schools manage aircraft, instructors, students, payments, compliance, and more in one streamlined platform.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sky Schedule OS at 100% against Holdshort's 18%. Sky Schedule OS also leads on rating (4.3 vs 2.6) and update cadence (every 11 days vs monthly). Holdshort's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 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.
Sky Schedule OS holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of Holdshort's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sky Schedule OS's.
Holdshort ships an update monthly, Sky Schedule OS every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Holdshort | Sky Schedule OS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (8 ratings) | 4.3 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 18.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Holdshort Aviation Systems, LLC | Ryan Baumann |
Customer experience
Holdshort
Sky Schedule OS
In-app purchases
Holdshort
No in-app purchases
Sky Schedule OS
No in-app purchases
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