Comparison

Holdshort vs SimpliBid

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

SimpliBid

Features
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SimpliBid is the mobile companion to the SimpliBid dealer platform, built for heavy-equipment dealers and their field teams. It has two views: Sales, for the office and the road, and Operations, for the yard. SALES Work your contacts, deals, and tasks from your phone. See every call, text, and email logged against a contact, and start the next one with a tap. Call routes through your dealership's phone system (ring your desk extension or your cell) or dials straight from the iPhone, and every call, text, and email logs itself to the contact's timeline. Turn on Caller ID so incoming calls from known contacts show their name and company on your iPhone's call screen. Track deals through your pipeline from prospect to closed, keep on top of tasks with due-today and overdue views, and build route lists: contacts along a drive, ordered by distance, for planning a day of stops or calls near you. See which customers have machines they want to sell. Push notifications tell you about new leads, assigned deals, and tasks the moment they land. A built-in Sales Desk view opens your dealership's web dashboard for anything the app doesn't cover yet, signed in automatically. OPERATIONS Walk up to any machine, scan the serial plate, and capture a complete, structured inspection in minutes, even with no signal. A guided walk takes you cab to ground with on-screen framing guides so every photo comes out consistent, and every inspection is organized zone by zone so nothing gets missed. Quick Reference returns a retail, auction, and wholesale value estimate for any make and model on the spot. Movement reports document inbound and outbound equipment moves with photos, hours, fluids, and a driver signature. Inspections capture fully offline and sync automatically when you're back on signal. Sunlight mode maxes brightness and contrast for working in direct sun. ON IPAD Sales views open side by side: your contact, list, deal, or task list stays on the left while the detail fills the right. Keyboard shortcuts for new items, search, and refresh. FOR DEALER TEAMS SimpliBid is for IronFoundry / SimpliBid dealers and their staff and inspectors. Accounts are provisioned by your dealership; sign in with your work email (a one-tap link or a password) and everything flows straight into your dealership's SimpliBid dashboard. Requires a SimpliBid dealer account.

Screenshots

Holdshort4 screens
SimpliBid4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SimpliBid at every 3 days against Holdshort's every 6 weeks. Holdshort's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Holdshort ships an update every 6 weeks, SimpliBid every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Holdshort versus SimpliBid: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHoldshortSimpliBid
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews15.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHoldshort Aviation Systems, LLCIron Foundry LLC

In-app purchases

None

Holdshort

No in-app purchases

None

SimpliBid

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Holdshort free?
Holdshort is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SimpliBid free?
SimpliBid is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Holdshort or SimpliBid have ads?
Neither Holdshort nor SimpliBid shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Holdshort or SimpliBid?
Holdshort ships an update every 6 weeks, and SimpliBid every 3 days. Most recently, Holdshort was updated on October 2, 2026 and SimpliBid on October 9, 2026.

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