HangarBot vs BetterPlane
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HangarBot
Remotely manage and secure your aircraft hangar from your smartphone. Control hangar doors, adjust temperature, and view security footage. Offers a Wi-Fi hotspot for aviation apps.
- Remote hangar door control
- Temperature adjustment
- Security camera viewing
- Wi-Fi hotspot functionality
- 24/7 monitoring
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Control, automate and secure your hangar, all from your smartphone. HangarBot allows you to remotely connect to and manage your hang ar whether you’re at home, on the road, or even on the runway. Open or close the hangar door, adjust the temperature, view security footage, or use HangarBot’s wifi hotspot for your ForeFlight - With HangarBot you can control what is going on in your hangar, 24/7.
BetterPlane
This app digitizes and backs up aircraft logbooks, making them searchable and helping track upcoming maintenance. It allows sharing access with mechanics and co-owners, and stores all essential aircraft documents.
- Logbook digitization and cloud backup
- AI-powered handwriting recognition
- Searchable maintenance entries
- Automated maintenance reminders
- Aircraft data import from FAA registry
- Shareable access for mechanics and co-owners
- Document storage for POH, W&B, etc.
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- Your aircraft logbooks hold 40–60% of your plane's resale value. One hangar fire, one flood, one lost binder, and that value disappears. - BetterPlane backs up your paper logbooks and makes them searchable. It reads decades of handwriting, mechanic shorthand, and faded ink. Snap a photo. Get clean, searchable text in seconds. ------------------------------------- WHAT YOU GET FROM EVERY SCAN - Maintenance entries and inspection details - Tach time and total time - AD compliance and next-due dates - Hour-based intervals and recurring items - Everything fully searchable, backed up to the cloud STAY AHEAD OF MAINTENANCE Never miss a required task. BetterPlane tracks: - Annual / Condition inspections - ELT battery, transponder, VFR/IFR checks - Oil changes and custom reminders - Push, email, and text alerts before anything comes due A clean annunciator-style dashboard shows what's current, what's coming, and what's overdue. Green lights mean go. SET UP IN MINUTES Enter your tail number, and BetterPlane pulls your make, model, engine, and registration from our FAA Registry data instantly. Add your Tach time or Total Time and you're up and tracking. SHARE WITH YOUR MECHANIC Invite your A&P with one tap. They'll see upcoming maintenance, browse your logbooks, and pull up any document. No more driving binders to the shop. - Co-owners, club members, and partners too - You control who can view, edit, or manage - No per-seat fees. One subscription covers your whole crew ALL YOUR DOCS, ANYWHERE Upload your POH, 337s, W&B, insurance, airworthiness certificate. Access everything from the ramp or during an annual. SIMPLE PRICING All plans include every feature. No add-ons, no per-seat charges. Pricing is per aircraft. - Monthly, annual, or lifetime options Own your aircraft with confidence. Your logbooks backed up. Your maintenance tracked. Your mind at ease. LEGAL Privacy Policy: https://www.betterplane.com/legal/privacy-policy Terms & Conditions: https://www.betterplane.com/legal/terms-and-conditions
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BetterPlane at 100% against HangarBot's 0%. BetterPlane also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.4) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). HangarBot's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. BetterPlane sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month. HangarBot asks for nothing beyond the download.
BetterPlane holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 21 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of HangarBot's written reviews are positive against 100% of BetterPlane's.
HangarBot ships an update monthly, BetterPlane every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HangarBot | BetterPlane |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (5 ratings) | 4.9 (21 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 21 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 118 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lynk Remote Technologies | BetterPlane, LLC |
Customer experience
HangarBot
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In-app purchases
HangarBot
No in-app purchases
BetterPlane
- T-Hangar (1 Aircraft) Monthly$11.991 Month
- Box-Hangar (2 Aircraft) - Monthly$19.991 Month
- Box-Hangar (3 Aircraft) - Monthly$27.991 Month
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- T-Hangar (1 Aircraft) Yearly1 Month trial$119.001 Year
- Box-Hangar (2 Aircraft) - Yearly$199.001 Year
- Box-Hangar (3 Aircraft) - Yearly$279.001 Year
- Lifetime T-Hangar$399.00
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