Comparison

OffBlock vs CrewBrain

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

Head to head
About

OffBlock

This app combines a smart pilot logbook with a flight crew organizer. It offers features like automated roster imports, flight logging, and crew communication tools. Share your aviation life and manage your professional schedule efficiently.

Highlights
  • Smart flight logging
  • Automated roster imports
  • Integrated aircraft management
  • Calendar with timeline
  • Crew communication tools
  • Roster sharing
  • Data export in official formats
Features
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The features you love combined in one app: Pilot Logbook – Created to do the work, with no work for you. • Smart flight logging, optimized for speed • Integrated aircraft management • Digital signature • Precise night time calculation • Powerful statistics, also for type- and class ratings • Data export, PDF reports in official formats (EASA, FAA) • Certificate manager • Extensive airport database, location info & aviation weather • Easy data import from third party apps Flight Crew App – Keep up. Be organized. Stay connected. • Calendar with timeline • Automated roster imports (“Live Updates”) • Push notifications & highlighting of roster changes • Calendar export to your private calendars • Crewlists for upcoming und past flights • Common events • Messaging (private chats & groups) • Flight map – ready to share on social media Roster Sharing – Share your aviation life. With privacy built in. • Connect with friends & colleagues • Check their rosters • Find common off days • Extra: OffBlock Family App for your non-flying family and friends The roster evaluation software „easy dutyplan“ is directly integrated into OffBlock - save money even faster and easier on your tax return! Supported roster systems: • AIMS eCrew • eCrew OCR • CBL WinOps • CrewConnex • CrewWebPlus APM • Jeppesen Crew Access • Leon • Lufthansa Group Open API • NetLine/CrewLink, Crew IDP • Planeación • RAIDO • Sabre CWP • SGT • SkedPlus+ • TOPS FREE 60 day trial on signup.

About

CrewBrain

Streamline personnel planning for events with a central platform for requests and arrangements. It offers clear event displays, staff availability overviews, and automatic notifications to ensure efficient team management.

Highlights
  • Centralized request handling
  • Staff availability overview
  • Automatic notifications
  • Clear event display
  • iCal subscription
  • Time tracking
  • Assignment planning
Features
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Crew management made easy. Simple & efficient personnel planning for Events Flexible planning. Clear display. Always accessible: CrewBrain makes personnel planning for your events fast, easy and efficient. - All requests and arrangements are handled by a central platform accessible to everyone involved - Overview of staff and member availability - Automatic notifications - Clear display of events, rehearsals and holidays - Subscription in iCal format possible - Many useful features like time tracking, assignment planning, travel expenses and much more

Screenshots

OffBlock4 screens
CrewBrain4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: OffBlock at 48% against CrewBrain's 11%. OffBlock also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.4). CrewBrain's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price and ads 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. OffBlock sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. CrewBrain asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OffBlock ships an update every 2 months, CrewBrain fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
OffBlock versus CrewBrain: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOffBlockCrewBrain
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (102 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews48.3% of reviews — better11.1% of reviews
Number of ratings102 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size275 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOffBlock GmbHCrewBrain GmbH

Customer experience

OffBlock

All ratings102 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews87 reviews
Positive48.3%
Neutral10.3%
Negative41.4%

CrewBrain

Written reviews9 reviews
Positive11.1%
Neutral33.3%
Negative55.6%

Bugs and requests

OffBlock

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • Roster import not working
  • App is unusable
  • Roster autodownload and manual download doesn't work
  • Stby duties are not visible
  • Data lost
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  • App crashes
  • Dates bugging
  • Calendar export not working
  • Synchronization issues with Offblock-Family
  • Import roster stuck at 0%
  • Total flight hours not visible without payment
  • Statistics data lost after forced migration
  • All old data gone after update
  • Remark option not reintroduced

Requested features

6 requests
  • Export in calendar view for printing
  • Calendar export to be fixed
  • More content in logbook for general aviation
  • Reintroduce 'remark' option
  • Desktop version available again
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  • Integration of other airlines for connecting with friends outside own airline

CrewBrain

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

OffBlock

Subscriptions4
  • OffBlock Pro (1 month)$2.991 Month
  • OffBlock Pro+ (1 month)$6.991 Month
  • OffBlock Pro (1 year)$29.991 Year
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  • OffBlock Pro+ (1 year)$69.991 Year
None

CrewBrain

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OffBlock free?
OffBlock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CrewBrain free?
CrewBrain is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do OffBlock or CrewBrain have ads?
Neither OffBlock nor CrewBrain shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OffBlock or CrewBrain?
OffBlock ships an update every 2 months, and CrewBrain fortnightly. Most recently, OffBlock was updated on September 24, 2026 and CrewBrain on September 8, 2026.

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