OffBlock vs BeCrew
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Smart flight logging
- Automated roster imports
- Integrated aircraft management
- Calendar with timeline
- Crew communication tools
- Roster sharing
- Data export in official formats
Read full descriptionHide full description
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.
BeCrew
This app connects to your airline's eCrews site to download your roster and duty details. It offers features like schedule viewing, duty limit checks, and flight information. Premium features include calendar export and advanced logbook integration.
- Connects to airline eCrews sites
- Downloads roster and duty details
- Horizontal schedule calendar view
- Max FDP check (EASA rules)
- Expiry check
- METAR/TAF information
- Aircraft live status link
Read full descriptionHide full description
BeCrew will connect to your airline's eCrews site and download your roster and duty details. You only need the eCrews username and password provided by your company. Features: - Classic horizontal schedule calendar view - Fixed pattern days off overlay (premium) - Export to calendar (premium) - LogTen logbook export (premium) - CrewLounge Pilotlog logbook export (premium) - CSV export for other systems (premium) - Max FDP check according to EASA rules - check if you will exceed the limits - Expiry check - Statistics and EASA limits (7, 14, 28 days, current month...) - Check-in from the app (some airlines only) - METAR / TAF (tap on airport code) - Link to live status of aircraft (tap on registration) - Home screen widgets (premium) Free version allows for 10 refreshes per month. Compatible with: - Abu Dhabi Aviation - Aer Lingus - Aero K Airlines - Air Algerie - Air Asia India - Air Astana - Air Belgium - Air Greenland - Air Precision - Air Serbia - Air Tanzania - Airnorth - AirTanker - Amerijet - Arajet - ASL - Atlas Air - BA City/EuroFlyer - Bamboo Airways - Binter Canarias - Canadian North - CargoLux - Cebu Pacific - Chair Airlines - China Airlines - Citilink - Copa Airlines - DHL Air - DHL Austria - DHL Aviation BSC - DHL Latam - EasyJet* - EAT - Fiji Airways* - Etihad - Flyadeal - FlyDubai - FlyEgypt - German Airways - Green Africa - Gulf Air - Hong Kong Express - Horizon Air - Iberia Express - IndiGo - Jazeera Airways - JetSmart - Kenya Airways - Kuwait Airwyas - Leav Aviation - Level - marabu - MyAirline - National Airlines - Oman Air - Pelita - Plus Ultra - Precision Air - Royal Brunei - Royal Jet - Royal Jordanian - RwandAir - SalamAir - Scoot - SmartWings - Sun Country Airlines - Sunwing - Swiftair - Tarom - Tassili - Thai Smile - USC Gmbh - Vietjet Air - Vietravel - Viva Aerobus - Volotea - Vueling - Wizzair Note: The proper functioning of this application is by no means guaranteed in the future. Vueling announced connection would be disabled after June 1st 2023. This app can be used with a premium subscription to remove ads and include extra functionality. Standard terms apply: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: OffBlock at 4.7 against BeCrew's 4.0. OffBlock also leads on ratings volume (102 vs 3). BeCrew's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, 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. OffBlock sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and BeCrew sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
OffBlock holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OffBlock has 102 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 48% of OffBlock's written reviews are positive against 50% of BeCrew's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
OffBlock ships an update every 2 months, BeCrew every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OffBlock | BeCrew |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (102 ratings) — better | 4.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 48.3% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 102 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 275 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OffBlock GmbH | Ignacio Gavira Caballero |
Customer experience
OffBlock
BeCrew
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
Show 9 moreShow fewer
- 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
Show 1 moreShow fewer
- Integration of other airlines for connecting with friends outside own airline
BeCrew
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
OffBlock
- OffBlock Pro (1 month)$2.991 Month
- OffBlock Pro+ (1 month)$6.991 Month
- OffBlock Pro (1 year)$29.991 Year
Show 1 moreShow fewer
- OffBlock Pro+ (1 year)$69.991 Year
BeCrew
- Premium - 1 Month recurring$0.991 Month
