Comparison

Mysa vs Flight Crew Rest

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

Head to head
About

Mysa

Control your home's heating and cooling remotely, set schedules, and monitor energy usage to save money and energy. Integrates with smart home platforms for seamless control.

Highlights
  • Remote access from anywhere
  • Customizable heating/cooling schedules
  • Geofencing for occupancy detection
  • Energy usage monitoring
  • Smart home platform integration
  • Shared access control
  • Vacation mode
Features
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With Mysa's regularly-updated, feature-packed mobile app, you get seriously smart control and home energy savings — all you need is a WiFi connection. Remote access from anywhere via the Mysa app means you can easily set heating or cooling schedules, use geofencing, see your heating and cooling usage, and much more. Stay energy-efficient and save money (and the planet!) with a few simple taps from your smartphone or tablet. Mysa works with your favourite smart home platforms and home assistants, so you stay conveniently connected and in control. Compatibility: Mysa for Electric Baseboard Heaters works with high voltage baseboard, convector (short cycle), fan-forced convector (long cycle), and radiant ceiling heating systems. Mysa for Electric In-Floor Heating works with most high voltage electric in-floor heating systems and flooring types. Mysa for Air Conditioners replaces remotes with displays for most ductless mini-split heat pump, window, or portable air conditioners. Energy-Saving App Features: Remote Control: Get out there. Use your smartphone or tablet to control your home heating or cooling from wherever you are. Scheduling: Life's busy. Create the flexible heating or cooling schedule that works best for you in less than a minute. Bye-bye, buttons! Geolocation: Boundaries are important. Mysa uses your location to detect if anyone is home, so that you're not paying to heat or cool an empty house. Shared Access: Teamwork works. Share access to your account easily so others can control your Mysas through the Mysa app. Vacation Mode: Take a well-deserved break. Away from home for a while? No worries! Mysa will keep helping you save energy while you're away. Energy Insights (Baseboard, In-Floor, AC): Track and monitor your humidity, setpoint, and temperature to create efficient heating or cooling schedules. Energy Spending (Baseboard & In-Floor): See your spending. Track your real-time energy use in kWh cost to find ways to reduce your electricity bill. Energy Runtime (AC): Get cool insights. Know your AC's runtime history and use it for help with making smart decisions about your cooling or heating schedules.

About

Flight Crew Rest

This utility helps pilots calculate required crew rest periods for long-haul flights. It offers features like live activity monitoring, quick wake-up alarms, and easy schedule sharing via QR codes. The app allows for flexible rest calculations based on different inputs and time zones.

Highlights
  • Live activity monitoring
  • Set wake-up alarms
  • QR code schedule sharing
  • Local time conversion
  • Flexible rest calculation
  • Customizable options
Features
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Simple and easy to use pilot crew rest calculator for use on long haul flights. Flight Crew Rest is the best crew rest calculator out there, offering: - Live activity so you can monitor progress on your devices home screen - Set wake-up alarms quickly from inside the app - Simple sharing of rest schedules with other crew members using a QR code - Convert rest schedules to your local time instantly - Calculate crew rest with either rest start / end times, OR departure time / flight time - Simple and customizable options for quick rest calculations - No annoying in-app purchases or subscriptions. App Store screenshots generated with Screenshots.pro

Screenshots

Mysa4 screens
Flight Crew Rest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Mysa at Free against Flight Crew Rest's $0.99. Mysa also leads on rating (3.8 vs 2.0) and review sentiment (30% vs 0%). On update cadence, 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

Mysa is free to download; Flight Crew Rest costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mysa holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mysa has 574 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of Mysa's written reviews are positive against 0% of Flight Crew Rest's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mysa ships an update every 4 weeks, Flight Crew Rest monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Mysa versus Flight Crew Rest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMysaFlight Crew Rest
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating3.8 (574 ratings) — better2.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews30.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings574 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEmpowered Homes Inc.Brennan Steemers

Customer experience

Mysa

All ratings574 ratings
Positive66.4%
Neutral8.4%
Negative25.3%
Written reviews227 reviews
Positive30.0%
Neutral18.5%
Negative51.5%

Flight Crew Rest

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Mysa

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashes when changing schedules
  • Thermostat settings not syncing properly
  • Geofencing not working as expected
  • Incompatibility with newer iOS versions
  • Inability to add new devices

Requested features

6 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Brightness control scheduling
  • Improved HomeKit integration
  • Ability to disable display
  • Geofencing improvements
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  • More scheduling flexibility

Flight Crew Rest

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Mysa

No in-app purchases

None

Flight Crew Rest

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mysa free?
Mysa is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flight Crew Rest free?
Flight Crew Rest costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mysa or Flight Crew Rest?
Mysa is rated higher. Mysa averages 3.8 out of 5 from 574 ratings, while Flight Crew Rest averages 2.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Mysa or Flight Crew Rest have ads?
Neither Mysa nor Flight Crew Rest shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mysa or Flight Crew Rest?
Mysa ships an update every 4 weeks, and Flight Crew Rest monthly. Most recently, Mysa was updated on October 16, 2026 and Flight Crew Rest on October 7, 2026.

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