Roster Buddy vs CrewLine
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Roster Buddy
Easily follow the flight schedules of multiple crew members. Requires an invitation from a Roster Genie user. This one-time purchase supports app development and server costs.
- Follow multiple crew member rosters
- Requires invitation from Roster Genie user
- One-time purchase
- Supports aviation app development
- Covers server costs
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Roster Buddy let's you follow the airline roster of one or more crew members you know. All you need is an invitation from a crewmember who uses Roster Genie (TUI-Group Airlines). The price for this app is non-recurrent and supports development of good aviation apps and covers costs for the nececary server backbone.
CrewLine
Access and manage your airline's duty plan, including updates and downloads. Features an archive with sharing capabilities for easy access to past schedules. Supports a growing list of airlines with options to request new integrations.
- Duty plan updates and downloads
- Archive function
- Share functionality
- Supports multiple airlines
- Request new airline integrations
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Toolkit to update and download your CrewLink/NetLine DutyPlan and more. Also featuring an archive function accompanied by a share-function. Current supported Airlines: -Eurowings Germany EWD -Eurowings Europe EWE -Luxair LGL -Germanwings GWI -Austrian Airlines AUA -Condor CFG -GOL Linhas Aéreas GOL -Air Baltic BTI -Norwegian -Portugália PGA -Aerologic If you want to see your netline using Airline implemented in this App, contact me. crewline@homgsa.de
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: CrewLine at Free against Roster Buddy's $3.99. Roster Buddy's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
CrewLine is free to download; Roster Buddy costs $3.99 up front. CrewLine sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Roster Buddy asks for nothing beyond the download.
Roster Buddy ships an update every 3 weeks, CrewLine every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Roster Buddy | CrewLine |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexander Flohr | Marius Hoppmann |
Customer experience
Roster Buddy
CrewLine
In-app purchases
Roster Buddy
No in-app purchases
CrewLine
- 0,1L Stößchen$0.99
- 0.25L Schoppen$1.99
- 0.3L Ein Kleines$1.99
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- 0.5L Krügel$3.99
- 1.0L Maß$6.99
- 2.0L Stiefel$9.99
- 20x 0,5L Kasten$15.99
