ARC Safety Management vs Diagnostics Direct
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ARC Safety Management
This app streamlines aviation safety management by providing tools for risk assessment, document tracking, and incident reporting. It automates safety processes, reduces administrative burdens, and encourages participation in safety programs.
- Flexible risk assessment tool
- Document management with Read & Initial Tracking
- ASAP Report and Hazard/Incident forms
- Automated safety management
- Secure data with unique logins and protocols
- Web-based software integration
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ARC aviation safety management system (SMS) app helps you formalize a culture of safety in your flight department. It is a hassle-free solution that helps you stay on top of safety management – anytime, anywhere. ARC provides SMS essentials such as: • A flexible risk assessment tool that can be used for much more than just flights • Document management with Read & Initial Tracking to help you stay on top of distributions • Forms such as the ASAP Report and Hazard/Incident which help you identify and analyze safety risks And in tandem with our web-based software, ARC offers additional functionalities such as: • Metrics • Internal Audit Program • Quiz Program • Survey Tool • And more… ARC helps automate safety management; relieving you of administrative burdens and encouraging SMS participation better than any complicated paper based system can. Easily search your automatically archived data, and rest assured that ARC’s unique logins, security protocols and backup systems keep your data secure. Start promoting greater SMS participation in your flight department today! For any questions, visit https://www.gonimbl.com
Diagnostics Direct
This app provides aircraft technicians with a mobile solution for troubleshooting fault messages. It offers quick symptom searches and guided workflows to access top solutions, with a database updated based on field feedback.
- Fault isolation solution
- Troubleshoot fault messages
- Quick symptom search
- Intuitive workflows
- Dynamic database
- Field experience feedback
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The Diagnostics Direct app is a comprehensive fault isolation solution that helps Gulfstream aircraft technicians troubleshoot fault messages on the go. Quick symptom search and intuitive workflows give you easier access to top solutions. The dynamic database is continuously updated with field experience feedback to provide improved outcomes. For use with Gulfstream G550, GVII-G500/G600, G650/G650ER, GVIII-G700 aircraft.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Diagnostics Direct at 3 against ARC Safety Management's 1. ARC Safety Management's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ARC Safety Management | Diagnostics Direct |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AviationManuals LLC | Veryon |
Customer experience
ARC Safety Management
Diagnostics Direct
In-app purchases
ARC Safety Management
No in-app purchases
Diagnostics Direct
No in-app purchases
Questions
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