O.R.I.O.N. vs Helicopterlog
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
O.R.I.O.N.
Access Airbus Helicopters technical documentation online and offline. Download publications and receive alerts for new versions. Requires a Keycopter account for online access.
- Online and offline publication consultation
- Downloadable publications
- New version availability checks
- Email alerts for new publications
- Requires Keycopter account
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O.R.I.O.N. is an online publishing service for Airbus Helicopters technical documentation. O.R.I.O.N. allows you to: - Consult publications online and offline - Download publications - Check the availability of newer versions of downloaded publications Access to online publications requires an account on Keycopter, the Airbus Helicopters customer portal. To request a subscription contract for one of our publications, please contact your Airbus Helicopters TechPub commercial representative. If you wish to be informed by email when a new publication is available online, select « My Alerts » on Keycopter. The ORION® application is published by Airbus Helicopters, a French company with a share capital of 581 614 047 Euros registered in the Aix-en-Provence R.C.S under n°352 383 715 7 and whose Head Office is located at: Aéroport International Marseille-Provence – 13725 Marignane Cedex – France
Helicopterlog
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It also includes the following functions: - Refuel before first flight - Oil supplied before the next flight - Archive of Aircraft Technical Log document
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Verdict
O.R.I.O.N. and Helicopterlog are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
O.R.I.O.N. ships an update every 6 weeks, Helicopterlog every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and August 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | O.R.I.O.N. | Helicopterlog |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 12.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AIRBUS HELICOPTERS | RR Solutions KG Des Rudolf Rienzner &Co. |
In-app purchases
O.R.I.O.N.
No in-app purchases
Helicopterlog
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is O.R.I.O.N. free?
Is Helicopterlog free?
Do O.R.I.O.N. or Helicopterlog have ads?
Which is updated more often, O.R.I.O.N. or Helicopterlog?
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