Offshore Safe Approach Calc vs HCrew
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Offshore Safe Approach Calc
This tool helps offshore helicopter pilots visualize helideck layouts and obstacle sectors for safer flight planning. It enhances situational awareness by displaying helideck orientation, wind direction, and approach headings, crucial for preventing incidents.
- Helideck layout visualization
- Obstacle sector plotting
- Situational awareness enhancement
- Wind direction integration
- Approach heading display
- Flight planning assistance
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The Offshore Obstacle and Safe Approach Calculator is a situational awareness and planning tool that will assist qualified offshore helicopter pilots in visualizing the helideck layout and the relevant obstacles sectors on any installation or platform. All helicopter pilots flying offshore will significantly benefit from this APP, as it will provide a better plan view of the helideck orientation in relation to the wind direction and final approach heading. There has been several incidents and accidents where pilots were not aware of the deck orientation, obstacle sectors, and the wind direction. These variables are all covered in this APP, and it provides pilots with a significant increase of Situational Awareness (SA) during the initial planning and conduct of an offshore helicopter flight.
HCrew
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HCrew application is the first certified tool used to consult digital aircrew manuals (FLM, MMEL, QRH, FCOM and linked to the “H160 Flight Perfo” app). This tool allows operating on-ground and in-flight, paperless.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Offshore Safe Approach Calc at every 2 weeks against HCrew's every 26 months. Offshore Safe Approach Calc also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On price, 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.
Offshore Safe Approach Calc ships an update every 2 weeks, HCrew every 26 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Offshore Safe Approach Calc | HCrew |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 26 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aviation Mobile Apps, LLC. | AIRBUS HELICOPTERS |
In-app purchases
Offshore Safe Approach Calc
No in-app purchases
HCrew
No in-app purchases
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