Crewchief GA vs C182 Performance
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Crewchief GA
This app provides aircraft owners and pilots with real-time tracking of aircraft safety, maintenance, and compliance. It helps manage airworthiness directives, service bulletins, and key maintenance intervals, promoting enhanced safety and regulatory compliance.
- Track FAA airworthiness directives
- Monitor manufacturer service bulletins
- Capture and share aircraft squawks
- Log key maintenance intervals
- Track IFR equipment status
- Maintain VOR check and navigation data logs
- Upload flight data
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Crewchief Systems provides aircraft asset intelligence for aircraft owners, pilots, mechanics, maintenance facilities, and fleet managers. The Crewchief Systems platform unites these stakeholders and promotes enhanced safety and regulatory compliance through active management of customer aircraft data. Our services correlate real-time aircraft operations with aircraft maintenance records, manufacturer requirements & recommendations, and regulatory compliance directives. Crewchief GA allows customers of Crewchief Systems affiliated maintenance facilities and pilots who own their own airplane to track the safety, maintenance, and compliance status of aircraft managed on the Crewchief Systems platform. Note: You must be a current registered customer of a Crewchief Systems affiliated maintenance facility or of Crewchief Systems, your aircraft must be under active management, and you must have an existing Crewchief Systems account to use this software. New customers can sign up for our management service using the "Sign Up" feature in the app. With Crewchief GA, you can: * View the status, due dates, and due times of FAA airworthiness directives that apply to your aircraft * View the status, due dates, and times of manufacturer service bulletins that apply to your aircraft * Capture squawks to share with your mechanic * Track key maintenance intervals for your aircraft * Track IFR equipment status * Maintain VOR check logs and navigation data update logs * Upload flight data directly into the Crewchief Systems platform Our terms of Use can be found here: https://www.crewchiefsystems.com/terms-of-use Our Privacy Policy can be found here: https://www.crewchiefsystems.com/privacy-policy We LOVE feedback! Please send thoughts, ideas, or other comments to: support@crewchiefsystems.com
C182 Performance
This app calculates essential flight performance data for Cessna 182 and some Cessna 210 models. It covers takeoff, landing, climb, cruise, descent, and emergency procedures, along with an interactive hold calculator and risk analysis tool. Cloud sync ensures your flight plans are available across devices.
- Flight performance calculations
- Takeoff and landing data
- Climb and cruise performance
- Instrument procedure calculations
- Emergency performance data
- Interactive hold calculator
- Risk analysis tool
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C182 Performance computes all the useful performance numbers for flight planning for most Cessna 182 aircraft models and some Cessna 210 models. It includes calculations for takeoff, landing, climb, cruise, descent, instrument procedures as well as emergencies. It also includes an interactive hold calculator, a risk analysis tool, and an emergency glide distance calculator that handles head and tailwinds. C182 Performance is also available on other mobile devices and as a WebApp (an App that runs in a browser) that runs on a variety of platforms (PC, Mac, tablets, phones). The cloud sync feature allows flight planning profiles entered on any device to be synchronized with your other devices when connected to the Internet. C182 Performance is a free, open-source development effort and has Apps and WebApps for other aircraft. See http://pohperformance.com for complete details.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Crewchief GA at 4.8 against C182 Performance's 4.3. Crewchief GA also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months). C182 Performance's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (83% vs 67%). On price, ratings volume, ads 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
Both are free to download. Crewchief GA sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $49.99 per month. C182 Performance asks for nothing beyond the download.
Crewchief GA holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 10 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Crewchief GA's written reviews are positive against 83% of C182 Performance's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Crewchief GA ships an update every 8 days, C182 Performance every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 9, 2026.
| Parameter | Crewchief GA | C182 Performance |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (16 ratings) — better | 4.3 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 122 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Crewchief Systems | POH Performance L.L.C. |
Customer experience
Crewchief GA
C182 Performance
In-app purchases
Crewchief GA
- Single Aircraft Monthly$49.991 Month
- Intake Processing Fee$299.99
C182 Performance
No in-app purchases
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