Comparison

Crewchief GA vs FlightNotes

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

FlightNotes

Features
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The best organizer for your airport and FIR notes ever Always have the right notes on hand for your flight by simply scanning the route on the flightplan. FlightNotes will magically figure out the airports and FIRs involved, and load your personal notes in the blink of an eye. You will also get instant access to up-to-date weather, NOTAMs and other handy information such as sunrise and sunset. Please note that FlightNotes is a digital notebook. Its main feature - notes - are your personal notes, and the app may seem empty until you start adding your own information. The data available through FlightNotes is NOT fit for navigational purposes and only serves to help with situational awareness. Please double-check all data before flying. Privacy Policy: https://flightnotes.apps.appulize.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Crewchief GA4 screens
FlightNotes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Crewchief GA at Free against FlightNotes's $2.99. Crewchief GA also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs monthly) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). FlightNotes's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Crewchief GA is free to download; FlightNotes costs $2.99 up front. Crewchief GA sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $49.99 per month. FlightNotes asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Crewchief GA ships an update every 8 days, FlightNotes monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Crewchief GA versus FlightNotes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrewchief GAFlightNotes
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.8 (16 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings16 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size122 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCrewchief SystemsAppulize

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Crewchief GA

Subscriptions1
  • Single Aircraft Monthly$49.991 Month
One-time1
  • Intake Processing Fee$299.99
None

FlightNotes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Crewchief GA free?
Crewchief GA is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FlightNotes free?
FlightNotes costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Crewchief GA or FlightNotes have ads?
Neither Crewchief GA nor FlightNotes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Crewchief GA or FlightNotes?
Crewchief GA ships an update every 8 days, and FlightNotes monthly. Most recently, Crewchief GA was updated on September 23, 2026 and FlightNotes on September 17, 2026.

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