QuickBid vs FDsidekick
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
QuickBid
Streamline your work schedule by quickly sorting through hundreds of available lines. Get notified of new bid packets, apply over 50 sort rules, and easily submit your bids. Advanced filtering helps you find specific trips and analyze vacation impacts.
- Sort hundreds of available lines
- Over 50 different sort rules
- Filter lines and trips
- Analyze vacation options
- Drag and drop interface
- Offline iPad functionality
- Bid packet notifications
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An iPad native app that lets you quickly sort through hundreds of available lines to get the work schedule you want. Get notified when new bid packets are released, sort through the lines using over 50 different sort rules, and easily submit your bids when you're done. That was quick! Advanced bidders can filter lines and trips to find the trips they want. See how different vacation options affect each line. Drag and drop into the perfect position! As a native app, you can now use QuickBid on your iPad even when away from the internet. Thanks for downloading!
FDsidekick
This app offers quick access to preflight and inflight notes and utilities. It includes features for customizing notecards, viewing imported PDFs, and a specialized aviation calculator. You can also create PA scripts and jot down notes with stylus support.
- Customizable Notecard with Autofill
- PDF Reference Viewer
- Aviation Calculator
- PA Script Creator
- Touch/Stylus Notepad
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FDsidekick provides ease-of-access for preflight and inflight notes and utilities. -Notecard: Customize and Autofill your card for easy flight plan review -References: Easily view imported PDFs -Calculator: With Aviation-related functions and memory -PA: Easily create a script for the Welcome Aboard PA -Notepad: Jot down notes via touch with support for Apple Pencil
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FDsidekick at none against QuickBid's 3. FDsidekick also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). QuickBid's advantage is ratings volume (27 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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. QuickBid sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. FDsidekick asks for nothing beyond the download.
FDsidekick holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: QuickBid has 27 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
QuickBid ships an update monthly, FDsidekick every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | QuickBid | FDsidekick |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (27 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 27 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | QuickBid, LLC | Erik Patrinostro |
Customer experience
QuickBid
FDsidekick
In-app purchases
QuickBid
- 1 Bid Month Activation$4.99
- 3 Bid Month Activations$13.99
- 6 Bid Month Activations$26.99
FDsidekick
No in-app purchases
