Comparison

CrewBid2 vs Founder's Climb

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

Head to head
About

CrewBid2

This app streamlines the bidding process for pilots and flight attendants on iPad. It offers advanced filtering, sorting, and calendar integration, allowing users to manage their schedules efficiently from anywhere. Enjoy a free trial to experience its user-friendly design and automated seniority display.

Highlights
  • Advanced filters and sorts
  • Save filter/sort presets
  • Add awarded line to calendar
  • SWAPtimizer integration
  • Automatic seniority and vacation display
  • Print or email bid receipt
Features
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The only bidding app built specifically for the iPad and designed for pilots and flight attendants. Bid whenever and wherever you have your new iPad - you'll never again have to drag a laptop on a trip or wait to bid until you get home. Features include: - More than 30 Filters and Sorts - Save your favorite Filter/Sort combinations as a Preset for quick access - Add your awarded line to Calendar - SWAPtimizer integration for pilots - Automatically detects your seniority number and any vacation and displays both in an intuitive fashion - Print or email your bid receipt from right within the app - Clean, user-friendly design The first month is FREE, so try it with no strings attached!

About

Founder's Climb

This app helps busy founders track their daily progress and celebrate achievements. It offers a free journaling feature with goal setting and streaks, with an optional paid subscription for AI-powered insights and reports.

Highlights
  • Daily journaling for busy founders
  • Goal setting and achievement tracking
  • Daily streak rewards
  • Daily perspective quotes
  • AI reflections and progress reports (Pro)
  • Secure on-device storage
Features
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Most founders spend their days staring at everything that is still broken. The list never ends, so the progress never counts. Founder's Climb flips that. Spend two minutes a day writing what happened. Founder's Climb reflects your real progress back to you, so the climb becomes something you can see instead of something you only feel behind on. WHAT YOU GET FOR FREE Daily journaling, built for busy founders. Open the app, write a few lines, done. No blank-page pressure and no long forms. Goals you actually reach. Set the goals that matter, check them off, and get a celebration when you do. A daily streak that rewards showing up, with milestones along the way. Fuel for the climb. A short daily line of perspective to start the day. The free version has no time limit and no trial countdown. Journaling is free forever. FOUNDER'S CLIMB PRO (PAID SUBSCRIPTION) Pro is an optional auto-renewing subscription. The features below are NOT included in the free version and require a paid Pro subscription: - AI reflections that read your entries and find the wins hiding inside them - Monthly, six-month, and yearly AI progress reports that pull your entries into the bigger picture - A fresh AI reframe when you are deep in the Grind - A daily quote written for founders Pro is available as a monthly or annual auto-renewing subscription. Pricing is shown in the app before any purchase is made, and payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. You can manage or cancel any time in your Apple Account settings. YOUR ENTRIES ARE YOURS Your journal is stored on your device. There is no account and no login. For Pro reflections, the text of the entry you choose to analyze is sent securely for processing and is not used to train models. Small things, done by a series of small things brought together. Start climbing. LINKS Privacy Policy: https://founders-climb-privacy.netlify.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Founder's Climb4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Founder's Climb at 100% against CrewBid2's 18%. Founder's Climb also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.7) and update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). CrewBid2's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and ratings volume (28 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. CrewBid2 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Founder's Climb sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Founder's Climb holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CrewBid2 has 28 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of CrewBid2's written reviews are positive against 100% of Founder's Climb's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CrewBid2 ships an update fortnightly, Founder's Climb every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
CrewBid2 versus Founder's Climb: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrewBid2Founder's Climb
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (28 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews18.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings28 — better2
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB3 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperVector Victor Ventures LLCDAVID MCPHERSON

Customer experience

CrewBid2

All ratings28 ratings
Positive35.7%
Neutral10.7%
Negative53.6%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive18.2%
Neutral18.2%
Negative63.6%

Founder's Climb

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

CrewBid2

One-time1
  • Monthly Max Subscription$6.99
2 purchases

Founder's Climb

Subscriptions2
  • Founder's Climb Pro$12.991 Month
  • Founder's Climb Pro7 Days trial$89.991 Year

Questions

Is CrewBid2 free?
CrewBid2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Founder's Climb free?
Founder's Climb is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CrewBid2 or Founder's Climb?
Founder's Climb is rated higher. CrewBid2 averages 2.7 out of 5 from 28 ratings, while Founder's Climb averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do CrewBid2 or Founder's Climb have ads?
Neither CrewBid2 nor Founder's Climb shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CrewBid2 or Founder's Climb?
CrewBid2 ships an update fortnightly, and Founder's Climb every 5 days. Most recently, CrewBid2 was updated on October 17, 2026 and Founder's Climb on October 6, 2026.

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