EAA Events vs njSidekick
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EAA Events
This app provides comprehensive event information for aviation enthusiasts, allowing users to browse, filter, and search for activities, attractions, and exhibitors. Users can plan their visit by building a personalized itinerary and receive important notifications about schedule changes and weather.
- Event browsing and filtering
- Searchable attractions and exhibitors
- Personalized itinerary builder
- Real-time notifications
- Schedule change alerts
- Weather updates
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Whether you come to fly or to watch, the official EAA Events app is a must-have for attendees who want the “World’s Greatest Aviation Celebration” at their fingertips! EAA AirVenture Oshkosh is our flagship seven-day event, in July at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and is the ultimate celebration of aviation. Features of the app include: View, filter, and search EAA AirVenture events, attractions, guest services, destinations, workshops, speakers, and exhibitors. Plan Your Visit & Build Your Itinerary Browse the schedule of events and create your own personal day-by-day, hour-by-hour itinerary so that you don’t miss the events, activities, and exhibitors. Upon downloading the app, you’ll need to enter your name and email address, then respond to the email confirmation message. Then you’ll be able to build your itinerary on the EAA Events desktop portal and view or adjust your itinerary from your mobile device. Notifications Receive in-app notifications regarding activities, weather, and important schedule changes from the app home screen or main navigation menu. You’ll find the most up-to-date news and information and can even have your mobile device notify you when notifications are published in the app. The EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022 event in the app is sponsored by BendixKing.
njSidekick
This app assists pilots in managing their complex 7&7 and 8&6 work schedules. It also serves as a resource companion and optimizes workflows for message boards.
- Schedule selection for 7&7 and 8&6 pilot schedules
- Resource companion for pilots
- Message board workflow optimization
- Designed for iPhone, iPad, and iPod
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Schedule selection companion for pilots who have 7&7 and 8&6 schedules Resource companion for pilots NodeBB message board workflow optimizer
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: njSidekick at 4.5 against EAA Events's 2.8. njSidekick also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 months). EAA Events's advantage is ratings volume (78 vs 13). On price, in-app purchases, device support 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
njSidekick holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EAA Events has 78 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of EAA Events's written reviews are positive against 33% of njSidekick's.
EAA Events ships an update every 5 months, njSidekick every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on July 29, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EAA Events | njSidekick |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (78 ratings) | 4.5 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.6% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 78 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION, INC. | Liquid Steam |
Customer experience
EAA Events
njSidekick
In-app purchases
EAA Events
No in-app purchases
njSidekick
No in-app purchases
