Crew Rest Calculator vs mechcounter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Crew Rest Calculator
Instantly calculate fair and exact rest periods for flight crews using Zulu time. This app handles standard and complex shift rotations, ensuring no crew member's break is cut short. It offers smart time parsing and organizational tools with alerts.
- Calculate shift rotations in Zulu time
- Easy and Advanced calculation modes
- Fair rest time distribution
- Smart Zulu time parsing (HH:MM, HHMM, HMM)
- Assign names to rest slots
- Vibration and notification alerts
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CrewRest: Flight Crew Calculator Calculate shift rotations in Zulu time instantly Stop doing mental math at 35,000 feet. Calculate fair, exact rest periods for your team in seconds. **CrewRest** is designed by and for long-haul flight crews to take the hassle out of calculating rest periods. Built to handle the realities of aviation, CrewRest quickly generates accurate shift rotations using Zulu time so you can get back to what matters. Whether it’s a standard rotation with uniform gaps or a complex shift with mid-flight services, CrewRest handles the math flawlessly—ensuring the last person's break is never cut short. Key Features *Two Calculation Modes** - **Easy Mode:** Perfect for standard flights. Input a single changeover duration, and the app distributes it evenly between all breaks. - **Advanced Mode:** Handling a mid-flight service? Set individual changeover times for each gap (e.g., 5 mins for the first gap, 25 mins for the second). **Fair Time Distribution** If the total rest time doesn't divide perfectly, CrewRest automatically distributes the “remainder” minutes to the *earliest* periods. This guarantees the final crew member never ends up with a shorter shift. **Smart Zulu Time Parsing** Enter times however you prefer. The app accepts `HH:MM` (12:30), `HHMM` (1230), or `HMM` (130). CrewRest automatically handles midnight rollovers for flights that cross over into the next day. **Organization & Alerts** - Tap the table to assign names to specific rest slots. - Receive vibration and notification alerts right when a rest period ends to ensure smooth changeovers. --- Why Crews Love It "Takes the guesswork and scratchpad math completely out of the equation. Just punch in the times and go." CrewRest respects your time in the air with a clean, professional, ad-free interface designed to be easy on the eyes. **Download CrewRest today and simplify your shift rotations.** Made by a fellow long-haul pilot for the community. Compatible with iPhone and iPad. Absolutely no data is collected or stored.
mechcounter
Track flights in real-time, displaying crucial information like remaining time, flight plans, and landing estimates. Monitor altitude, speed, and view your aircraft's position on a map.
- Real-time flight tracking
- Flight plan display
- Landing time estimates
- Altitude and speed monitoring
- Aircraft position on map
- Origin and destination times
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See the time remaining, flight plan (when available), landing time, altitude, ground speed, times at origin and destination, and your plane on a map.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: mechcounter at 100% against Crew Rest Calculator's 20%. mechcounter also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.0) and update cadence (every 11 days vs every 5 months). Crew Rest Calculator's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
mechcounter holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Crew Rest Calculator's written reviews are positive against 100% of mechcounter's.
Crew Rest Calculator ships an update every 5 months, mechcounter every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crew Rest Calculator | mechcounter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (6 ratings) | 4.5 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | WILL3D | Jeffrey REISBERG |
Customer experience
Crew Rest Calculator
mechcounter
In-app purchases
Crew Rest Calculator
No in-app purchases
mechcounter
No in-app purchases
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