SchedulePT vs Holdshort
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SchedulePT
Manage your Schedule Pointe account on the go with this mobile application. Access and modify your schedules, dispatch flights, and update logbook entries directly from your phone or tablet.
- Real-time account access
- Create, edit, and delete schedules
- Dispatch flights
- Add logbook entries
- Access financial history
- Update profile
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Introducing SchedulePT, Schedule Pointe’s Mobile App for iOS. SchedulePT is the only free app which will allow you real time access to your Schedule Pointe account, anytime, anywhere. Now you have the power and convenience of the Schedule Pointe Studio right from your phone and tablet. With SchedulePT you can create, edit and delete existing schedules, dispatch flights, add logbook entries and more. Features: -Access all your custom schedule -View weekly schedules for resources, instructors, etc. -Quick access to your schedule only -Create, Edit and Delete existing reservations -Sync with Calendar -Dispatch Flights -Create, Edit and Delete logbook entries -Access to financial account history -Update your own profile
Holdshort
Manage aircraft reservations and schedules from your mobile device. Syncs instantly with the desktop version, allowing you to view your flying agenda, check resource availability, and update flight logs on the go.
- Real-time sync with desktop app
- Event notifications
- Personal flying agenda view
- Multi-organization calendar access
- Resource and instructor availability
- Reservation management
- Aircraft dispatch and log updates
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The Holdshort App is a mobile version of the desktop aircraft scheduling app that allows you to add and manage your aircraft reservations on-the-go. App features include: - Immediate sync with the site - Event notifications - View personal flying agenda - Calendar access across multiple organizations, locations, and resources - Resource and instructor availability - Reservation adding, editing, and cancellation/removal - Aircraft dispatch & Hobbs/tach update (check-out/in) - Edit personal information and preferences Download the App to start scheduling & managing your aircraft today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Holdshort at 2.5 against SchedulePT's 2.1. SchedulePT's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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.
Holdshort holds the better App Store score, 2.5 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 36 and 20 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 18% of SchedulePT's written reviews are positive against 17% of Holdshort's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
SchedulePT ships an update every 3 weeks, Holdshort every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SchedulePT | Holdshort |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (36 ratings) | 2.5 (20 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.8% of reviews — better | 16.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 36 — better | 20 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Schedule Pointe, Inc. | Holdshort Aviation Systems, LLC |
Customer experience
SchedulePT
Holdshort
Bugs and requests
SchedulePT
Reported bugs
47 issues- App crashes frequently
- Cannot add pilots through phone
- App does not work without strong internet
- Cannot sign in with correct passwords
- App crashes after login on iOS
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- App crashes on login with new iOS update
- Saved credentials no longer work after reinstall
- App version does not sync with calendars
- Constantly crashes when doing basic functions
- Crashes on login
- New update did not fix scheduling time issues
- Cannot log in on iPhone, only computer
- Stays on login page
- App does not open, keeps crashing
- App doesn't allow login on iPhone
- App asks for login but has no way to continue
- Home screen is blank
- Cannot schedule items that start after another ends
- Update ruined the app
- Doesn't show day of the week
- Initializing symbol but nothing happens on login
- Starts and terminates immediately
- Nothing loads
- Won't let you login to the system
- Hangs on login
- Cannot log in for weeks
- Can't get past login screen
- App is upside down on iPad when rotated
- Cannot sign in from iPad - invalid URL
- Requires iOS 8.1
- App keeps crashing after iOS 8 update
- App freezes when making/deleting reservations
- App crashes when looking at a new day
- Mobile site gets DB errors
- Sometimes doesn't let you login on phone
- Crashes when selecting instructor list
- Instructor list only gets to last names starting with G
- App fails to show custom view option
- App shows wait screen and nothing pops up
- Cannot schedule the plane on iPad
- Limited number of pilots shown when scrolling
- Dispatch feature fails to function
- Hangs trying to log in
- Cannot get past login screen
- Profile section spins and spins
- View doesn't show any appointments
- Cannot figure out how to schedule a student
Requested features
12 requests- Add days of the week to schedule view
- Improve UI/graphics to modern standards
- Include 'entire' view
- Add auto-rotate for iPad
- Add landscape view
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- Add pinch to zoom
- Ability to update current items on schedule
- Calendar sync from app
- Access and create logbook entries from mobile
- iPad version
- iPhone 5 screen size support
- Push notifications
Holdshort
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SchedulePT
No in-app purchases
Holdshort
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is SchedulePT free?
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