AS Pilot QRA vs NY Waterway
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AS Pilot QRA
This app provides essential information for Alaska Airlines pilots, including hotel details, shuttle times, and contact information. It offers a centralized resource for layover accommodations and city-specific notes, requiring pilot authentication for access.
- Consolidated layover hotel information
- Shuttle times and airport pickup locations
- Direct links to hotel websites
- Crew amenities listings
- Phonebook information
- City-specific notes section
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The AS Pilot QRA centralizes much of the information that Alaska Pilots use daily right to your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. The AS Pilot QRA is designed ONLY for current Alaska Airlines Pilots and requires user authentication. If pilots have login problems, they will need to email us at info@7700software.com with their name, arctic, and base information. After verification, we will email you the login password. - AS Pilot QRA consolidates layover hotel information all in one place. - Users can see shuttle times and airport pickup locations, find direct links to hotel websites, and get directions to the hotel. - Crew amenities are listed for each property. - AS Pilot QRA contains phonebook information relevant to Alaska Pilots. - There is also a notes section where users can save any information they desire unique to each city.
NY Waterway
Purchase ferry tickets paper-free and use your phone as your boarding pass. Securely store personal information and payment details for convenient travel across New York Harbor. Access route maps, schedules, and advisories for a seamless journey.
- Paper-free ticket purchasing
- Phone as ticket
- Secure encrypted transactions
- Route maps
- Schedules
- Advisories
- Bus locator
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Your Phone Is Your Ticket. This app allows users to purchase NY Waterway tickets paper-free from any location and use their phone as a ticket. All personal information and payments are transmitted encrypted and stored securely. NY Waterway has the largest ferry and excursion fleet in the New York Harbor. Since it's launch in 1986, it has served over 65 million passengers. With routes stretching along both the Hudson and East Rivers and a complimentary bus service, NY Waterway is an easy and comfortable way to travel to and from Manhattan. Features: - Secure ticket purchasing - Your phone is your ticket - Route maps - Schedules - Advisories - Bus Locator
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: AS Pilot QRA at 89% against NY Waterway's 16%. AS Pilot QRA also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and chart position (#159 vs unranked). NY Waterway's advantage is price (Free vs $4.99) and ratings volume (11K vs 10). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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
NY Waterway is free to download; AS Pilot QRA costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
AS Pilot QRA holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NY Waterway has 11K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of AS Pilot QRA's written reviews are positive against 16% of NY Waterway's.
AS Pilot QRA ships an update every 5 months, NY Waterway every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AS Pilot QRA | NY Waterway |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (10 ratings) — better | 4.8 (11K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 88.9% of reviews — better | 16.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 11K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #159 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 103 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 7700 Software | Bytemark, Inc. |
Customer experience
AS Pilot QRA
NY Waterway
Bugs and requests
AS Pilot QRA
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
NY Waterway
Reported bugs
4 issues- Frequent app crashes
- Inability to log in or access tickets
- Tickets disappearing from user accounts
- Compatibility issues with newer devices
Requested features
5 requests- Live ferry tracking
- Improved bus locator
- Seamless multi-ticket management
- Support for Apple Pay and other digital wallets
- Better user account management
In-app purchases
AS Pilot QRA
No in-app purchases
NY Waterway
No in-app purchases
Questions
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