Comparison

Aviation Docs vs VOCUS Safety

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

Head to head
About

Aviation Docs

Access fleet, aircraft, and aircraft-type specific document libraries on your iPad from anywhere. Designed for flight operations, it offers a centralized location for all your aviation documents, with features like double document view in landscape mode.

Highlights
  • Fleet, aircraft, and aircraft-type specific document libraries
  • Access documents from anywhere in the world
  • Double document view in landscape
  • Nav/Document view in landscape
  • Centralized aviation document storage
Features
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To enroll in using the Aviation Docs app please contact: OBDS Customer Support by email support@obds.com or phone 1-450-476-1420. Aviation Docs™ provides pilots, fleet operators, and maintenance personnel with access to Fleet, Aircraft and Aircraft-type specific document libraries on the iPad from anywhere in the world! NEW! Double document view in Landscape NEW! Nav/Document view in Landscape This application is made available at no charge to flight departments that currently utilize AviationDocs Cloud™ hosted document library services. Fleet and single aircraft jet operators around the world use the OBDS document management library on Class 1 and Class 2 Electronic Flight Bags. Now, you can have all your aviation documents on the iPad, in one place! Note that this application is designed for flight operations, and we don't assume it of interest to the general public. For more information, call On Board Data Services from 08:00 to 16:00 EST at +1 (450) 476-1420.

About

VOCUS Safety

This platform offers a comprehensive safety software solution for aviation professionals. It provides seamless integration with third-party tools and allows for easy safety reporting, document access, and training content viewing on mobile devices.

Highlights
  • Seamless 3rd-party integrations
  • Easy safety reporting (online/offline)
  • Photo submission with reports
  • Download Vector SMS documents
  • Access training content
  • Full mobile functionality
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At Polaris Aero we took our years of flying experience, blended with our passion for aviation safety, to give you a transformative safety software platform – VOCUS. VOCUS provides a simple interface with seamless 3rd-party integrations. VOCUS is a safety software platform that offers one-stop access to all current and future Polaris Aero applications. You must have an active VOCUS account to use this app. Your current username and password are all you need to login and start using VOCUS on your mobile device. The iOS app provides full functionality of all your VOCUS applications, plus: -Easy safety reporting online or off - submit photos with your report -Download your Vector SMS documents to your mobile device -Access your training content (iPad recommended)

Screenshots

Aviation Docs4 screens
VOCUS Safety4 screens

Verdict

The call

Aviation Docs and VOCUS Safety both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of VOCUS Safety's written reviews are positive against 38% of Aviation Docs's. Aviation Docs's advantage is ratings volume (72 vs 16) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Aviation Docs against 4.5 for VOCUS Safety. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 72 and 16 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 38% of Aviation Docs's written reviews are positive against 100% of VOCUS Safety's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 31, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Aviation Docs versus VOCUS Safety: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAviation DocsVOCUS Safety
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (72 ratings) — better4.5 (16 ratings)
Positive reviews37.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings72 — better16
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size122 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOn-Board Data SystemsPolaris Aero LLC

Customer experience

Aviation Docs

All ratings72 ratings
Positive90.3%
Neutral2.8%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative50.0%

VOCUS Safety

All ratings16 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Aviation Docs

No in-app purchases

None

VOCUS Safety

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Aviation Docs free?
Aviation Docs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is VOCUS Safety free?
VOCUS Safety is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Aviation Docs or VOCUS Safety?
Aviation Docs is rated higher. Aviation Docs averages 4.6 out of 5 from 72 ratings, while VOCUS Safety averages 4.5 from 16 ratings.
Do Aviation Docs or VOCUS Safety have ads?
Neither Aviation Docs nor VOCUS Safety shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Aviation Docs or VOCUS Safety?
Aviation Docs ships an update every 2 months, and VOCUS Safety every 2 months. Most recently, Aviation Docs was updated on August 31, 2026 and VOCUS Safety on June 4, 2026.

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