Aviation Docs vs Orlando Explorer Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Orlando Explorer Mobile
Access and view technical publications for aviation professionals. Supports various manual types and PDF documents for both online and offline use. Manage content from a central service.
- View technical manuals online or offline
- Supports various aviation document formats
- Manage content via Orlando Suite
- Open manuals in multiple tabs
- Filter manuals by metadata and applicability
- View effective and scheduled publications side-by-side
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Orlando Explorer Mobile is the mobile document viewer of the Orlando Suite for Tech Pubs Document Management System. The app is designed for airlines, MROs and aircraft manufacturers. It can be used on ground (e.g. Maintenance / Tech Ops manuals, training, briefing, …) and on board (EFB document library, Cabin Crew document viewer, …) either online or offline. Orlando Explorer Mobile supports XML like: - Airbus, ATR and Boeing Flight Ops manuals (FCOM, AFM, QRH, MEL/DDG, FCTM, CCOM, …) - Airbus and Boeing Maintenance manuals (AMM, IPC, TSM, Wiring Manuals, …) - Airline manuals (OM-A, OM-B, OM-C, GOM, IFM, …) as well as any PDF document. The mobile library content is managed from the Orlando Suite for Tech Pubs Mobile Content Management service. Orlando Explorer Mobile main features: - Enroll the app to the Orlando Suite for Tech Pubs, - View the manuals made available by the administrator online or download them for offline access, - Open manuals in multiple tabs, - Filter the manuals per metadata tags and per applicability, - View effective and scheduled publications side by side in a split view, - Acknowledge the read of new publications - …
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Aviation Docs at 4.6 against Orlando Explorer Mobile's 1.0. Aviation Docs also leads on review sentiment (38% vs 0%) and ratings volume (72 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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.
Aviation Docs holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Aviation Docs has 72 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of Aviation Docs's written reviews are positive against 0% of Orlando Explorer Mobile's.
Aviation Docs ships an update every 2 months, Orlando Explorer Mobile every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 31, 2026 and August 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Aviation Docs | Orlando Explorer Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (72 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 37.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 72 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 122 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | On-Board Data Systems | Infotel |
Customer experience
Aviation Docs
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In-app purchases
Aviation Docs
No in-app purchases
Orlando Explorer Mobile
No in-app purchases
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