Comparison

CrewAlert vs CrewPad PRO

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

Head to head
About

CrewAlert

This app helps airline professionals and crew manage fatigue risk by predicting and analyzing alertness levels. It offers tools for proactive and reactive fatigue reporting, risk reduction, and data collection, built on a scientific alertness model.

Highlights
  • Predictive fatigue analysis
  • Proactive fatigue data collection
  • Simplified fatigue reporting
  • Context-sensitive fatigue mitigation
  • Alertness prediction model
  • Sleep diary and data collection
  • What-if scenario planning
Features
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CrewAlert is the leading mobile app for fatigue risk management for airline safety professionals, crew scheduling departments and airline crew. CrewAlert assists fulfilling vital parts of the ICAO requirements on a FRMS: - Predictive: Help crew and crew schedulers compare and identify upcoming fatiguing flight duties. - Proactive. Assists safety departments to efficiently collect fatigue data from your operation – so called fatigue surveys. - Reactive. Greatly simplifies fatigue reporting for crew but also for safety departments. - Risk reduction: Built-in context sensitive fatigue mitigation functionality for crew. CrewAlert contains a lot of functionality, but please note that some parts are unlocked only conditioned a paid-for subscription. Such functionality is marked with an asterisk (*) below. --- As part of a joint safety initiative, Boeing and Jeppesen have been developing tools for allowing better management of alertness and fatigue. CrewAlert is the first app designed specifically to help airlines and their crews manage alertness and fatigue. Built on the Boeing Alertness Model (BAM), a mathematical prediction model of alertness, the CrewAlert app puts scientific knowledge in the palm of your hand. Please Note: This application is designed for professional pilots and the airlines that they work for. Before you purchase, please read this description in full as well as the Application License Agreement to see if CrewAlert is for you. For Everyone: - CrewAlert provides the functionality of much more expensive alertness modeling products at a fraction of the cost. - While CrewAlert is designed with flight deck and cabin crews in mind, it is applicable to any 24/7 operation where human performance is crucial to safety. For Crew: - Prediction of future alertness levels from schedule information, prior sleep and personal settings - creating risk awareness - Allows for creation of what-if scenarios - Allows for entry of sleep diaries of either actual or planned sleep, which can be used to investigate the effectiveness of potential sleep strategies. - Allows for collection of sleep (also via Apple Health*) and alertness data for own use, to learn over time what strategies work best. - Built-in fatigue mitigation strategies* - Efficient fatigue reporting* - Participate in fatigue data collection - Alerts and predictions also on Apple Watch* - Acclimatisation advice - Estimated body clock time* For Crew Schedulers: - Investigate likely effect on crew members from different scheduling options - Investigate common causes of recurring problems in schedules, and to consider alternatives - Simple import of roster data and sharing of scenarios* For Airline Safety Officers: - Efficient modelling of fatigue reports, incidents and accidents in multiple scenarios* - Analysis mode for investigating fatigue causes* - Analysis of collected fatigue data via efficient import* - Import and share data also via iCloud Drive* - Detailed fatigue reports, received from CrewAlert, can be imported and are pre-modelled using BAM, reducing manual work.* *) The paid for subscription-version of CrewAlert unlocks the following functionality; integration with Apple Health, use of iCould Drive, scenarios, fatigue mitigation strategies, roster import, analysis view, day/night theme, local light conditions and display of estimated body-clock time.

About

CrewPad PRO

This app provides a mobile training solution for the aviation industry, offering offline access to learning content and documentation for flight and cabin crews. It synchronizes completed courses and records with a central LMS, ensuring up-to-date operational information.

Highlights
  • Offline learning management system (LMS)
  • Media-based learning content
  • Courseware and documentation access
  • Automatic synchronization agent
  • Training record management
  • Seamless deployment of information
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Pelesys CrewPad PRO is our next-generation suite of mobile training solutions developed specifically for the needs of the aviation industry. CrewPad PRO is the offline deployment and management platform designed for mobile utilizing a rich variety of media based learning content, courseware and documentation materials for flight crew, cabin crew and other airline personnel who require up-to-date, “operation critical” information. CrewPad PRO includes an offline Learning Management System (LMS) which makes remote training a reality. There is no reliance on steady internet connections for course completion. CrewPad uses a state-of-the-art synchronization agent which automatically updates all applications and information hosted on each iPad allowing for seamless deployment of essential information. Training courses and training records can be downloaded to CrewPad, and once completed, synchronized with the Pelesys LMS and Qualification Management System (QMS) providing a secure, seamless training solution. CrewPad PRO is compatible with Pelesys Training Management and Deployment System (TMDS) version 3.9.0 or later.

Screenshots

CrewAlert4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: CrewAlert at 4.0 against CrewPad PRO's 2.6. CrewAlert also leads on review sentiment (25% vs 0%) and device support (4 vs 1). CrewPad PRO's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (7 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and iOS requirement 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. CrewAlert sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. CrewPad PRO asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CrewAlert holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of CrewAlert's written reviews are positive against 0% of CrewPad PRO's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 30, 2026 and July 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
CrewAlert versus CrewPad PRO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrewAlertCrewPad PRO
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings) — better2.6 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings27 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPad
Requires iOS15.615.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJeppesen Systems ABPelesys Learning System Inc.

Customer experience

CrewAlert

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative41.7%

CrewPad PRO

All ratings7 ratings
Positive42.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative57.1%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

CrewAlert

Subscriptions2
  • CrewAlert (1 Month)$1.991 Month
  • CrewAlert Yearly (12 months)$19.991 Year
None

CrewPad PRO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CrewAlert free?
CrewAlert is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CrewPad PRO free?
CrewPad PRO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CrewAlert or CrewPad PRO?
CrewAlert is rated higher. CrewAlert averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while CrewPad PRO averages 2.6 from 7 ratings.
Do CrewAlert or CrewPad PRO have ads?
Neither CrewAlert nor CrewPad PRO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CrewAlert or CrewPad PRO?
CrewAlert ships an update every 2 months, and CrewPad PRO every 2 months. Most recently, CrewAlert was updated on August 30, 2026 and CrewPad PRO on July 7, 2026.

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