CrewAlert vs Jeppesen FliteDeck Advisor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Jeppesen FliteDeck Advisor
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Jeppesen FliteDeck Advisor is a flight optimization application providing pilots with real-time, in-flight, tail specific speed advisories to reduce fuel burn, flight schedule, and saves money. Some of the key capabilities the application provides include: • Registration based on Jeppesen Delivery Manager Pro (JDM Pro) – Users can now access the application using the JDM Pro activation link sent in their email. Users can also use the current activation code mechanism when JDM Pro is unavailable. • Tail number selection – Users can effortlessly select their desired tail number by leveraging the picker's search and sorting functionalities, simplifying the tail selection process. • Ability to show and hide sections based on aircraft phase – Users can easily expand or collapse sections for a customized viewing experience; for instance, collapse the climb phase during cruise for streamlined focus. • Support for light and dark themes – Users can view the application as per their viewing preference and switch to dark mode for better visibility in low-light conditions. • TSP Management – Users can view all the available Tail Specific Parameters (TSPs) and download the latest configuration package. • EULA – End User License Agreement (EULA) is now available within the application where users can view, print and download the EULA document in PDF format. • Includes recommended cruise speed • Includes recommended climb speed
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Jeppesen FliteDeck Advisor at none against CrewAlert's 2. CrewAlert's advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. CrewAlert sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Jeppesen FliteDeck Advisor asks for nothing beyond the download.
CrewAlert ships an update every 2 months, Jeppesen FliteDeck Advisor every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.
| Parameter | CrewAlert | Jeppesen FliteDeck Advisor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jeppesen Systems AB | The Boeing Company |
In-app purchases
CrewAlert
- CrewAlert (1 Month)$1.991 Month
- CrewAlert Yearly (12 months)$19.991 Year
Jeppesen FliteDeck Advisor
No in-app purchases
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