Crew Show vs FredRest
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Crew Show
Manage your work schedule with countdown timers for important events like wake-up calls, transportation, and show times. Features include local/GMT time settings, a dimmable clock mode, and iCloud sync for seamless device management. It's a useful travel companion for anyone needing to stay on track.
- Countdown timers for events
- Local and GMT time settings
- Wake-up and transportation alerts
- Dimmable clock mode
- iCloud sync
- Non-flight commute mode
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"Crew Show" helps airline crews manage their time until their next 'show' for work. The user can set local or GMT times for alert/wake-up, transportation, show time, and flight departure. Countdown timers are generated for each event to aid in time management. There is also an optional, user selectable timer with an animated Martini glass to aid in maintaining company and/or government legal parameters concerning adult beverages. Large time display for hotel rooms lacking a clock. Dimming of screen in Clock mode. iCloud support to sync settings between iOS devices. 3 Event settings (one active and two standby) Although inspired by the needs of airline crews, it is a great travel aid for anyone needing to catch an airplane. "Crew Show" thinks just how you do when traveling. There is also a non-flight mode that makes an exceptional aid for any commute to work. Requires iOS 8.0 or later. "Crew Show" does not need to be open for alarms to function.
FredRest
This app calculates crew rest schedules for pilots based on flight times, transition periods, and the number of rest blocks. It offers options for specifying rest block lengths or ratios for 4-block schedules.
- Input flight start and end times
- Calculate transition time
- Supports 3 or 4 rest blocks
- Specify rest block lengths or ratios
- Choose rest block sequences
- Generates crew rest schedules
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Input the flight's start time, and time, and the transition time (length of time allotted between rest blocks for pilots to switch places). Then select whether there will be a total of 3 or 4 rest blocks. If there are 3 rest blocks, simply hit the "Calculate" button and your crew rest schedule will be created for you. If there are 4 rest blocks (2 shorter blocks and 2 longer blocks), then first select whether you would like to specify the length of the short block, the length of the long block, or the ratio between the short and long blocks (short = __% of long). Then input the value, and finally select one of four possible sequences of short and long blocks. Hit "Calculate" and the app will do the rest, displaying exactly what your crew rest schedule will be. Feel free to contact me at denalizen@protonmail.com with all questions, suggestions, and fan mail. Thank you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: FredRest at Free against Crew Show's $0.99. FredRest also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.8) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). Crew Show's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On ratings volume, 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
FredRest is free to download; Crew Show costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FredRest holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Crew Show's written reviews are positive against 100% of FredRest's.
| Parameter | Crew Show | FredRest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.8 (13 ratings) | 4.5 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | kbaum | Nathan Luksik |
Customer experience
Crew Show
FredRest
In-app purchases
Crew Show
No in-app purchases
FredRest
No in-app purchases








