Comparison

Crew Show vs FredRest

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Countdown timers for events
  • Local and GMT time settings
  • Wake-up and transportation alerts
  • Dimmable clock mode
  • iCloud sync
  • Non-flight commute mode
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Crew Show1 screens
FredRest3 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Crew Show versus FredRest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrew ShowFredRest
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (13 ratings)4.5 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 8 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB1 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperkbaumNathan Luksik

Customer experience

Crew Show

All ratings13 ratings
Positive69.2%
Neutral7.7%
Negative23.1%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral6.3%
Negative18.8%

FredRest

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Crew Show

No in-app purchases

None

FredRest

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Crew Show free?
Crew Show costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is FredRest free?
FredRest is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Crew Show or FredRest?
FredRest is rated higher. Crew Show averages 3.8 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while FredRest averages 4.5 from 8 ratings.
Do Crew Show or FredRest have ads?
Neither Crew Show nor FredRest shows ads.

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