Gulfstream PlaneBook vs DOT Chart 17
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gulfstream PlaneBook
This application offers a paperless solution for flight crew, product, and feature manuals on an iPad. It allows pilots to easily organize and access essential flight information during all phases of operations, providing advantages both in and out of the flight deck.
- Paperless flight manuals
- Organize flight information
- Access information during flight
- Product and feature manuals
- iPad-based solution
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Conceived by pilots, PlaneBook is Gulfstream’s definitive and popular flight crew application. PlaneBook is designed to provide a paperless solution of flight crew, product, and feature manuals through an iPad. PlaneBook provides numerous advantages both in and out of the flight deck, giving pilots the ability to easily organize and access information they need during all phases of flight operations.
DOT Chart 17
Access a full-color display of hazardous materials markings, labels, and placards. This app provides quick visual information and regulatory citations for shippers and carriers. It serves as a general guidance tool for hazardous materials regulations.
- Full-color display of markings, labels, and placards
- Access to Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) citations
- Quick visual information for shippers and carriers
- Mobile access to DOT Chart-17
- Guidance on 49 CFR Parts 171-180
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The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s (PHMSA) DOT Chart-17 provides a full-color display of the markings, labels, and placards specified in the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180). This mobile application allows shippers, carriers, and other stakeholders to quickly access visual information and HMR citations from DOT Chart-17. Note that this application is intended for general guidance only and should not be used to determine compliance with 49 CFR, Parts 100-185.
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Verdict
Gulfstream PlaneBook and DOT Chart 17 both sit at 2.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 18% of Gulfstream PlaneBook's written reviews are positive against 0% of DOT Chart 17's. Gulfstream PlaneBook also leads on ratings volume (65 vs 3) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 10 months). DOT Chart 17's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.6). On price, rating, 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.
Gulfstream PlaneBook holds the better App Store score, 2.5 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gulfstream PlaneBook has 65 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of Gulfstream PlaneBook's written reviews are positive against 0% of DOT Chart 17's.
Gulfstream PlaneBook ships an update every 4 months, DOT Chart 17 every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gulfstream PlaneBook | DOT Chart 17 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (65 ratings) — better | 2.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 17.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 65 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 101 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gulfstream Aerospace | Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration |
Customer experience
Gulfstream PlaneBook
DOT Chart 17
In-app purchases
Gulfstream PlaneBook
No in-app purchases
DOT Chart 17
No in-app purchases
