B737 MRG vs B737 Performance Handbook
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
B737 MRG
This professional reference app provides airline pilots with detailed guidance and practical advice for handling over 300 non-normal situations on the Boeing 737. It includes extensive system notes, illustrations, logic gates, and schematics to aid in-flight and ground operations.
- 300+ non-normal procedures
- System notes and practical advice
- Over 2,200 illustrations
- Logic gates and schematics
- Covers CL, NG, MAX editions
- Regular content updates
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The B737MRG is the most trusted professional reference for airline pilots flying the Boeing 737. The B737MRG covers 300 different non-normals, that is a hundred more than the official QRH. The app provides system notes and practical advice on how to deal with each non-normal, both on ground and in flight. The app comes with over 2,200 illustrations, logic gates, lights and schematics! Captain Pat BOONE, author of the B737 MRG, is a senior instructor with more than 20,000 flight hours on Boeing aircraft (Boeing 737, Boeing 767 and Boeing 787 Dreamliner). You can free download the app and review a couple of demo pages. You need a paid subscription to access the entire content. With a subscription you get access to all editions of the B737MRG (CL, NG, MAX) in all languages (English, Chinese). Your subscription includes all updates of the content that are published by the author on a regular basis. Subscription details: Your subscription runs for a period of 1 year, starting the date of in-app purchase. There is no free trial period. The price for the subscription is around a dollar / euro per month. The exact price depends on local taxes and is displayed inside the app. A single subscription can be used on multiple devices (phone, tablet), as long as these devices run the same app store account. Cancellation and refund of your current subscription are not possible. Your subscription runs until the end of the current period. Your subscription is automatically renewed, unless Auto-Renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your app store account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can turn-off auto-renewal by going to your app store account settings, anytime after your initial purchase. Terms and Conditions & Privacy Policy : Visit : https://b737mrg.net/disclaimer/
B737 Performance Handbook
An electronic reference guide for airline pilots and dispatchers, offering tools and comprehensive performance data for Boeing 737 aircraft. It incorporates EASA and FAA regulations with detailed explanations and interactive calculators.
- Landing distance & brake cooling calculator
- Go-around gradient & limit weight calculator
- Runway condition report decoder
- Actual stop margin calculator
- Wind components / VREF additive calculator
- Interactive V1 adjustment
- EASA and FAA edition support
- Keyword search and bookmarking
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The 737 Performance app for your iPad and iPhone, is an electronic reference guide for professional airline pilots flying a large civil (Class A) twin jet like the Boeing 737, but may also be useful for airline dispatchers and be interesting for trainees. This app contains some very useful TOOLS like: - LANDING DISTANCE & BRAKE COOLING CALCULATOR for various B737 models (CL/NG/MAX) - GO-AROUND (GRADIENT AND LIMIT WEIGHT) CALCULATOR for various B737 models (CL/NG/MAX) - Runway Condition Report (GRF) decoder with runway visualization - Actual stop margin calculator (based on the TAS-effect). - Wind Components / VREF Additive Calculator - Interactive adjustment of V1 to visualize the accelerate-stop and accelerate-go distance. Besides the tools, the app contains all a pilot or dispatcher needs to know about aircraft performance for large civil twin jet aircraft in general and for the Boeing 737 in special. Due to commonality, the information in this app may also serve as reference for other Boeing types. Performance regulations of the worlds 2 main rule making agencies, EASA and FAA, are incorporated, as well as ICAO definitions and remarks. You can switch between the two editions any time. This app explains (EASA/FAA) regulations (based on ICAO) in lots of colorful pictures and additional remarks and you can navigate through BASIC PERFORMANCE NOTES, divided into TAKEOFF (covering a.o. legal performance requirements, reduced takeoff thrust), ENROUTE (covering a.o. cruise altitude/speed, driftdown) and LANDING Performance chapters (covering a.o. dispatch/inflight requirements) and also through the various performance data provided by Boeing in the chapters under PERFORMANCE DATA. In the DATA APPLICATION chapters you can learn how these data are applied based on the actual situation and also other valuable operational information is available. Also computerized performance tool remarks are put in and the contents are updated/expanded regularly. This app includes the following features: - powerful keyword search functionality, with adjustable outcome. - bookmark option - text resize - a glossary containing definitions with links to applicable chapters - EASA and FAA editions, with unlimited switches between the editions. - iPhone support Subscription details: Users who purchased the early edition (before version 2.0) of this app (which has no Tools section) will get an automatic update for free (except for the Tools section) and can subscribe for only the Tools section at a reduced amount. New users (as from version 2.0) subscribe for the complete app. The subscription includes both EASA and FAA versions. Your subscription runs for a period of 1 year, starting the date of in-app purchase. There is no free trial period. The subscription fee is about 10 Dollar/Euro per year for the complete app (applicable to new users) and about 5 Dollar/Euro per year for only the Tools section (applicable to original users). The exact price depends on local taxes and is displayed inside the app. A single subscription can be used on multiple devices (iPad / iPhone) as long as these devices run the same Apple-ID. Your subscription runs until the end of the current period and in between cancellation and refund of your current subscription are not possible. Your app-store account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period, therefore your subscription is automatically renewed, unless your subscription is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can turn-off Auto-Renewal by going to your account settings, anytime after your initial purchase. For Terms & Conditions visit https://performance737.com/disclaimer
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: B737 MRG at 299 against B737 Performance Handbook's 9. On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. B737 MRG sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year and B737 Performance Handbook sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.49 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for B737 MRG against 5.0 for B737 Performance Handbook. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: B737 MRG has 299 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of B737 MRG's written reviews are positive against 88% of B737 Performance Handbook's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | B737 MRG | B737 Performance Handbook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (299 ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.3% of reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 299 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 95 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MCC (BV) | Maurits Hulshof |
Customer experience
B737 MRG
B737 Performance Handbook
Bugs and requests
B737 MRG
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashing on startup after updates
- Losing downloaded data on app restart
- Difficulty exiting demo mode
Requested features
2 requests- Interactive features like switchable diagrams
- Availability on macOS/desktop platforms
B737 Performance Handbook
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
B737 MRG
- Yearly Subscription$9.991 Year
B737 Performance Handbook
- Tools Annual (original users)$4.491 Year
- Member Annual$13.991 Year
- Tools Lifetime (orig. users)$16.99
- Member Lifetime$41.99
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