Comparison

Textron Aviation Cesnav vs FL3XX Crew

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

Head to head
About

Textron Aviation Cesnav

This app integrates three specialized calculators for aviation professionals. It helps determine aircraft weight and balance, calculate takeoff and landing performance, and plan flight routes with fuel and time estimations. Results can be exported for onboard use.

Highlights
  • Aircraft-specific weight and balance calculation
  • Takeoff and landing performance analysis
  • Route planning with fuel and time estimation
  • Optimization based on cost and fuel
  • Exportable PDF reports
  • Support for various Citation models
Features
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Cesnav combines three calculators (Previously known as CLCalc, CPCalc, and EOM) into one app, offering a unified experience from sharing calculations across the calculators to a combined results screen. • The Loading calculator uses an aircraft-specific weight and balance file and allows you to quickly determine your takeoff and landing weight and CG after entering your passengers, cargo and fuel load. • The Takeoff and Landing calculator is an excellent tool for determining engine-out performance in areas where obstacles or terrain clearance is a factor. It is easier, faster, often provides better field performance and higher takeoff weights than the AFM data. • The Planning calculator uses a worldwide airport and navaid database to plan a route calculating trip time, fuel and distance. Many models also feature Cessna’s exclusive GreenTrak technology which will optimize your flight based on DOC and fuel costs, resulting in the minimum total cost. • You can export, print and email PDFs of passenger manifests, loading sheets, performance, and planning results to take on-board. Cesnav is available for all current production Citations and the following models: CitationJet, Latitude, Longitude, CJ1, CJ1+, CJ2, CJ2+, CJ3, Bravo, Encore, Encore+, Excel, XLS, Sovereign, and X. The Loading calculator can also be used with any 550, 560, S550, 208B, or 208 aircraft (208 with TKS currently not supported). New aircraft deliveries include a subscription for the warranty period of the aircraft at no additional charge. App requires a subscription

About

FL3XX Crew

This app enhances aviation crew management by providing real-time flight information, communication tools, and operational data. It ensures seamless team coordination and efficient operations for pilots, accessible online and offline.

Highlights
  • Offline flight schedules and briefings
  • Real-time flight assignment updates
  • Instant new assignment notifications
  • Integrated Post Flight Syncs
  • Airport operational data and weather
  • Aircraft maintenance status access
  • Online/offline company document access
Features
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Always in-sync with the FL3XX Mobile App Suite Download the FL3XX Crew App today and redefine crew management: Precise, reliable, and always up-to-date. The FL3XX Crew App is tailored exclusively for aviation professionals, and improves team communication, elevates operational efficiency, and ensures complete connectivity for your crew – anytime, anywhere. Key Features: Flight Management at Your Fingertips: - Access complete flight schedules and briefings, even offline. - Real-time updates on flight assignments and changes. All-In-One Crew Communication: - Instant notifications for new flight assignments. - Keep everyone in the loop with integrated Post Flight Syncs. Comprehensive Flight Briefing Tools: - Airport operational data, weather, opening hours. - Detailed crew, passenger, and services information. - Up-to-date aircraft maintenance status. Streamlined Operations: - Effortless access to ground transport, hotel, and catering arrangements details. - Access flight information, customs, weight & balance data, and fuel details. Document Management Made Easy: - Online and offline access to company documents. - Alerts for upcoming expiry and recency dates. All information synchronized in real-time with your FL3XX Web App, ensuring consistent up-to-date operations.

Screenshots

FL3XX Crew4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: FL3XX Crew at free against Textron Aviation Cesnav's subscription. FL3XX Crew also leads on ratings volume (417 vs 3) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). Textron Aviation Cesnav's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (43% vs 21%). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Textron Aviation Cesnav holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FL3XX Crew has 417 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of Textron Aviation Cesnav's written reviews are positive against 21% of FL3XX Crew's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Textron Aviation Cesnav ships an update every 4 months, FL3XX Crew monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Textron Aviation Cesnav versus FL3XX Crew: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTextron Aviation CesnavFL3XX Crew
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.5 (417 ratings)
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews — better20.7% of reviews
Number of ratings3417 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size117 MB100 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTextron Inc.FL3XX

Customer experience

Textron Aviation Cesnav

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral14.3%
Negative42.9%

FL3XX Crew

All ratings408 ratings
Positive88.7%
Neutral2.9%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive20.7%
Neutral17.2%
Negative62.1%

Bugs and requests

Textron Aviation Cesnav

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

FL3XX Crew

Reported bugs

25 issues
  • Offline flights available without issues
  • Changes made by dispatch to an already acknowledged flight show by clearly highlighted
  • App has gotten better over the years
  • Good features while it is online
  • Data regarding passenger boarding being saved and flight times being saved
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  • App tries to predict when you took off and landed and auto populates it for you. It is always wrong.
  • Never get notifications even though I have them on
  • What were the changes to my schedule?
  • Post Flight data fails to push
  • When selecting Duty time On and Off. should be a simple, one time selection. Shouldn’t have to Include All, and re-enter a yes, I’m really coming in duty!
  • Jedesmal bei einem update wird man ausgeloggt, muss man wieder das Passwort eingeben. Weiters bei jeder Öffnung der App kommt ein beliebiger Tag im Jahr2022. Offline Eingaben nicht speicherbar.
  • Try to do the post flight and just enter times - sometimes it populates all sometimes it just goes blank- waste of time for simple data entry - Never should have changed from FOS !
  • Id love if there was a slider to show me when duty ends (and updates when block times inputted), when im unavailable to be called and when next duty will start.
  • When I’m inputting data in the post flight section, or just using the app and flight updates occur (new flights being assigned or updated) a notification banner slides in from the top and deselects anything you were working on meaning you need to start again. When this happens in bursts like at my company (multiple flights being released for the next day for instance) it makes the app unusable.
  • Also I get multiple notifications on my phone and watch when flights are released. If I have 7 legs tomorrow I get 7 back to back notifications on my phone and watch. It should just be a single notification that flight are released for tomorrow and I can review them in the app.
  • Opening any document under recap crashes the app. Currently running on IOS16.0 (20A362)
  • Painfully slow. Every 5th time I open the app it takes me back to January 2015. When inputting post flight data it will often crash half way through and delete everything imputed, needing to start again. Great ideas in this app, poor execution.
  • Incredibly slow after last update (18 Sep22) Until yesterday everything was fine, but the last update slowed down the app at the point it is almost unusable. Tried to delete the app and reinstall, tried to log out and log in again, nothing works, takes ages to update and freezes every time something is selected.
  • The app was broken before, now worse with the update.
  • Absolutely too slow with this latest update, who ever said I care about birthdays. If that’s what is important as opposed to scheduling and record keeping and slowing it down. Please remove it.
  • Terrible app
  • The App constantly looses data entered
  • Try finding how to enter times
  • Worst most complicated app ever
  • Appli plante tout le temps, très nombreux bugs, interface mal foutue, génératrice d’erreur, ne fonctionne pas off line, très longue au chargement. Je HAIS cette application et bon nombre de mes collègues s’accordent avec moi pour dire que c’est de la M**** J ai mis une étoile car on peut pas mettre moins

Requested features

7 requests
  • Light mode option
  • Change availability using the app
  • Different time zone settings
  • Embedded file/links capability
  • Capability to work offline and sync later
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  • Slider to show duty end and next duty start
  • Single notification for multiple flight releases

In-app purchases

None

Textron Aviation Cesnav

No in-app purchases

None

FL3XX Crew

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Textron Aviation Cesnav free?
Textron Aviation Cesnav is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FL3XX Crew free?
FL3XX Crew is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Textron Aviation Cesnav or FL3XX Crew?
Textron Aviation Cesnav is rated higher. Textron Aviation Cesnav averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while FL3XX Crew averages 4.5 from 417 ratings.
Do Textron Aviation Cesnav or FL3XX Crew have ads?
Neither Textron Aviation Cesnav nor FL3XX Crew shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Textron Aviation Cesnav or FL3XX Crew?
Textron Aviation Cesnav ships an update every 4 months, and FL3XX Crew monthly. Most recently, Textron Aviation Cesnav was updated on October 23, 2026 and FL3XX Crew on October 26, 2026.

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