CrewBid vs ProFlyt
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CrewBid
This app allows pilots and flight attendants to bid on their schedules directly from their iPad. It offers advanced filtering, sorting, and preset options for efficient bidding, and integrates with other tools to simplify schedule management.
- 30+ Filters and Sorts
- Save Filter/Sort Presets
- Add awarded line to Calendar
- SWAPtimizer integration
- Automatic seniority and vacation display
- Print or email bid receipt
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The only bidding app built specifically for the iPad and designed for pilots and flight attendants. Bid whenever and wherever you have your new iPad - you'll never again have to drag a laptop on a trip or wait to bid until you get home. Features include: - More than 30 Filters and Sorts - Save your favorite Filter/Sort combinations as a Preset for quick access - Add your awarded line to Calendar - SWAPtimizer integration for pilots - Automatically detects your seniority number and any vacation and displays both in an intuitive fashion - Print or email your bid receipt from right within the app - Clean, user-friendly design The first month is FREE, so try it with no strings attached!
ProFlyt
This application serves as a standalone calendar for managing daily events. It offers multiple viewing formats including day, week, and month layouts to organize your schedule effectively.
- Standalone calendar functionality
- Create daily events
- Day view
- Week view
- Month view
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ProFlyt: The Premier Scheduling Solution. ProFlyt is designed for anyone to utilize as a stand alone calendar. Create daily events and view in day/week/month format.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ProFlyt at 100% against CrewBid's 51%. ProFlyt also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.9) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). CrewBid's advantage is ratings volume (227 vs 18). On price, update cadence, ads and iOS requirement 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. CrewBid sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. ProFlyt asks for nothing beyond the download.
ProFlyt holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CrewBid has 227 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of CrewBid's written reviews are positive against 100% of ProFlyt's.
CrewBid ships an update fortnightly, ProFlyt every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and July 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CrewBid | ProFlyt |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (227 ratings) | 4.4 (18 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 51.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 227 — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vector Victor Ventures LLC | ProFlyt Aviation Group LLC |
Customer experience
CrewBid
ProFlyt
Bugs and requests
CrewBid
Reported bugs
12 issues- App tells user to update when it is updated
- Defective version on the store
- App not working for new update
- Circle just spins
- App makes you reboot when looking away
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- App gets stuck on awards page
- App freezes when using multiple sorts
- App crashes during award bid sort
- Error message: not a flight attendant
- Reinstall regularly to get updates to take
- App requires update after filling info
- App checks for updates after login
Requested features
8 requests- Biometric access
- Buddy bid option
- Annual subscription option
- Pinch zoom for bid lines
- Group selection for lines
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- Rely less on internet connectivity
- Stop checking subscription each time
- Beta test app before release
ProFlyt
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CrewBid
- 1 Month Subscription$3.99
- Monthly Max Subscription$5.99
- Monthly Max Subscription$6.99
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- 6 Month Subscription$21.99
ProFlyt
No in-app purchases
