CrewBid vs WBidMax
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!
WBidMax
This system helps pilots and flight attendants manage their monthly scheduling bids. It allows users to filter, weight, and sort bid lines with extensive features and customization options. Comprehensive help documents and videos are available for easy mastery.
- Download and submit bids for all bases and rounds
- Multiple views of bid data (Summary, Bid Line, Modern, Calendar)
- Extensive constraints, sorts, and weights for bid customization
- View modification buttons for overlap predictions and vacation features
- Help section with documents and videos
- Export lines to calendar
- Easy recall of bid-related documents
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The WBid Bidding System This system is designed to assist Pilots and Flight Attendants in managing their monthly scheduling bid. Additionally, this system can be used by any entrepreneur who may want to provide a bid service for Pilots and Flight Attendants. WBid has a proud 20+ year history of serving Pilots and Flight Attendants, and several Bid Service companies. This software allows the user to download bid data from the WBid back end, which in turn allows Pilots and Flight Attendants the ability to filter (set constraints), weight (set weights) and sort (set sort method) the bid lines in the downloaded bid data. Once you learn and master the WBid bidding system (very easy, with lots of help documents and videos), you will be able to bid in no time at all. The WBid Bidding System has more features and capabilities than any other Bidding System. Here is what currently exists: Download and submit bids for all bases and all rounds Four different views of bid data (Summary, Bid Line, Modern, and Calendar) Constraints: 30+ and adding each month Sorts: 6 Block Sort: 17 (300+ Trillion Combinations) Weights: 27+ and adding each month View Modification Buttons: 4 (OVR, VAC, DRP, EOM) Help Section with Documents and Videos (Help => Help) Export Line to Calendar (FFDO export next month) Easy recall of: Cover Letter, Seniority List, Bid Awards, Bid Receipt (Bid Stuff) 30 slides in extensive Walkthrough tutorial (Help => Walkthrough) Configuration Panel: Pairing Export, AM/PM, Week, Hotels, User, and Misc Bid Data View Modification Buttons (OVR, VAC, DRP, EOM) You can modify the displayed bid data to accommodate Month to Month Overlap Predictions (OVR button), Vacation Overlap (VAC), dropping the flights that are not paid because of Vacation Overlap (DRP), and a unique End Of Month Vacation feature (EOM). The WBid Bidding System will display over 10 times the data available in other bidding systems.
Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: WBidMax at free against CrewBid's free with in-app purchases. WBidMax also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.9) and review sentiment (67% vs 51%). CrewBid's advantage is ratings volume (227 vs 9) and update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). 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
Both are free to download. CrewBid sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and WBidMax sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
WBidMax holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CrewBid has 227 ratings behind it against 9, 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 67% of WBidMax's.
CrewBid ships an update fortnightly, WBidMax monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CrewBid | WBidMax |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (227 ratings) | 4.2 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 51.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 227 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Vector Victor Ventures LLC | WBid, LLC |
Customer experience
CrewBid
WBidMax
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
WBidMax
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
WBidMax
- One Month Subscription$5.99
- One Month Subscription$6.99









