iBidline vs Extended Rest Operations
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iBidline
This app synchronizes your airline roster, allowing you to view, search, and export flight details to your calendar. It facilitates finding roster swaps and viewing friends' schedules. An upgrade enables completing the entire bidding process on your device.
- Synchronize airline roster with eMaestro
- View and search flightcrew rosters
- Search pilots by destination and date
- Find roster swaps quickly
- Nominate friends and view their rosters
- Complete bidding process on iPad
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iBid integrates your airline roster into your iPad seamlessly. View your roster, export it to your iPad calendar and access it from your phone or computer. • Keep your roster up to date with ease by synchronising with eMaestro at the touch of a button. • View and search all flightcrew rosters for your airline in a clear and readable format. • Search for pilots by destination and date. • Find roster swaps in seconds. Select the trip you want to swap, specify what you want in return and iBid will show you who you could potentially swap with. • Nominate your friends and view their rosters with complete trip details on any fleet. Upgrade to the full version and you will be able to complete the whole bidding process on your iPad. View, sort and filter the available lines and then submit your electronic bid effortlessly. This app is designed to work for pilots employed by any airline using a 'bidline' rostering system or the eMaestro rostering interface. It is also useful to friends and family of those pilots and to retired staff for viewing rosters.
Extended Rest Operations
Easily calculate inflight rest periods for long-haul flights. Features multiple rest distribution options and flight data input methods. Includes a round-up feature for clear schedules and optional alarms for crew changes.
- Calculate inflight rest periods
- Over 10 rest distributions
- Multiple flight data input methods
- Round-up feature for schedules
- Wake-up alarms for crew changes
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Flying long-haul? Work out the inflight rest periods for the whole crew in a few taps. FOR PILOTS AND CABIN CREW • 3 pilots, 4 pilots or cabin crew with one, two or three services • Pick the rest distribution your crew prefers, drawn to scale so you see it before you choose • Works for every rank: Captain, Cruise Captain, First Officer, Cruise Relief Pilot FAST TO FILL IN • Three ways to enter your flight: choose the one that matches the times you have at hand • Round up to get clean, easy to read times • Adjust the result and add a changeover time DURING THE FLIGHT • Your schedule as a timeline, with the period in progress marked • Wake up calls before each crew change, so nobody oversleeps • Share the schedule with the rest of the crew by Bluetooth MADE FOR THE FLIGHT DECK • Dark design, easy on the eyes at night • Works offline, in airplane mode • No account, no ads, no data collected • iPhone and iPad Built with the input of dozens of pilots and cabin crew.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: iBidline at Free against Extended Rest Operations's $2.99. iBidline also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 weeks) and rating (4.8 vs 4.4). Extended Rest Operations's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (65 vs 5). On ads, device support 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
iBidline is free to download; Extended Rest Operations costs $2.99 up front. iBidline sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Extended Rest Operations asks for nothing beyond the download.
iBidline holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Extended Rest Operations has 65 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of iBidline's written reviews are positive against 74% of Extended Rest Operations's.
iBidline ships an update every 5 days, Extended Rest Operations every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 19, 2026.
| Parameter | iBidline | Extended Rest Operations |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better | 4.4 (65 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.9% of reviews — better | 73.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 65 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #200 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alasdair Waugh | Santiago Borja Lopez |
Customer experience
iBidline
Extended Rest Operations
In-app purchases
iBidline
- iBid Full Product 1 Year Subscription$149.99
Extended Rest Operations
No in-app purchases
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