Comparison

iBidline vs Extended Rest Operations

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Calculate inflight rest periods
  • Over 10 rest distributions
  • Multiple flight data input methods
  • Round-up feature for schedules
  • Wake-up alarms for crew changes
Features
Currently charting
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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.

Screenshots

iBidline1 screens
Extended Rest Operations4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iBidline ships an update every 5 days, Extended Rest Operations every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 19, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
iBidline versus Extended Rest Operations: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriBidlineExtended Rest Operations
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.8 (5 ratings) — better4.4 (65 ratings)
Positive reviews90.9% of reviews — better73.9% of reviews
Number of ratings565 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank—#200 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlasdair WaughSantiago Borja Lopez

Customer experience

iBidline

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%

Extended Rest Operations

All ratings65 ratings
Positive83.1%
Neutral7.7%
Negative9.2%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive73.9%
Neutral13.0%
Negative13.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

iBidline

One-time1
  • iBid Full Product 1 Year Subscription$149.99
None

Extended Rest Operations

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iBidline free?
iBidline is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Extended Rest Operations free?
Extended Rest Operations costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iBidline or Extended Rest Operations?
iBidline is rated higher. iBidline averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Extended Rest Operations averages 4.4 from 65 ratings.
Do iBidline or Extended Rest Operations have ads?
Neither iBidline nor Extended Rest Operations shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iBidline or Extended Rest Operations?
iBidline ships an update every 5 days, and Extended Rest Operations every 6 weeks. Most recently, iBidline was updated on October 19, 2026 and Extended Rest Operations on October 19, 2026.

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