Comparison

iBidline vs Charts+

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

Charts+

This app provides pilots with worldwide enroute maps, terminal charts, and a document viewer for airline documentation. It features a search engine, clipboard, and bookmarking for easy access to flight information.

Highlights
  • Worldwide enroute map with polar routes
  • Terminal charts viewer with sketches
  • Document viewer with search engine
  • Clipboard and bookmark function
  • Electronic Flight Bag functionality
Features
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The next generation of NAVBLUE Charts+ is here. Influenced by Pilots for use in the cockpit, the redesigned Charts+ interface improves on the user experience. NAVBLUE Charts+ gives pilots the ability: - To have a worldwide enroute map with polar route capacities, - To have a terminal charts viewer with sketches, - To have a document viewer to read Charts+ Guide and as well as your airline documentation with a search engine. - A clipboard and bookmark function for charts and document. This new version provides Enroute Charts directly on your iPad turning it into a powerful Electronic Flight Bag. Note: you MUST have a valid NAVBLUE Charts subscription to activate new aerodrome coverage or update your charts. Currently NAVBLUE Charts+ is targeted at NAVBLUE commercial airline customers.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: iBidline at 91% against Charts+'s 0%. iBidline also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.3) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 months). Charts+'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. iBidline sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Charts+ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iBidline holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of iBidline's written reviews are positive against 0% of Charts+'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iBidline ships an update every 5 days, Charts+ every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
iBidline versus Charts+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriBidlineCharts+
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5 ratings) — better1.3 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews90.9% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings513 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPad
Requires iOS16.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB123 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlasdair WaughNavblue Inc.

Customer experience

iBidline

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

Charts+

All ratings13 ratings
Positive7.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative92.3%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

iBidline

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

Charts+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iBidline free?
iBidline is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Charts+ free?
Charts+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iBidline or Charts+?
iBidline is rated higher. iBidline averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Charts+ averages 1.3 from 13 ratings.
Do iBidline or Charts+ have ads?
Neither iBidline nor Charts+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iBidline or Charts+?
iBidline ships an update every 5 days, and Charts+ every 5 months. Most recently, iBidline was updated on September 15, 2026 and Charts+ on June 1, 2026.

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