Extended Rest Operations vs Recents
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Recents
This utility app organizes your contacts based on the most recent entry. It offers a straightforward way to view and manage your address book without any unnecessary features.
- Sorts contacts by recent entry
- Simple contact management
- Clean interface
- No extra features
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Just your contacts sorted by the most recent entry, nothing fancy!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Extended Rest Operations at every 6 weeks against Recents's every 33 months. Extended Rest Operations also leads on review sentiment (74% vs 58%) and rating (4.4 vs 4.2). Recents's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $2.99) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). On 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
Extended Rest Operations costs $2.99 and Recents $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Extended Rest Operations holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 65 and 20 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Extended Rest Operations's written reviews are positive against 58% of Recents's.
Extended Rest Operations ships an update every 6 weeks, Recents every 33 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Extended Rest Operations | Recents |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (65 ratings) — better | 4.2 (20 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 73.9% of reviews — better | 58.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 65 — better | 20 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 33 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Santiago Borja Lopez | Brian Donohue |
Customer experience
Extended Rest Operations
Recents
In-app purchases
Extended Rest Operations
No in-app purchases
Recents
No in-app purchases
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