Comparison

Extended Rest Operations vs FredRest

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

Head to head
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
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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.

About

FredRest

This app calculates crew rest schedules for pilots based on flight times, transition periods, and the number of rest blocks. It offers options for specifying rest block lengths or ratios for 4-block schedules.

Highlights
  • Input flight start and end times
  • Calculate transition time
  • Supports 3 or 4 rest blocks
  • Specify rest block lengths or ratios
  • Choose rest block sequences
  • Generates crew rest schedules
Features
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Input the flight's start time, and time, and the transition time (length of time allotted between rest blocks for pilots to switch places). Then select whether there will be a total of 3 or 4 rest blocks. If there are 3 rest blocks, simply hit the "Calculate" button and your crew rest schedule will be created for you. If there are 4 rest blocks (2 shorter blocks and 2 longer blocks), then first select whether you would like to specify the length of the short block, the length of the long block, or the ratio between the short and long blocks (short = __% of long). Then input the value, and finally select one of four possible sequences of short and long blocks. Hit "Calculate" and the app will do the rest, displaying exactly what your crew rest schedule will be. Feel free to contact me at denalizen@protonmail.com with all questions, suggestions, and fan mail. Thank you.

Screenshots

Extended Rest Operations4 screens
FredRest3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: FredRest at Free against Extended Rest Operations's $2.99. FredRest also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 74%). Extended Rest Operations's advantage is ratings volume (65 vs 8). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

FredRest is free to download; Extended Rest Operations costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Extended Rest Operations against 4.5 for FredRest. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Extended Rest Operations has 65 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 74% of Extended Rest Operations's written reviews are positive against 100% of FredRest's.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Extended Rest Operations versus FredRest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExtended Rest OperationsFredRest
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (65 ratings)4.5 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings65 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSantiago Borja LopezNathan Luksik

Customer experience

Extended Rest Operations

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

FredRest

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Extended Rest Operations

No in-app purchases

None

FredRest

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Extended Rest Operations free?
Extended Rest Operations costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is FredRest free?
FredRest is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Extended Rest Operations or FredRest?
FredRest is rated higher. Extended Rest Operations averages 4.4 out of 5 from 65 ratings, while FredRest averages 4.5 from 8 ratings.
Do Extended Rest Operations or FredRest have ads?
Neither Extended Rest Operations nor FredRest shows ads.

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