Comparison

Extended Rest Operations vs Flight Bag

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
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 AT A GLANCE • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets: the rest in progress and a live countdown to the next crew change • Apple Watch: Smart Stack widget and watch face complications • Moves to the next rest by itself, offline, all flight 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, iPad and Apple Watch Built with the input of dozens of pilots and cabin crew.

About

Flight Bag

This app offers a suite of essential tools for pilots to perform quick and practical calculations. It includes calculators for crew rest, night time, and log time, along with helpful reference guides and conversion tables. Designed for ease of use, it aims to assist pilots with common aviation-related tasks.

Highlights
  • Crew Rest Calculator
  • Night Time Calculator
  • Cold Temperature Altitude Correction
  • Log Time Calculator
  • NOTAM Abbreviations
  • Approach Path Calculator
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Flight Bag is a complimentary, ad-free, simple and user-friendly application including following tools which are intended to help pilots make practical calculations when needed. Crew Rest Calculator Night Time Calculator Cold Temperature Altitude Correction Drill Codes Emergency Response Guidance Log Time Calculator Abbreviations Stick Time Calculator Metric-Feet Conversion Table (PRC) Approach Path Calculator For any comments, please feel free to contact us via flightbagapp@gmail.com.

Screenshots

Extended Rest Operations4 screens
Flight Bag4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Flight Bag at Free against Extended Rest Operations's $2.99. Flight Bag also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and review sentiment (100% vs 71%). Extended Rest Operations's advantage is ratings volume (67 vs 2) and chart position (#105 vs unranked). On update cadence, 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

Flight Bag 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

Flight Bag holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Extended Rest Operations has 67 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Extended Rest Operations's written reviews are positive against 100% of Flight Bag's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Extended Rest Operations versus Flight Bag: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExtended Rest OperationsFlight Bag
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (67 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings67 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#105 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB61 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSantiago Borja LopezUgur Sola

Customer experience

Extended Rest Operations

All ratings67 ratings
Positive82.1%
Neutral7.5%
Negative10.4%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive70.8%
Neutral12.5%
Negative16.7%

Flight Bag

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Extended Rest Operations

No in-app purchases

None

Flight Bag

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Extended Rest Operations free?
Extended Rest Operations costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flight Bag free?
Flight Bag is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Extended Rest Operations or Flight Bag?
Flight Bag is rated higher. Extended Rest Operations averages 4.3 out of 5 from 67 ratings, while Flight Bag averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Extended Rest Operations or Flight Bag have ads?
Neither Extended Rest Operations nor Flight Bag shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Extended Rest Operations or Flight Bag?
Extended Rest Operations ships an update every 3 weeks, and Flight Bag every 3 weeks. Most recently, Extended Rest Operations was updated on November 1, 2026 and Flight Bag on November 3, 2026.

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