FlyShare | PILOT COMMUNITY vs PilotLink
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FlyShare | PILOT COMMUNITY
Connect with fellow pilots to build flight hours, find instructors, mechanics, and safety pilots. This community app facilitates cost-splitting for aircraft rental, helping you achieve your aviation goals faster. Available globally, excluding sanctioned countries.
- Find safety pilots
- Connect with instructors and examiners
- Locate mechanics
- Discover new pilot friends
- Cost-splitting for aircraft rental
- Real-time airport and flight requests
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We believe in you and have created a tool (General Aviation Community) for Time Building that will help you reach your goal faster. By using FlyShare, you are one big step closer to making your coveted 1500 flight hours of flight time a reality. FIND: - SAFETY PILOTS - ISTRUCTORS and EXAMINERS (CFI, CFII, BGI, AGI, IGI, DPE) - MECHANICS (A&P, IA) - NEW FRIENDS Why Choose FlyShare -Saves you money Shared flights with cost-splitting for aircraft rental will save you money and help you reach your goals faster. -Pilots to pilots The app is developed by a group of pilots, for pilots. We are continually striving to improve FlyShare every single day. -Always with you You have the ability in the palm of your hand, in real time to see airports nearby and promptly respond to requests for shared flights. Terms of use: https://app.termly.io/document/terms-of-service/ffd1a42b-b2d0-4e17-868f-57a2c3aa293a Privacy Policy: https://app.termly.io/document/privacy-policy/0c448f57-91a0-4429-986c-dfbe09e12eec IMPORTANT! FlyShare is available anywhere in the world, excluding countries under US sanctions. The free beta testing currently underway provides for the development of a database of airports located in the United States. Airports in other countries will be added soon. Countries that are currently under US sanctions are categorically excluded from joining the FlyShare community. If you encounter any freezes, glitches or malfunctions, please let us know in technical support. Clear prop...
PilotLink
Connect with fellow aviators for career opportunities, training, and aircraft sharing. Find instructors, safety pilots, and recruiters within a tailored aviation network. Accelerate your aviation journey and build your community.
- Connect with aviators
- Find instructors and schools
- Discover corporate opportunities
- Locate safety pilots
- Aircraft owner partnerships
- Integrated chat system
- Map-based search
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PilotLink – the first completely free aviation community app –is now available! This unique platform has been developed to unite aviators across North America. Whether you are just starting your aviation journey as a student looking for a school or instructor that can bring you successfully to your checkride or a seasoned type-rated contract pilot looking for corporate opportunities, PilotLink is your connection. Are you a CFI looking for students, a time builder or ferry pilot, looking to find your next relocation assignment? PilotLink is the platform that enables aviators to maximize their development and career opportunities through an extensive network of likeminded individuals. PilotLink offers a tailored suite of potential connections based on your specific aviation profile. Find yourself a safety pilot in your area that can help you to stay current, find a flight school or instructor to start your aviation journey or conduct your Biannual Flight Review. PilotLink also offers reminders for your Medical Certificate renewal, Biannual Flight Review and CFI Refresher alerts. The platform offers an Aviation Medical Specialist locator to connect you with a provider. PilotLink helps aircraft owners find time sharing partners to offset costs or partner in ownership. Maybe you are looking for another pilot that can give you a ride home so you can drop off your aircraft at a mechanic located outside your homebase airport. PilotLink offers a simple request and offering system to facilitate these connections. The PilotLink mobile application has a sophisticated map-search system that actively looks for matches in the designated area and radius based on the opportunities selected. PilotLink also offers features for aviation recruiters to identify interested pilots possessing the required flight time and ratings for posted job opportunities. Sign up today and increase your industry exposure to these potential job opportunities! Sign up if you are a pilot with specific type ratings that require maintenance, and you will be able to connection nation-wide with sim-buddies to share the cost of recurrency training. The integrated chat system in PilotLink allows you to find friends that match your search request and start a safe conversation through the apps. Join PilotLink today to accelerate your aviation career and be part of uniting this beautiful community. Blue skies and tail winds!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PilotLink at 5.0 against FlyShare | PILOT COMMUNITY's 4.3. FlyShare | PILOT COMMUNITY's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs monthly) and ratings volume (16 vs 3). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PilotLink holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FlyShare | PILOT COMMUNITY has 16 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
FlyShare | PILOT COMMUNITY ships an update every 6 days, PilotLink monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FlyShare | PILOT COMMUNITY | PilotLink |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (16 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 4Pilot Apps LLC | Pilotlink LLC |
Customer experience
FlyShare | PILOT COMMUNITY
PilotLink
In-app purchases
FlyShare | PILOT COMMUNITY
No in-app purchases
PilotLink
No in-app purchases
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