Comparison

CrewLink Manager vs Flight Bag for Crews

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

Head to head
About

CrewLink Manager

Manage and download your flight rosters from NetLine/CrewLink. Generate reports for earnings and flight time, and easily check and accept notifications. Supports multiple airlines with experimental features for others.

Highlights
  • Download and store flight rosters
  • Offline roster viewing
  • Generate earnings and flight time reports
  • Check and accept notifications
  • Crew checking functionality
  • Email and AirPrint support
Features
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!!!PLEASE VERIFY THAT CREWLINK MANAGER WORKS FOR YOUR AIRLINER, SEE LIST BELOW!!! This app eases the management/ download and storage of your planned and actual rosters published by NetLine/CrewLink, with reports creation for your earnings and flight time data; expedites notifications checking and acceptance (one touch checking); allows to check your crew from within the app. Currently, the app supports the following airliners: -GOL Linhas Aéreas (storage, crew, notifications, earnings and flight time reports) And the following in experimental version - Storage, crew and notifications: -Alitalia -Bulgaria Air -Garuda Indonesia -Portugalia -TACA -Transaero -Tunisair -Lufthansa and its subsidiaries -OTHER (just enter the crew link address of your airliner) General Features (all airliners): -Simple configuration: select your airliner, your function, and your CrewLink login and password. -Download and storage of your planned and actual rosters, separated by month. -View your rosters offline. -CrewLink username and password storage by the app. -View and accept notifications. -Check your crew from within the app. -Open your roster using the app (directly from your email, or even another app). -"Open In…" function, allows you to open your roster in a 3rd party app. -Email support, send your rosters directly from the app. -AirPrint Support, print your roster/report directly from the app. -Notifications Auto Check with Audio feedback - will auto check your notifications every 5 minutes, and sound the appropriate feedback sound for “No new notification”, “New notification” or “Error”. Note: The responsibility of receiving the notifications cannot be delegated to the app, so you should provide the usual means your airliner to contact you and not rely on the app. The app will not keep history of when this feature was enabled. Specific Airlines Features: -GOL Linhas Aéreas -Main screen summary, with planned/actual roster earnings comparison, showing the higher one (2013+), summary of flight time including night time, holidays and sundays, earning and per diems for that month, organized by payment days. -Monthly report for total flight time, night time, holiday and sunday time, total paid time and total unpaid holiday and sunday time. -Monthly report of per diems, organized by day (e.g 3/CAJ, 4/JE) -Monthly report of detailed flight time: day time, night time, CAT1 time (day and night), Reserve time(day and night), StandBy time, Holidays and Sundays Time (day and night), and Holidays and Sundays unpaid time. -Monthly preview of paycheck - with basic salary, organic premium, risk premium, day and night flight time, day and night holidays/sundays time, Social Security taxes, Income Taxes and paycheck discounts - such as union contribution, health insurance and alimony. -Manual configuration of paycheck discounts as fixed values, percentages of gross and net income (with and without income tax discount), or number of kids affecting income tax. IAP's may apply for individual company features updates. If your airliner still don't have and specific earnings/per diems/flight time report (or any other kind of information that is relevant for your airliner), please contact me on patrickgoettert@hotmail.com. With your help, I'll be able to add automatic reports for your airliner and make the app even more useful. If your duty roster is also published by NetLine/CrewLink, please contact me on patrickgoettert@hotmail.com so that I can add support for your airliner. I am always looking for beta testers at unsupported airliners at wich NetLine/CrewLink is being used!

About

Flight Bag for Crews

This aviation app streamlines flight preparation and organization for pilots and aviation enthusiasts. It offers quick access to essentials, smart tools for flight prep, and a clean interface. Free and Pro versions are available, with advanced calculations for professionals.

Highlights
  • Aviation essentials and references
  • Smart flight preparation tools
  • Clean, minimal interface
  • Advanced calculations (Pro)
  • Free and Pro versions
Features
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Built by a professional airline pilot, Flight Bag is designed to simplify flight preparation and bring essential aviation tools, calculators, and references together in one place. Whether you're an airline pilot, flight instructor, student pilot, dispatcher, or aviation enthusiast, Flight Bag gives you quick access to practical tools and aviation information whenever you need them. Designed with a clean and intuitive interface, Flight Bag helps you spend less time searching and more time focusing on what matters. FEATURES - Aviation calculators for everyday flight operations - Wind and runway calculation tools - Logbook tools and utilities - Flight planning and operational references - Quick access to essential aviation information - Clean, fast, and easy-to-use interface - Regular updates with new tools, features, and improvements BUILT FOR THE AVIATION COMMUNITY Flight Bag is continuously evolving based on real-world experience and feedback from the aviation community. New tools and improvements are regularly added to make the app an increasingly useful companion for aviation professionals, students, and enthusiasts. Whether you're preparing for a flight, studying, reviewing operational information, or keeping track of your flying, Flight Bag puts useful aviation tools right at your fingertips. Fly smarter. Stay organized. Safe flights! Terms of Use: https://captaintech.space/flightBagEULA.html Privacy Policy: https://captaintech.space/flightBagPrivacy.html

Screenshots

CrewLink Manager4 screens
Flight Bag for Crews4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Flight Bag for Crews at Free against CrewLink Manager's $13.99. Flight Bag for Crews also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (26 vs 4). CrewLink Manager's advantage is iOS requirement (15.2 vs 18.0). On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Flight Bag for Crews is free to download; CrewLink Manager costs $13.99 up front. CrewLink Manager sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Flight Bag for Crews sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flight Bag for Crews holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flight Bag for Crews has 26 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
CrewLink Manager versus Flight Bag for Crews: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrewLink ManagerFlight Bag for Crews
Price$13.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (4 ratings)5.0 (26 ratings) — better
Positive reviews21.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings426 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.2 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPatrick GoettertNazmi Yavuz

Customer experience

CrewLink Manager

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive21.7%
Neutral17.4%
Negative60.9%

Flight Bag for Crews

All ratings26 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

CrewLink Manager

One-time1
  • Gol Paycheck$0.99
3 purchases

Flight Bag for Crews

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Auto Subscription7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • One Year Auto Subscription1 Month trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$19.99

Questions

Is CrewLink Manager free?
CrewLink Manager costs $13.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Flight Bag for Crews free?
Flight Bag for Crews is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CrewLink Manager or Flight Bag for Crews?
Flight Bag for Crews is rated higher. CrewLink Manager averages 4.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Flight Bag for Crews averages 5.0 from 26 ratings.
Do CrewLink Manager or Flight Bag for Crews have ads?
Neither CrewLink Manager nor Flight Bag for Crews shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CrewLink Manager or Flight Bag for Crews?
CrewLink Manager ships an update every 2 months, and Flight Bag for Crews every 2 months. Most recently, CrewLink Manager was updated on November 1, 2026 and Flight Bag for Crews on November 3, 2026.

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