Comparison

CrewLink Manager vs Plane it

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

Plane it

Manage your aircraft's flights, maintenance, and supplies with this comprehensive tool. It digitizes flight logs with automated calculations and connects you with aviation suppliers for parts and services.

Highlights
  • Digital flight logs with automated calculations
  • Instant view of flight hours and expirations
  • Connect with aviation suppliers for parts and services
  • Integrated technical maintenance control
  • Automatic notifications for pending tasks and expirations
  • Request quotes for parts related to maintenance tasks
Features
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Introduza uma nova era de eficiência e gestão para sua aeronave com o Plane it - o aplicativo definitivo para proprietários e operadores de aeronaves. Com uma abordagem inovadora e abrangente, o Plane it oferece uma solução completa para todas as suas necessidades de gestão, desde o controle de voos até a manutenção e suprimentos aeronáuticos. Desenvolvido em conformidade com os mais altos padrões da ANAC, o módulo de Gestão de Voos do Plane it substitui completamente os diários de bordo em papel, simplificando o preenchimento de registros com cálculos automatizados e fornecendo uma visão instantânea das horas disponíveis, vencimentos e consumo médio da sua aeronave. Com o MarketPlane, nunca foi tão fácil encontrar os melhores fornecedores para suas necessidades aeronáuticas. Com uma única solicitação, conecte-se a uma rede exclusiva de parceiros confiáveis, garantindo acesso rápido e eficiente a peças e serviços essenciais. Além disso, o módulo CTM Plane it oferece um controle técnico de manutenção integrado ao diário de bordo digital Plane it e, portanto, está sempre atualizado com voos registrados. Receba notificações automáticas sobre tarefas pendentes e vencimentos próximos, garantindo que você nunca perca um prazo importante. E graças à integração com o MarketPlane, você pode solicitar cotações de peças relacionadas a tarefas em um piscar de olhos, facilitando ainda mais o gerenciamento de suprimentos aeronáuticos. Com o Plane it, você está no controle total da sua aeronave, com todas as ferramentas necessárias para mantê-la voando com segurança e eficiência. Simplifique sua operação hoje mesmo com o Plane it - onde gestão se encontra com inovação.

Screenshots

CrewLink Manager4 screens
Plane it3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Plane it at Free against CrewLink Manager's $13.99. Plane it also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). CrewLink Manager's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1). On update cadence, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Plane it is free to download; CrewLink Manager costs $13.99 up front. CrewLink Manager sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Plane it asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Plane it holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
CrewLink Manager versus Plane it: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrewLink ManagerPlane it
Price$13.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews21.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.2 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPatrick GoettertPLANE IT TECNOLOGIA E SOLUCOES AERONAUTICAS LTDA

Customer experience

CrewLink Manager

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

Plane it

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

CrewLink Manager

One-time1
  • Gol Paycheck$0.99
None

Plane it

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CrewLink Manager free?
CrewLink Manager costs $13.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Plane it free?
Plane it is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CrewLink Manager or Plane it?
Plane it is rated higher. CrewLink Manager averages 4.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Plane it averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do CrewLink Manager or Plane it have ads?
Neither CrewLink Manager nor Plane it shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CrewLink Manager or Plane it?
CrewLink Manager ships an update every 2 months, and Plane it every 2 months. Most recently, CrewLink Manager was updated on September 21, 2026 and Plane it on June 1, 2026.

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