Comparison

CrewLink Manager vs Crosscheck

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

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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!

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Crosscheck

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Crosscheck is made for busy crew crisscrossing the globe. View all your flights in one convenient list, get your reminders when you need them before every flight, adjust the options to your exact pre flight ritual, and even share your flights with family and friends via calendar export. We can’t wait to welcome you aboard! — Flight Notes — Quickly jot down notes you might need for each flight such as crew information, flight details and specials. You can customise the default template to keep your notes consistent across all of your flights. — Destination Notes — Add notes for each destination so you remember exactly what you wanted to do on the layover, or if the hotel breakfast was any good last time. — Log Book — Look back at all of your past trips with a breakdown of all of your hard work bouncing around the globe. — Hotel Room — Don’t risk taking your hotel key card out in its envelope with your room number for anyone see. Don’t take photos of your room number that takes up space where your travel photos could be. Crosscheck’s hotel room tracker lets you glance down and always find your room number, no matter how jet lagged you might be. — Currency Reminders — Got a pile of global currencies tucked away, hiding in the back of the drawer? Do you always forget to take your cash before returning to a place? With Crosscheck you’ll be able to see all the currencies you have stashed away, and view it on each flight card. Enhance with our currency reminders to be reminded to take your cash with you before your flight!* — Break Calculator* — Maximise your onboard breaks with our break calculator for cabin crew and flight crew. — Fast Flight Importing — Our flight importer supports a growing range of airline rosters, all processed securely on-device. You can also import flights from supported flight diary export files. — Pre Departure Reminders* — Ever forgotten what day of the week it is? When your next departure might be? With Crosscheck’s pre departure notifications you’ll be reminded before each flight at the time you set! From base or outstation our reminders are customisable to ensure you get reminded right on time. — Calendar Export* — All your flights, all on your calendar. Share with family and friends so they know when you’re flying and where you’re flying to. Our calendar export is perfect for keeping organised, even across timezones. No more double booking or having appointments in LHR when you’re in SYD. — Automatic Alarms* — Designed to help you stay on top of your flights. Automatic alarm automation using Apple Shortcuts helps you consistently get ready for your flight, whether you’re at base or outstation. — Weather and Cold Weather Alerts* — Ever arrived at briefing without your winter coat? Quickly check the weather for your next flight while packing, even if you haven’t unpacked from your last trip. Cold Weather Alerts will remind you when temperatures drop—so you can pack warm and bring any additional uniform items without even checking. — Bag Tag Scanning — Add your checked-in bag tag number to your fight's notes just by scanning the barcode. You'll have it handy just in case you ever need to track your bag down. *Requires upgrade to First (subscription) — Upgrade Information — Crosscheck First is available as a monthly or yearly upgrade (price may vary by region). Subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings after purchase. Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Crosscheck © 2026 MainDeck FZ-LLC. All rights reserved.

Screenshots

CrewLink Manager4 screens
Crosscheck4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Crosscheck at Free against CrewLink Manager's $13.99. Crosscheck also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). CrewLink Manager's advantage is iOS requirement (15.2 vs 17.6). On 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

Crosscheck is free to download; CrewLink Manager costs $13.99 up front. CrewLink Manager sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Crosscheck sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CrewLink Manager ships an update every 2 months, Crosscheck every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
CrewLink Manager versus Crosscheck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrewLink ManagerCrosscheck
Price$13.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews21.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.2 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPatrick GoettertMainDeck FZ-LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

CrewLink Manager

One-time1
  • Gol Paycheck$0.99
3 purchases

Crosscheck

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly1 Month trial$4.991 Month
  • Yearly$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • First Lifetime$1000.00

Questions

Is CrewLink Manager free?
CrewLink Manager costs $13.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Crosscheck free?
Crosscheck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CrewLink Manager or Crosscheck have ads?
Neither CrewLink Manager nor Crosscheck shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CrewLink Manager or Crosscheck?
CrewLink Manager ships an update every 2 months, and Crosscheck every 5 days. Most recently, CrewLink Manager was updated on October 24, 2026 and Crosscheck on October 24, 2026.

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