Flight Crew App vs Simple Xwind
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flight Crew App
This app provides essential tools for airline pilots and flight attendants. Features include jump seat communication, a pilot logbook, airport food information, and flight-related calculators.
- Jump seat communication tool
- Pilot logbook
- Airport food directory
- 117 Calculator
- EDCT lookup
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Flight Crew is an app designed exclusively for Airline Pilots and Flight Attendants. The app includes a communication tool for Jump Seating, Pilot Logbook, Airport Food Directory, 117 Calculator and EDCT lookup.
Simple Xwind
Quickly calculate crosswind and tailwind limits during flight. This app provides fast, precise calculations without clutter or unnecessary graphics, designed for immediate use when conditions change unexpectedly.
- Quick crosswind calculations
- Precise tailwind limits
- Fast and reliable
- Simple, clutter-free interface
- Designed for speed
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You're on short final when the tower provides updated winds. The conditions have changed more than expected, and there’s no time for mental math to determine if you're within crosswind and tailwind limits. Xwind gives you quick and precise calculations when you need them most. No clutter, no unnecessary graphics—just a fast, reliable crosswind calculator built for ease of use. Unlike other bulky apps, Xwind is designed for speed and simplicity, so you can get the data you need instantly. No extra clicks, no distractions—just numbers.
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Verdict
Flight Crew App and Simple Xwind are too close to call on the numbers: across 8 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and ads among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Flight Crew App against 5.0 for Simple Xwind. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
| Parameter | Flight Crew App | Simple Xwind |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Avulant LLC | Alex Deutz |
Customer experience
Flight Crew App
Simple Xwind
In-app purchases
Flight Crew App
No in-app purchases
Simple Xwind
No in-app purchases
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