Flight Crew Hotels vs Tether
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Flight Crew Hotels
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Flight Crew Hotels is your own personal hotel database, that you grow from scratch or by importing existing data, essential for flight crew and frequent travelers. By having your hotel information already stored for offline use, Flight Crew Hotels comes in handy when you find yourself without an internet connection. Flight Crew Hotels contains a large list of suggested variables to record, including your own personal ratings and specific appliances in the rooms. For flight crew who receive complimentary commuter hotels, Flight Crew Hotels includes your own personal Commuter Log to help you keep track of how many you've used each month. The sharing and importing functions allow you to share your database file with others. You can share your entire database (or a specific selection of hotels) with family, friends, or coworkers. It's entirely up to you! We've included a few hotels to get you started. You can add more yourself, or import a CSV file from others to grow your database. Welcome to the Flight Crew Hotels community!
Tether
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Tether remembers where you parked and leads you back along your own footsteps, even in an underground garage where GPS gives up. TIE YOUR SPOT IN ONE TAP Tap "Tie here" and the spot is saved the moment you touch the button. A mistaken tap can be undone for a few seconds. A photo, a note and a bay number are optional and can be added later. FOLLOW YOUR OWN THREAD BACK While Tether is open, it draws the path you walk away from the car. On the way back, "Find my car" follows that path, through the stairwell and across the lot, and shows the distance left and about how many steps. When GPS cannot reach, the path keeps growing from your steps and compass, so underground it is an estimate, not a survey. If Tether is open as you drive down, its barometer notices which underground level you parked on. Tether records the path only while the app is open; a stretch it missed shows as a dotted line, not a guess. PARKING METER TIMER Wind the meter with a dial, a preset from 30 minutes to 4 hours, or any length up to 24 hours. Choose how early you want a reminder, from 5 minutes to 2 hours before, and Tether sends a notification (allow notifications when asked). Choose more than 5 minutes and you also get a second one at 5 minutes left, and one when time runs out. It helps you avoid a parking ticket; it does not replace checking the meter. ALWAYS WITHIN REACH - Live Activity on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island - Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets - Control Center button (iOS 18 and later) - Siri and Shortcuts: "Where's my car in Tether?" - Pocket mode: taps that quicken as you get close, so you can look up from the screen while Tether is open - Open in Maps for walking directions to the spot - A history of your past parking sessions, saved in the app PRIVACY No ads and no account. Your spots, photos, notes and paths are saved in the app and never uploaded to us; street names and maps come from Apple Maps. Tether counts how the app is used and reports crashes so it can be improved; neither includes where you parked. Tether needs your location while you use it. Motion & Fitness access (steps and barometer) and the camera are optional. iPhone only, iOS 17.6 or later.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Flight Crew Hotels at 3 against Tether's 1. Flight Crew Hotels also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Flight Crew Hotels ships an update every 6 weeks, Tether monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flight Crew Hotels | Tether |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Monthly β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 β better | 17.6 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matt Lindasson | Mykola Rudenko |
In-app purchases
Flight Crew Hotels
No in-app purchases
Tether
No in-app purchases
Questions
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