Comparison

FlightBridge vs PFM App

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

Head to head
About

FlightBridge

This app streamlines travel planning for private aviation professionals. It offers booking for rental cars, hotels, and flights, along with FBO service arrangements and trip management. Integrates with flight scheduling systems or functions as a standalone trip builder.

Highlights
  • Discounted rental car bookings
  • Hotel booking with exclusive rates
  • Earn rewards and loyalty points
  • One-click cancellations and alerts
  • Commercial airline ticket booking
  • FBO service requests
  • Trip dashboard with filtering
Features
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FlightBridge is the all-in-one travel app for private pilots, crew members, aircraft owners, and travel planners. Book discounted rental cars, hotels, airline tickets, arrange FBO services and more. FlightBridge works great for individuals managing their own travel, or integrates with your flight scheduling system for streamlined bookings. KEY FEATURES - Book discounted rental cars with delivery to the FBO. Access FBO rates, association rates, or your corporate rates. - Book hotel rooms with average discounts of 25-30% with direct access to 6,000+ FlightBridge exclusive and FBO discounted rates. - Always earn your rewards and loyalty program points. Automatically apply your loyalty information to every booking. - No more missed cancellations, thanks to one-click cancellations and smart alerts from FlightBridge and your scheduling system. - Book commercial airline tickets and track and instantly apply unused ticket credits to a booking. - Make FBO service requests and communicate the details (fuel, hangar, GPU, LAV, and more). - See your accommodations and flight schedule all in one place. FlightBridge integrates with 25+ flight scheduling systems. - Not using a scheduling system? Use the trip builder to create single and multi-leg trips in seconds. - Filter your trip dashboard by person, tail number, airport, date range, and more. - Book services for yourself and others, each with their own payment and loyalty info. - Save time by eliminating unnecessary phone calls and emails. FLIGHT SCHEDULING SYSTEM INTEGRATIONS FlightBridge integrates with most Flight Scheduling and Operator Systems including Airplane Manager, Avianis, BART, CAMP FS, CharterEasy, Charter and Go, FlightPro 135, FL3XX, FltPlan.com, FlyEasy, FOS, Gözen Digital Aviation, Hamilton AI, Horizon, Jet Insight, Jet Rebellion, Leon Software, LevelFlight, Moove, myairops, MySky Scheduler, PFM, SchedAero, Skylegs, Stellar Marketplace, TripPlanning.biz, and Veryon. NO FLIGHT SCHEDULING SYSTEM? Not to worry! FlightBridge is designed to work with or without a Flight Scheduling System integration. Need help? Email us at support@flightbridge.com or call us at +1 404-835-5600.

About

PFM App

Access comprehensive trip details, crew information, and PFM databases. Features include fuel pricing, time/distance calculations, and paperless flight log posting. Integrates with various aviation services for seamless data transfer.

Highlights
  • Trip details (Tripsheet, Flightlog, Itinerary)
  • Crew grid for non-flight activity
  • Access to PFM databases
  • Fuel pricing and time/distance calculator
  • Paperless flight log posting
  • Datalink and SATCOM Direct interface
  • Crew notification acknowledgements
Features
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PFM Wireless Functionality - (Requires Wireless account credentials) -All trip details, including Tripsheet, Flightlog and Trip Itinerary PDF -Crew grid for non-flight activity codes -Access to PFM databases (passenger, airport, FBO) -Fuel pricing -Time/distance calculator -Paperless flight log posting (on-line only). -Datalink interface. No need to key in take-off/landing times. (ARINC Direct or SATCOM-Direct subscription required. -SATCOM Direct interface. For joint customers, all data from the flight deck (take-off/landing, fuel burn, night/day take off and landings, approaches) auto-filled. -Crew Notification Acknowledgements. Ability to send a message back to dispatch Ops Console (Available to all PFM users) - Trip Navigator / Monthly Calendar - Pax Compliance - Airport Lookup - Schedule Creation/Editing - Reports - Partner Interfaces (Baldwin Safety, UAS, ForeFlight, uvGo, Pulsar, Feasibility-IQ, FlightBridge, iFlightPlanner) - Documents

Screenshots

FlightBridge4 screens
PFM App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: FlightBridge at 50% against PFM App's 0%. FlightBridge also leads on rating (4.2 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (19 vs 1). PFM App's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FlightBridge holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FlightBridge has 19 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of FlightBridge's written reviews are positive against 0% of PFM App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FlightBridge ships an update every 11 days, PFM App every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 27, 2026 and July 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
FlightBridge versus PFM App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlightBridgePFM App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (19 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings19 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlightBridge LLCPortside, Inc.

Customer experience

FlightBridge

All ratings19 ratings
Positive78.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative21.1%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

PFM App

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

FlightBridge

No in-app purchases

None

PFM App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FlightBridge free?
FlightBridge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PFM App free?
PFM App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FlightBridge or PFM App?
FlightBridge is rated higher. FlightBridge averages 4.2 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while PFM App averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do FlightBridge or PFM App have ads?
Neither FlightBridge nor PFM App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FlightBridge or PFM App?
FlightBridge ships an update every 11 days, and PFM App every 2 weeks. Most recently, FlightBridge was updated on August 27, 2026 and PFM App on July 31, 2026.

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