Comparison

2026 NBAA vs Take Flight Ops

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

Head to head
About

2026 NBAA

Features
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The official NBAA-BACE mobile app allows attendees and exhibitors to prepare for and enhance their on-site experience. The app includes a full schedule of education sessions with track and audience information, an exhibitor list with an interactive exhibit floor plan, and the ability to search events, exhibitors, speakers, categories, tracks, or keywords. New features include AI to guide a personalized event experience, helping to find the right exhibitors, sessions, and connections before, during, and after the event. Build your own agenda or fill open time slots with the help of the AI Assistant to maximize your time, or take advantage of powerful recommendations based on your preferences and usage. Log in to My Show Planner to personalize your experience: - Network securely with other attendees - Find and save exhibitors and plan your time in the exhibit hall - Save sessions, events, and exhibitors to create a custom event experience - Download posted content and exhibitor collateral to review later - Get customized recommendations based on your Use the Map Your Show planner to plan who and what you want to see, then on-site to manage your time at 2026 NBAA-BACE more effectively!

About

Take Flight Ops

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Take Flight Ops is aircraft operations software for flight schools, maintenance shops, charter operators, and aircraft owners. It covers scheduling, maintenance tracking, defect reporting, billing, and recordkeeping. The same information is available on iPhone, iPad, and in a browser. SQUAWKS Report a defect from anywhere, with a photo if it helps. Marking a squawk as airworthiness-affecting takes the aircraft off the schedule until it is signed back into service, and notifies the people who need to know. A squawk filed in error can be withdrawn with a recorded reason rather than deleted. MAINTENANCE Track inspections, airworthiness directives, and life-limited parts by hours, cycles, or calendar date. Hobbs and tach readings update at check-in. Work orders open from a squawk, parts are ordered against them, and return to service is recorded with the certificate number of the person who approved it. Items eligible for deferral can be deferred and placarded. SCHEDULING Aircraft, instructors, and students on a single day view, with instructor availability, blackout periods, maintenance blocks, and a waitlist. Flights are checked out and back in, with times and billing recorded in the same step. RECORDS Changes are written to an append-only audit log. Certificates, medicals, and other documents are tracked with their expiration dates. Part 61 and Part 141 enrollments, stage checks, and instructor endorsements are kept with the flights they relate to. ALSO INCLUDED Parts inventory with reorder points, instructor pay and student billing, a front desk sign-up kiosk, support for multiple bases, and data export. An account is provided by an organization with a subscription.

Screenshots

2026 NBAA4 screens
Take Flight Ops4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Take Flight Ops at 15.0 against 2026 NBAA's 17.6. 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

2026 NBAA ships an update monthly, Take Flight Ops every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
2026 NBAA versus Take Flight Ops: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter2026 NBAATake Flight Ops
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB5 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperNBAATake Flight Design LLC

In-app purchases

None

2026 NBAA

No in-app purchases

None

Take Flight Ops

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 2026 NBAA free?
2026 NBAA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Take Flight Ops free?
Take Flight Ops is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do 2026 NBAA or Take Flight Ops have ads?
Neither 2026 NBAA nor Take Flight Ops shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 2026 NBAA or Take Flight Ops?
2026 NBAA ships an update monthly, and Take Flight Ops every 3 weeks. Most recently, 2026 NBAA was updated on October 21, 2026 and Take Flight Ops on October 31, 2026.

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