Aircrew Rest vs mechcounter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Aircrew Rest
This app helps aviation professionals manage in-flight rest schedules. It offers tools for pilots and cabin crew to plan and track rest periods, ensuring optimal performance and safety. The user-friendly interface supports regulatory compliance and operational needs.
- Manage in-flight rest schedules
- Tools for pilots and cabin crew
- Plan and track rest periods
- Optimize performance and alertness
- Align with operational schedules
- Ensure regulatory compliance
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The Aircrew Rest App is designed specifically to help aviation professionals manage in-flight rest schedules, ensuring optimal performance and alertness. This app provides dedicated tools for both pilots and cabin crew to plan, track, and organize rest periods during flights, aligning with operational schedules and regulatory requirements. With tailored features for flight deck and cabin crew, the app enables pilots to monitor designated in-flight rest intervals to enhance safety, while cabin crew can customize rest schedules to accommodate service demands across different flight sections. The Pilot and Cabin Crew Rest App offers a user-friendly interface and flexible options, making it an essential tool for managing in-flight rest on every journey. Please refer to our Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
mechcounter
Track flights in real-time with detailed information including remaining time, flight plans, and landing estimates. View your aircraft's position on a map with altitude and speed data.
- Real-time flight tracking
- Flight plan display
- Landing time estimates
- Altitude and ground speed
- Map view of aircraft position
- Origin and destination times
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See the time remaining, flight plan (when available), landing time, altitude, ground speed, times at origin and destination, and your plane on a map.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: mechcounter at 4.5 against Aircrew Rest's 4.0. Aircrew Rest's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
mechcounter holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 11 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Aircrew Rest ships an update every 2 weeks, mechcounter every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Aircrew Rest | mechcounter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (5 ratings) | 4.5 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 7ition Limited | Jeffrey REISBERG |
Customer experience
Aircrew Rest
mechcounter
In-app purchases
Aircrew Rest
No in-app purchases
mechcounter
No in-app purchases
