Comparison

Alidade vs Hangar Express

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

Head to head
About

Alidade

Explore your Minecraft worlds across Mac, iPhone, and iPad. Easily find structures and biomes, and mark important locations with photos and descriptions. Seamlessly sync across devices for a native experience.

Highlights
  • Explore Minecraft worlds
  • Locate structures and biomes
  • Pin favorite locations
  • Add photos and descriptions to pins
  • Native experience across Mac, iPhone, iPad
  • Seamless Continuity sync
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Navigate and explore your worlds across Mac, iPhone, and iPad for Minecraft Java Edition. Quickly locate nearby structures and biomes with a search. And pin your favorite or most memorable locations with photos, descriptions, and more. A FULLY NATIVE EXPERIENCE Alidade is designed to be a fully native app that works well across your Mac, iPhone, and iPad. Use Continuity to pick up where you left off, leverage your Photos library, and enjoy a blazingly fast experience. FILE SUPPORT Alidade stores your worlds as files that you can easily work with. Save them to your device, move them to iCloud Drive, or place them wherever you like. And even share them with your friends easily. CUSTOMIZABLE PINS Pin your favorite or frequently visited locations easily. Give them a color and name, add screenshots from your world, and write descriptions that best work for you. --- IMPORTANT: Alidade is NOT affiliated with or endorsed by Mojang AB and/or Microsoft, and it is not an official Minecraft product. Minecraft is a registered trademark of Mojang AB and Microsoft Corporation. iCloud, Mac, iPhone, iPad, and iCloud Drive are registered trademarks of Apple Inc.

About

Hangar Express

Manage your Star Citizen in-game assets and account information efficiently on mobile. Browse ships, packages, and buyback items, track changes, and plan upgrades all in one place.

Highlights
  • View Star Citizen hangar on mobile
  • Browse ships, packages, and buyback items
  • Track hangar changes
  • Plan and compare CCU upgrade paths
  • Save multiple accounts
  • Browse ship catalog
  • Review account and concierge progress
Features
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Hangar Express is an open source, unofficial companion app for Star Citizen players who want a faster, cleaner way to view and manage their RSI hangar on mobile. Sync your hangar, buyback list, packages, ships, and account information in one place. Browse your inventory, review pledge details, track hangar changes, and plan upgrades without digging through multiple web pages. Key Features - View your Star Citizen hangar on iPhone - Browse pledges, ships, packages, and buyback items - Track recent hangar changes with Hangar Log - Open related pledges, packages, and ships directly from log entries - Browse the Star Citizen ship catalog - Review account information and concierge progress - Plan and compare CCU upgrade paths - Save multiple accounts - Faster sync and longer hangar history Hangar Express is designed as an inventory manager and planning tool. It does not sell Star Citizen game content, does not allow account registration, and does not provide gameplay access. RSI account registration and game-related purchases are handled only through the official Roberts Space Industries website. Hangar Express is an unofficial fan-made companion app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Cloud Imperium Games, Roberts Space Industries, or Star Citizen. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://github.com/TheRealWiseWolfHolo/Hangar-Express/blob/main/PRIVACY_POLICY.md

Screenshots

Alidade4 screens
Hangar Express3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Alidade at none against Hangar Express's 3. Alidade also leads on iOS requirement (18.2 vs 26.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Hangar Express sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Alidade asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Alidade versus Hangar Express: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlidadeHangar Express
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.2 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarquis KurtChen Liu

Customer experience

Alidade

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Hangar Express

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Alidade

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Hangar Express

Subscriptions2
  • Early Access - 1 month$0.991 Month
  • Early Access - 1 year$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Early Access$24.99

Questions

Is Alidade free?
Alidade is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hangar Express free?
Hangar Express is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Alidade or Hangar Express have ads?
Neither Alidade nor Hangar Express shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Alidade or Hangar Express?
Alidade ships an update every 3 weeks, and Hangar Express every 3 weeks. Most recently, Alidade was updated on November 4, 2026 and Hangar Express on November 5, 2026.

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