Comparison

Crew Buddy vs Sky Salah

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

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About

Crew Buddy

Features
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CrewBuddy is the all-in-one app for KLM KLC and Transavia airline crew members. Whether you're a captain, first officer, or cabin crew — manage your schedule, track flights in real time, and stay connected with your crew, all from one app. ROSTER & SCHEDULE • Sync your roster automatically via CrewBids, ICS calendar link, Netline PDF, or CRP upload • View your schedule in week or month calendar views with color-coded activities • See today's flights at a glance on the home dashboard with interactive route map • Works offline — your cached schedule is always available, even without internet LIVE FLIGHT TRACKING • Real-time flight status on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island via Live Activities • Gate and stand assignment updates as they happen • Taxi-to-airport Live Activity with ETA countdown EASA FDP & DUTY CALCULATOR • Real-time Flight Duty Period calculation following EASA FTL rules • Supports augmented crew (3-pilot and 4-pilot operations) • Company extension and captain's discretion toggles with usage tracking • Rest period compliance checks and 14/28-day cumulative duty monitoring • Delay impact simulation — see how delays affect your FDP limits WEATHER & RUNWAY INFO • Live METAR and TAF for departure and arrival airports • Decoded and raw weather views • ATIS display for departure and arrival • Visual runway diagram with crosswind and headwind components per runway • Forecast timeline showing projected wind components from TAF periods CREW CHAT • Automatic crew chats created for every flight • Private messaging and group chats with friends • Real-time notifications so you never miss a message CREW REST COORDINATOR (KLM) • Schedule crew rest rotations on long-haul flights • Peer-to-peer sync between crew devices — works without internet • Wake-up alarm on the Lock Screen via Live Activity • Visual rest timeline showing all rotation slots FRIENDS & ROSTER COMPARISON • Connect with fellow crew members and view their profiles • Compare your roster side-by-side with friends' schedules • See where your friends are flying right now EXPLORE DESTINATIONS • Crew-curated restaurant and attraction guides for layover cities • Filter by cuisine, price, dietary options, and more • Map view with detailed listings, reviews, and opening hours • Submit your own recommendations for fellow crew ACTIVITIES • Organize and join activities at layover destinations • Categories include sports, dining, culture, and sightseeing • Built-in expense tracking and bill splitting for group activities FINANCIAL TOOLS • Scan receipts with AI-powered extraction • Split bills equally, by item, or with custom amounts • Track who owes what and settle debts with crew • Automatic per diem / allowance calculation based on your schedule • Live currency conversion LOGBOOK EXPORT • Export flights to PilotLog, LogTenPro, Logger, or Jetlog • Auto-export option for new flights OPEN FLIGHTS & CHRONOS ICA (KLM) • Browse available open ICA flights with advanced filtering • Visual timeline view spanning weeks and months • RD/RV calculations at your FTE percentage • Filter by aircraft type, role, destination, and area MORE FEATURES • Face ID / Touch ID app lock • Home screen and Lock Screen widgets • Light and dark mode • Customizable time display (device, UTC, Amsterdam, or airport local) Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Download CrewBuddy and make every duty a little easier.

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Sky Salah

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Sky Salah provides accurate Islamic prayer times for pilots at altitude. Unlike ground-based prayer apps, Sky Salah accounts for the horizon dip at flight level — at FL390, the horizon is depressed by 3.49°, shifting sunrise earlier and sunset later. The kinematic intercept engine projects your flight path forward and calculates exactly where and when each prayer event occurs along your track. Features: • Kinematic prayer intercepts — prayer times calculated along your moving flight path • Altitude-corrected calculations — horizon dip at cruise flight levels • Qibla direction relative to aircraft nose — in clock position format • Tactical Map with altitude-adjusted solar terminator lines • 6 calculation methods (MWL, ISNA, Egyptian, Umm al-Qura, Karachi, MUIS Singapore) • Mission Log — save and review waypoint prayer times • Traveler's Adhkar — supplications and prayer shortening guidance • 500+ airports with ground-level prayer times • Hijri calendar with Islamic event recognition • 100% offline — no GPS, no network, no data collection Built by a Muslim pilot, for Muslim pilots.

Screenshots

Crew Buddy4 screens
Sky Salah4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Crew Buddy at every 3 weeks against Sky Salah's every 6 months. Sky Salah's advantage is iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Crew Buddy ships an update every 3 weeks, Sky Salah every 6 months. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
Crew Buddy versus Sky Salah: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrew BuddySky Salah
PriceFreeFree
Rating—2.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size141 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMax van BruinessenMohamed Shafiran Bin Omar Thellagar

In-app purchases

None

Crew Buddy

No in-app purchases

None

Sky Salah

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Crew Buddy free?
Crew Buddy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sky Salah free?
Sky Salah is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Crew Buddy or Sky Salah have ads?
Neither Crew Buddy nor Sky Salah shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Crew Buddy or Sky Salah?
Crew Buddy ships an update every 3 weeks, and Sky Salah every 6 months. Most recently, Crew Buddy was updated on November 5, 2026 and Sky Salah on November 5, 2026.

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