Comparison

PFSmarter vs RosterEye

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

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PFSmarter

Features
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FREE 2-Week TRIAL. NO commitment. CANCEL ANYTIME. The complete flight operations toolkit โ€” built by pilots, for pilots. Weather briefing, dispatch, crosswind, ACN/PCN, offline hazmat decoder, and flight computer โ€” every phase of flight covered in one app. DISPATCH โ€” Operational Command Center The heart of PFSmarter. Enter departure, destination, and alternates โ€” get full route weather, NOTAMs, wind analysis, and alternate window in one screen. iCloud sync between iPhone and iPad. โ–ธ Weather List: Color-coded METAR cards (VFR/IFR/LIFR) with wind. Build smart watchlists for Dep, Dest, and Alts with instant IATA/ICAO search. โ–ธ Airport Details: Live METAR/TAF/D-ATIS raw and decoded. Crosswind/headwind/tailwind per runway, ceiling and visibility in color-coded Analysis view, usable window per airport. Personal notes and favorite spots pinned to each airport. โ–ธ Flight Planner: Great Circle & Rhumb Line with up to 6 alternates. Day/Night terminator overlay. Unified weather briefing for your entire route. โ–ธ Smart NOTAMs: Critical closures in red, key info in yellow. Smart offline backup โ€” always available in the cockpit. โ–ธ SIGWX Charts: Global significant weather by region and forecast time. Anticipate jet streams, frontal systems, and convective activity. โ–ธ World Weather Map: Live turbulence, icing, and convective zones. Tap for SIGMETs, AIRMETs, TAF/METAR, radar, and clouds. โ–ธ Night Block: Solar algorithm calculates exact Day vs. Night hours along your route for precise logbook entries. UN DECODER โ€” 100% Offline Hazmat Built to IATA DGR standards. No internet required โ€” cockpit, ramp, anywhere. โ–ธ UN Number lookup โ€” instantly see if a substance is forbidden on passenger or cargo aircraft โ–ธ Drill Code decoder โ–ธ Passenger & Crew limits โ€” resolve gate disputes in seconds FLIGHT COMPUTER โ–ธ Density & Pressure Altitude from OAT and QNH โ–ธ TAS / IAS / Mach conversion by altitude and temperature โ–ธ In-flight wind from GS/TAS difference โ–ธ Wind Correction Angle, True Heading, Ground Speed โ–ธ GS to IAS/TAS conversion METAR / TAF DECODER Paste any raw METAR โ€” every token decoded line by line in plain English. Wind, visibility, clouds, QNH, RVR, and regional additions covered. ACN / PCN Extensive aircraft database covering rigid and flexible pavements. Select type, weight, and subgrade โ€” get ACN instantly and compare against runway PCN to confirm pavement compatibility. ALTITUDE CORRECTION Cold temperature IFR corrections in seconds. Avoid dangerous approach altitude errors in ISA-low conditions โ€” get the corrected value before you need it. CONVERTER Distance, speed, temperature, pressure, weight, volume โ€” instant result as you type. SUNRISE / SUNSET Civil, nautical, and astronomical twilight for any coordinate and date. Imsak and Iftar times included. Night flight planning and Day/Night block calculation. TOOLBOX โ–ธ DME / Altitude Profile โ€” FPA or RoD at any fix, RoD table by speed โ–ธ Gradient Calculator โ€” GS + gradient โ†’ vertical speed (fpm) โ–ธ Hydroplaning Speed โ€” dynamic and total from tire pressure โ–ธ SNOWTAM Decoder โ€” surface condition and braking action โ–ธ Distance & Track โ€” between two coordinates โ–ธ IGA Runway Details โ€” Istanbul Airport CDM by flight number โ–ธ Reference Tables โ€” standard atmosphere and conversion factors โ–ธ XWind โ€” crosswind and headwind, knots or m/s, color-coded limits โ–ธ Crew Rest โ€” minimum rest from duty times, multi-segment support โ–ธ Time Calc โ€” HH:MM arithmetic with operation history PRICING All premium features free for 14 days. Choose Monthly or Annual after your trial. Cancel anytime up to 24 hours before renewal. DESIGNED FOR Airline and general aviation pilots, first officers, flight dispatchers, and flight operations officers. Professional IFR preflight briefing, hazmat reference, runway analysis, and logbook calculation โ€” wherever you fly. One app. Every tool. Always with you.

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RosterEye

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RosterEye keeps a crew family in the loop. One person brings in their roster; everyone who loves them knows where they are, when they land, and when they are finally home. No more "has the flight landed yet?" at three in the morning. RosterEye already knows. ONE IMPORT. THE WHOLE MONTH RosterEye reads Emirates (EK), Etihad (EY) and FlyDubai (FZ) crew rosters today, and a household mixing them works the same way. Share the calendar file in, or subscribe to your roster link and it stays up to date. Every duty wears its color โ€” flights, standby, days off, leave, training, ground โ€” and layovers, rest days and report times are worked out for you. EVEN A PRINTED ROSTER WORKS Plenty of crew are never given a roster a calendar can read โ€” only a page to print. Hand RosterEye the PDF and it writes the month into your own phone calendar in seconds โ€” every flight, day off and report time. The file never leaves your phone; your family sees the month straight away. KNOW THE MINUTE THEY LAND โ€” LIVE, OR AN HONEST ESTIMATE While they are airborne, watch their airplane cross the real earth, the path it has actually flown drawn behind it. Running late, away early, diverted, landed: you are told โ€” and never told "landed" while they are still in the air. Every position says how fresh it is, and when we are working from the schedule rather than a live signal we say so: a confident wrong answer is worse than an honest one. THE WEATHER THERE, AND WHAT TO PACK Every destination carries its conditions, the forecast for the hour they land, and one line on what to pack โ€” 29 degrees at 84% humidity and 29 at 18% are very different suitcases. Celsius or Fahrenheit, your choice. HOME IN 1 DAY โ€” WITHOUT OPENING THE APP โ€ข Home screen widgets: the next duty, a live countdown, "home in 1 day" โ€ข A live flight on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, from take-off to touchdown โ€ข Every airport in its own local time, daylight saving handled EVERYONE WHO LOVES THEM, IN THE LOOP โ€ข Your invite link lets somebody straight in; a typed code waits for your approval โ€ข You choose who follows whom, and sharing stops at any time with one switch โ€ข Kid mode: a big, friendly "where is mum or dad" screen, left only by a parent's PIN โ€ข Crew couples: both airplanes on one globe, a name beside each; a tap switches between them EVERY KILOMETER, ADDED UP Your year so far: nights away, days off, distance flown, favorite destinations. Then show people where you fly: the month as a poster of the planet, every city named, every route drawn, how far it all adds up to โ€” a picture or a short film with sound, signed with your first name and nothing more. YOUR NIGHT. YOUR DAY. YOUR CALL. A deep night appearance and a warm daylight one: follow your phone, or choose. Turn your text size up and every word stays whole. On an iPad, it is laid out for an iPad. FREE FOR THE FAMILY, AND IT WORKS ON THE PLANE Everyone who follows a crew member is free, forever โ€” only the crew side is ever paid. Your saved roster needs no signal: lose connection and RosterEye falls back to the schedule, never a blank screen. PRIVACY, TAKEN SERIOUSLY Colleagues named on your flights are never read, stored or shown, and staff numbers are not kept at all. Your roster is yours, and you decide who sees it. More is on its way: more airlines, deeper insights, things we cannot wait to show you. AN INDEPENDENT APP, NOT AN AIRLINE PRODUCT RosterEye is not affiliated with, associated with, authorized by, endorsed by or connected to any airline. Airline names, codes and flight numbers are the property of their respective owners and are used only to identify a flight or to let you tell us which roster format you use. No airline logo or livery appears anywhere in the app. RosterEye is not an operational tool: times, positions and estimates can be wrong, late or missing, and must never be used to plan a journey or make any aviation decision.

Screenshots

PFSmarter4 screens
RosterEye4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RosterEye at none against PFSmarter's 3. RosterEye also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. PFSmarter sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. RosterEye asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PFSmarter ships an update every 3 weeks, RosterEye every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
PFSmarter versus RosterEye: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPFSmarterRosterEye
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size91 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAYLIN BICENSaeed Juma Ali Bin Ghalaita Almheiri

In-app purchases

3 purchases

PFSmarter

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Membership (1 Month)$1.991 Month
  • Pro Membership (1 Year)$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • Life Time Membership$29.99
None

RosterEye

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PFSmarter free?
PFSmarter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RosterEye free?
RosterEye is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PFSmarter or RosterEye have ads?
Neither PFSmarter nor RosterEye shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PFSmarter or RosterEye?
PFSmarter ships an update every 3 weeks, and RosterEye every 5 days. Most recently, PFSmarter was updated on October 25, 2026 and RosterEye on October 29, 2026.

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