Comparison

CrewBuddy Mobile vs CoPilot

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

Head to head
About

CrewBuddy Mobile

Features
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CrewBuddy – Your Smart Companion on Layovers CrewBuddy is the app built for airline crews who want to make the most of their layovers. Discover trusted crew spots, plan trips with colleagues, and quickly find the best places around hotels, airports, and cities worldwide. ----- Why CrewBuddy? Layovers are valuable — but often short. CrewBuddy helps you save time and make better choices wherever you land. ----- What you can do with CrewBuddy - Discover crew-recommended restaurants, cafés, gyms, wellness spots, and activities - Find places near your hotel or airport in seconds - Save and organize your favorite spots for future layovers - Share trips and experiences with colleagues - Access practical information like opening hours, contact details, and directions - Explore new cities with confidence — even on short stays ----- Built for crews. Designed for real life. CrewBuddy is created by aviation professionals and tailored to the realities of crew life: changing schedules, unfamiliar cities, and limited time. No clutter. No generic tourist tips. Just places that work for crews. ----- Who is CrewBuddy for? - Pilots - Cabin crew - Airline and aviation professionals on layovers ----- Make every layover count. Download CrewBuddy and turn downtime into quality time.

About

CoPilot

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CoPilot is a reference tool for airline pilots. Your roster, your logbook and the things you look up on the line, in one place. Connect your crew account once and your roster stays with you — month calendar and duty list, report and debrief times, layovers and rest, shown in UTC, local base or local station. THIS FLIGHT • INIT — set the flight up once • Limits — aircraft limitations • Weather — decoded and laid out • Fuel & Tankering — maximum extra fuel and the ZFW limit • De-Ice — holdover tables for the current winter edition • GRF — runway condition reporting QUICK ACCESS • FDTL — flight duty and rest limits • Wake-Up Call — pickup and call times • Dangerous Goods • Prep & Study — briefings and your own notes • Ground Handling Also inside: a logbook that keeps its own totals, a salary view built from your own roster, and Friends — see which of your colleagues is flying where. Works offline once loaded. No ads, no analytics, no tracking. Your crew-system login stays on your device and is never sent to our servers. CoPilot is an independent app and is not affiliated with any airline. CoPilot is a reference tool. It helps you find and organise what the official manuals and documents say — it does not replace them. The official manuals and documents remain the sole authority, and where anything in the app differs from them, the official documents prevail. All operational values are entered by you and must be verified against the official source before use. CoPilot is not a controlled document and is not approved or endorsed by any operator, manufacturer or authority. The author accepts no liability for any loss, damage or consequence arising from the use of, or reliance on, this application. Optional Pro subscription, purchased through Apple. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ · Privacy Policy: https://adelattef.github.io/copilot-privacy/

Screenshots

CrewBuddy Mobile4 screens
CoPilot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CrewBuddy Mobile at none against CoPilot's 2. On price, update cadence, ads 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. CoPilot sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. CrewBuddy Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CrewBuddy Mobile ships an update weekly, CoPilot every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
CrewBuddy Mobile versus CoPilot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrewBuddy MobileCoPilot
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size194 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArne LohmannAdel Abdulla

In-app purchases

None

CrewBuddy Mobile

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

CoPilot

Subscriptions2
  • CoPilot Pro$12.991 Month
  • CoPilot Pro1 Year trial$99.991 Year

Questions

Is CrewBuddy Mobile free?
CrewBuddy Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CoPilot free?
CoPilot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CrewBuddy Mobile or CoPilot have ads?
Neither CrewBuddy Mobile nor CoPilot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CrewBuddy Mobile or CoPilot?
CrewBuddy Mobile ships an update weekly, and CoPilot every 9 days. Most recently, CrewBuddy Mobile was updated on October 9, 2026 and CoPilot on October 19, 2026.

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