CrewPays vs SurfaceOps by uAvionix
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CrewPays
This app helps flight crews manage their schedules, communicate with colleagues, and ensure compliance with flight regulations. It offers real-time duty tracking, departure alerts, and in-flight messaging.
- Live duty widget
- Departure reminders
- Crew chat
- Legality checker
- Roster tracking
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Crewpays is the simple, fast tool built for flight crews to track rosters, chat, and check flight rules. • Live Duty Widget: View your next flight or standby shift instantly from your home screen. • Departure Reminders: Get clear, timely notifications before your flight takes off. • Crew Chat: Message and coordinate with other crew members directly inside your flights. • Legality Checker: Instantly check duty limits and legality rules inside every single flight. Streamline your aviation lifestyle. Download Crewpays and stay organized today! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
SurfaceOps by uAvionix
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Surface Ops is a free situational-awareness tool for anyone interested in airport surface operations — pilots, students, ramp staff, plane spotters, and the general public — with optional licensed features for professional airport ground-operations teams. Free for everyone, at every US airport: • Airport diagrams (runways, taxiways, aprons, hotspots) • GPS-based ownship position on the airport surface • METAR, TAF, and D-ATIS weather • Live ADS-B traffic from a uAvionix skyAlert receiver (a separately-purchased consumer accessory) • Runway-incursion alerts: CHECK RUNWAY, TRAFFIC RUNWAY, CHECK FINAL, TRAFFIC FINAL and Aircraft Emergency Alerts • Visual highlighting of the runway under alert • Offline operation once an airport diagram is cached (weather requires internet) Optional licensed feature, at participating airports: Airports that contract with uAvionix for the professional toolset can issue a one-time activation code to their authorized vehicle operators, which adds the FlightLine ADS-B network traffic feed from the airport's ground-based receivers, no per-vehicle hardware required. No in-app purchase. The app and all consumer-facing features are free. Licensed airports pay uAvionix directly; the end-user operator never pays anything inside the app. What Surface Ops is NOT: • Not a certified safety system • Not a substitute for ATC instructions or established ground-movement procedures • Not a primary means of collision avoidance — visual scanning and radio communication remain primary Privacy Surface Ops collects only what's needed to operate: your activation code, a per-device licensing identifier, and—with your permission—your GPS location to display your position on the airport map. Location data stays on the device; we do not transmit it to our servers. No analytics, no advertising SDKs, no tracking. Terms Use of this app is subject to the Apple Standard End User License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeveula/ Published by CAVU Consulting LLC on behalf of uAvionix Corporation.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SurfaceOps by uAvionix at none against CrewPays's 1. 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
Both are free to download. CrewPays sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. SurfaceOps by uAvionix asks for nothing beyond the download.
CrewPays ships an update weekly, SurfaceOps by uAvionix every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CrewPays | SurfaceOps by uAvionix |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MOHAMMED ALHARBI | CAVU Consulting LLC |
In-app purchases
CrewPays
- CrewPay Premium$0.991 Month
SurfaceOps by uAvionix
No in-app purchases









