Layoverly vs CREWCOMPASS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Layoverly
This app transforms your airline schedule into a personalized layover plan, suggesting places to eat, visit, and how to get around. It provides real-time flight updates, hotel information, and crew-specific tools for a smoother travel experience.
- Personalized layover itineraries
- Real-time flight status and updates
- Hotel and shuttle information
- Crew networking and tips
- Per Diem tracker and currency converter
- Commuter flight assistance
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Get out of the hotel. No research. Layoverly turns your airline schedule into a custom plan for every layover: where to eat, what to see, how to get there and when to be back for the van. Built by crew, for crew. YOUR LAYOVER, HANDLED - A personalized itinerary for each layover, built around your hotel, your interests, your budget and the hours you actually have - Every stop within reach of where you sleep, with walking, transit and ride guidance - Real report and van times from your schedule, or type your own, and the plan ends with time to pack - Weather for the city you're headed to, with a heads-up on what to pack - Add a reservation to a plan you've already built; it slots in without a rebuild - Live events in town while you're there, free on every plan THE BRIEFING CARD - One Home card that knows what's next: duty day, layover, commute, reserve or a day off - Your current leg with gate and status, tonight's hotel, and the minutes to make your commute - Hotel & shuttle card: call the shuttle or the front desk, open the hotel in Maps, read crew notes on pickup spots - Widgets and the lock screen follow it YOUR SCHEDULE, IN THE APP - Connect your phone calendar and your trips appear on their own; or add a trip by flight number, or snap a photo of your schedule - My Schedule: a month calendar with each trip as one bar, report and block times, live status per flight - Trip Watch: gate changes, delays and cancellations for your flights - Follow My Trip: one private link so family can see where you are and when you land - Commuter: the flights that get you to report on time, departed ones folded away CREW TOOLS - Crew Radar: see which friends overlap you at an airport or layover city, and how many crew are in town tonight - Crew Tips from real crews, by airport - Crew Passport: a map of everywhere you've flown, miles, city stamps and a shareable year-in-the-air video - Per Diem Tracker, Pay Timer, Crew Breaks Calculator, Currency Converter with offline rates - KCM directory and the Bad Landing Excuse Generator PLANS - Economy (free): 1 itinerary a month, the Briefing Card, Trip Watch status, Crew Radar with up to 50 friends, Crew Passport, Crew Tips, events, and a 14-day view of your calendar - Business Class ($4.99/month or $49/year): 10 itineraries a month, the full My Schedule calendar, Trip Watch alerts, Commute watch, Commuter, Food Radar, Smart Swap, Per Diem Tracker and crew sharing - First Class ($7.99/month or $79/year): everything in Business plus unlimited itineraries, Send to LogTen and logbook CSV, layover reels, calendar and PDF export, Quick Text Share, Visual Pass and Slide Deck Every new account starts with 14 days of Business Class, free. Cancel anytime. Privacy Policy: https://layoverly.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://layoverly.com/terms
CREWCOMPASS
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Crew Compass is the layover companion built for airline cabin crew and pilots — a friendly, mobile-first toolkit that turns every layover city into familiar ground. Whether you have 12 hours or 48, Crew Compass helps you sleep better, eat better, pray on time, and explore safely. WHAT'S INSIDE • Crew-Reviewed Hotels & Tips Real reviews and insider tips from working crew. Find the quiet floor, the best breakfast, the nearest pharmacy — all from people who've actually stayed there. • My Mood Engine Tell us how you feel — Eat, Chill, Explore, or Surprise Me — and get nearby places matched to your mood, walking distance, and ratings. Powered by crew picks plus OpenStreetMap so you'll always find something good. • Jet Lag Recovery Engine A simple fatigue self-assessment that gives you a recovery score, sleep insight, and a personalized plan based on your schedule and time-zone change. • Prayer Times & Qibla Accurate prayer times for any city, an in-flight prayer calculator that works fully offline at 35,000 feet, and a built-in Qibla compass. • Currency Converter Live exchange rates for every layover currency — no more mental math at the souk. • City Guides Hand-picked, crew-curated guides to every layover city: top neighborhoods, transit tips, safety notes, weather, and what's open right now. • SOS Hub One screen for emergency numbers, nearest hospital, embassy contacts, and lost-passport steps in your current country. • Meet Crew (Privacy-First) Optional opt-in feature to discover other crew on the same layover. Mutual intro required before any chat. Reports, blocks, and message expiry built in. • Works Offline Save your hotels, prayer times, and city guides for the flight. The In-Flight Prayer Calculator and Qibla work with zero signal. BUILT FOR CREW LIFE Crew Compass respects your privacy, your downtime, and your dignity. No noisy notifications. No location tracking when you're off duty. No social-media pressure. Just the tools you actually use, in a clean, fast app that works on the bus from the airport, in the hotel elevator, and on the long-haul down the back. Made by crew, for crew. Safe flights and good rest.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CREWCOMPASS at none against Layoverly's 4. Layoverly's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.6). On price, 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. Layoverly sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. CREWCOMPASS asks for nothing beyond the download.
Layoverly ships an update every 2 days, CREWCOMPASS monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Layoverly | CREWCOMPASS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Layoverly, LLC | Faris Alshehri |
In-app purchases
Layoverly
- Business Class Monthly14 Days trial$4.991 Month
- First Class Monthly14 Days trial$7.991 Month
- Business Class Yearly14 Days trial$49.001 Year
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- First Class Yearly14 Days trial$79.001 Year
CREWCOMPASS
No in-app purchases









