Layover vs nearbees
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Layover
This private network connects verified aviation professionals for networking, friendship, or dating. Find people with shared experiences during layovers, drop pins to see who's nearby, and chat directly with other crew members.
- Verified aviation professional network
- Connect for dating, friendship, or networking
- Drop pins to find nearby crew
- Direct chat with verified members
- Set intent for connections (dating, drinks, etc.)
- Peer-reviewed verification process
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# Layover Layover is the only private network for verified aviation professionals. Need a beer in a nowhere-town? Looking for someone who actually understands reserve life, red-eyes, AOG's, and crossing six time zones in three days? That's why Layover exists. ## Who's Here * Pilots * Flight Attendants * Dispatchers * Air Traffic Controllers * Maintenance * Charter & Corporate Aviation * Ground Operations * Approved travel industry professionals Every member is verified before joining. ## What You Can Do ### Meet Your People Whether you're looking for networking, friendship, dating, or just someone to grab dinner with during a layover, you decide what you're open to and find people on the same wavelength. ### Drop a Pin In Omaha tonight? Montgomery tomorrow? Stuck in a hotel by the airport with nothing to do? Drop a pin and see who else is around. ### Chat With Connections Connect directly with other verified members and keep the conversation going wherever work takes you. ### Find the Right Vibe Set your intent: * Dating * Drinks * Networking * Adventure * Layover No guessing. No mixed signals. ## How Verification Works Every member submits: * Profile photos * Industry information * A verification photo Every application is reviewed by peers in the aviation industry, not an algorithm. Most approvals happen within 24 hours. ## Why "Crew Only"? Because aviation is different. Our schedules are weird. Our cities change every week. Most people don't understand what life on the road is actually like. Layover is designed for people who do. No bots. No tourists. No posers. Just verified members from the aviation community, by the aviation community. ## Privacy & Safety * Your exact GPS location is never shared * Locations are displayed as cities only * Profiles are visible only to verified members * Block and reporting tools are built in * Reports are reviewed within 72 hours * You can delete your account and data at any time Verification helps reduce fake accounts, but always use common sense and meet new people in public places. ## Getting Started 1. Create your account 2. Add your photos and verification photo 3. Wait for approval 4. Start matching, dropping pins, and finding crew wherever you fly Aviation is a small world. Layover helps you find your corner of it. Privacy Policy: https://layover-app-legal.netlify.app/privacy-policy.html Terms of Service: https://layover-app-legal.netlify.app/terms-of-service.html Made by KYC Collective LLC, Wyoming, USA.
nearbees
Discover real-time happenings in your immediate vicinity, from local events and shop prices to community discussions. Connect with neighbors, colleagues, or fellow travelers anonymously and securely. Plan meetups and share information within your specific neighborhood or industry.
- Neighborhood feed with posts, photos, and videos
- Browse local shops and view prices
- Discover nearby events and add to calendar
- Interactive map exploration
- Real-time crowd status for venues
- Anonymous company and industry lounges
- Flight schedule and overlay for crew
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Whatever is happening in the neighborhood you're in right now, it's all here. Turn on location and nearbees opens on the neighborhood you're standing in. Seoul, Tokyo or Paris — whether you just moved or you're passing through, the screen always shows "right here." The neighborhood is for everyone. Office workers lean on the anonymous company lounges; cabin crew and pilots lean on schedules and making plans. [FOR EVERYONE — YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD] ■ Neighborhood feed Read the posts, photos and videos going up around you right now. What you write stays tied to that neighborhood, waiting for whoever comes next. ■ Shops and prices Browse local shops by category and check prices from photos of the actual price list. Know what it costs before you walk in. ■ This week's events Festivals, exhibitions, concerts and talks nearby, gathered in one place. Save the ones you want to attend to your calendar so they don't slip past. ■ Explore the map Pan around and see what's near you. In Seoul you can also see where it's busy right now. ■ Is it crowded right now? For places you linger — cafés, restaurants — the people already there tell you how busy it is. Check before you make the trip, then tap once yourself for the next person. ■ Records and polls Photos and videos build up over time, and likes and reposts carry the good ones further. Not sure which is better? Attach a poll and ask the neighborhood. [IF YOU WORK — ANONYMOUS COMPANY LOUNGES] Talk anonymously with people wrestling with the same things. ■ Industry lounges Pick the industries you care about and you can post there. ■ Company lounge Verify only where you work with your work email — we never ask your job title — and a lounge opens with people from your company. A worker badge and long posts (2,000 characters) open with it. Reading and commenting stay open without verification. Only posting needs it. Posts are anonymous, so never include an employee number or a name. [IF YOU FLY — SCHEDULES AND PLANS] Opens after a one-time check with your airline email. ■ Flight schedule One photo of your roster becomes a calendar. See duty, layovers and time zones together. ■ Overlay Lay a colleague's schedule over yours and see the free days at a glance. ■ Making plans The app finds the days you're both in the same city, and you propose a meetup on that date. Colleagues you could never sync with, found by overlaying schedules. ■ Airline lounge Talk anonymously with crew from your own airline. Overlay and planning work between cabin crew and pilots who are friends. [SO YOU CAN RELAX] You decide who can see your location and your flight schedule. Hide it from colleagues but show it to family — set it per person. Everything is encrypted in transit and at rest, and every post and message can be reported, blocked or hidden. [GETTING STARTED] 1. Sign in with Apple, Google or Kakao and pick a name 2. Turn on location and your neighborhood opens (or choose one yourself) 3. Browse posts, shops and this week's events, and save what you like to your calendar If you fly or work an office job, just add the work-email check in Settings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: nearbees at every 2 days against Layover's every 2 weeks. nearbees also leads on device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Layover ships an update every 2 weeks, nearbees every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Layover | nearbees |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 105 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Korri Courtois | Future Labs Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Layover
nearbees
In-app purchases
Layover
No in-app purchases
nearbees
No in-app purchases









