Comparison

CrewLink Plus Crew vs RosterX

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

Head to head
About

CrewLink Plus Crew

This app helps airline crew members quickly access and store their flight rosters and notifications. It offers offline viewing, easy configuration, and the ability to check crew details, with some features available for free and others via an in-app purchase.

Highlights
  • Download and store rosters
  • Offline roster viewing
  • Check and accept notifications
  • Crew details lookup
  • Email and AirPrint support
  • Auto notification check with audio
Features
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This app eases the retrieval and storage of your rosters published by NetLine/CrewLink, expedites notifications checking and acceptance (one touch checking, for your stand by days), all for free! All of the functionality of our competitors, and you get it for free! It also allows you to check your crew from within the app, up to the 7th of each month for free as a demo, and beyond that with an IAP (In App Purchase) If you are not sure if your airliner is supported, just download and give it a try. IT'S FREE. Currently, the app supports the following airliners: -GOL Linhas Aereas -Alitalia -Bulgaria Air -Garuda Indonesia -Portugalia -Transaero -Lufthansa and its subsidiaries -OTHER (just enter the crew link address of your airliner) Features -Simple configuration: select your airliner and your CrewLink login and password. -Download of your rosters. -View your rosters offline. -CrewLink username and password storage by the app. -View and accept notifications. -"Open In…" function, allows you to open your roster in a 3rd party app. -Email support, send your rosters directly from the app. -AirPrint Support, print your roster/report directly from the app. -Notifications Auto Check with Audio feedback - will auto check your notifications every 5 minutes, and sound the appropriate feedback sound for “No new notification”, “New notification” or “Error”. Note: The responsibility of receiving the notifications cannot be delegated to the app, so you should provide the means your airliner to contact you and not rely on the app. The app will not keep history of when this feature was enabled. -All of the above features are and always will be free! -Check your crew from within the app. For free, you can view your flight's crews up to the 7th of each month. There is an IAP (In App Purchase) to remove that limitation. PLEASE MAKE SURE THE APP WORKS BEFORE BUYING THE IN APP PURCHASE. If your duty roster is also published by NetLine/CrewLink, please contact me on patrickgoettert@hotmail.com so that I can add support for your airliner. I am always looking for beta testers at unsupported airliners at which NetLine/CrewLink is being used!

About

RosterX

This app helps airline crew members manage their schedules by downloading and displaying rosters from airline servers. It offers calendar integration, timely notifications for changes, and a download manager for saved rosters. It supports a variety of airlines and includes features like dark mode and password saving.

Highlights
  • CrewLink roster download
  • Calendar event injection
  • Automatic/manual download manager
  • System notifications for roster changes
  • Zoomable and scalable roster view
  • Dark Mode support
  • Password auto-fill via iCloud Keychain
Features
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Download and show NetLine/Crew CrewLink rosters from Airline servers. Download Manager saves downloaded rosters and notifications automatically or manually. Optional injection of roster events to existing iOS device calendar (some Airlines only), including maximum amount of data parsed from native CrewLink roster (e.g. Crew members, messages, hotels, ...). Check-in events generate location based travel time alerts (Time to Leave) and, if desired, an optional 60 minutes alert. Roster import from local iOS device supported. CrewLink notification handling (Confirm or Dismiss) implemented. Timely System notifications provide alerts (banners, sounds, badges) about new CrewLink notifications (roster changes) and CrewLink validity end date changes (new roster publication). This also operates if app is in background. Pull to refresh on Info tab fires this notification feature manually. Dark Mode support. Added the Buy Me a Coffee In-App Purchase option to keep app Ad-Free. Currently supported Airlines: • AeroLogic (3S), VPN required • airBaltic (BT) • Bulgaria Air (FB) • Condor (DE) • Corendon Airlines (XC) • Corendon Dutch Airlines (CD) • Croatia Airlines (OU) • Eurowings (EW) (Hard and Soft token) • GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes (G3) • ITA Airways (AZ) • LOT Polish Airlines (LO) • Luxair (LG) • Norwegian (D8) • Portugália Airlines (NI) Airlines with iCalendar support: • airBaltic (BT) • LOT Polish Airlines (LO) • Luxair (LG) • Portugália Airlines (NI) Airlines with Master Roster support: • Luxair (LG) Features: • CrewLink roster download • AutoFill Passwords are saved in iCould Keychain across devices • Four configurable configurable download periods (one-click-download) • CrewLink notification handling (Confirm or Dismiss), with subsequent reload of updated roster • Zoomable and scalable roster view • Download Manager saves downloaded rosters and notifications automatically or manually • Start date to today option • End date to validity end date option • CrewLink rosters and notifications can be shared (e.g. Email, AirDrop, ...) • System notifications (banners, sounds, badges) for CrewLink notifications and CrewLink validity end date changes • Optional notifications to inform about network errors when Airline servers are unavailable • Last CrewLink notification check information (date & time) • CrewLink validity End date information • iCalendar generation (supported Airlines only) • iCalendar check-in events with location based travel time alerts can be added to the calendar • iCalendar check-in events can have an optional additional 60 minutes alert • iCalendar localtime/UTC conversion based on location and date • iCalendar merged flight events • Optional substitution of already existing RosterX calendar events • Master Roster (supported Airlines only) • Dark Mode support • Split View & Slide Over support (iPad only) • TLCs database shows rank/stripes, sports Stats view and pull to refresh for database update (LG only) • Airports database (Name, Country, ICAO and IATA) • Send feedback and Report a bug features • Share the app feature • Reset settings feature for changing Airline or restoring app defaults • In-App Purchase subscription: iCalendar, LG Bundle • In-App Purchase: Buy Me a Coffee (not adding any additional functionalities) • Ad-Free • If your Airline is not listed, please contact developer for inclusion (Airline must use NetLine/Crew CrewLink). email: rosterx@geohei.lu Enjoy the experience Disclaimer: RosterX is designed for Airline Crews to easily access company NetLine Crew/CrewLink rosters. Duly check retrieved data for correctness through Airline channels e.g. official CrewLink web interface. Airline specific login mechanism modifications might impair or even break functionality of present app. In this case, we will do our best to reestablish access without delay. Standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA) apply: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

CrewLink Plus Crew4 screens
RosterX4 screens

Verdict

The call

CrewLink Plus Crew and RosterX both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of RosterX's written reviews are positive against 36% of CrewLink Plus Crew's. RosterX also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 3 months). CrewLink Plus Crew's advantage is iOS requirement (12.2 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. CrewLink Plus Crew sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and RosterX sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for CrewLink Plus Crew against 5.0 for RosterX. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 36% of CrewLink Plus Crew's written reviews are positive against 100% of RosterX's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CrewLink Plus Crew ships an update every 3 months, RosterX every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on August 10, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
CrewLink Plus Crew versus RosterX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrewLink Plus CrewRosterX
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews36.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.2 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPatrick GoettertGeorges Heinesch

Customer experience

CrewLink Plus Crew

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive36.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative56.0%

RosterX

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

CrewLink Plus Crew

One-time1
  • Show Crew - whole month$2.99
9 purchases

RosterX

Subscriptions8
  • iCalendar7 Days trial$1.491 Month
  • iCalendar1 Month trial$1.991 Month
  • LG Bundle1 Month trial$1.991 Month
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  • Master Roster1 Month trial$2.991 Month
  • iCalendar7 Days trial$14.491 Year
  • LG Bundle1 Month trial$14.991 Year
  • iCalendar1 Month trial$17.991 Year
  • Master Roster1 Month trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Buy Me a Coffee$2.99

Questions

Is CrewLink Plus Crew free?
CrewLink Plus Crew is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RosterX free?
RosterX is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CrewLink Plus Crew or RosterX?
CrewLink Plus Crew and RosterX are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do CrewLink Plus Crew or RosterX have ads?
Neither CrewLink Plus Crew nor RosterX shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CrewLink Plus Crew or RosterX?
CrewLink Plus Crew ships an update every 3 months, and RosterX every 11 days. Most recently, CrewLink Plus Crew was updated on August 10, 2026 and RosterX on September 29, 2026.

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