Comparison

CrewLink Plus Crew vs FPL BR

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

FPL BR

Access aeronautical publications offline, including NOTAMs, METARs, and TAFs. Plan flights, view georeferenced maps, and consult aeronautical charts. Manage publication validity and create flight plans.

Highlights
  • Offline aeronautical publication access
  • Flight planning tools
  • Georeferenced maps
  • Aeronautical chart consultation
  • NOTAM, METAR, TAF, SIGWX, SIGMET
  • Publication validity control
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O Comando da Aeronáutica e o DECEA disponibilizam o aplicativo FPL BR - EFB como um meio para consultar as publicações aeronáuticas sempre que necessário, inclusive sem conectividade com a internet, além de fornecer informações georreferenciadas e realização de planejamento de voo. As principais funcionalidades são: - Consulta das informações prévias ao voo: aeródromos do ROTAER (com infotemp), NOTAM, METAR/TAF e informações de Nascer e Por do Sol. - Consulta de cartas aeronáuticas - aeródromos/TMA, WACs e de rota (opcionalmente, outros tipos de cartas visuais podem ser consultados); - Controle de vigência das publicações com base no ciclo AIRAC. - Consulta dos documentos AIP Brasil, AIP MAP e dos Suplementos AIP (com anexos); - Mapa com informações Georreferenciadas; - Possibilidade de realizar um planejamento de voo; - Auxílio à navegação; - Cartas meteorológicas SIGWX e mensagens SIGMET; - Integração com FPLBR - Plano de voo para criar um plano de voo a partir de um planejamento; - Compartilhamento e anotações em cartas aeronáuticas; - Possibilidade de criar fórmulas matemáticas. Observação: para consultar as publicações é necessário baixar as cartas ao iniciar o aplicativo.

Screenshots

CrewLink Plus Crew4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: CrewLink Plus Crew at 5.0 against FPL BR's 4.5. CrewLink Plus Crew also leads on device support (3 vs 1). FPL BR's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. FPL BR asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CrewLink Plus Crew holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 36% of CrewLink Plus Crew's written reviews are positive against 39% of FPL BR's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CrewLink Plus Crew ships an update every 3 months, FPL BR every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
CrewLink Plus Crew versus FPL BR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrewLink Plus CrewFPL BR
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.5 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews36.0% of reviews39.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings24 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS12.212.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPatrick GoettertServicos e Informacoes do Brasil

Customer experience

CrewLink Plus Crew

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

FPL BR

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews51 reviews
Positive39.2%
Neutral25.5%
Negative35.3%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

CrewLink Plus Crew

One-time1
  • Show Crew - whole month$2.99
None

FPL BR

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CrewLink Plus Crew free?
CrewLink Plus Crew is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FPL BR free?
FPL BR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CrewLink Plus Crew or FPL BR?
CrewLink Plus Crew is rated higher. CrewLink Plus Crew averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while FPL BR averages 4.5 from 4 ratings.
Do CrewLink Plus Crew or FPL BR have ads?
Neither CrewLink Plus Crew nor FPL BR shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CrewLink Plus Crew or FPL BR?
CrewLink Plus Crew ships an update every 3 months, and FPL BR every 2 months. Most recently, CrewLink Plus Crew was updated on October 16, 2026 and FPL BR on October 7, 2026.

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