Comparison

CrewLink Plus Crew vs Wader Pilot Logbook

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

Wader Pilot Logbook

This app simplifies flight logging for pilots by automatically filling in flight details from ADS-B data. It also provides pre-flight briefings, crew coordination features, and career overview statistics. Advanced features are available through an optional subscription.

Highlights
  • Automated flight logging from ADS-B data
  • Pre-flight briefing with weather and NOTAMs
  • Crew coordination and roster sharing
  • Career overview with totals and maps
  • Digital wallet for licenses and certificates
  • Offline functionality and data syncing
  • Exportable flight logs in various formats
Features
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Your logbook, your next flight and your crew. In one app. 18,000 pilots have logged over 7.5 million flights with Wader. It fills in each sector from real ADS-B data, briefs you before you go and keeps you close to the pilots you fly with, on iPhone and iPad. ▶ A LOGBOOK THAT FILLS ITSELF IN • Real tail numbers and block times from ADS-B • Block and flight time worked out as you type • Crew, aircraft and airports suggested from your own history • Works offline at any airfield and syncs when you are back online • Find any flight in seconds: search by airport, tail, crew or flight number, then filter ▶ YOUR CAREER AT A GLANCE • Totals by function, aircraft and engine type, and every airport you have flown to on one map • Wallet: licences, medicals and certificates stacked like passes, the next to expire on top • Fleet: every type and tail you have flown, with your type ratings • Export a PDF in EASA, UK CAA, FAA, SACAA, GCAA or CASA layout, or a CSV, at any time ▶ BRIEFED BEFORE YOU GO • Your next flight on a map, on the ground and in the air, with your position • Alternates from the nearest airports, filtered by runway length • METAR and TAF decoded, with wind and gust warnings • NOTAMs in plain language, the original text always one tap away • A checklist for every flight, with reminders ▶ FLY WITH YOUR CREW • See where your friends are on a map, and the days you will be at the same airport • Compare rosters and chat • Log a flight once for the whole crew: it lands in every logbook and stays up to date • A feed for flights, alerts and aviation news ▶ BUILT FOR iPAD • A side bar and two panes: your logbook on the left, the open flight on the right • Briefing, Dashboard and chat with room to breathe ▶ GO FURTHER WITH WADER PRO • Live tracking of the aircraft you are about to fly: where it is, its inbound flight, delays and your gate • The TAF at your ETD and ETA, and live D-ATIS at US and Australian airports • Airport busy hours and briefs from real flight data • Unlimited ADS-B flights and every sector of your day in one tap • Imports from airline rosters, spreadsheets and other logbook apps • Recency: know when your take-offs and landings expire • Checklists synced across your devices, batch edit, a pilot CV, a stats report and priority support Wader PRO is an auto-renewing annual subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Terms of use: waderaviation.com/terms-of-use Wader is a logbook and planning aid, not an official source. Weather, NOTAM, ATIS and tracking data come from third parties without any guarantee of accuracy: always check official sources before flight. Wader Aviation Corp is not liable for any damage resulting from the use of this app.

Screenshots

CrewLink Plus Crew4 screens
Wader Pilot Logbook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Wader Pilot Logbook at 98% against CrewLink Plus Crew's 36%. Wader Pilot Logbook also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (22 vs 2). CrewLink Plus Crew's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (12.2 vs 16.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. CrewLink Plus Crew sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Wader Pilot Logbook sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $79.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CrewLink Plus Crew holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wader Pilot Logbook has 22 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 36% of CrewLink Plus Crew's written reviews are positive against 98% of Wader Pilot Logbook'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, Wader Pilot Logbook every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
CrewLink Plus Crew versus Wader Pilot Logbook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrewLink Plus CrewWader Pilot Logbook
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.6 (22 ratings)
Positive reviews36.0% of reviews98.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings222 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.2 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB141 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperPatrick GoettertWader Aviation Corp

Customer experience

CrewLink Plus Crew

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

Wader Pilot Logbook

All ratings22 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews54 reviews
Positive98.1%
Neutral1.9%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

CrewLink Plus Crew

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

Wader Pilot Logbook

Subscriptions1
  • Wader Pro Annual$79.991 Year

Questions

Is CrewLink Plus Crew free?
CrewLink Plus Crew is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wader Pilot Logbook free?
Wader Pilot Logbook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CrewLink Plus Crew or Wader Pilot Logbook?
CrewLink Plus Crew is rated higher. CrewLink Plus Crew averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Wader Pilot Logbook averages 4.6 from 22 ratings.
Do CrewLink Plus Crew or Wader Pilot Logbook have ads?
Neither CrewLink Plus Crew nor Wader Pilot Logbook shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CrewLink Plus Crew or Wader Pilot Logbook?
CrewLink Plus Crew ships an update every 3 months, and Wader Pilot Logbook every 2 weeks. Most recently, CrewLink Plus Crew was updated on October 20, 2026 and Wader Pilot Logbook on October 30, 2026.

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