Comparison

Flightscape eFlight Manager vs SMS Mobile

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

Head to head
About

Flightscape eFlight Manager

This app automates flight planning by ingesting data from your flight planning system. It generates comprehensive trip packages with weather information and allows flight crews to upload real-time flight data for analysis.

Highlights
  • ARINC 633-2 flight plan ingestion
  • Automated pre-flight briefing packages
  • Real-time fuel and flight time capture
  • Offline flight recalculations
  • Scratchpad for notes and drawings
  • Device data synchronization
Features
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Flightscape eFlight Manager is a Flight Plan Manager add-on to expand the connected flight to the cockpit. The application automates the process of collecting all the information for your trip by ingesting flight plans from your flight planning system of choice. A comprehensive and complete package is then generated containing all the latest information required for a trip such as MET, NOTAM, Upper Wind and Temperature / Significant Weather charts and documentation. As well as being a system for delivering data for a trip, eFlight Manager has the ability to capture information from the flight crew. Information such as fuel records, actual flight times, and actual Fuel On board (FOB) are uploaded to the ground server for immediate analysis and reporting. Major features include: - ARINC 633-2 flight plan ingestion. Pre-flight Briefing: - METAR data with green, amber, red coloring based on configurable minima. - TAF for each airfield. - NOTAM for each airfield. - SNOWTAM for each airfield. - Update facility to receive the latest data for your trip. - FIR NOTAM, ASHTAM and SIGMETS. - Operational notices. - PDF Briefing Package. - Flight Recalculation - Sign Off. Trip: - Flight Summary showing weight and fuel information with offline recalculations. - Delay records. - Trip Log for capturing actual flight times, fuel on board, etc. Scratch Pad - Captures text notes. - Captures drawings. Device Sync - Allows crews to “push” or “share” the data that has been entered into eFM from their device to another device

About

SMS Mobile

This app allows users to report incidents and identify hazards from remote locations, both online and offline. It utilizes customizable forms to meet specific business needs and integrates with a safety and risk management application for report assessment and feedback monitoring.

Highlights
  • Offline incident reporting
  • Customizable forms
  • Hazard identification
  • Integration with SMS Solution
  • Report feedback monitoring
  • Remote location reporting
Features
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Rolls-Royce SMS Mobile makes it possible to report events or incidents online or offline from remote locations. The app is intended to be used for reporting safety incidents, or identifying hazards or risks of interest, through customisable forms that can be designed to meet individual business needs. Updates to the application data are managed seamlessly through our API. Send a report from the app to safety and risk management application, SMS Solution, where it will be assessed. Then, monitor the feedback and status of your sent report from within the app. SMS Mobile provides you access to everything you need to complete the reporting process from your mobile device.

Screenshots

SMS Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Flightscape eFlight Manager at 5.0 against SMS Mobile's 1.0. SMS Mobile's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.2 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flightscape eFlight Manager holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flightscape eFlight Manager ships an update every 3 months, SMS Mobile every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Flightscape eFlight Manager versus SMS Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlightscape eFlight ManagerSMS Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.012.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size138 MB151 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCAE Inc.Rolls-Royce Controls and Data Services (NZ) Limited

Customer experience

Flightscape eFlight Manager

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

SMS Mobile

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Flightscape eFlight Manager

No in-app purchases

None

SMS Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flightscape eFlight Manager free?
Flightscape eFlight Manager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SMS Mobile free?
SMS Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Flightscape eFlight Manager or SMS Mobile?
Flightscape eFlight Manager is rated higher. Flightscape eFlight Manager averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while SMS Mobile averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Flightscape eFlight Manager or SMS Mobile have ads?
Neither Flightscape eFlight Manager nor SMS Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flightscape eFlight Manager or SMS Mobile?
Flightscape eFlight Manager ships an update every 3 months, and SMS Mobile every 2 months. Most recently, Flightscape eFlight Manager was updated on September 25, 2026 and SMS Mobile on September 23, 2026.

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