Flightscape eFlight Manager vs AQD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
AQD
This business application streamlines safety incident reporting from a mobile device. It allows users to draft and submit reports offline, with seamless syncing to a web application upon connection. Users can also monitor report status and feedback directly within the app.
- Customizable report forms
- Offline report drafting and submission
- Seamless web application syncing
- Report status and feedback monitoring
- Mobile-first reporting process
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The AQD mobile app provides you with everything you need to complete the reporting process from a mobile device. The app uses customizable report forms designed to meet individual business needs. Draft and submit reports from anywhere, even while offline. When a connection is established, the app seamlessly updates the AQD web application, where the report will be assessed. Monitor the status and feedback on your sent reports from within the mobile app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Flightscape eFlight Manager at 5.0 against AQD's 1.0. AQD'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.
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Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
Flightscape eFlight Manager ships an update every 3 months, AQD every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flightscape eFlight Manager | AQD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 138 MB | 170 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CAE Inc. | Rolls-Royce Controls and Data Services (NZ) Limited |
Customer experience
Flightscape eFlight Manager
AQD
In-app purchases
Flightscape eFlight Manager
No in-app purchases
AQD
No in-app purchases
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