DocuNet Viewer vs ARMS on Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DocuNet Viewer
Access flight operations manuals offline on your iPad. This app provides fast, intelligent searching, bookmarking, and filtering for your entire manual library, ensuring you always have the latest information from all manufacturers.
- Offline manual access
- Tabbed multi-document viewing
- Fast intelligent searching
- Bookmarking
- MSN/audience filtering
- Layered manuals
- Automatic updates
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For airlines using Vistair's acclaimed industry leading Flight Operations Technical Publications service, this is the iPad application that you can deploy to your crew to enable them to access their flight operations manuals offline. *This app requires your airline to have a DocuNet contract with Vistair to function in an operational environment* Functionality includes tabbed, multi-document viewing, fast intelligent searching across your manual library with highlighted results, bookmarking, MSN/audience filtering and Layers for applicable manuals and access to your latest manuals of all manufacturers including Boeing and Airbus from the Vistair technical publications service. Updates are delivered directly to your iPad. Simple to use and navigate, its quick access and elegant design gives you access to your manual library wherever you are. The Vistair DocuNet service includes the full back-end management of content to all devices in your fleet and visibility of update and revision status down to each device with full access control.
ARMS on Mobile
This mobile solution extends a comprehensive aviation management suite, providing airlines and air operators with real-time and offline access to crew-specific information. It leverages smartphone devices for various operational functions, controlled by a unified backend.
- Real-time crew information access
- Offline data mode
- Integration with ARMS V2 Suite
- Unified backend server control
- Supports cabin crew, MNE crew, and load masters
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The latest Mobile solution from Laminaar Aviation Infotech Pvt. Ltd. is an extension of the ARMS® V2 Suite. A state-of-the-art mobility solution that offers Airlines and Air Operators access to various Crew specific information from across various sub- systems of the ARMS® V2 Suite. AOM provides data to end-users in real time, as well as offline mode. The same investment can also enable the use of rapidly proliferating "Mobile Smartphone Devices" for other functions as well, e.g., for Cabin Crew, MNE Crew and Load Masters, etc., all controlled by a unified Backend Server infrastructure. “ARMS® on Mobile™”- comprises the Server-side components and the Mobile-side (Client) application. This solution is designed to work on all Apple iPhone models 4 and above. The other big advantage of “ARMS® on Mobile™” is that it is an integral part of the ARMS® V2 Suite; which means it can seamlessly integrate with all the other Sub-Systems of ARMS® Suite thereby offering a truly integrated end-to-end Mobility solution.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ARMS on Mobile at 5.0 against DocuNet Viewer's 1.0. ARMS on Mobile also leads on review sentiment (21% vs 10%) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 15.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ARMS on Mobile holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 10% of DocuNet Viewer's written reviews are positive against 21% of ARMS on Mobile's.
DocuNet Viewer ships an update every 6 weeks, ARMS on Mobile every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DocuNet Viewer | ARMS on Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 9.8% of reviews | 20.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 9.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 166 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vistair Systems Ltd | Laminaar Aviation Infotech (India) Private Limited |
Customer experience
DocuNet Viewer
ARMS on Mobile
Bugs and requests
DocuNet Viewer
Reported bugs
33 issues- App freezes and locks up after making a selection or completing an action
- Selecting a search result loads a different page
- App crashes on M1/M2 Macs
- Highlights and bookmarks are difficult to differentiate
- App crashes instantly upon launch on Macbook
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- Freezes for 5+ seconds every time the app is opened or switched to
- App scrolls up and down by itself
- Update deleted all saved bookmarks
- App scrolls by itself
- Title pages disappear making it difficult to switch documents
- Automatic scrolling feature does not work
- Touch targets are too small and close to other functions
- Latest update does not work with iOS 14.2
- Cannot swipe left to right to change pages
- Navigation pane disappears in portrait mode
- Search results disappear when opening a new tab
- Page won't shrink to fit in landscape mode
- Directory/subdirectories tree is randomly on the top right
- Pinned panel and bar doesn't stay
- Search doesn't work properly or highlight correctly
- Audience filter drop down not wide enough
- Page fwd/back icons get in the way
- Library list opens on random page of document
- Update function is ridiculous
- Cannot login
- New iOS does not support this version
- No box for password on login screen
- Menu browser disappears after selecting an item
- AirPrint compresses text
- Cannot add new bookmarks
- Annotation system does not save the order of rearranged bookmarks
- Contextual menu disappears in portrait mode
- Pressing button to go back to library list works erratically
Requested features
7 requests- Dark mode overhaul
- Widget for favorites/bookmarks
- Ability to collapse side library
- Improve dark mode for pictures
- Update to support iPad Pro screen sizes
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- Update manuals when iPad is asleep
- Allow split screen function for iOS
ARMS on Mobile
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
DocuNet Viewer
No in-app purchases
ARMS on Mobile
No in-app purchases
