Comparison

DocuNet Viewer vs eGCA

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Offline manual access
  • Tabbed multi-document viewing
  • Fast intelligent searching
  • Bookmarking
  • MSN/audience filtering
  • Layered manuals
  • Automatic updates
Features
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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.

About

eGCA

Features
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The eGCA Mobile App enables Pilots, Aircraft Maintenance Engineers (AMEs), and Air Traffic Controllers (ATCOs) to access eGCA services, track requests, receive updates, and stay connected while on the go.

Screenshots

DocuNet Viewer4 screens
eGCA4 screens

Verdict

The call

DocuNet Viewer and eGCA are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DocuNet Viewer ships an update every 6 weeks, eGCA every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
DocuNet Viewer versus eGCA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDocuNet ViewereGCA
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews7.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size166 MB29 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperVistair Systems LtdDGCA

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

eGCA

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

DocuNet Viewer

No in-app purchases

None

eGCA

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DocuNet Viewer free?
DocuNet Viewer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is eGCA free?
eGCA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DocuNet Viewer or eGCA have ads?
Neither DocuNet Viewer nor eGCA shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DocuNet Viewer or eGCA?
DocuNet Viewer ships an update every 6 weeks, and eGCA every 2 months. Most recently, DocuNet Viewer was updated on October 5, 2026 and eGCA on October 1, 2026.

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