Flight Document System vs PeregrineEFB
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flight Document System
This app provides a paperless solution for airlines and flight crews, allowing pilots to replace physical documents with electronic versions on their iPads. It supports various file types and offers features like document search, messaging, and offline access.
- Paperless document replacement
- Supports PDF, JPG, GIF, MP4, MOV
- Document search and favorites
- Admin messaging to crew
- Offline document access
- Night mode and full-screen view
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Paperless solution for Airlines and crew using EFB class 1, 2 (iPad). Flight Document System allows pilots to replace many paper documents to electronic. FDS Features: - admin can allow/disallow to update documents via cellular; - user can specify files to update primarily; - launch documents inside FDS; - tracking EFB locations; - admin can send messages to EFB; - add documents to favorites; - search; - supported files: PDF, JPG, GIF, MP4, MOV; - PDF-file’s bookmarks support; - full support for the Russian language; - several files simultaneous downloading; - night mode; - user can set up english interface for FDS; - Full-screen view for documents; - admin can allow/disallow for EFB-user to open the document in a third-party application (Send to...); - admin can allow/disallow for EFB-user to send the document via e-mail; - admin can allow/disallow for EFB-user to print the document; - ability to set own start up wallpaper for each customer.
PeregrineEFB
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Peregrine EFB is a robust, end to end documentation solution, focusing on accessibility and versatility where the app supports a wide range of content including XML, Video, HTML, PDF, MS Office and many more. Synchronize content directly after its published View messages and announcements View documents in the document viewer Send read confirmation and sync status to the server for admin consideration Use the form viewer for viewing, filling, drawing and submitting HTML based forms
Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: PeregrineEFB at every 6 weeks against Flight Document System's every 6 months. Flight Document System's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Flight Document System ships an update every 6 months, PeregrineEFB every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Flight Document System | PeregrineEFB |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.3 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EFB-Software, LLC | Acacus Technologies |
In-app purchases
Flight Document System
No in-app purchases
PeregrineEFB
No in-app purchases
