Comparison

Flight Document System vs HOLIS Control

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

HOLIS Control

Features
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- Measures service milestones during a stopover for an air carrier aircraft. - Visualization of delayed operations - Calculation of the probable time of departure - Displays the results of the measurements on the HOLIS GOC SaaS application, digital handbook for airline ground operations.

Screenshots

HOLIS Control4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: HOLIS Control at weekly against Flight Document System's every 6 months. Flight Document System's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.0). 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

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

Flight Document System ships an update every 6 months, HOLIS Control weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Flight Document System versus HOLIS Control: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlight Document SystemHOLIS Control
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEFB-Software, LLCCIM COMMUNICATION INFORMATION MANAGEME

In-app purchases

None

Flight Document System

No in-app purchases

None

HOLIS Control

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flight Document System free?
Flight Document System is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HOLIS Control free?
HOLIS Control is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Flight Document System or HOLIS Control have ads?
Neither Flight Document System nor HOLIS Control shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flight Document System or HOLIS Control?
Flight Document System ships an update every 6 months, and HOLIS Control weekly. Most recently, Flight Document System was updated on October 1, 2026 and HOLIS Control on October 4, 2026.

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