WBidMax vs EAA Events
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WBidMax
This system helps pilots and flight attendants manage their monthly scheduling bids. It allows users to filter, weight, and sort bid lines with extensive features and customization options. Comprehensive help documents and videos are available for easy mastery.
- Download and submit bids for all bases and rounds
- Multiple views of bid data (Summary, Bid Line, Modern, Calendar)
- Extensive constraints, sorts, and weights for bid customization
- View modification buttons for overlap predictions and vacation features
- Help section with documents and videos
- Export lines to calendar
- Easy recall of bid-related documents
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The WBid Bidding System This system is designed to assist Pilots and Flight Attendants in managing their monthly scheduling bid. Additionally, this system can be used by any entrepreneur who may want to provide a bid service for Pilots and Flight Attendants. WBid has a proud 20+ year history of serving Pilots and Flight Attendants, and several Bid Service companies. This software allows the user to download bid data from the WBid back end, which in turn allows Pilots and Flight Attendants the ability to filter (set constraints), weight (set weights) and sort (set sort method) the bid lines in the downloaded bid data. Once you learn and master the WBid bidding system (very easy, with lots of help documents and videos), you will be able to bid in no time at all. The WBid Bidding System has more features and capabilities than any other Bidding System. Here is what currently exists: Download and submit bids for all bases and all rounds Four different views of bid data (Summary, Bid Line, Modern, and Calendar) Constraints: 30+ and adding each month Sorts: 6 Block Sort: 17 (300+ Trillion Combinations) Weights: 27+ and adding each month View Modification Buttons: 4 (OVR, VAC, DRP, EOM) Help Section with Documents and Videos (Help => Help) Export Line to Calendar (FFDO export next month) Easy recall of: Cover Letter, Seniority List, Bid Awards, Bid Receipt (Bid Stuff) 30 slides in extensive Walkthrough tutorial (Help => Walkthrough) Configuration Panel: Pairing Export, AM/PM, Week, Hotels, User, and Misc Bid Data View Modification Buttons (OVR, VAC, DRP, EOM) You can modify the displayed bid data to accommodate Month to Month Overlap Predictions (OVR button), Vacation Overlap (VAC), dropping the flights that are not paid because of Vacation Overlap (DRP), and a unique End Of Month Vacation feature (EOM). The WBid Bidding System will display over 10 times the data available in other bidding systems.
EAA Events
This app provides comprehensive event information for aviation enthusiasts, allowing users to browse, filter, and search for activities, attractions, and exhibitors. Users can plan their visit by building a personalized itinerary and receive important notifications about schedule changes and weather.
- Event browsing and filtering
- Searchable attractions and exhibitors
- Personalized itinerary builder
- Real-time notifications
- Schedule change alerts
- Weather updates
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Whether you come to fly or to watch, the official EAA Events app is a must-have for attendees who want the “World’s Greatest Aviation Celebration” at their fingertips! EAA AirVenture Oshkosh is our flagship seven-day event, in July at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and is the ultimate celebration of aviation. Features of the app include: View, filter, and search EAA AirVenture events, attractions, guest services, destinations, workshops, speakers, and exhibitors. Plan Your Visit & Build Your Itinerary Browse the schedule of events and create your own personal day-by-day, hour-by-hour itinerary so that you don’t miss the events, activities, and exhibitors. Upon downloading the app, you’ll need to enter your name and email address, then respond to the email confirmation message. Then you’ll be able to build your itinerary on the EAA Events desktop portal and view or adjust your itinerary from your mobile device. Notifications Receive in-app notifications regarding activities, weather, and important schedule changes from the app home screen or main navigation menu. You’ll find the most up-to-date news and information and can even have your mobile device notify you when notifications are published in the app. The EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022 event in the app is sponsored by BendixKing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: WBidMax at 67% against EAA Events's 14%. WBidMax also leads on rating (4.2 vs 2.8) and ads (none vs shown). EAA Events's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (78 vs 9). On price 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. WBidMax sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. EAA Events asks for nothing beyond the download.
WBidMax holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EAA Events has 78 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of WBidMax's written reviews are positive against 14% of EAA Events's.
WBidMax ships an update monthly, EAA Events every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WBidMax | EAA Events |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (9 ratings) — better | 2.8 (78 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 14.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 78 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | WBid, LLC | EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION, INC. |
Customer experience
WBidMax
EAA Events
Bugs and requests
WBidMax
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
EAA Events
Reported bugs
11 issues- Login process does not complete
- Event not listed in app
- Links to log in do not work
- Infinite login loop
- Code expired, cannot get new code
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- App opens to a blank screen
- EAA radio cuts out, ads too loud/delayed
- Map requires download each time
- Search field does not find vendors
- Login requires email link, not a code
- App not working on iOS 18.5
Requested features
8 requests- Offline map functionality
- Improved search tool
- Interactive GPS map like old app
- Ability to use EAA credentials for login
- Fix duplicate event listings with all times
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- Add map reference points
- Allow app access on multiple devices with one login
- Make app functional without login for basic info
In-app purchases
WBidMax
- One Month Subscription$5.99
- One Month Subscription$6.99
EAA Events
No in-app purchases








