Comparison

EFB Suite vs smartCHECK

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

Head to head
About

EFB Suite

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EFB Suite provides 4 core functionalities: 1. Operator and Aircraft Documentation Library 2. Electronic Journey Log and Electronic Hold Items List (HIL) 3. Flight Documentation (receiving dispatch prepared documents related to a flight and attaching documents to a flight) 4. Preparing and storing Mass and Balance Documentation (Loadsheet) 5. Units Conversions The Application connects to your company OMS server and syncronises the documentation on your iPad EFB with the server. This way you are always up-to-date with all manuals and documents. It will also provide alerts in case the EFB has not been synced for a predetermined period of time, if new updates are available, etc. You can monitor the status of all company EFBs. Electronic Journey Log allows you to remove the paper journey log and use your iPad instead. It will show you the total aircraft hours, cycles, APU hours, hours remaining till maintenance, cycles remaining till maintenance, open HIL items and display warnings in case there are expired HIL items. The system will display all journey log fields in red that have to be filled in the pre-flight and the post-flight phase. Commander (PIC) signs the pre-flight check and the post-flight using his access details and handwritten signature. Journey log format is customisable and can be different for each aircraft. It is downloaded automatically from your company OMS server. Loadsheet option downloads mass and balance database for your aircraft and allows you to prepare, email or store the loadsheet. It supports any aircraft type, from light single engines up to transport category. Either individual seats can be used, or zones can be defined, such as OA, OB, OC. The produced loadsheet is IATA compliant. Flight Documents option allows company dispatch or OCC to attach documents to a particular flight, e.g. crew briefing, fuel release, passenger manifest, GENDEC, etc. Pilots can see these documents on the iPad by selecting the relevant flight. Pilots also have the possibility to attach documents to the flight, e.g. filled OFP or fuel slip. Units conversion is simple and easy to use unit conversion calculator.

About

smartCHECK

This app acts as a digital copilot for airplane crews, reading checklists aloud and offering automatic altitude callouts. It also includes an integrated document browser for manuals and a notepad, along with tools like an oil log and fuel switch timer.

Highlights
  • Synthetic voice checklist reading
  • Automatic altitude callouts
  • Integrated document browser
  • Customizable checklists
  • Oil log and fuel timer
  • Night mode
Features
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smartCHECK is an App that reads Checklists by synthetic voice to airplane crews – smartCHECK is your „Digital Copilot“. I. Checklists App comes with a ready Light Airplane Template and a ready checklist set for the Cirrus SR22-G3 and G3 models. You can easily add items or even checklists to the checklist set. Other Checklist sets as in-app purchases: Cessna 172, 182, Piper Warrior and Archer. All checklist sets from the store can be downloaded as often as required, edited and saved. All checklist sets can be shared by eMail if the recipient owns the basic checklist of that airplane. Send checklist sets to yourself to save them on your computer or in a cloud service. Or install them on a second iPad. Make your own checklists for the categories Normal, Abnormal and Emergency and save them in the right category (Ground, Taxi…) of the checklist set for your airplane All checklists you create can be read to you II. Checklist Usage and Setting Checklists can be displayed as text only or shown as text and be read to the pilot/crew at the same time. Checklist items (text or audio) can also be completed manually one at a time by simply tapping the screen. If the whole checklist is read automatically then the reading can always be stopped and resumed by one tap on the screen. Some Checklist groups (Ground, Taxi, Takeoff…) can be forwarded automatically by GPS. Move and sort the icons on the screen according to your needs. Your edited checklists will be preserved with each new version of smartCHECK (we still recommend saving them). III. Automatic Altitude Callouts on Take-off (especially important for pilots of airplanes with BRS or CAPS system) Height AGL* above the Take-off runway can be announced („five hundred“). Pilot can either set one Height AGL* to be announced or a range between 100 and 1000 feet. Elevation above Take-off runway can be displayed in large numbers at the same time. Cirrus Aircraft Checklists contain a special CAPS checklist. After Take-off Checklists can be activated and read automatically and hands off. IV. Integrated Document Browser: Access all your Documents, Tables or Manuals with one tap Document Browser. Create green icons, give them a name and import any PDF or JPEG document. you might want to access with one tap. Import PDF documents like Avionics Manuals or Performance tables. Every document is accessible with tapping its icon. Use the camera of your iPad to create a document on the spot. Notepad feature. V. Other Tools and Settings Oil Log: Enter the Oil status of your engine, how much oil you added and the app calculates the oil consumption per flight hour. Fuel Switch Timer: Select an interval and get an onscreen and audio reminder to switch your tanks. Control brightness of screen in the app or use the red Night Mode. Switch the audio feature on/off. Switch on/off automatic forwarding of flight phases. Or swipe groups manually. Auto voice on/off. Auto voice means: The app reads the complete checklist and goes back to the main menu when checklist is completed. When using checklists without auto voice each tap on the screen will read one item (manual audio mode). If used without audio each tap will only mark each item/line green (manual text mode). Move checklist icons to other place on the screen by sliding them to a new position. Filter which checklist types you want to have displayed with a simple toggle switch. This way you can reduce the number of icons on the screen. More information: www.airwork.biz Hardware Requirements: smartCHECK will work on every iPad and iPad mini. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: EFB Suite at Free against smartCHECK's $13.99. EFB Suite also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 16.6). smartCHECK's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On ads 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

EFB Suite is free to download; smartCHECK costs $13.99 up front. smartCHECK sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. EFB Suite asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EFB Suite ships an update every 2 months, smartCHECK every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
EFB Suite versus smartCHECK: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEFB SuitesmartCHECK
PriceFree — better$13.99
Rating—4.0 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—71.4% of reviews
Number of ratings—9 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS12.4 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB85 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPan AeroairWORK aviation media UG

In-app purchases

None

EFB Suite

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

smartCHECK

Subscriptions1
  • smartCHECK Pro3 Months trial$3.991 Month

Questions

Is EFB Suite free?
EFB Suite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is smartCHECK free?
smartCHECK costs $13.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do EFB Suite or smartCHECK have ads?
Neither EFB Suite nor smartCHECK shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EFB Suite or smartCHECK?
EFB Suite ships an update every 2 months, and smartCHECK every 3 weeks. Most recently, EFB Suite was updated on September 21, 2026 and smartCHECK on September 10, 2026.

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