Comparison

EFB Suite vs DHC

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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You must be an active crew member with an operator which uses OMS to use this App. Core functions: - Document Library - Journey Log - Loadsheet - OFP - Roster - Safety Reports - Training Records

About

DHC

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To enroll to use the DHC-Mobile Maintenance app please contact: De Havilland Customer Service by email dehavillandcustomerservice@gilmore.ca or phone 1-800-795-6661. Bringing Paperless¹ Efficiency to Line Maintenance! This application requires a subscription to De Havilland Technical Publications. Using the DeHavilland Mobile Maintenance© application, line and heavy maintenance crews can enjoy the benefits of going paperless¹ by being able to store and access publication data instantly from their iPad© – without WiFi. This solution combines automatic publications and Temporary Revision (TR) updates in one application. De Havilland Mobile Maintenance© enables maintenance facilities to achieve paperless¹ operations simply and efficiently. Accessible Instruction for Continued Airworthiness (ICAs). Up to date. All in one place. Fast and easy, iPad© users simply enter their license code, then ‘sync’ the iPad© app to De Havilland Online Technical Publications. Updated publications are automatically downloaded, indexed and ready to use.in minutes, aircraft maintenance engineers can add text, add signatures to tasks and email them to the fleet maintenance personnel. Automatic revision updates. No more manually inserting revisions and Temporary Revisions (TRs) into De Havilland maintenance manuals. These are automatically inserted into the correct sections and distributed across every iPad© in the operator’s fleet by De Havilland Technical Publications. Valuable time is saved, and maintenance crews are always ready with the latest publications. ¹ Paperless refers to the process identified in the relevant aviation industry requirements pertaining to paperless operations. Use of the De Havilland Mobile Maintenance© application does not relieve operators and their maintenance control or engineering crews of their responsibility to comply with applicable airworthiness authority approved documents.

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: EFB Suite at every 3 months against DHC's every 8 months. DHC's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). 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

EFB Suite ships an update every 3 months, DHC every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
EFB Suite versus DHC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEFB SuiteDHC
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPadiPad
Requires iOS17.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB92 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPan AeroDe Havilland Aircraft Company of Canada Limited

In-app purchases

None

EFB Suite

No in-app purchases

None

DHC

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EFB Suite free?
EFB Suite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DHC free?
DHC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do EFB Suite or DHC have ads?
Neither EFB Suite nor DHC shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EFB Suite or DHC?
EFB Suite ships an update every 3 months, and DHC every 8 months. Most recently, EFB Suite was updated on October 24, 2026 and DHC on October 15, 2026.

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