Air Boss vs Flight Circle
Flight Circle is a widely used scheduling and billing platform for flying clubs. The biggest practical differences: Flight Circle has no native mobile app (it's mobile web only), and clubs report that enabling online payments adds a ~$25/mo processing package on top of the $10/aircraft base price. Air Boss is $5/aircraft/mo with a real native app on both iOS and Android.
At a glance
| Feature | Air Boss | Flight Circle |
|---|---|---|
| Base price | $5 / aircraft / mo, everything included | $10 / aircraft / mo, unlimited users |
| Payment processing add-on | No add-on packages | Enabling online payments adds a reported ~$25/mo processing package (per a user-published cost breakdown) |
| Native mobile app | Yes — iOS and Android | No — mobile web only |
| Meter entry at the aircraft | Point your camera at the meter — OCR reads Hobbs and tach | Manual entry |
| Push notifications | Yes, with per-user quiet hours | No native app to push to |
| Maintenance tracking | Squawks with photos, maintenance due dates and alerts | Maintenance reminders |
| Member billing | On the roadmap — ledger and QuickBooks export first | Check-in billing, recurring dues, auto-pay |
Competitor details on this page were last verified in July 2026 from public pricing pages, product documentation, and pilot-forum discussions. Forum reports reflect individual users' experiences. Details change — check the competitor's own site for current pricing and features.
Where Air Boss is different
A real native app
Air Boss ships real iOS and Android apps built for the moment you're standing at the aircraft — not a website squeezed onto a phone.
OCR meter scan
Point your camera at the Hobbs or tach and Air Boss reads it. No typing meter times on a cockpit touchscreen.
Push done right
Real push notifications with per-user quiet hours, so the schedule change reaches members without waking anyone at 2am.
Half the base price, no add-ons
$5/aircraft/mo covers everything — scheduling, flight logs, maintenance, members, the Instructor Network, and the mobile apps. Offline flight logging is on the roadmap for aircraft parked outside coverage.
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