Bid Peek

You’re invited to this month’s bid board

What it is

Before you build your PBS bid, see where the pilots senior to you are bidding. Put the pairings you want into layers, and Bid Peek shows when a senior is going for the same one — and suggests similar pairings that avoid the overlap.

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Browse by dateTap a day, filter by length, times and credit.
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See senior overlapHow many seniors bid a pairing, and in which layer.
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My bid by layerA calendar of your plan, credit and block per layer.
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Find alternativesUp to 5 similar pairings that dodge the overlap.

1Get the iPhone app

Bid Peek is shared through TestFlight, Apple’s free app for trying apps before they are on the App Store.

  1. Send your Apple ID email and name below.
  2. When you are added, Apple emails you an invite from TestFlight.
  3. Install TestFlight from the App Store, open the email on your iPhone and tap View in TestFlight › Install.

2Join with your invite link

  1. Tap Copy invite link below.
  2. Open Bid Peek. On the start screen, paste it under Got an invite link? Paste it here and tap Join with invite link.
  3. Enter your seniority number from this month’s bid package and choose line or reserve. The bid package comes with the link (if it asks, pick the PDF — it is read on your phone only).
  4. Write down your recovery code — the only way back into your account on another device.

Tabs

BrowsePick a date, narrow down with Filters, open a pairing and bid it in a layer.
My bidYour pairings by layer on a calendar; N↑ means N seniors bid it.
SeniorsHow many seniors ahead of you are bidding, in groups of 5 — never who.
ChangesWhen seniors’ bids change on pairings you bid.
MeYour days off and pre-assigned days, and sharing your bid (off by default).

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