Comparison

Airport ID vs GCS

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

Head to head
About

Airport ID

Quickly find and identify three and four-letter airport codes (IATA, ICAO, FAA) globally. Access detailed airport information, view locations on maps, and search offline.

Highlights
  • Search 30,000+ airports
  • Offline search functionality
  • Wikipedia information lookup
  • Open location in Google Maps
  • Easy-to-use keypad identification
Features
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Decode airport codes, airline codes and aircraft types. What does EDDF, LH or A20N mean? Airport ID tells you in seconds. Airport ID lets you search and identify the 3- and 4-letter IDs of airports worldwide, known as IATA, ICAO and FAA codes – and now also airline and aircraft type codes. Features: • Find more than 38,000 airports in seconds • Search works offline • Identify codes with the easy-to-use keypad • Open airport information on Wikipedia • Open the airport's location in Google Maps • New: airline codes and aircraft types Codes • Airports: IATA (FRA), ICAO (EDDF) and US FAA codes of more than 38,000 airports, airfields, heliports and railway stations in 242 countries and territories • Airlines: IATA (LH) and ICAO (DLH) codes and the radio callsign of more than 1,900 active airlines; ceased airlines on request • Aircraft types: ICAO designators (A20N, B738) and IATA type codes (32N, 738) of 2,700 types, with engine type and count Keypad • Keys that cannot lead to a known code are greyed out. • A code shared by several airports or airlines shows every match as a card. • Choose on the start screen whether airlines and aircraft types are included. List • Search by name or code, filter by country, type and code, sort by name, country or relevance. Useful for • Travellers: understand the codes on tickets, boarding passes, baggage tags and departure boards • Aviation fans: identify airports, airlines and aircraft types when spotting, on a flight tracker or on board • Aviation professionals: check flight plans, load sheets and logbooks The app shows ads; an ad-free subscription is available.

About

GCS

Features
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Reisapp die uw volledig gedetailleerd programma weergeeft dag per dag met alle contactgegevens, vluchtinfo, reisdocumenten, nuttige reisinfo en deelnemers.

Screenshots

Airport ID4 screens
GCS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GCS at none against Airport ID's 1. GCS also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 8 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Airport ID sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year. GCS asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Airport ID ships an update every 8 months, GCS monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Airport ID versus GCS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAirport IDGCS
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (63 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings63 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB91 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUlrich HelkerAPP-IT.BE

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Airport ID

Subscriptions1
  • Remove ad banner$4.991 Year
None

GCS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Airport ID free?
Airport ID is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GCS free?
GCS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Airport ID or GCS have ads?
Airport ID shows ads; GCS does not.
Which is updated more often, Airport ID or GCS?
Airport ID ships an update every 8 months, and GCS monthly. Most recently, Airport ID was updated on November 6, 2026 and GCS on November 11, 2026.

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