Comparison

Flapper vs Catch a Jet

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

Head to head
About

Flapper

Book private flights and shared seats on over 1000 aircraft. Access on-demand charters, scheduled shared flights, and discounted empty leg opportunities for executive travel, medical transport, or cargo.

Highlights
  • On-demand private jet charter
  • Shared by-the-seat flights
  • Empty leg flight notifications
  • Fleet of 1000+ aircraft
  • Global flight inventory
  • Executive, medical, and cargo flights
Features
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Flapper is the world’s largest app for air charter and urban air mobility. We draw together a fleet of more than 1000 airplanes and helicopters to deliver a revolutionary private flight experience. Flapper’s proprietary inventory encompasses locations such as Florida, Europe and Latin America and the Middle East. We are your reliable partner for executive flights, medical assignments and cargo missions. Flapper is Wyvern- and ARGUS-certified and boasts impeccable safety records. 【All Available services】 ◉ On-demand charter: Choose from more than 100 different types of private jets, turbo-props, and helicopters and get an instant quote. ◉ Shared flights: Browse seamlessly between available by-the-seat flights, with fixed prices and a scheduled departures. Pay in-app. ◉ Empty legs: Receive real-time notifications with last-minute offers, up to 60% cheaper than the market rate. Flapper is not an air carrier. All flights are operated by our safety-vetted affiliates, licensed by FAA / EASA / ANAC / DGAC or equivalent civil aviation authorities. While on partner aircraft as part of the Flapper service, passengers are subject to the insurance coverage of said partners.

About

Catch a Jet

Discover discounted private jet flights, often at up to 75% off charter prices. Book the entire jet for yourself and your chosen companions with a simple, fast process. Find empty leg flights and hot deals for luxurious travel.

Highlights
  • Discounted private jet flights
  • Empty leg flight discovery
  • Hot deals of the day
  • Nearby departing flights
  • 3-click booking and payment
  • Personalized flight notifications
  • Recommend a friend program
Features
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With the revolutionary Catch-a-Jet app YOU can enjoy flights in luxury private jets with discounts up to 75% compared to normal charter prices. Booking and payment are completed in under a minute and done with only 3 simple clicks. Private means private! Why share seats with others if you can fly in a private jet? With Catch-a-Jet you book the whole private jet directly with one of our partner operators and YOU decide who travels with you! We like to keep things simple! Only the telephone number and email address of the person who completes the booking are required, for all passengers only the name as stated in the passport. Prices are up to 75% lower compared to normal charter prices! Catch-a-Jet offers so-called Empty leg flights which become available when a customer charters a private jet only one way. Thereafter the aircraft must position without any passengers to either its home base or another airport to pick up passengers who have chartered the jet. These positioning flights are offered at significantly reduced prices. Discover all available flights Simply go to the home screen and discover all available flights Looking for a specific route? Select Search flights in the navigation bar and add your desired city pair and the desired date or desired month. If a flight meets your search criteria it will automatically be displayed. You can for an unlimited amount of desired city pairs! If there is no match on your desired route the APP will search automatically for alternative flights within a 200 kilometers radius around both the selected departure- and arrival airports. Alternative flights will also automatically be displayed. The Catch-a-Jet app will also search for available return flights! You can review all flight details, pictures of the interior and exterior and the price. You can directly book and pay for the flight with only 3 simple clicks. Get notified Once a flight becomes available which meets your search criteria you will receive a match notification. You will also receive a notification for each new Hot deal of the day flight. Hot deals of the day Discover flights that are unique in price and/or destination, if available! Hot deal flights of the day are also available on the home screen Discover the Nearby departing flights feature Discover which departing flights are available within a radius of 200 kilometers of any selected city. Payment Catch-a-Jet makes it possible to pay for your dream flight by accepting all major credit cards, most European online banking methods and PayPal. Recommend a friend You might earn a gift if the person whom you have recommended the Catch-a-Jet app books a flight through the Catch-a-Jet app! Well established operators All our partner private jet operators who complete your flight are well-established companies that all hold a European Air Operator Certificate. This implies they are very frequently audited according to the European legislation- and safety criteria. Catch-a-Jet Catch-a-Jet only brings travelers who want to fly with a private jet and operators of such jets together. Catch-a-Jet solely provides online flight search services to its users and, if the user decides to book a flight, intermediary services. Catch-a-Jet does not sell flights.

Screenshots

Flapper4 screens
Catch a Jet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Catch a Jet at free against Flapper's free with in-app purchases. Catch a Jet also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). Flapper's advantage is ratings volume (144 vs 42). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Flapper against 4.6 for Catch a Jet. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 144 and 42 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flapper ships an update fortnightly, Catch a Jet every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Flapper versus Catch a Jet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlapperCatch a Jet
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (144 ratings) — better4.6 (42 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings144 — better42
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size85 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlapper Tecnologia SACatch-a-Jet B.V.

Customer experience

Flapper

All ratings144 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral3.6%
Negative21.4%

Catch a Jet

All ratings23 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.7%

In-app purchases

None

Flapper

No in-app purchases

None

Catch a Jet

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flapper free?
Flapper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Catch a Jet free?
Catch a Jet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Flapper or Catch a Jet?
Flapper is rated higher. Flapper averages 4.7 out of 5 from 144 ratings, while Catch a Jet averages 4.6 from 42 ratings.
Do Flapper or Catch a Jet have ads?
Neither Flapper nor Catch a Jet shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flapper or Catch a Jet?
Flapper ships an update fortnightly, and Catch a Jet every 9 days. Most recently, Flapper was updated on October 24, 2026 and Catch a Jet on October 24, 2026.

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