Flighty vs Flight Notifications
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flighty
This app provides real-time flight tracking and delay alerts, often faster than airline notifications. It offers insights into delay reasons, aircraft status, and airport conditions, with features for sharing flight information with friends and family.
- World's fastest delay alerts
- See why your flight is delayed
- 25-hour where's my plane
- Flighty Friends private sharing
- Pilot-grade data
- Delay predictions
- Airport Intelligence
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"Don't Fly Without This App" WSJ • Finalist for App of The Year • Winner of Apple Design Award The flight tracker your pilot uses. Free trial does not required credit card. No account required. No newsletters. No ads. ▶ WORLD'S FASTEST DELAY ALERTS - 2-90 minutes faster than airline apps - 24-48 hours faster cancellation alerts - Always be the first to know, with no effort ▶ INDUSTRY-FIRST FEATURES - See WHY you're flight is delayed - 25-hour where's my plane - Flighty Friends – private sharing among family/friends - Pilot-Grade data – FAA and Eurocontrol - Delay Predictions - Gate Predictions - Flighty Passport – auto-create your personal flight map - Airport Intelligence – plain word summary of the status - Taxi times - Ground radar - Proximity radar ▶ AUTOMATIONS - Calendar sync - TripIt sync - Email forwarding - Flighty Friends: private flight sharing with friends ▶ PILOT-GRADE DATA - Live-streaming - Actual flight plans - Commercial data – same source used by your pilot - FAA advisories, warnings, and delays - Tail number – with birthday, type, and even name - Full flight timetable - Proximity radar - see flights around you - Ground radar - radar even while taxiing ▶ BE THE FIRST TO KNOW - Late arriving aircraft delays – up to 6 hours before your airline! - Alerts for canceled inbound aircraft - Alerts for airport weather or traffic - Delay forecast ▶ ASSISTANTS - Morning-Of Assistant - wake up informed - Check In Assistant - your reservation number and check in link at the right time - Connection Assistant - see all the checkpoints required for your connection and how long it typically takes - Import Assistant - seamless import (plus data enrichment!) from myFlightradar24, App In The Air, OpenFlights.org, FlightMemory, Logmyflight, and JetLovers ▶ WORLDWIDE + LIVE + UNLIMITED - Every airline - Every flight - 24/7/365 live global coverage ▶ FLIGHTY FRIENDS - Often sharing with Family and Friends? Invite them to see your flights and never manually share again! - Picking someone up, excited for a friend to visit, meeting a colleague? Share your live flight status with one tap. ▶ WHAT'S FREE? - No ads - Unlimited flights - Flighty Friends - Live data - Weather - Actual flight route - Aircraft model and image - Personal flight log and map - Personal all-time and annual stats - Apple Watch app - iCloud backup & sync - Historical flight input and import limited to past 365 days (due to costs) - Lock screen widgets (limited refresh for costs) - Airport Intelligence ▶ WHAT'S PRO? - See why your flight is delayed - Pilot-grade FAA delay alerts - Delay predictions, including the reason why - Industry's fastest push alerts - 25-hour where's my plane - Live lock screen widgets - Live data, even on 'messaging-only' plane wifi - Live activities - Unlimited past flight lookup - Unlimited bulk import - Delay predictions - Arrival forecast - TripIt sync - Calendar sync - Email forwarding - Apple Watch complications - Airport - Tail number - Taxi times - And more Pro is free on your first flight. No trial required. flightyapp.com/privacy Zero personal information is required. flightyapp.com/terms Personal use only. Business@flightyapp.com for business usage.
Flight Notifications
Keep track of all your flight details in one convenient location. Receive timely alerts for departures, arrivals, and potential delays, ensuring you're always informed about your travel plans.
- Consolidate all flight information
- Real-time departure notifications
- Real-time arrival notifications
- Delay alerts
- Supports pickup notifications
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Going on a trip? Picking someone up from the airport? Save all your flight status info in one place! Get notifications for departure, arrival, delays, and more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Flight Notifications at 100% against Flighty's 68%. Flight Notifications also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). Flighty's advantage is ratings volume (152K vs 2) and chart position (#2 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Flighty sells 17 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Flight Notifications sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Flight Notifications holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flighty has 152K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Flighty's written reviews are positive against 100% of Flight Notifications's.
Flighty ships an update fortnightly, Flight Notifications every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flighty | Flight Notifications |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (152K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 67.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 152K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #2 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 390 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Flighty LLC | Pedro Contipelli |
Customer experience
Flighty
Flight Notifications
Bugs and requests
Flighty
Reported bugs
3 issues- Calendar sync issues with certain email providers
- Live activities and Dynamic Island features not working consistently
- Incorrect flight status updates and delays
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to manually add past flights
- Customizable notification settings
- Apple Watch app and complications
- Integrated seat maps and reviews
- Mixed-mode itinerary tracking (flights + trains)
Flight Notifications
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Flighty
- Pay-As-You-Go$4.997 Days
- Week-to-Week Flighty Pro$4.997 Days
- Week-to-Week Flighty Pro$7.997 Days
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- Flexible Monthly$9.991 Month
- Week-to-Week Flighty Pro$9.997 Days
- Flexible Monthly (Family)$15.991 Month
- Pro Annual Savings$59.991 Year
- Annual Savings Flighty Pro$59.991 Year
- Annual Savings Flighty Pro$71.991 Year
- Annual Savings (Family)2 variants$119.001 Year
- Annual Savings (Family)$139.001 Year
- Annual Savings (Family)$239.001 Year
- Single Flight$3.99
- Pro for One Week$3.99
- Add Family to Lifetime$199.00
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- Lifetime$299.00
- Lifetime (Family)$449.00
Flight Notifications
- Go Premium!$9.99
Questions
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