Comparison

Flight Buddy vs ConquerFlight

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

Head to head
About

Flight Buddy

This app helps alleviate fear of flying by providing detailed flight information, professional insights, and educational content. It offers a comprehensive assessment, answers common anxieties, and includes a video course to build confidence and overcome aerophobia.

Highlights
  • Full assessment test for triggers
  • Answers to common 'what if' flight questions
  • Detailed flight information and turbulence tracker
  • Fear of flying video course
  • Insights from pilots and mental health professionals
Features
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Experience a strong sense of fear and panic when you fly, or anticipate flying? Does a tiny thought of getting onboard make your hands cold and shaking? Bad news is that you probably have an aerophobia. GOOD NEWS is that you can be cured once and forever! Flight Buddy app is what you need when it’s high time to say NO to your fear of flying. We know that crowded space, turbulence, taking off and landing can certainly be unpleasant. That’s why Flight Buddy app is developed by professional pilots and mental health professionals to help you manage alarm symptoms before and during a flight. HOW THE APP WORKS: Flight Buddy can become your personal assistant, a real friend, who is always there when you need him. It's like sitting next to a pilot with access to complete flight data! Flight Buddy is an expert. He knows everything about flight stages, aircraft details, turbulence, as well as the root of your fear and the ways to overcome it! Flight Buddy gives you more than you can expect: - FULL ASSESSMENT TEST. Take the first step towards knowing yourself and your triggers with the help of a detailed professional test with 30+ questions. Be honest and remember that phobias affect many people, so you are not alone. Find out more about yourself and the reasons of your aerophobia. Remember, that a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. - ANSWERS TO “WHAT IF” QUESTIONS. Step onto the airplane with knowledge. Turbulence, panic attack, something will go wrong, malfunction and other common “what if’s” will be explained to you in details. Tune into audio guide or start reading while you are onboard. Knowledge is a power when it comes to conquering your fear of flying. Thus, eventually all you will get is confidence, calm and a great deal of knowledge. - FLIGHT INFORMATION. Make sure, that everything goes according to plan. Flight stages, turbulence tracker, weather conditions, aircraft details, aviation facts, flight speed and altitude, departure and arrival … all this information will help you challenge any irrational fears. - FEAR OF FLYING VIDEO COURSE. Take a real action towards conquering your fear of flying. Flight Buddy video course offers an easy-to-understand video explanations of how planes stay in the air, what causes turbulence, and what’s behind those scary sounds during takeoff and landing. Understanding how a plane can continue to fly even if an engine fails can help you feel less concerned about aircraft malfunctioning. Learning about safety regulations and pilot training can also present you with facts that challenge irrational fears. Aerophobia is nothing to be embarrassed about, but it is something to be honest about. Flying is essential to the modern lifestyle. Do not deprive yourself of the joy of traveling, meeting friends and family, discovering new places and career building. Download the Flight Buddy and let big changes come to your life right away! IN-APP PURCHASES: You can be a premium user through an auto-renewing subscription: 1 Year: $34.99 without trial period. Access to Audio, Exercise,Turbulence Forecast 1 Year: $95.00 without trial period. Full Access to All features - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. - No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during an active subscription period. LEGAL: Terms of Service: https://phobia.aero/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://phobia.aero/privacy/

About

ConquerFlight

This app helps users overcome their fear of flying through guided exercises and journaling. It offers breathing techniques, tips, and resources to manage anxiety during flights. Users can track their fear levels and engage in 'fear appointments' to process emotions.

Highlights
  • Journaling during flight stages
  • Fear appointment sessions
  • Fear level tracking
  • Breathing exercises
  • Tips and tricks for fear management
  • Extensive resources section
Features
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Work through your fear of flying with various tasks on your journey. Create journal entries during the various stages of the process, hold 'fear appointments' to let out all of your fears (instead of thinking all day about it), and plot your fear levels throughout a flight. Perform breathing exercises, look up tips and tricks in those tough moments of fear, and utilize the extensive resources section for all things fear of flying!  • Privacy Policy: https://www.flightmentormatt.com/privacy-policy • Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Flight Buddy4 screens
ConquerFlight4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Flight Buddy at free with in-app purchases against ConquerFlight's subscription. Flight Buddy also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (121 vs 1). ConquerFlight's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 64%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Flight Buddy sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month and ConquerFlight sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ConquerFlight holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flight Buddy has 121 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Flight Buddy's written reviews are positive against 100% of ConquerFlight's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flight Buddy ships an update weekly, ConquerFlight every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Flight Buddy versus ConquerFlight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlight BuddyConquerFlight
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (121 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings121 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
Best chart rank#175 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size238 MB75 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSergey LaptenokMatthew Dornbos

Customer experience

Flight Buddy

All ratings121 ratings
Positive88.4%
Neutral4.1%
Negative7.4%
Written reviews76 reviews
Positive64.5%
Neutral7.9%
Negative27.6%

ConquerFlight

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Flight Buddy

Subscriptions6
  • Silver Plan - Monthly3 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Bronze Plan - Annual$25.001 Year
  • Silver Plan - Annual3 Days trial$34.991 Year
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  • Silver Plan - Annual$34.991 Year
  • Gold Plan - Annual$55.001 Year
  • Gold Plan - Annual$95.001 Year
2 purchases

ConquerFlight

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Membership$1.991 Month
  • Annual Membership7 Days trial$14.991 Year

Questions

Is Flight Buddy free?
Flight Buddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ConquerFlight free?
ConquerFlight is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Flight Buddy or ConquerFlight?
ConquerFlight is rated higher. Flight Buddy averages 4.6 out of 5 from 121 ratings, while ConquerFlight averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Flight Buddy or ConquerFlight have ads?
Neither Flight Buddy nor ConquerFlight shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flight Buddy or ConquerFlight?
Flight Buddy ships an update weekly, and ConquerFlight every 6 weeks. Most recently, Flight Buddy was updated on September 22, 2026 and ConquerFlight on June 1, 2026.

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