Comparison

Fly vs FlightVault

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

Head to head
About

Fly

Easily log and share your flights with photo uploads and offline support. Track your travel history, search past flights, and import data from other services. Perfect for aviation enthusiasts to document their journeys.

Highlights
  • Log flights with photo uploads
  • Offline flight tracking
  • Search flight history
  • Share flight details via link
  • Scan boarding pass to add flights
  • Import flights from other services
Features
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Every flight tells a story. Fly is your personal flight journal. A beautifully designed logbook to preserve the journeys that have taken you across the world. Rebuilt from the ground up with Liquid Glass, Fly combines an intuitive map-based interface with powerful logging tools so you can relive every departure, every landing, and every moment in between. - Your Flights, Beautifully Mapped Watch your travel history come alive on an interactive world map. Every route you've flown is drawn as a line connecting the places that have shaped your story. Tap any flight to see its full details in an elegant bottom sheet - departure and arrival times, airline, aircraft, seat, and more. - Effortless Flight Logging Add flights in seconds. Scan your boarding pass to auto-populate flight details, or simply enter the date and flight number to pull in route, aircraft, and timing data automatically. No internet? No problem. Full offline support means you can add, edit, and browse your flights from anywhere, even at 35,000 feet. - Works Beautifully Offline Fly is designed to be used in the air. Add flights, browse your history, edit details, and even attach photos all without an internet connection. Everything syncs seamlessly once you're back online. - Memories - Attach Photos to Flights (Premium) That sunrise over the Alps. Your first business class seat. The tray of food you'll never forget. Attach images to any flight and turn your logbook into a visual travel diary you'll treasure for years. Snap a photo mid-flight and add it right there. No connectivity needed. Your memories sync automatically once you land and reconnect. - Custom Fields - Track What Matters to You (Premium) Everyone flies differently. Create your own custom fields to track seat numbers, ticket prices, booking references, gate numbers, trip names, traveling companions, lounge visits, Wi-Fi availability, departure delays, or anything else you care about. Choose from text, number, currency, yes/no, and single or multi-select field types. - Deep Search & Insights Find any flight instantly. Search across flight numbers, routes, airlines, aircraft types, and more. The Insights tab transforms your travel history into rich charts and statistics. See your most-visited airports, top airlines, busiest travel months, and flight patterns over time. - Share Your Travels Generate a shareable profile link so friends, family, or fellow aviation enthusiasts can follow your journeys in any web browser. Toggle sharing on or off at any time. - Import Your History Already tracking flights elsewhere? Import your existing data from MyFlightRadar24 or OpenFlights in seconds using a simple CSV upload. - Built by a Solo Developer Fly is independently made with care, with no investors or ad revenue. Your support through Fly Premium directly funds continued development. Terms of use: https://flytheapp.com/terms

About

FlightVault

Log and track all your flights with detailed statistics and a visual map of your journeys. Organize trips, record flight details, and monitor your carbon footprint. Earn achievements and import/export your flight history.

Highlights
  • Automatic flight data capture
  • Interactive flight map
  • Trip organization with layovers
  • Boarding pass scanning
  • Carbon footprint tracking
  • Travel statistics and achievements
  • Live flight tracking (Pro)
Features
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Log your flights. Track your routes. Relive your journeys. FlightVault is a flight log and live flight tracker for travelers who want to remember every journey. Search by flight number, or find your flight by airport and date - we fill in the rest. Airline, aircraft, route, and weather, all captured automatically. YOUR FLIGHTS, ON THE MAP See every flight on an interactive world map. Track visited airports, discover your most-flown routes, and watch your travel map grow with each trip. ORGANIZE TRIPS YOUR WAY Group flights into trips with layovers, stays, and costs - the only flight logger that lets you build complete itineraries in one place. LOG ANY FLIGHT IN SECONDS Scan the barcode on your boarding pass, add it straight from Apple Wallet, or search by flight number or by airport and date. Airline, aircraft type, route, and weather conditions are filled in automatically - no manual entry needed. LOG EVERY DETAIL (OR JUST THE BASICS) Keep a flight diary your way. Seat, travel class, booking reference, turbulence, meals, service quality - rate your experience across six categories or just tap and go. You decide how much to track. TRACK YOUR CARBON FOOTPRINT See estimated CO2 emissions and climate impact for every flight. Know your environmental footprint as you travel. TRAVEL STATS THAT TELL YOUR STORY Total distance, time in the air, airlines flown, aircraft types, countries visited - your travel history in numbers. EARN YOUR WINGS Over 50 achievements to unlock. Climb tiers for flights logged, airports visited, and countries reached, and earn special badges for rare feats like crossing every inhabited continent. Your entire flight history counts from day one. IMPORT & EXPORT Bring your flight history over from Flighty, myFlightradar24, or any app with a CSV export. Export your complete history anytime. YOUR NEXT FLIGHT, AT A GLANCE Get notified the moment check-in opens - free for everyone. Keep your next flight on your Home Screen with widgets, and follow it on your Lock Screen with Live Activities. PRO FEATURES Upgrade to FlightVault Pro for live flight tracking: real-time delay, gate change and diversion alerts, real flight paths showing exactly where your plane flew, unlimited trip organization, and arrival info including baggage belt and local weather. Loved by thousands of travelers worldwide. Terms and conditions: https://flightvaultapp.com/terms-and-conditions Privacy: https://flightvaultapp.com/privacy

Screenshots

Fly4 screens
FlightVault4 screens

Verdict

The call

Fly and FlightVault both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 75% of Fly's written reviews are positive against 50% of FlightVault's. Fly also leads on monetization model (free vs freemium) and ratings volume (49 vs 10). FlightVault's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs monthly). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Fly sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month and FlightVault sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Fly against 4.6 for FlightVault. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 49 and 10 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Fly's written reviews are positive against 50% of FlightVault's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fly ships an update monthly, FlightVault every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Fly versus FlightVault: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlyFlightVault
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (49 ratings) — better4.6 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings49 — better10
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB136 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperPratham MehtaKoodR OU

Customer experience

Fly

All ratings49 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative12.5%

FlightVault

All ratings10 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Fly

Subscriptions1
  • Fly Premium - Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$2.991 Month
2 purchases

FlightVault

Subscriptions2
  • FlightVault Pro$2.991 Month
  • FlightVault Pro - Annual$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Fly free?
Fly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FlightVault free?
FlightVault is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Fly or FlightVault?
Fly is rated higher. Fly averages 4.7 out of 5 from 49 ratings, while FlightVault averages 4.6 from 10 ratings.
Do Fly or FlightVault have ads?
Neither Fly nor FlightVault shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fly or FlightVault?
Fly ships an update monthly, and FlightVault every 6 days. Most recently, Fly was updated on November 6, 2026 and FlightVault on November 8, 2026.

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