Makai vs TheFlightWall
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Makai
This app helps pilots verify flight plan enroute times by comparing estimated and actual times. It allows for quick updates to waypoint ETAs and setting alarms for important flight milestones.
- Enter waypoint enroute times
- Compare running total time to flight plan
- Calculate waypoint estimates after departure
- Update waypoint ETAs enroute
- Set waypoint ETA alarms
- Activate/deactivate waypoint alarms
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Simply enter your waypoint enroute times from your flight plan before departure. Compare the running total time against your flight plan enroute time to verify that your entries are correct. After departure, enter your actual time off the ground and the waypoint estimates will be calculated and presented for easy flight plan log entry. Gain or lose a few minutes while airborne? You can quickly and easily update your waypoint ETAs while enroute with convenient increment and decrement buttons in the flight time log. Set alarms for approaching a waypoint ETA, at a waypoint ETA and 10 minutes past a waypoint ETA to remind you to perform notations, plots or any other company requirement. Alarms can be activated or deactivated for any waypoint ETA by selecting the alarm icons on the flight time log.
TheFlightWall
Easily set up and customize your FlightWall device. Configure location, aircraft filters, display layouts, and track individual flights to visualize air traffic around you.
- Configure location
- Aircraft filters
- Display layout settings
- Track individual flights
- Visualize air traffic
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TheFlightWall app allows you to setup and configure your FlightWall’s settings such as location, aircraft filters, display layout, tracking individual flights, and more. Download the app to setup your FlightWall and see the aviation around you!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Makai at 100% against TheFlightWall's 33%. Makai also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). TheFlightWall's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (110 vs 11). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Makai holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TheFlightWall has 110 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Makai's written reviews are positive against 33% of TheFlightWall's.
Makai ships an update every 2 months, TheFlightWall weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Makai | TheFlightWall |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (11 ratings) — better | 3.1 (110 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 32.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 110 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chris Perkins | TheFlightWall |
Customer experience
Makai
TheFlightWall
In-app purchases
Makai
No in-app purchases
TheFlightWall
No in-app purchases
