FlyAirlink vs Firefinch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FlyAirlink
Book and manage flights across Africa with ease. Search over 45 destinations, access trip details, and check in online. Get real-time flight updates and download your boarding pass for a smoother travel experience.
- Flight booking
- Trip management
- Online check-in
- Boarding pass download
- Real-time flight tracking
- Destination search
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• Search flights to more than 47 destinations in 16 African Countries and St Helena Island. • Book and manage flights, check-in and view your boarding pass. • Manage your trip on the go, from check-in to seat choice, meal preference and more. • Fly Airlink. Connecting Africa.
Firefinch
Discover Southern African birds with this beautifully designed app. Explore detailed information, photos, sounds, and maps for nearly 1000 species. Stay updated with expert articles and community events on your birding adventures.
- Bird species identification
- Illustrations and photos
- Bird sounds
- Distribution maps
- Seasonal statistics
- Expert articles
- Birding event information
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Firefinch is a beautifully designed, fun and easy-to-use birding app that will ignite an appreciation of birds and a celebration of the wild landscapes of Southern Africa. Explore illustrations, photos, sounds, maps, seasonal stats and helpful tips for almost 1000 bird species. And stay up to date with regular articles by expert birders, birding hotspot write-ups and info on the latest sightings and birding events. Join author and artist Faansie Peacock and the Firefinch community and embark on your birding adventure...whether you’re a fledgling or top twitcher.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Firefinch at 82% against FlyAirlink's 30%. Firefinch also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 4 months). FlyAirlink's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ratings volume (52 vs 10). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Firefinch sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. FlyAirlink asks for nothing beyond the download.
Firefinch holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FlyAirlink has 52 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of FlyAirlink's written reviews are positive against 82% of Firefinch's.
FlyAirlink ships an update every 4 months, Firefinch every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 13, 2026.
| Parameter | FlyAirlink | Firefinch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (52 ratings) | 4.7 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 30.0% of reviews | 82.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 52 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 3.2 GB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Airlink (Pty) Ltd. | Plofskaap |
Customer experience
FlyAirlink
Firefinch
In-app purchases
FlyAirlink
No in-app purchases
Firefinch
- Winter Monthly Special 2023$3.991 Month
- Full Monthly Plan7 Days trial$4.491 Month
- Winter Annual Special 2023$39.991 Year
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- Safari Expert discount1 Year trial$39.991 Year
- Full Annual Plan$42.991 Year
