Comparison

Window Seat Pro vs MakeMyFlight App

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

Head to head
About

Window Seat Pro

Identify cities, states, countries, and geographical features directly from your airplane window using your phone's camera and GPS. Explore the world from above, plan routes, and even record your journeys.

Highlights
  • Real-time geographical identification
  • Offline functionality
  • Customizable flight plans
  • Flight recording and playback
  • User-added sites
  • Multi-activity recording
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Window Seat lets you see geographical information from your airplane window. Looking down and seeing a small town? Window Seat will label it for you. Wondering what's beyond the horizon? Window Seat will show you that too. Window Seat labels cities, states, and country boundaries, and more. Window Seat's database covers the whole planet, with 43000+ cities and sites, countries, territories, islands, states/provinces, rivers, lakes, major roads, mountains, and airports. Features will be drawn directly on the picture from your phone's camera. When you point the camera in a new direction, the labels and boundaries move and change with the picture. Window Seat is completely self-contained, and runs even in airplane mode. You do not need data. You do not need wi-fi. All you need is your phone's GPS and compass. (Although, your GPS will work better if you are next to a window.) Other features include: + View from other vantage points, not just your camera. You can see a perspective as if you were viewing from different altitudes or anywhere in the world. + Use the "curl up" feature to move labels and borders from below the horizon to up in the sky. So even if your destination is half way around the world, you can see it. + Create or import a flight plan, and see your route drawn in the sky. + Preview your flight plan with "play mode". Fast forward and rewind to see your future/past views. + Record your flight, and see your actual flight path drawn in the sky. + Turn your flight recordings into detailed flight plans for your next trip. + Add you own favorite sites to the database, and see your sites from the sky. + Use Window Seat's recorder for hiking, biking and car trips. Look back and see the path you've followed. + Share your flight plans and favorite sites with your friends or on the openingapps website. Window Seat is now completely free. There are no ads and no in-app purchases. Window seat requires GPS in order to work properly on a plane. While 100% of iPhones have GPS units, 99% of iPads do not have GPS units. As a result, this app is not supported on iPads. This app is for entertainment purposes only. Do not use it for actual navigation. All of the data is from public sources, and is not guaranteed to be 100% accurate.

About

MakeMyFlight App

This app calculates the optimal time to leave for your flight based on real-time traffic conditions and your desired arrival buffer. It provides timely alerts for significant changes and integrates with your calendar to automatically add flight details.

Highlights
  • Leave-by time based on traffic-aware drive times
  • Customizable arrival buffer
  • Real-time traffic updates
  • Flight delay and status alerts
  • Calendar integration for flight import
  • Live Activity and Dynamic Island countdown
  • Home Screen widget and Apple Watch app
Features
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Missing a flight because of traffic is the worst. MakeMyFlight works out exactly when you need to walk out the door, so you can stop doing airport math in your head. Add your flight, set your home address and how early you like to arrive, and MakeMyFlight does the rest. It checks live and predicted traffic to your departure airport and tells you when to leave. WHEN TO LEAVE, WORKED OUT FOR YOU - Leave-by time based on real, traffic-aware drive times - Your own arrival buffer (2 hours by default, and you can change it) - Times are always shown in the airport's local time zone, wherever you're flying from ALERTS THAT ONLY MATTER WHEN THEY MATTER - Get your leave time ahead of your flight, then updates as departure nears - A follow-up goes out only when something meaningful changes: a drive that gets much longer or shorter, or a flight time that moves - Push notifications, plus optional text and email, and you choose which ones you get ALWAYS IN SIGHT - Live Activity and Dynamic Island countdown to your leave time - Home Screen widget and Apple Watch app - Ask Siri when to leave FLIGHT UPDATES - Delays, takeoff, and arrival, including baggage belt when the airport reports one DRIVE OR TRANSIT - Compare driving with public transit, with live service alerts, in Chicago, New York, Boston, San Francisco, Washington D.C., and London - Interactive map preview of your route to the airport ADD FLIGHTS YOUR WAY - Search by flight number or route - Scan your calendar (Apple, Google, or Outlook) for flights. It happens on your device, and nothing is sent anywhere to find them. PRIVATE BY DESIGN - Sign in with Apple or Google - Your home address is used only to calculate your drive to the airport Whether it's a 6 a.m. red-eye run or a midday hop, MakeMyFlight gets you there with time to spare.

Screenshots

Window Seat Pro4 screens
MakeMyFlight App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: MakeMyFlight App at 5.0 against Window Seat Pro's 4.3. MakeMyFlight App also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and update cadence (daily vs every 8 months). Window Seat Pro's advantage is iOS requirement (12.1 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Window Seat Pro sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. MakeMyFlight App asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MakeMyFlight App holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Window Seat Pro ships an update every 8 months, MakeMyFlight App daily. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Window Seat Pro versus MakeMyFlight App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWindow Seat ProMakeMyFlight App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (3 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings33
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS12.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRussell SegalRobert Kump

Customer experience

Window Seat Pro

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

MakeMyFlight App

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Window Seat Pro

One-time7
  • 30 day free trial2 variantsFree
  • Test1Free
  • Unlock for unlimited use$0.99
Show 4 more
  • Activate for 30 days3 variants$0.99
  • Unlock for unlimited use$1.99
  • Unlock for unlimited use$2.99
  • Unlock for unlimited use$3.99
None

MakeMyFlight App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Window Seat Pro free?
Window Seat Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MakeMyFlight App free?
MakeMyFlight App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Window Seat Pro or MakeMyFlight App?
MakeMyFlight App is rated higher. Window Seat Pro averages 4.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while MakeMyFlight App averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Window Seat Pro or MakeMyFlight App have ads?
Neither Window Seat Pro nor MakeMyFlight App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Window Seat Pro or MakeMyFlight App?
Window Seat Pro ships an update every 8 months, and MakeMyFlight App daily. Most recently, Window Seat Pro was updated on November 3, 2026 and MakeMyFlight App on November 1, 2026.

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