Comparison

FAAwait vs Boca Chica

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

Head to head
About

FAAwait

Get real-time updates on air traffic delays at all U.S. airports. Monitor departure and arrival delays, ground stops, and ground delays to anticipate potential travel disruptions.

Highlights
  • Real-time U.S. airport delay data
  • Tracks departure and arrival delays
  • Monitors ground stops
  • Monitors ground delays
  • Utilizes FAA data feed
Features
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FAAwait provides real-time access to current air traffic delays at all U.S. airports. It utilizes a data feed maintained by the FAA that tracks departure and arrival delays, ground stops, and ground delays. To access this information, an active internet connection (WiFi or cellular) is required. FAAwait does NOT provide status information for specific flights. But by monitoring airport traffic conditions, you can often anticipate delays that may impact your travel, sometimes before the airlines themselves officially update their schedules. For more information on FAAwait, refer to the links below. Note: This application is not provided or endorsed by the FAA.

About

Boca Chica

This app provides a centralized system for managing hotel room cleaning. It allows staff to view the cleaning status of all rooms in one place, streamlining operations and improving efficiency.

Highlights
  • Room management system
  • Lists rooms needing cleaning
  • View all room cleaning statuses
  • Centralized overview
  • Streamlines hotel operations
Features
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- Room management system which lists the rooms that need to be cleaned. - All the rooms' cleaning status in the hotels can be seen from one place.

Screenshots

FAAwait4 screens
Boca Chica4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Boca Chica at Free against FAAwait's $0.99. Boca Chica also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 56%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.1). FAAwait's advantage is ratings volume (37 vs 1) and chart position (#7 vs unranked). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Boca Chica is free to download; FAAwait costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Boca Chica holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FAAwait has 37 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of FAAwait's written reviews are positive against 100% of Boca Chica's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FAAwait ships an update every 10 months, Boca Chica every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
FAAwait versus Boca Chica: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFAAwaitBoca Chica
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.1 (37 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings37 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#7 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBryan FiglerFLYMYA TECH COMPANY LIMITED

Customer experience

FAAwait

All ratings37 ratings
Positive75.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative24.3%
Written reviews52 reviews
Positive55.8%
Neutral11.5%
Negative32.7%

Boca Chica

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

Bugs and requests

FAAwait

Reported bugs

21 issues
  • Some functions aren’t working
  • FAA OIS Board not working
  • No map displayed after updating to iPadOS17
  • Map has disappeared after iPadOS 17
  • APP was great until iPadOS 17 then the map basically has disappeared
Show 16 more
  • App cannot communicate with FAA servers
  • Crashes immediately after last update
  • New update makes app unusable
  • App crashes every time I open
  • Latest update crashes
  • Will not open
  • Shows daylight time instead of standard time
  • Does not switch to UTC when selected
  • No connect issues
  • Broken App
  • Constantly gives a Connection error message
  • Connection error
  • App is broken
  • Worthless
  • App no longer works
  • App closed unexpectedly

Requested features

8 requests
  • Needs to be updated
  • Proper updates to bring app into 2026
  • iPad version needed
  • iPad App needed
  • Search airport function
Show 3 more
  • Scope of delay programs indicated
  • Legend colors match map colors
  • Access to airline delays

Boca Chica

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

FAAwait

No in-app purchases

None

Boca Chica

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FAAwait free?
FAAwait costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Boca Chica free?
Boca Chica is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FAAwait or Boca Chica?
Boca Chica is rated higher. FAAwait averages 4.1 out of 5 from 37 ratings, while Boca Chica averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do FAAwait or Boca Chica have ads?
Neither FAAwait nor Boca Chica shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FAAwait or Boca Chica?
FAAwait ships an update every 10 months, and Boca Chica every 2 months. Most recently, FAAwait was updated on October 21, 2026 and Boca Chica on October 16, 2026.

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