Comparison

FAAwait vs WinBid Pairings 2

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
Currently charting
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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

WinBid Pairings 2

Organize airline crew schedules and manage flight logs. Features include local time display, offline pairing downloads, and logbook integration with recency tracking.

Highlights
  • Local time pairing display
  • Offline pairing package downloads
  • Save custom pairing details
  • Apple Watch display
  • Logbook with recency tracking
  • Import logbook data
Features
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WinBid Pairings 2 is the all-around trip organizer for airline crews. ** Supports ONLY the following airlines **: - AA Pilots and flight attendants - all crew bases, aircraft Contact developer to add support for your airline • All pairing times are in crew base local time. No need to calculate timezones. • Download entire pairing packages for your aircraft and crew base in seconds • Select pairings as your pairings, where crew names, notes, etc. can be permanently saved • Display your pairings on your Apple Watch • Filter pairings that match your parameters • Logbook feature to maintain a legal logbook with instant totals for recency (includes FAR 117 reporting) • Seed logbook legs with your pairings (only make minor changes for actual time etc.) • Import logbook from Little Red Book from WinBid (Windows) • Import personal and split pairings from WinBid (Mac/Windows) • Easy setup – nothing else needed (stand-alone, WinBid desktop not required) • Using iTunes file sharing, import pairings, crew names, notes from the desktop version of WinBid (Windows, Mac) • Redesigned interface for quick and easy access to all features • New table format for viewing all pairings, with optional theme colors (or select traditional text format) • Scheduled pairings shared with WinBid Mac, and WinBid Schedule (iPad and Windows) • Logbook shared with WinBid Logbook on Mac as well as WinBid Logbook iPhone, and Windows • No charge for monthly downloads. No recurring fees.

Screenshots

FAAwait4 screens
WinBid Pairings 23 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: FAAwait at $0.99 against WinBid Pairings 2's $29.99. WinBid Pairings 2's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 10 months) and review sentiment (65% vs 56%). On rating, ratings volume, 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

FAAwait costs $0.99 and WinBid Pairings 2 $29.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FAAwait holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 37 and 19 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 56% of FAAwait's written reviews are positive against 65% of WinBid Pairings 2's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FAAwait ships an update every 10 months, WinBid Pairings 2 every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 13, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
FAAwait versus WinBid Pairings 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFAAwaitWinBid Pairings 2
Price$0.99 — better$29.99
Rating4.1 (37 ratings) — better3.9 (19 ratings)
Positive reviews55.8% of reviews64.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings37 — better19
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank#76 — better#140
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBryan FiglerSafiSoft

Customer experience

FAAwait

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

WinBid Pairings 2

All ratings19 ratings
Positive68.4%
Neutral10.5%
Negative21.1%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive64.7%
Neutral23.5%
Negative11.8%

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

WinBid Pairings 2

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

FAAwait

No in-app purchases

None

WinBid Pairings 2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FAAwait free?
FAAwait costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is WinBid Pairings 2 free?
WinBid Pairings 2 costs $29.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FAAwait or WinBid Pairings 2?
FAAwait is rated higher. FAAwait averages 4.1 out of 5 from 37 ratings, while WinBid Pairings 2 averages 3.9 from 19 ratings.
Do FAAwait or WinBid Pairings 2 have ads?
Neither FAAwait nor WinBid Pairings 2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FAAwait or WinBid Pairings 2?
FAAwait ships an update every 10 months, and WinBid Pairings 2 every 6 weeks. Most recently, FAAwait was updated on October 13, 2026 and WinBid Pairings 2 on October 13, 2026.
Which is more popular, FAAwait or WinBid Pairings 2?
FAAwait currently peaks at #76 in the App Store charts, and WinBid Pairings 2 at #140. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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