FAAwait vs JETR Layovers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Real-time U.S. airport delay data
- Tracks departure and arrival delays
- Monitors ground stops
- Monitors ground delays
- Utilizes FAA data feed
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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.
JETR Layovers
This app is designed for airline employees to enhance their layover experiences. Discover recommended places and activities, and connect with fellow aircrew in cities worldwide. Access to full content requires a subscription.
- Aircrew-recommended places
- Things to do during layovers
- Connect with fellow aircrew
- Exclusive content for airline employees
- Layover quality of life improvement
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An Exclusive App for Airline Employees. Improving your layover quality of life. Aircrew recommended places to go and things to do. Meet up with fellow aircrew while laying over in cities across the world. ** Please be aware that accessing the app's full content requires a subscription. ** — $1.99 | Monthly — Billed $23.49 Yearly — First month is FREE Terms of Use and Privacy Policy: https://learn.appdocumentation.com/en/collections/1618556-terms-conditions-and-privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: JETR Layovers at Free against FAAwait's $0.99. JETR Layovers also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 10 months). FAAwait's advantage is rating (4.1 vs 3.3) and review sentiment (56% vs 20%). On 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
JETR Layovers is free to download; FAAwait costs $0.99 up front. JETR Layovers sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $23.49 per year. FAAwait asks for nothing beyond the download.
FAAwait holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 37 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of FAAwait's written reviews are positive against 20% of JETR Layovers's.
FAAwait ships an update every 10 months, JETR Layovers fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FAAwait | JETR Layovers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.1 (37 ratings) — better | 3.3 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 55.8% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 37 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Best chart rank | #49 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.6 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bryan Figler | JETSAVER LLC |
Customer experience
FAAwait
JETR Layovers
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
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- 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
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- Scope of delay programs indicated
- Legend colors match map colors
- Access to airline delays
JETR Layovers
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
FAAwait
No in-app purchases
JETR Layovers
- JETR Ambassadors$23.491 Year
- JETR Lifetime Member$144.99
