FAAwait vs STBY
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.
STBY
Discover exclusive travel deals and discounts curated specifically for airline staff worldwide. Access a global directory of offers in various cities, helping you save on your journeys.
- Exclusive airline staff deals
- Worldwide city offers
- Discount directory
- Travel savings
- Airline industry focus
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STBY is the #1 deal directory for airline staff that lists exclusive deals, discounts and offers available to airline staff in cities around the world.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: STBY at Free against FAAwait's $0.99. STBY also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.1) and update cadence (weekly vs every 10 months). FAAwait's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (37 vs 2). 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
STBY is free to download; FAAwait costs $0.99 up front. STBY sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. FAAwait asks for nothing beyond the download.
STBY 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 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
FAAwait ships an update every 10 months, STBY weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FAAwait | STBY |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.1 (37 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 37 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #8 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.6 — better | 14.0.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bryan Figler | Declan Plunkett |
Customer experience
FAAwait
STBY
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
STBY
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
FAAwait
No in-app purchases
STBY
- STBY+ | Weekly Access$1.997 Days
- STBY+ | Monthly Access3 Days trial$4.991 Month
- SBY Lounge | Yearly Access$39.991 Year
