Comparison

FAAwait vs FlightBridge

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

FlightBridge

This app streamlines travel planning for private aviation professionals. It offers booking for rental cars, hotels, and flights, along with FBO service arrangements and trip management. Integrates with flight scheduling systems or functions as a standalone trip builder.

Highlights
  • Discounted rental car bookings
  • Hotel booking with exclusive rates
  • Earn rewards and loyalty points
  • One-click cancellations and alerts
  • Commercial airline ticket booking
  • FBO service requests
  • Trip dashboard with filtering
Features
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FlightBridge is the all-in-one travel app for private pilots, crew members, aircraft owners, and travel planners. Book discounted rental cars, hotels, airline tickets, arrange FBO services and more. FlightBridge works great for individuals managing their own travel, or integrates with your flight scheduling system for streamlined bookings. KEY FEATURES - Book discounted rental cars with delivery to the FBO. Access FBO rates, association rates, or your corporate rates. - Book hotel rooms with average discounts of 25-30% with direct access to 6,000+ FlightBridge exclusive and FBO discounted rates. - Always earn your rewards and loyalty program points. Automatically apply your loyalty information to every booking. - No more missed cancellations, thanks to one-click cancellations and smart alerts from FlightBridge and your scheduling system. - Book commercial airline tickets and track and instantly apply unused ticket credits to a booking. - Make FBO service requests and communicate the details (fuel, hangar, GPU, LAV, and more). - See your accommodations and flight schedule all in one place. FlightBridge integrates with 25+ flight scheduling systems. - Not using a scheduling system? Use the trip builder to create single and multi-leg trips in seconds. - Filter your trip dashboard by person, tail number, airport, date range, and more. - Book services for yourself and others, each with their own payment and loyalty info. - Save time by eliminating unnecessary phone calls and emails. FLIGHT SCHEDULING SYSTEM INTEGRATIONS FlightBridge integrates with most Flight Scheduling and Operator Systems including Airplane Manager, Avianis, BART, CAMP FS, CharterEasy, Charter and Go, FlightPro 135, FL3XX, FltPlan.com, FlyEasy, FOS, Gözen Digital Aviation, Hamilton AI, Horizon, Jet Insight, Jet Rebellion, Leon Software, LevelFlight, Moove, myairops, MySky Scheduler, PFM, SchedAero, Skylegs, Stellar Marketplace, TripPlanning.biz, and Veryon. NO FLIGHT SCHEDULING SYSTEM? Not to worry! FlightBridge is designed to work with or without a Flight Scheduling System integration. Need help? Email us at support@flightbridge.com or call us at +1 404-835-5600.

Screenshots

FAAwait4 screens
FlightBridge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: FlightBridge at Free against FAAwait's $0.99. FlightBridge also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 10 months). FAAwait's advantage is chart position (#20 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (13.6 vs 15.1). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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

FlightBridge 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for FAAwait against 4.2 for FlightBridge. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 37 and 19 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 56% of FAAwait's written reviews are positive against 50% of FlightBridge's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FAAwait ships an update every 10 months, FlightBridge every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
FAAwait versus FlightBridge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFAAwaitFlightBridge
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.1 (37 ratings)4.2 (19 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.8% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings37 — better19
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
Best chart rank#20 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.6 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBryan FiglerFlightBridge LLC

Customer experience

FAAwait

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

FlightBridge

All ratings19 ratings
Positive78.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative21.1%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

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

FlightBridge

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

FAAwait

No in-app purchases

None

FlightBridge

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FAAwait free?
FAAwait costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is FlightBridge free?
FlightBridge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FAAwait or FlightBridge?
FlightBridge is rated higher. FAAwait averages 4.1 out of 5 from 37 ratings, while FlightBridge averages 4.2 from 19 ratings.
Do FAAwait or FlightBridge have ads?
Neither FAAwait nor FlightBridge shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FAAwait or FlightBridge?
FAAwait ships an update every 10 months, and FlightBridge every 11 days. Most recently, FAAwait was updated on October 13, 2026 and FlightBridge on October 5, 2026.

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