Cathay Pacific vs UpSeated
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cathay Pacific
Manage your entire travel experience from booking flights to checking in and accessing your boarding pass. The app provides personalized updates on upcoming flights and available actions, simplifying trip planning and management.
- Book flights
- Plan trips
- Manage bookings
- Personalized home screen
- Check-in
- Seat selection
- Digital boarding pass
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Cathay Pacific app lets you book, plan and manage your trips all in one place. On your personalised home screen, you will always see your upcoming flights and what you can do next. You can also search our flight timetable, book your flight, check in, choose your seat, get your boarding pass, check your baggage allowance, view your departure times, and get details of any connecting flights – all with a few taps.
UpSeated
Easily swap airplane seats with other passengers on your flight. Find your flight, browse swap opportunities, and connect with others to negotiate your perfect seat assignment for a better flying experience.
- Swap airplane seats with other passengers
- Find available seat swap opportunities
- Connect with passengers for seat trades
- Negotiate your ideal seat assignment
- Secure preferred seating arrangements
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Get the seat you want. Every flight. Upseated makes it easy to swap airplane seats with other passengers on your flight. Want to sit next to your travel companion? Need an aisle seat? Prefer a window? We've got you covered. How it works: • Find your flight in the app • Browse available seat swap opportunities • Connect with other passengers willing to trade • Negotiate your perfect seat assignment Whether you're traveling with family, need extra legroom, or just want a better view, Upseated puts you in control of your flying experience. Board with your original ticket, fly in your preferred seat. Perfect for: • Families who want to sit together • Business travelers seeking aisle seats • Anyone stuck in a middle seat • Passengers who booked late and missed their preferred spot Download Upseated and never settle for a bad seat again.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: UpSeated at 5.0 against Cathay Pacific's 4.4. UpSeated also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 70%) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Cathay Pacific's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (2.7K vs 6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
UpSeated holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cathay Pacific has 2.7K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Cathay Pacific's written reviews are positive against 100% of UpSeated's.
Cathay Pacific ships an update fortnightly, UpSeated every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cathay Pacific | UpSeated |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (2.7K ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 69.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.7K — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #132 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 338 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Cathay Pacific Airways Limited | UpSeated Inc |
Customer experience
Cathay Pacific
UpSeated
Bugs and requests
Cathay Pacific
Reported bugs
5 issues- Unable to view/manage bookings
- Errors during check-in and boarding pass retrieval
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
- Unreliable flight status updates
- Inconsistent behavior across different devices
Requested features
5 requests- Offline access to booking details
- Ability to redeem miles/points within the app
- Improved seat selection and upgrade options
- Integration with digital wallets for boarding passes
- More personalized and customizable features
UpSeated
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Cathay Pacific
No in-app purchases
UpSeated
No in-app purchases
