FA World vs NY Waterway
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FA World
This app provides Alaska Airlines' Flight Attendants with consolidated layover hotel information, including shuttle times, amenities, and crew discounts. It also features a phonebook of essential work numbers and a note-taking section for city-specific information.
- Consolidated layover hotel information
- Shuttle times and pickup locations
- Direct links to hotel websites
- Hotel amenities and crew discounts
- Essential work phonebook
- City-specific note-taking
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FA World is designed ONLY for current Alaska Airline's Flight Attendants. This app requires user authentication and Alaska Flight Attendants can email us at info@7700software.com with your name, PS#, and base information. After verification, we will email you the login password. - FA World consolidates layover hotel information all in one place. - Users can see shuttle times and airport pickup locations, find direct links to hotel websites, and get directions to the hotel all with one click. - Each hotel's amenities are listed including crew discounts. - FA World contains a Phonebook listing all the relevant phone numbers an Alaska Flight Attendant may need while at work! - FA World also has a note sections where users can write any information they need unique to each city.
NY Waterway
Purchase ferry tickets paper-free and use your phone as your boarding pass. Securely store personal information and payment details for convenient travel across New York Harbor. Access route maps, schedules, and advisories for a seamless journey.
- Paper-free ticket purchasing
- Phone as ticket
- Secure encrypted transactions
- Route maps
- Schedules
- Advisories
- Bus locator
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Your Phone Is Your Ticket. This app allows users to purchase NY Waterway tickets paper-free from any location and use their phone as a ticket. All personal information and payments are transmitted encrypted and stored securely. NY Waterway has the largest ferry and excursion fleet in the New York Harbor. Since it's launch in 1986, it has served over 65 million passengers. With routes stretching along both the Hudson and East Rivers and a complimentary bus service, NY Waterway is an easy and comfortable way to travel to and from Manhattan. Features: - Secure ticket purchasing - Your phone is your ticket - Route maps - Schedules - Advisories - Bus Locator
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: NY Waterway at Free against FA World's $3.99. NY Waterway also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.1) and ratings volume (7.9K vs 9). FA World's advantage is review sentiment (25% vs 16%). On 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
NY Waterway is free to download; FA World costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
NY Waterway holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NY Waterway has 7.9K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 25% of FA World's written reviews are positive against 16% of NY Waterway's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
FA World ships an update every 7 months, NY Waterway every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FA World | NY Waterway |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.1 (9 ratings) | 4.8 (7.9K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews — better | 16.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 7.9K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 103 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 7700 Software | Bytemark, Inc. |
Customer experience
FA World
NY Waterway
Bugs and requests
FA World
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
NY Waterway
Reported bugs
4 issues- Frequent app crashes
- Inability to log in or access tickets
- Tickets disappearing from user accounts
- Compatibility issues with newer devices
Requested features
5 requests- Live ferry tracking
- Improved bus locator
- Seamless multi-ticket management
- Support for Apple Pay and other digital wallets
- Better user account management
In-app purchases
FA World
No in-app purchases
NY Waterway
No in-app purchases
