Comparison

FA World vs Layover Playover

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Layover Playover

Connect with fellow travelers by sharing events or creating your own. Choose to be social or keep your activities private. Discover new experiences and make your layovers more engaging, all for free.

Highlights
  • Share travel events
  • Create custom events
  • Social or secret sharing options
  • Connect with other travelers
  • Free to use
Features
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Welcome to the Layover App where you can turn any Layover into a Playover! You choose to be Social or totally Secret as you share in events with fellow travelers! You can even create your own events or just hangout and it’s all 100% free! https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

FA World4 screens
Layover Playover4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Layover Playover at Free against FA World's $3.99. Layover Playover also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and update cadence (monthly vs every 7 months). FA World's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (8 vs 1). On ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Layover Playover is free to download; FA World costs $3.99 up front. Layover Playover sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. FA World asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Layover Playover holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FA World has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FA World ships an update every 7 months, Layover Playover monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
FA World versus Layover Playover: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFA WorldLayover Playover
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (8 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.612.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB76 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developer7700 SoftwareEric Cunningham

In-app purchases

None

FA World

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Layover Playover

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly$6.997 Days
  • Yearly Access$39.991 Year

Questions

Is FA World free?
FA World costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Layover Playover free?
Layover Playover is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FA World or Layover Playover?
Layover Playover is rated higher. FA World averages 4.0 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Layover Playover averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do FA World or Layover Playover have ads?
Neither FA World nor Layover Playover shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FA World or Layover Playover?
FA World ships an update every 7 months, and Layover Playover monthly. Most recently, FA World was updated on November 1, 2026 and Layover Playover on November 4, 2026.

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