Priority Pass™ vs seats.aero
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Priority Pass™
Gain access to premium airport lounges and travel experiences globally. This app allows for easy account activation, digital membership cards for contactless entry, and the ability to search and save favorite lounges and experiences. Enhance your travel with a range of amenities like spas, sleeping pods, and dining options.
- Digital Membership Card
- Contactless Entry
- Lounge & Experience Search
- Save Favorites
- Membership Entitlement Check
- Visit History Tracking
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Download the Priority Pass™ app today to access the original and market-leading airport experiences programme. Activate your account in the Priority Pass™ app in just 2 easy steps, giving yourself access to airport lounges and travel experiences in over 700 airports worldwide. Choose from an ever-growing range of premium experiences – from spas to sleeping pods to dining – to help elevate every journey into something special. •Enjoy contactless entry with your Digital Membership Card •Stay up to date, check your current membership entitlement and visit history •Search for lounges and experiences, and save your favourites •Unlock more with access to additional Travel Services and benefits that enhance your travel journey Enrich your airport experience with the Priority Pass™ app.
seats.aero
Discover domestic and international award flights using your points and miles. This app aggregates availability across major airline alliances, allowing you to find and book flights that are often missed on traditional airline websites. Plan spontaneous trips or snag hard-to-get premium cabin seats.
- Discover award flights with points and miles
- Supports Star Alliance, OneWorld, and SkyTeam
- Global flight coverage
- Search by desired airport
- Advanced filtering options
- Create flight availability alerts
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seats.aero® is a new way to book flights with your points and miles. Stop searching on outdated airline websites and immediately discover domestic and international award flights that you can book with your points. Take advantage of credit card points and frequent flyer miles to travel more for less. --- ALL MAJOR AIRLINE ALLIANCES --- We support Star Alliance, OneWorld, and SkyTeam flights, and they can all be discovered immediately out of the box. Global coverage means you can discover flights to/from any region of the world. --- EXPLORE YOUR OPTIONS --- We're the only award search tool that can show you every flight from your desired airport. Find availability on every direct route to book where you want to go -- even if it departs tomorrow. --- ADVANCED FILTERING --- Filter your searches to arrive or depart from specific airports or regions, cabin classes, on specific carriers, or just discover anywhere you can go from your home airport. --- CREATE ALERTS --- Create alerts to discover when the best flights become available. Airlines release seats for booking at all hours of the day; snag the hardest business and first awards without repetitive searching. Seats.aero supports most direct routes served by mileage programs. We are not affiliated with any airlines or mileage programs. This app uses the Apple standard EULA, available at https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Priority Pass™ at none against seats.aero's 1. Priority Pass™ also leads on ratings volume (497K vs 5.9K) and review sentiment (25% vs 13%). On price, rating, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. seats.aero sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $20.00 per month. Priority Pass™ asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Priority Pass™ against 4.7 for seats.aero. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Priority Pass™ has 497K ratings behind it against 5.9K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 25% of Priority Pass™'s written reviews are positive against 13% of seats.aero's.
Priority Pass™ ships an update fortnightly, seats.aero every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Priority Pass™ | seats.aero |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (497K ratings) — better | 4.7 (5.9K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 24.6% of reviews — better | 13.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 497K — better | 5.9K |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #111 — better | #125 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 233 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Priority Pass Ltd | seats.aero |
Customer experience
Priority Pass™
seats.aero
User reviews
Priority Pass™
From 497K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🌟 Great app and customer service
- 👍 User-friendly interface
- 🌍 Works well internationally
- 💯 Excellent lounge access and amenities
Room to improve
- 🚫 Limited lounge availability at major airports
- 🕰️ Restricted lounge access hours
- 💳 Charges for additional services
- 🤖 Buggy and unreliable app
seats.aero
From 5.9K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast award search
- 👍 Useful resource for finding flights with points
- 💡 Great app and useful feature
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy, crashes, and glitchy
- 🤔 Convoluted and confusing to use
- ⚠️ Lacks key features compared to website
- 💰 Expensive for the functionality provided
Bugs and requests
Priority Pass™
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login and account management issues
- Inconsistent app performance and crashes
- Inability to add digital card to wallet
- Inaccurate lounge location and hours information
Requested features
4 requests- Improved real-time lounge availability information
- Ability to book and reserve lounge access
- Enhanced digital card functionality
- Offline access to lounge details
seats.aero
Reported bugs
3 issues- Search results show nothing
- Date selection issues
- Incorrect seat availability information
Requested features
4 requests- Add more airline options
- Allow filtering by number of travelers
- Improve search accuracy and availability
- Provide better login/subscription management
In-app purchases
Priority Pass™
No in-app purchases
seats.aero
- Pro$20.001 Month
