SocialFlight vs FlightSpan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SocialFlight
Discover aviation events, attractions, and airport dining worldwide. Earn rewards and points for your travels, and access free FAA training courses. Connect with fellow aviation enthusiasts and share your passion.
- 20,000+ Aviation Events Mapped
- Airport Restaurants & Attractions
- Free FAA WINGS & IA Renewal Courses
- FLY2WIN Challenge & Rewards Program
- Social Networking for Pilots
- Educational Aviation Videos & Webinars
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Welcome to SocialFlight - We've mapped out over 20,000 Aviation Events, Amazing Things to Do, $100 Hamburgers, Airport Information and more! Free FAA WINGS and IA Renewal courses too! SocialFlight also includes the FLY2WIN Challenge and FLY2WIN Rewards where you can get points for your travels, deals & discounts and compete to win real prizes! NEW: THOUSANDS of AVIATION DESTINATIONS! (Museums, Restaurants, Attractions & More) NEW: FAA WINGS and A&P/IA Renewal Courses in our new FAASTeam Learning Center! Click on "FAA CREDITS" menu for more. NEW: SocialFlight Burger Flights - Display thousands of Airport Restaurants on the map, including photos and reviews! FLY2WIN Challenge - Get points for attending events and visiting new airports & destinations. Build your own virtual aircraft, compete on the monthly leader board and participate in our frequent Grand Prize drawings for awesome prizes such as avionics, headsets and more! FLY2WIN Rewards: Get special deals, discounts and offers from local businesses and SocialFlight partners. You automatically get rewards based on your location as you travel. SocialFlight also has a new, easy to use, user interface! Best of all, it's all FREE! Aircraft Fly-in's, Airshows, Pancake Breakfasts, Conventions, FAA Safety Seminars...we have it all. Includes Destinations, Restaurants, Museums, Golf Courses, Transportation, Camping, Aviation Businesses and more...ALL within walking distance from airports! We have gathered an extensive collection of educational videos, webinars and reference materials on all things aviation; from Pilot Training, Aircraft Ownership, Maintenance, Avionics, Flight Clubs, Travel and much, much more! And, as always, it's all FREE in our quest to promote General Aviation! Upload a picture of your plane in your profile and you could be selected as the SocialFlight Aircraft of the Day! SocialFlight makes getting "Social" easier than ever before. Find other users with similar aircraft, interests or ratings. Chat with other users, form clubs & even share photos! Whether you love flying, watching airplanes, ultralights, balloons or anything else airborne, this is the place for you. Keep exploring to discover all the features that SocialFlight has to offer.
FlightSpan
This app offers comprehensive flight operations tools for remote aviation. It includes flight planning, logging, performance calculations, and real-time tracking with communication capabilities. Users can access company charts, weather information, and hazard tracking for enhanced safety and efficiency.
- Flight planning tools
- Daily flight logs
- Weight and balance calculations
- Takeoff and landing performance
- Flight tracking and communication
- Moving map with custom charts
- NOTAM and hazard tracking
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A complete flight operations software solution specifically designed for remote contexts. FlightSpan provides flight crews with tools for flight planning, daily flight logs/journey logs, weight and balance, takeoff and landing performance, departure and arrival briefings with company runway charts, flight tracking and two way communications (when paired with a v2 Tracker), moving map with capability to use custom/company navigation charts, Notam and hazard identification tracking and more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: FlightSpan at 100% against SocialFlight's 39%. FlightSpan also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.1) and in-app purchases (none vs 8). SocialFlight's advantage is ratings volume (139 vs 5) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, monetization model 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. SocialFlight sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per month. FlightSpan asks for nothing beyond the download.
FlightSpan holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SocialFlight has 139 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 39% of SocialFlight's written reviews are positive against 100% of FlightSpan's.
SocialFlight ships an update every 3 months, FlightSpan every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SocialFlight | FlightSpan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (139 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 39.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 139 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 131 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SalesApproach, Inc | JAARS, Inc. |
Customer experience
SocialFlight
FlightSpan
Bugs and requests
SocialFlight
Reported bugs
15 issues- App crashes on startup or when opening
- Infinite 'please wait' loading screen
- Map page takes excessive time to load
- App freezes after 'please wait' completes
- Crashes when adding or updating events
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- Black screen on launch after updates
- Video course progress resets when touched
- Unclosable ad popups blocking functionality
- Broken event registration links
- Server connection errors intermittently
- Map not displaying events properly
- Incompatibility with older iOS versions
- Background app refresh cannot be disabled
- Repeated email notifications sent multiple times
- Unsubscribe functionality difficult to access
Requested features
10 requests- Web app as primary alternative to mobile app
- Improved data caching to reduce loading times
- Better UI/UX modernization
- Optional notification settings without forced prompts
- Ability to skip forward in video courses
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- Better event registration and link functionality
- Support for international users (Canada, UK, Europe)
- Simplified map view without all airports displayed
- Airport review and rating system
- Ability to customize which airports display on map
FlightSpan
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SocialFlight
- Business Basic One$29.991 Month
- Business Basic Two$29.991 Month
- Business Basic Three$29.991 Month
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- Business Basic Four$29.991 Month
- Business Premium One$59.991 Month
- Business Premium Two$59.991 Month
- Business Premium Three$59.991 Month
- Business Premium Four$59.991 Month
FlightSpan
No in-app purchases
