Comparison

Seat Alerts vs FlightConnections

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

Head to head
About

Seat Alerts

Find better airplane seats for your flights. This app helps you locate preferred seats like window or aisle by monitoring seat maps. Get notified when your desired seat becomes available, improving your travel experience.

Highlights
  • Monitor flight seat maps
  • Set custom seat alerts (window, aisle)
  • Receive notifications for available seats
  • View SeatGuru seat ratings
  • Supports over 150 airlines
  • Cross-device alert management
Read full description

You've booked a trip to your favorite getaway but the plane is full and you're stuck in the middle seat, sound familiar? Let Seat Alerts® by ExpertFlyer help find you a better seat in 3 easy steps: 1. Look up the Seat Map of your flight. 2. Set up a Seat Alert to find window seats, aisle seats and more. 3. Get notified if your preferred seat is found. Seat Alerts will monitor the available seats right up until the flight departs. If it becomes available you can change your seat when your Seat Alert notification arrives, just contact the airline or the travel agency that booked your ticket. Seat Alerts finds a window or aisle seat better than 75% of the time. • With a Free account, you can set up one Free Seat Alert at a time using the Any Seat, Any Window or Any Aisle options. Other advanced alert options require a fee. • Seat maps include SeatGuru® seat ratings so you know which seat is the right seat for you. Just click on a seat to see its rating and review • If you need multiple Seat Alerts at the same time, additional alerts and alert options are available for purchase • Supports over 150 airlines that have preassigned seating Notes about app functionality: • Account registration is required to use the Seat Alert app, this is so we can notify you of found seats and keep track of your alerts across devices. • Miles Award or Upgrade searching and alerting is not the same as Seat Map searching and alerting. This app is Seat Map Alerts only. For Miles Awards & Upgrades, please use our website. • Also works with ExpertFlyer.com Basic and Premium subscriptions to manage your Seat Alerts. • Seat Alerts checks the seat maps several times a day. If you find and take an open seat before the next check of the alert, you won't be notified. • To prevent abuse, a limited about of seat maps can be viewed each day, resetting every 24 hrs. Only a single seat map search is needed to create a Seat Alert.

About

FlightConnections

Explore worldwide flight routes and schedules from any airport. Plan trips, discover new destinations, and filter flights by airline or alliance. Ideal for travel hacking, trip planning, and finding the best flight connections.

Highlights
  • Interactive flight route map
  • Plan trips from local airports
  • Filter by airline or alliance
  • Discover airline routes and schedules
  • Compare direct and connecting flights
  • Search flights with up to 2 stops
Features
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FlightConnections is the Swiss army knife that should not be missing in your travel toolkit. It’s one of the best tools for travel hacking, trip planning and travel inspiration. Want to know where you can fly from your local airport? Need to know which airlines are operating? Prefer to fly with a specific alliance only? FlightConnections is here to help! FlightConnections provides an overview of all flight routes worldwide. Flight schedules and timetables from every airline in the world for 12 months ahead are presented in a very convenient way. Within seconds, FlightConnections provides you with schedule information of any flight route, operated by any airline. Find the most convenient flight route at the most convenient departure time. Search for flights with up to 2 stops and filter down extensively: to show flights and airports operated by a specific airline or alliance only (especially useful for business and award travelers). Even the most seasoned travel gurus, travel professionals and travel agents, award travelers and non-revs, cabin crew and pilots are using FlightConnections daily. Don't waste hours searching flights, use FlightConnections! FLIGHTCONNECTIONS MAIN FEATURES • Interactive Flight Route Map. • Plan a trip based on your preferred local airport. • Find new, nearby airports on the map. • Filter by airline or alliance. • Discover airline routes and flight schedules / timetables. • Compare direct flights or connections flights. • Show connecting flights with one or two stops. • Show connecting flights with different airlines, or the same airline only. • Find cheap flights and book flight tickets for the best price available. • Useful for frequent travelers, travel professionals, cabin crew and pilots, backpackers and digital nomads. Any questions or feedback? Contact us at: contact@flightconnections.com

Screenshots

Seat Alerts4 screens
FlightConnections4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: FlightConnections at 3.7 against Seat Alerts's 3.1. FlightConnections also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Seat Alerts's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 28 months) and review sentiment (42% vs 13%). On price, ratings volume, 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

Both are free to download. Seat Alerts sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. FlightConnections asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FlightConnections holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 140 and 395 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 42% of Seat Alerts's written reviews are positive against 13% of FlightConnections's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Seat Alerts ships an update every 3 months, FlightConnections every 28 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Seat Alerts versus FlightConnections: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSeat AlertsFlightConnections
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (140 ratings)3.7 (395 ratings) — better
Positive reviews41.7% of reviews — better12.6% of reviews
Number of ratings140395 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 28 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNew Imagitas, Inc.Kevin Joling

Customer experience

Seat Alerts

All ratings137 ratings
Positive50.4%
Neutral8.8%
Negative40.9%
Written reviews144 reviews
Positive41.7%
Neutral5.6%
Negative52.8%

FlightConnections

All ratings376 ratings
Positive70.2%
Neutral4.5%
Negative25.3%
Written reviews119 reviews
Positive12.6%
Neutral8.4%
Negative79.0%

User reviews

Seat Alerts

From 140 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great app
  • 👍 Useful information
  • 💡 Seat alerts work well
  • 🚀 Accurate seat data

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App crashes/not working
  • 🔒 Login issues
  • 💰 Paid features required
  • 🔍 Limited airline/route coverage

FlightConnections

From 395 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Comprehensive flight route information
  • 💡 Useful for travel planning
  • 👍 Great website version

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent login issues
  • 🔒 Difficult to create an account
  • 💰 Subscription-only model
  • 🔍 Outdated route information
  • 🤯 Frustrating user experience

Bugs and requests

Seat Alerts

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Incorrect seat information
  • Endless login loop
  • Inability to create new accounts

Requested features

4 requests
  • Push notifications for seat alerts
  • Support for more airlines
  • Improved user interface
  • Award seat availability search

FlightConnections

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes frequently
  • Login screen gets stuck
  • Zooming and scrolling issues
  • Inconsistent behavior across devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Option to use app without subscription
  • Ability to manage subscription within the app
  • Improved login and account management
  • Faster updates to route information

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Seat Alerts

One-time1
  • Seat Alert$0.99
None

FlightConnections

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Seat Alerts free?
Seat Alerts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FlightConnections free?
FlightConnections is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Seat Alerts or FlightConnections?
FlightConnections is rated higher. Seat Alerts averages 3.1 out of 5 from 140 ratings, while FlightConnections averages 3.7 from 395 ratings.
Do Seat Alerts or FlightConnections have ads?
Neither Seat Alerts nor FlightConnections shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Seat Alerts or FlightConnections?
Seat Alerts ships an update every 3 months, and FlightConnections every 28 months. Most recently, Seat Alerts was updated on November 1, 2026 and FlightConnections on November 3, 2026.

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