Comparison

AircraftMobile vs SkyTile

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

Head to head
About

AircraftMobile

Provides airline staff with real-time aircraft movement data, including flight times, gate assignments, and turnaround status. Allows for updating flight times and logging departure delays directly from a mobile device.

Highlights
  • Real-time flight information
  • Departure and arrival port monitoring
  • Gate and bay assignments
  • Crew information display
  • Turnaround status updates
  • Update actual flight times
  • Add departure delay entries
Features
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Gives airline staff a real time view of aircraft movements by port on a mobile device. Airline management and ground staff (including ramp staff, catering and engineering) can monitor real-time flight information such as: Flight times Departure and arrival ports Gates and bays Crew info Turnaround Users can also update actual flight times (ATD, ATA) and add departure delay entries at their home port. AircraftMobile is for use with the merlot.aero suite of products. Please use your usual Merlot or Geneva user credential or company directory credential to log in. The mobile token is available from your Merlot administrator (or from the Login Center in CrewPortal if you have access). merlot.aero is a cloud-based airline operations management system designed specifically for the airline industry. Airlines use merlot.aero to optimize day-to-day crew and aircraft utilization, as well as control and report on core operational information. This enables them to manage their business, achieve regulatory compliance, maximize operational efficiency and focus on scalable growth.

About

SkyTile

Explore aircraft overhead and discover flight details with this companion app for a SkyTile display. View past sightings, learn about aircraft types with profiles and facts, and manage your device settings.

Highlights
  • Discover aircraft overhead
  • Explore flight details
  • Revisit past sightings
  • Build aircraft collections
  • Learn about aircraft profiles
  • Manage device and settings
Features
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Discover the aircraft overhead with SkyTile, the companion app for your SkyTile display. Explore flight details, revisit past sightings, and build a personal collection of the aircraft types spotted nearby. Learn about each aircraft with detailed profiles and fun facts, and easily manage your device, detection area, and display preferences.

Screenshots

AircraftMobile4 screens
SkyTile3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SkyTile at 5.0 against AircraftMobile's 1.0. SkyTile also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). AircraftMobile's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SkyTile holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SkyTile has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AircraftMobile ships an update every 4 months, SkyTile fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
AircraftMobile versus SkyTile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAircraftMobileSkyTile
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCAE Flight Services USA Inc.Replay Tech Inc.

Customer experience

AircraftMobile

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

SkyTile

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

AircraftMobile

No in-app purchases

None

SkyTile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AircraftMobile free?
AircraftMobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SkyTile free?
SkyTile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AircraftMobile or SkyTile?
SkyTile is rated higher. AircraftMobile averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while SkyTile averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do AircraftMobile or SkyTile have ads?
Neither AircraftMobile nor SkyTile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AircraftMobile or SkyTile?
AircraftMobile ships an update every 4 months, and SkyTile fortnightly. Most recently, AircraftMobile was updated on November 6, 2026 and SkyTile on October 31, 2026.

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