Comparison

FlightStats vs honeybb

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

Head to head
About

FlightStats

Track flights in real-time with live status updates and airport information. Monitor flights globally, view essential details like delays and gates, and receive timely alerts. Integrates with Siri Shortcuts and 3D Touch for quick access to flight data.

Highlights
  • Worldwide flight status tracking
  • Interactive flight tracker map
  • Departure and arrival boards
  • Siri Shortcuts integration
  • Flight timeline and details
  • Today widget for quick access
Features
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FlightStats is a free real-time flight status and airport tracking app for iPhone and iPad. Take control of your day-of-travel by downloading FlightStats: -Quickly access worldwide flight status by flight number, airport, or route -Watch flights as they move across the world on our gorgeous flight tracker -Scan essential information like departure/arrival times, delay indexes, gates, and weather -Enable Siri Shortcuts to Departures, Arrivals, Route searches, or daily flights -Use 3D Touch to quickly view flights from My Flights, Departures, Arrivals, or Route search results -Check the flight timeline to get in-depth descriptions of all activities about your flight -Easily view the most relevant flights with the FlightStats Today widget -Quickly launch the app with 3D Touch to view or search your flights -Deep link from flightstats.com for your departures, arrivals, route, and airport conditions searches -Quickly share your flight right from the flight details screen -Share current departure or arrival boards -Log in to your flightstats.com account -Subscription to FlightStats includes the removal of ads from the app and flightstats.com -FlightStats is a leader in global flight and airport information services. Our flight status, trip monitoring, and flight alert solutions are trusted by millions of travelers every day. www.flightstats.com Contact us at helpdesk@flightstats.com

About

honeybb

Features
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Through honeybb, you can easily share the wonderful moments and life experiences during your travels, and exchange unique cultures with friends from all over the world. What's more interesting is that we support multi-language automatic translation function, so that language is no longer a barrier to communication, and truly realize cross-cultural communication.

Screenshots

FlightStats4 screens
honeybb3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FlightStats at none against honeybb's 12. honeybb's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. honeybb sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. FlightStats asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FlightStats ships an update every 2 months, honeybb every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
FlightStats versus honeybb: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlightStatshoneybb
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (79K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews72.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings79K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB37 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperLNRS Data Services LimitedHONGKONG MOSS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITED

Bugs and requests

FlightStats

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Flight information not updating in real-time
  • Inability to search for certain airports or airlines
  • Date selection issues reverting to current date
  • Inconsistent or unreliable data across different devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Option to set phone alarms based on flight arrival times
  • Ability to track flights further in advance
  • Integration with other travel apps or services
  • Improved date selection and calendar functionality
  • Premium version with ad-free experience

honeybb

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

FlightStats

No in-app purchases

12 purchases

honeybb

One-time12
  • 500 Characters$19.99
  • 20 Gold Pieces$25.99
  • Senior Member 1 Month$64.99
Show 9 more
  • 50 Gold Pieces$64.99
  • 2000 Characters$74.99
  • 100 Gold Pieces$129.99
  • 5000 Characters$189.99
  • VIP 1 Month$219.99
  • 200 Gold Pieces$249.99
  • 10000 Characters$349.99
  • VIP 3 Month$499.99
  • VIP 6 Month$899.99

Questions

Is FlightStats free?
FlightStats is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is honeybb free?
honeybb is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do FlightStats or honeybb have ads?
FlightStats shows ads; honeybb does not.
Which is updated more often, FlightStats or honeybb?
FlightStats ships an update every 2 months, and honeybb every 5 weeks. Most recently, FlightStats was updated on September 27, 2026 and honeybb on September 18, 2026.

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