HawkEye Link vs FleetText
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HawkEye Link
This app connects iOS devices to Bluetooth-enabled satellite communication hardware. It facilitates efficient two-way messaging and short code management using your device's contacts. Future enhancements are planned.
- Connects iOS devices to satellite hardware
- Bluetooth enabled
- Two-way messaging
- Short code management
- Contact integration for efficiency
- Free to use
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Authored to meet the high standards of Blue Sky Network, The HawkEye Link App allows customers to marry the power of iOS smart devices to the Bluetooth enabled Blue Sky Network products. Now free –form two-way messaging and short codes are managed easily exploiting your contacts for efficiency too. Look for more enhancements down the road.
FleetText
This aviation communication platform enables messaging between ground users and pilots/passengers aboard an aircraft. It allows for real-time aircraft tracking on an integrated map and keeps dispatch crews updated on important events. Usage requires an organizational invitation.
- Aviation messaging
- Pilot and passenger communication
- Real-time aircraft tracking
- Integrated map view
- Group and individual messaging
- Event updates
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Note: Usage of this app requires an invitation from your organization. FleetText is an aviation communication platform which allows you to message pilots or passengers connected to an Airtext router aboard the aircraft. Send messages from a group of ground users or as an individual; all members of your dispatch crew will remain up to date. Send messages to all pilots onboard or to any individual passenger. Receive and view important events (such as ETA updates) directly in a conversation. Track your organization's aircraft in real time on the integrated map. For more information about Airtext, visit sendaero.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: HawkEye Link at 8.0 against FleetText's 13.0. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for HawkEye Link against 5.0 for FleetText. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HawkEye Link | FleetText |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Blue Sky Network | Send Solutions, LLC |
Customer experience
HawkEye Link
FleetText
In-app purchases
HawkEye Link
No in-app purchases
FleetText
No in-app purchases
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