seats.aero vs UpSeated
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
seats.aero
Discover domestic and international award flights using your points and miles. This app aggregates availability across major airline alliances, allowing you to find and book flights that are often missed on traditional airline websites. Plan spontaneous trips or snag hard-to-get premium cabin seats.
- Discover award flights with points and miles
- Supports Star Alliance, OneWorld, and SkyTeam
- Global flight coverage
- Search by desired airport
- Advanced filtering options
- Create flight availability alerts
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seats.aero® is a new way to book flights with your points and miles. Stop searching on outdated airline websites and immediately discover domestic and international award flights that you can book with your points. Take advantage of credit card points and frequent flyer miles to travel more for less. --- ALL MAJOR AIRLINE ALLIANCES --- We support Star Alliance, OneWorld, and SkyTeam flights, and they can all be discovered immediately out of the box. Global coverage means you can discover flights to/from any region of the world. --- EXPLORE YOUR OPTIONS --- We're the only award search tool that can show you every flight from your desired airport. Find availability on every direct route to book where you want to go -- even if it departs tomorrow. --- ADVANCED FILTERING --- Filter your searches to arrive or depart from specific airports or regions, cabin classes, on specific carriers, or just discover anywhere you can go from your home airport. --- CREATE ALERTS --- Create alerts to discover when the best flights become available. Airlines release seats for booking at all hours of the day; snag the hardest business and first awards without repetitive searching. Seats.aero supports most direct routes served by mileage programs. We are not affiliated with any airlines or mileage programs. This app uses the Apple standard EULA, available at https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/.
UpSeated
Easily swap airplane seats with other passengers on your flight. Find your flight, browse swap opportunities, and connect with others to negotiate your perfect seat assignment for a better flying experience.
- Swap airplane seats with other passengers
- Find available seat swap opportunities
- Connect with passengers for seat trades
- Negotiate your ideal seat assignment
- Secure preferred seating arrangements
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Get the seat you want. Every flight. Upseated makes it easy to swap airplane seats with other passengers on your flight. Want to sit next to your travel companion? Need an aisle seat? Prefer a window? We've got you covered. How it works: • Find your flight in the app • Browse available seat swap opportunities • Connect with other passengers willing to trade • Negotiate your perfect seat assignment Whether you're traveling with family, need extra legroom, or just want a better view, Upseated puts you in control of your flying experience. Board with your original ticket, fly in your preferred seat. Perfect for: • Families who want to sit together • Business travelers seeking aisle seats • Anyone stuck in a middle seat • Passengers who booked late and missed their preferred spot Download Upseated and never settle for a bad seat again.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: UpSeated at 100% against seats.aero's 13%. UpSeated also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). seats.aero's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (5.9K vs 6). 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. seats.aero sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $20.00 per month. UpSeated asks for nothing beyond the download.
UpSeated holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: seats.aero has 5.9K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of seats.aero's written reviews are positive against 100% of UpSeated's.
seats.aero ships an update fortnightly, UpSeated every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | seats.aero | UpSeated |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (5.9K ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5.9K — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #142 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | seats.aero | UpSeated Inc |
Customer experience
seats.aero
UpSeated
Bugs and requests
seats.aero
Reported bugs
3 issues- Search results show nothing
- Date selection issues
- Incorrect seat availability information
Requested features
4 requests- Add more airline options
- Allow filtering by number of travelers
- Improve search accuracy and availability
- Provide better login/subscription management
UpSeated
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
seats.aero
- Pro$20.001 Month
UpSeated
No in-app purchases
