Comparison

Air Codes vs MRTV

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

Head to head
About

Air Codes

Stay informed about aviation news, incidents, and industry updates with a curated feed. Access detailed information on airports, airlines, and past accidents. Features include push notifications and personalized favorites.

Highlights
  • Curated aviation news feed
  • Detailed airport and airline information
  • Accident database
  • Push notifications for breaking news
  • Airport and airline favorites
  • Live airport weather
Features
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Air Codes keeps you up to date with what’s happening in aviation – in a fast, clean app made for pilots, spotters, frequent flyers and anyone who loves planes. AVIATION NEWS A hand-picked feed of aviation news from around the world, updated throughout the day Crashes, incidents and industry news clearly labelled Aviation videos right in the feed Every story links to its original source PUSH NOTIFICATIONS Get notified when major aviation news breaks Tap a notification to jump straight to the story AIRPORTS The world’s busiest airports with IATA and ICAO codes, city, country, elevation, map and live weather Filter by type – airports, heliports, seaplane bases and more, several types at once Up to six runways per airport with length, surface and a runway layout drawing – parallel runways shown side by side with L / C / R Airport photos from Wikipedia Nearby airports and other airports in the same country AIRLINES The world’s largest airlines with IATA and ICAO codes, callsign, country, registration prefix, tail livery and photo Search by name, code or registration prefix Other airlines from the same country and airlines with the nearest headquarters ACCIDENTS Aviation accidents with date, aircraft type, operator, location and what happened Search by year – type “1977” to see that year’s accidents Accidents that happened on the same day in history FAVOURITES Star airports, airlines and accidents to keep them in your own list Synced with your aircodes.sk account FLIGHTS Flight status for accounts with flight status on aircodes.sk Follow a flight on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island MADE FOR iPHONE Native, fast and lightweight Light and dark mode, with a modern glass design Free account – sign in with Apple, Google or email to read the full news archive, and use the same account on aircodes.sk

About

MRTV

Stay informed with the latest news from an official government channel. This news-entertainment app uses a secure API to deliver reliable and timely updates on various topics. Enjoy a user-friendly experience for accessing official news content.

Highlights
  • Up-to-date government news
  • Secure HTTP API integration
  • Reliable and timely information
  • User-friendly interface
  • Official news content
Features
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MRTV app is a news-entertainment application that provides users with up-to-date news from our government channel. The app utilizes a secure HTTP API to fetch and display news articles from our official news channel, ensuring that users receive reliable and timely information. Our team is dedicated to delivering a seamless and user-friendly experience for staying informed on various topics. The app requires to fetch news articles from our government channel via the HTTP API. We do not share or sell any user data to third parties. All the news content displayed in the app is sourced from our government channel, and we have the right to use and display this content.

Screenshots

Air Codes4 screens
MRTV4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Air Codes at 71% against MRTV's 0%. Air Codes also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.7) and update cadence (daily vs every 10 months). MRTV's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Air Codes sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. MRTV asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Air Codes holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Air Codes has 451 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Air Codes's written reviews are positive against 0% of MRTV's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Air Codes ships an update daily, MRTV every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Air Codes versus MRTV: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAir CodesMRTV
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (451 ratings) — better3.7 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews70.8% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings451 — better6
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB45 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperRoman MagerkoMyanma Radio and Television

Customer experience

Air Codes

All ratings451 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral2.9%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews48 reviews
Positive70.8%
Neutral8.3%
Negative20.8%

MRTV

All ratings6 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Air Codes

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • App crashes on opening (iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 13, iPhone SE)
  • Force closing issue persisting for months
  • Search returns no results despite data being present
  • Airline IATA code search not working
  • Airport search unresponsive
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  • Flight status not functioning
  • Search results hidden behind search box
  • Upgrade feature not working
  • App crashes after recent updates (version 6.9)

Requested features

8 requests
  • Airline code search functionality
  • Aircraft information (origin, seats, range, wingspan, status)
  • Flight status feature (working properly)
  • Test/quiz feature for studying
  • Support for missing airlines (ASKY Airlines, etc.)
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  • Support for missing airports (Tobago TAB/TTCP, Dubai DWC/OMDW)
  • Pricing in multiple currencies (not just euros)
  • Dark mode option

MRTV

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Air Codes

One-time9
  • Airports 10 days$3.99
  • Airlines 10 days$3.99
  • Accidents 10 days$3.99
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  • Flights 10 days$6.99
  • Gift: All-Access 30 days$8.99
  • All-Access Pass 1 Month$8.99
  • All-Access Pass 1 Year2 variants$39.99
  • Gift: All-Access 1 year$39.99
  • Airlines Lifetime$44.99
None

MRTV

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Air Codes free?
Air Codes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MRTV free?
MRTV is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Air Codes or MRTV?
Air Codes is rated higher. Air Codes averages 4.7 out of 5 from 451 ratings, while MRTV averages 3.7 from 6 ratings.
Do Air Codes or MRTV have ads?
Neither Air Codes nor MRTV shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Air Codes or MRTV?
Air Codes ships an update daily, and MRTV every 10 months. Most recently, Air Codes was updated on November 6, 2026 and MRTV on November 7, 2026.

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