Air Codes vs BreakQ
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Air Codes
Access a comprehensive, regularly updated database of airports, airlines, and aircraft. Features include flight status lookups, an accident archive, aviation news, and push notifications for relevant updates. Explore detailed airport information and stunning visuals.
- Comprehensive aviation database
- Real-time flight status lookup
- Accident history archive
- Global aviation news section
- Push notifications for updates
- Detailed airport and aircraft info
- Dark mode (Night Flight)
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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
BreakQ
Access curated journalism from trusted global sources with a focus on privacy and offline reading. Stay informed with breaking news alerts and discover content across five core categories, including quantum computing.
- Privacy-first, no tracking or accounts
- Offline reading with cached articles
- Breaking news alerts
- Curated content from trusted sources
- Five core news categories
- Dark and light themes
- VoiceOver accessibility
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Your news. Your privacy. Zero compromise. BreakQ delivers curated journalism from the world's most trusted sources—without the tracking, ads, or data harvesting that plague other news apps. WHY BREAKQ? PRIVACY-FIRST No accounts. No tracking. No analytics sent anywhere. Your reading habits stay on your device—period. WORKS OFFLINE Downloaded articles cached automatically. Read anywhere, anytime—even without internet. BREAKING NEWS ALERTS Stay informed with real-time breaking stories highlighted the moment they drop. SMART DISCOVERY Five core categories: Technology, Business, World Affairs, Politics & Sports. Plus dedicated coverage of quantum computing advances. BEAUTIFUL & FAST Native iOS design with Dark Mode. Buttery-smooth scrolling. Cold start in under 2 seconds. TRUSTED SOURCES Articles curated from: • TechCrunch, Wired, MIT Tech Review • Bloomberg, WSJ, Financial Times • Reuters, BBC, AP News • ESPN, The Athletic, Sports Illustrated FEATURES AT A GLANCE ◆ Breaking news cards with live updates ◆ Bookmark stories for later ◆ Search across titles, authors & tags ◆ Pull-to-refresh for instant updates ◆ Full VoiceOver accessibility ◆ Dynamic Type support ◆ Gorgeous dark & light themes 100% FREE. FOREVER. No subscriptions. No in-app purchases. No ads. Just journalism the way it should be. Download BreakQ and take back your news experience.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Air Codes at 4.7 against BreakQ's 3.0. Air Codes also leads on ratings volume (449 vs 1). BreakQ's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 12). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Air Codes sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. BreakQ asks for nothing beyond the download.
Air Codes holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Air Codes has 449 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Air Codes | BreakQ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (449 ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 73.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 449 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Roman Magerko | Dinesh Malla |
Customer experience
Air Codes
BreakQ
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
BreakQ
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Air Codes
- SpacecraftsFree
- Night Flight$0.99
- Netherlands App Icon$0.99
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- Canada App Icon$0.99
- Airlines$1.99
- Small Aircraft$2.99
- Flight Status$2.99
- Accidents$2.99
- Middle Aircraft$3.99
- Big Aircraft$8.99
- Aircrafts Squadron$17.99
- Aircrafts Swarm$79.99
BreakQ
No in-app purchases









