Comparison

byAir vs Vrolu

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

Head to head
About

byAir

This app provides real-time flight tracking, delay predictions, and airport guidance. It automatically organizes your flight history and offers airport navigation tips. Seamlessly integrate your travel data and stay informed about every journey.

Highlights
  • Live flight status updates
  • Delay prediction analysis
  • Inbound aircraft status
  • Friends and family flight sharing
  • Live Activities and widgets
  • Automatic flight import from email/calendar
  • Airport guides and travel tips
Features
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Stay ahead of every flight with byAir - get live flight updates, delay predictions, and airport guidance before you need them. Trusted in the cockpit. Loved on every trip. No ads. Privacy first. ▶ Track What Matters, Instantly • Live Flight Updates Search and track flights in real time - get live status updates, estimated arrival/departure times, terminal and gate info, route, distance, duration, and remaining flight time. • Delay Prediction Plan ahead, not last-minute - byAir Predict monitors your flight starting six hours before departure, analyzing inbound aircraft, weather, airport congestion, and air traffic data. • Inbound Plane Status No surprises at the gate - see where your incoming aircraft is coming from and get aircraft details, so you know what to expect before it even lands. • Friends & Family Sharing Invite friends and family to byAir with a link so they can follow your flights in real time. Flight status, gate details, and airport information update automatically. No more "landed yet?" texts. • Live Activities & Widgets Stay informed about delays, gate changes, and cancellations with instant notifications. See flight updates at a glance with Live Activities and widgets. ▶ Your Flight History, On Autopilot • Personal Flight History Your flight history, beautifully organized - explore aircraft details, countries you've visited, and airports. See your journeys on a map and share your travel moments. • Auto-scan Email & Calendar No more manual entry - connect your email account once and byAir will automatically detect and add your upcoming flights as new bookings arrive. • Import from Other Apps Keep all your flight data in one place - easily import your flight history from FlightRadar24, App in the Air, Flighty, TripIt, OpenFlights, and more. • Personal Flight Tracking MCP Connect your travel data to your AI assistants - use your personal MCP link to access flights, trips, airport information, and travel history in Claude, Perplexity, Codex, and other compatible assistants. ▶ Arrive Prepared, Every Time • Airport Guide with Travel Tips Find your way around airports with tips verified by travelers - discover the fastest security lanes, best food spots, quiet lounges, and useful shortcuts. • Live Flight Board Stay up to date with real-time arrivals and departures for every airport, updated every minute. • One-Tap Check-In Open your airline's check-in page directly and get your boarding pass faster. • Taxi & Transport Options Worldwide From your door to the departure gate - find taxi and public transport options for any airport. Plan your journey to and from the airport with ease. Stay ahead of every flight - download byAir today! Privacy policy: https://byairapp.com/privacy_and_terms Need help with byAir? Contact connect@byairapp.com.

About

Vrolu

Track flights in real-time with live maps, aircraft locations, and delay explanations. Share your journey with others and receive automatic updates on gates and baggage claim. Offers group features for multiple travelers.

Highlights
  • Live aircraft tracking on map
  • Inbound aircraft status
  • Delay reasons in plain English
  • Gate, terminal, and baggage claim info
  • Group flight sharing
  • Live Lock Screen and Dynamic Island tracking
Features
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Vrolu is a serious flight tracker for iPhone. Add a flight and watch the real aircraft move on a live map, see the plane that's coming to fly you, and read why it's late in plain English — before the gate agent says a word. When you're traveling with people, bring them along: everyone's flight, one board, one shared link. A SERIOUS FLIGHT TRACKER • A live map with the real aircraft on the path it has actually flown, from pushback to the runway it lands on • Where's my plane: the aircraft coming to fly you — every leg of its day, where it is now, and when it lands • Delay intel in plain English: your plane, the airport in the FAA's own words, or a ground stop at the other end — and how much of it your schedule can absorb • Gates, terminals, baggage claim, and automatic updates from gate change to wheels down • Add a flight with just the airline and number; codeshares show who you booked and who's actually flying • Alternate flights: the remaining nonstops on your route, ranked by departure — one tap swaps one onto your trip • Live Lock Screen and Dynamic Island tracking, with a countdown that takes over in the last 45 minutes before departure BUILT FOR GROUPS, TOO • One trip, everyone on it — the whole group's flights at a glance • The arrivals & departures board shows who lands today, live • One-tap check-ins: tell your people you made it the moment you land • Share a private live link anyone can follow — no app or account needed • Itinerary, events, and stay details in one place NO FRONT DOOR Open Vrolu and you're in. No welcome screen, no sign-up wall — add a flight in one tap. We only ask who you are to buy Pro, share a trip, or invite someone. VROLU PRO Your first flight flies in full Pro, free. After that, the live map, the inbound aircraft, delay reasons, and Lock Screen tracking are $4.99/week or $39.99/year. Group Pro lights up every flight on the board: $12.99/week or $79.99/year. Cancel anytime. Free to track your flights and share a trip. Know first. Privacy Policy: https://vrolu.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

byAir4 screens
Vrolu4 screens

Verdict

The call

byAir and Vrolu both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Vrolu's written reviews are positive against 73% of byAir's. byAir's advantage is ratings volume (227 vs 23) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. byAir sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Vrolu sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for byAir against 4.9 for Vrolu. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: byAir has 227 ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 73% of byAir's written reviews are positive against 100% of Vrolu's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

byAir ships an update every 3 days, Vrolu every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
byAir versus Vrolu: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterbyAirVrolu
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (227 ratings)4.9 (23 ratings)
Positive reviews73.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings227 — better23
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size420 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBYAIRAPP S.L.Vrolu LLC

Customer experience

byAir

All ratings227 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral1.8%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews98 reviews
Positive73.5%
Neutral8.2%
Negative18.4%

Vrolu

All ratings23 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral4.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

byAir

Reported bugs

21 issues
  • App crashes when swiping down on Profile tab
  • App not launching after update
  • Error 400 when trying to view flights
  • Flight data lost/deleted
  • Flights not showing until weeks before
Show 16 more
  • Flight tracking data delayed or missing (gate, etc.)
  • Entered seat number and booking code delete themselves
  • Import from calendar not working
  • App doesn't sync with calendar
  • Flights don't show until weeks before
  • Data delayed or doesn't show up (gate)
  • Data transfer failed
  • Does not register delays
  • Does not sync flight data
  • App shows flying when plane has a delay
  • App shows plane arrived when it has a delay
  • Daily limit reached message
  • App not working without VPN in Russia
  • Difficulty reading terminal/gate windows due to color choices
  • Codeshare flights cannot be hidden
  • Entered seat number and booking code delete themselves

Requested features

18 requests
  • Add page for saving loyalty numbers
  • Add ability to see seat map
  • Add ability to see loyalty program level (e.g., Aeroflot Bonus)
  • Add more features from Flighty
  • Add lifetime membership option
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  • Add stamps like App In The Air
  • Add ability to see world map with all flights and routes
  • Add ability to see 3D globe with completed routes
  • Add ability to see registration desks
  • Add ability to merge flights into trips
  • Add ability to connect connecting flights into one route
  • Add 2D map instead of 3D globe
  • Restore import and export of statistics for old flights
  • Add dark mode option
  • Add ability to remove flights that were not booked
  • Add ability to see world map of all flights together
  • Add ability to see world map with all flights and routes
  • Add ability to see 3D globe with completed routes

Vrolu

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

byAir

Subscriptions8
  • byAir Pro weekly$4.997 Days
  • byAir Pro monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • byAir Pro monthly$9.991 Month
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  • byAir Pro monthly1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • byAir Pro annual$39.991 Year
  • byAir Pro annual3 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • byAir Pro annual1 Year trial2 variants$49.991 Year
  • byAir Pro annual$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$199.99
4 purchases

Vrolu

Subscriptions4
  • Vrolu Pro Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Group Pro Weekly$12.997 Days
  • Vrolu Pro Annual$39.991 Year
Show 1 more
  • Group Pro Annual$79.991 Year

Questions

Is byAir free?
byAir is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Vrolu free?
Vrolu is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, byAir or Vrolu?
byAir and Vrolu are both rated 4.9 out of 5 on the App Store, from 227 and 23 ratings respectively.
Do byAir or Vrolu have ads?
Neither byAir nor Vrolu shows ads.
Which is updated more often, byAir or Vrolu?
byAir ships an update every 3 days, and Vrolu every 4 days. Most recently, byAir was updated on November 7, 2026 and Vrolu on November 10, 2026.

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