Comparison

Jet Lag vs FlightDeck

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

Head to head
About

Jet Lag

Send animated stickers featuring popular characters from a beloved show. Express yourself with a variety of designs, including disguises and fan favorites, all created by a talented artist.

Highlights
  • Animated character stickers
  • Nine distinct characters
  • Includes main trio and favorites
  • Guest character included
  • Art by Twitchy Sparrow
Features
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Have you ever wanted to send someone a sticker of Ben from Jet Lag? How about a sticker of Adam from Jet Lag but in disguise? Now you can! Nine separate characters including the Jet Lag power trio of Sam, Ben, and Adam, and featuring all of your favorites like Brian, Toby, Joseph, Scotty, and season 8 guest Michelle. All stickers beautifully designed by Twitchy Sparrow.

About

FlightDeck

This app provides real-time flight tracking with AI-generated insights, offering context beyond raw data. It highlights notable aircraft, weather conditions, and airport details, with customizable alerts and emergency detection.

Highlights
  • Real-time flight tracking map
  • AI-generated flight briefs
  • Notable aircraft spotting
  • Weather intelligence overlays
  • Detailed airport information
  • Customizable flight alerts
  • Emergency squawk detection
Features
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FlightDeck is the flight tracker that shows you what pilots are saying, live. PILOT MESSAGES (ACARS) Read the messages pilots and their airline send each other, decoded live: diversions, medical emergencies, maintenance problems, and the odd joke. Search any flight and day. TRACK YOUR FLIGHT Follow your flight on your Lock Screen: clearance, pushback, takeoff and landing runways, and the plane flying in that becomes yours. 3D MODE The 3D flight tracking you've seen all over social media. Real planes in their airline's paint, gear and all. Nothing else comes close. REPLAY Go back to any flight from the last 30 days and watch it fly again. ALERTS Write an alert in plain English, or draw one on the map. Get notified about emergency squawks and military and government aircraft. ALSO INCLUDED Weather radar, turbulence and pilot reports, D-ATIS, METARs, plain-English NOTAMs, FAA ground stops and delays, active runways, gates, TSA wait times, and approach charts. SUBSCRIPTION FlightDeck requires a weekly or yearly subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. It renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it anytime in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://www.tryflightdeck.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.tryflightdeck.com/terms

Screenshots

Jet Lag3 screens
FlightDeck4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Jet Lag at none against FlightDeck's 6. Jet Lag also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.9 vs 4.5). FlightDeck's advantage is ratings volume (1.5K vs 25) and chart position (#36 vs unranked). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. FlightDeck sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Jet Lag asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Jet Lag holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FlightDeck has 1.5K ratings behind it against 25, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Jet Lag versus FlightDeck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJet LagFlightDeck
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (25 ratings) — better4.5 (1.5K ratings)
Positive reviews—18.1% of reviews
Number of ratings251.5K — better
Update frequency—Every 4 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
Best chart rank—#36 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB163 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperStandardAttracts

Customer experience

Jet Lag

All ratings25 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative0.0%

FlightDeck

All ratings1,473 ratings
Positive86.6%
Neutral1.7%
Negative11.7%
Written reviews281 reviews
Positive18.1%
Neutral11.0%
Negative70.8%

In-app purchases

None

Jet Lag

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

FlightDeck

Subscriptions6
  • FlightDeck Pro$6.997 Days
  • FlightDeck Pro$12.997 Days
  • FlightDeck Pro$19.991 Month
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  • FlightDeck Pro$49.991 Year
  • FlightDeck Pro3 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • FlightDeck Pro3 Days trial$69.991 Year

Questions

Is Jet Lag free?
Jet Lag is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FlightDeck free?
FlightDeck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Jet Lag or FlightDeck?
Jet Lag is rated higher. Jet Lag averages 4.9 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while FlightDeck averages 4.5 from 1.5K ratings.
Do Jet Lag or FlightDeck have ads?
FlightDeck shows ads; Jet Lag does not.

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