Comparison

Flight Radar Tracker vs AirwayControl

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

Head to head
About

Flight Radar Tracker

Features
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Flight Radar Tracker lets you track any flight worldwide in real time. Watch aircraft move on the live map, check departures and arrivals, explore detailed flight status, and set smart alerts so you never miss takeoff or landing. Features: • Live Map: Track flights anywhere with real-time aircraft details. • Flight Status: Check departure, arrival, delays, and gate info. • Airports: Browse Top 10 arrivals & departures for free, unlock full 24h boards with premium. • Aircraft Photos: See real planes and liveries. • Smart Alerts: Notifications for departures, arrivals, and flight status changes. • Weather: Premium users get integrated METAR airport weather. • Map Styles: Customize themes and filters to fit your style. Plans: • Free: Live map, flight info, search, aircraft photos, ads supported. • Plus: Full boards, exact altitude/speed, weather, no ads, alerts. • Pro: Advanced tools for professionals and enthusiasts. Why Choose Us:
Perfect for travelers, families waiting for loved ones, and aviation fans. Stay informed with an elegant, fast, and reliable flight tracking app.

About

AirwayControl

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Your flight, from the moment you leave the house to the baggage belt at your destination. Every aircraft beautifully presented in the map. Avoid the constant hunt for info screens at the airport. Gate, times and changes are right on your phone, and the app tells you when something changes. At Avinor's airports in Norway, gate and baggage belt come from the same source as the screens in the hall. If something goes wrong, it keeps constant track of what you are entitled to, and guides you through claiming it with ease. MY FLIGHT • Search a flight number, a route or an airline, and add it as My Flight. • Gate, terminal, check-in desk and times on one card, with a Live Activity and a Lock Screen widget. • Notifications you choose: go to gate, gate change, delay, boarding, gate closing, cancellation and baggage on the belt. Worked out on your iPhone, with no account. • Leaving from a Norwegian airport: the expected security wait, and the reclaim belt when you land. WHEN THE FLIGHT GOES WRONG • Delayed or cancelled: what changed, and when the app last checked. • Your rights on that route, in plain language. EU261, UK261 and the national rules of 18 more countries, including Canada, the United States, Brazil, Türkiye and India. • A claim letter to the airline, filled in from what the app already knows. It opens in your own mail app and goes to the airline's own published address. We fill in the form. We are not a claims agency, and we take no fee and no cut. • Where to complain on that route, when the airline says no. • Damaged or delayed bag: the deadline that applies to you, the nearest service desk on the airport map, and every detail the airline's form asks for, ready to paste. BAGGAGE • Published allowances and fees for more than 100 airlines, by fare type: cabin bag, checked bags, extra pieces and overweight. • Allowances also depend on your ticket and status. The app says so, every time. AIRPORTS • Departures and arrivals for any airport you search or tap. • At Norwegian and Nordic airports: gate, belt, check-in desk and live status from Avinor's official feed. • Airport maps with surveyed gates and stands, and a walking estimate to your gate in distance and minutes. One tap hands over to Apple Maps. It is an estimate, not indoor turn-by-turn. LIVE RADAR • Live aircraft on a calm map, worldwide. • Tap a plane: a rendered aircraft in the airline's own colors where we have them, real photos credited to the photographer, the route, and schedule and gate. • Aircraft in view: every aircraft on screen as a list, with a page for each type. • Overhead: what is passing above you right now. • Live precipitation radar over the map. PRIVACY No ads. No account. No tracking. Your location centers the map and measures the walk to your gate. Your exact position never leaves your device. SUBSCRIPTION AirwayControl requires a subscription. One auto-renewable subscription unlocks the whole app. New subscribers get a 7-day free trial; after that it renews monthly at the price shown in the App Store for your country. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase, or when the free trial ends. The subscription renews automatically every month unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in Settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://airwaycontrol.intelsystems.ai/privacy HONEST LIMITS Aircraft positions work worldwide; refresh rate depends on receiver coverage. Gate, belt, check-in desk and security wait are deepest at Nordic airports; elsewhere you get boards, gate and terminal where published, and the live map. Rights information is information, not legal advice. Live data needs a connection. CREDITS Full credits for data, maps and photos: airwaycontrol.intelsystems.ai/credits

Screenshots

Flight Radar Tracker4 screens
AirwayControl4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AirwayControl at none against Flight Radar Tracker's 2. AirwayControl also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). Flight Radar Tracker's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0.0 vs 17.0). On price 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. Flight Radar Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. AirwayControl asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flight Radar Tracker ships an update monthly, AirwayControl every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
Flight Radar Tracker versus AirwayControl: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlight Radar TrackerAirwayControl
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS14.0.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB28 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSaasAppify LLCChristopher Svendsen

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Flight Radar Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Plus Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Pro Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$9.991 Month
None

AirwayControl

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flight Radar Tracker free?
Flight Radar Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AirwayControl free?
AirwayControl is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Flight Radar Tracker or AirwayControl have ads?
Flight Radar Tracker shows ads; AirwayControl does not.
Which is updated more often, Flight Radar Tracker or AirwayControl?
Flight Radar Tracker ships an update monthly, and AirwayControl every 5 days. Most recently, Flight Radar Tracker was updated on October 11, 2026 and AirwayControl on October 14, 2026.

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