Comparison

Sofly vs Flyover Alerts

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

Head to head
About

Sofly

This app provides real-time flight tracking and instant delay alerts, helping you avoid unnecessary waits at the airport. It features live radar, arrival/departure information, and smart flight search to keep you informed about your travel plans.

Highlights
  • Real-time flight tracking
  • Instant delay alerts
  • Arrivals & departures
  • Live flight radar
  • Smart flight search
Features
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Track any flight in real time and know what changed before you reach the airport. See live status, delays, gates, terminals and flight paths, with alerts when timing matters. • Real-Time Flight Tracking Track any flight with live updates, delays, and gate changes • Instant Delay Alerts Get notified immediately when your flight is delayed or changed • Arrivals & Departures Check airport boards in seconds • Live Flight Radar See planes moving on the map in real time • Smart Flight Search Quickly find any flight with intelligent search Whether you’re traveling or picking someone up, Sofly saves you time and keeps you informed. Download Sofly and never miss a flight update again. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Flyover Alerts

Receive timely alerts on your phone when large aircraft are about to fly overhead. Customize alert settings and track planes in real-time on a live map. Set up multiple locations for personalized notifications.

Highlights
  • Heads-up airplane flyover alerts
  • Customizable alert parameters
  • Real-time live map of aircraft
  • Support for multiple saved locations
  • Location tracking for on-the-go alerts
  • Detailed aircraft information
Features
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Your phone buzzes a few minutes before a giant airplane passes over you, and tells you exactly where to look. That's the whole app. Close it and we'll find you. WHAT AN ALERT LOOKS LIKE Airbus A380-800 Look southeast at 6:52PM — 7 min, 29° up A direction, a countdown, and how far up to tilt your head. Step outside and it's there. HOW YOU SET IT UP Drop a pin where you watch from — the back yard, the office window, a park bench. Name it. That's setup. There is no account to make, no email to hand over, and no password to forget. WHAT WAKES YOU We only buzz you for the real thing. Out of the box that means widebody jets passing within 14 nautical miles of your pin, above 30,000 feet, three to eight minutes before they get there, in daylight. Every one of those is yours to change, along with quiet hours and a cap on how many alerts a day you'll take. FOLLOW MY PHONE Turn it on and your spot travels with you, so a road trip or a hotel room gets the same heads-up your back yard does. We only ever keep where you are now — never where you've been. THE LIVE MAP Open the app to see what's in the sky around you right now, drawn from public ADS-B data. Tap an aircraft for its type, altitude, speed and heading. UP TO THREE SPOTS Home, work, and the cabin. Each one gets its own alerts. Flyover Alerts is a subscription: $7.99/month or $39.99/year, auto-renewing, cancel anytime in Settings. Terms of Use: https://flyoveralerts.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://flyoveralerts.com/privacy

Screenshots

Sofly4 screens
Flyover Alerts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Flyover Alerts at 5.0 against Sofly's 4.3. Flyover Alerts also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). Sofly's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and ratings volume (14 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Sofly sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days and Flyover Alerts sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flyover Alerts holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sofly has 14 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Sofly versus Flyover Alerts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSoflyFlyover Alerts
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (14 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZhirayr MelikyanJOHN MICHAEL REGER

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Sofly

Subscriptions5
  • Weekly Plan$9.997 Days
  • Yearly Plan14 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Yearly Plan7 Days trial2 variants$39.991 Year
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  • Yearly Plan3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Yearly Plan7 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Sofly Pro Lifetime$149.99
2 purchases

Flyover Alerts

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Annual$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Sofly free?
Sofly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flyover Alerts free?
Flyover Alerts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sofly or Flyover Alerts?
Flyover Alerts is rated higher. Sofly averages 4.3 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Flyover Alerts averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Sofly or Flyover Alerts have ads?
Neither Sofly nor Flyover Alerts shows ads.

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