Comparison

FlightDeck vs AutoTrips

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

Head to head
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

About

AutoTrips

This app automatically logs your car trips, recording GPS routes, distance, and timing hands-free. It integrates with your car's display and uses smart labels to categorize drives, making mileage tracking for work or taxes effortless.

Highlights
  • Automatic trip recording via car connection
  • CarPlay integration for in-car control
  • Smart route and location-based labeling
  • Customizable markers for important places
  • Support for multiple vehicles
  • Detailed trip maps with speed overlays
  • Powerful filtering and export options
Features
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AutoTrips — Automatic Trip & Mileage Logging AutoTrips records your trips automatically so you never have to remember to hit "start." Whether you're tracking mileage for work, taxes, or expenses, AutoTrips captures every drive with an accurate GPS route, distance, and timing — hands-free. AUTOMATIC RECORDING Set it up once and forget it. Using an iOS Shortcuts automation, AutoTrips starts the moment your car connects — CarPlay or Bluetooth — and stops when you disconnect. It works even if the app is force-quit, recording silently in the background. The built-in Setup Guide walks you through it in under a minute. CARPLAY READY Start, stop, and label trips right from your car's display. Assign the car and label for the trip you're on without touching your phone. SMART LABELS Trips label themselves. AutoTrips recognizes your routes by location and your saved markers — so Home, Work, and your regular stops are sorted automatically. You can always override a label by hand, and your choice always wins. MARKERS & PLACES Drop markers on the places that matter. AutoTrips notes every time a trip passes through them, with timestamps — perfect for client sites, job locations, or frequent destinations like toll booths. CARS & VEHICLES Track multiple vehicles with license plates. New trips automatically inherit the last car you drove. BEAUTIFUL TRIP DETAILS See every drive on a clean map with a color-coded speed overlay. Trips with stops are grouped into journeys automatically, so your log reads the way you actually drove. POWERFUL FILTERING Find any trip fast — filter by date, car, label, or marker, with multi-select for exactly the view you need. EXPORT (Premium: Lifetime In App Purchase) Export your trips as CSV, PDF, or GPX — complete with distances, markers, and license plates. Ideal for reimbursement, accounting, or your own records. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your trips sync seamlessly across your devices with iCloud and stay in your account. No third-party tracking. Also works with Siri, the Action Button, Spotlight, and widgets.

Screenshots

FlightDeck4 screens
AutoTrips4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: AutoTrips at 89% against FlightDeck's 19%. AutoTrips also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and rating (5.0 vs 4.5). FlightDeck's advantage is ratings volume (1.6K vs 3) and update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). On price, 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. FlightDeck sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days and AutoTrips sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AutoTrips holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FlightDeck has 1.6K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 19% of FlightDeck's written reviews are positive against 89% of AutoTrips's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FlightDeck ships an update every 4 days, AutoTrips fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 15, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
FlightDeck versus AutoTrips: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlightDeckAutoTrips
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1.6K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews19.2% of reviews88.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.6K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterFortnightly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#19 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size163 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAttractsGijs Raggers

Customer experience

FlightDeck

All ratings1,473 ratings
Positive86.6%
Neutral1.7%
Negative11.7%
Written reviews292 reviews
Positive19.2%
Neutral10.6%
Negative70.2%

AutoTrips

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

FlightDeck

Subscriptions6
  • FlightDeck Pro$6.997 Days
  • FlightDeck Pro$12.997 Days
  • FlightDeck Pro$19.991 Month
Show 3 more
  • FlightDeck Pro$49.991 Year
  • FlightDeck Pro3 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • FlightDeck Pro3 Days trial$69.991 Year
1 purchases

AutoTrips

One-time1
  • AutoTrips - Export$5.99

Questions

Is FlightDeck free?
FlightDeck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AutoTrips free?
AutoTrips is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FlightDeck or AutoTrips?
AutoTrips is rated higher. FlightDeck averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.6K ratings, while AutoTrips averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do FlightDeck or AutoTrips have ads?
FlightDeck shows ads; AutoTrips does not.
Which is updated more often, FlightDeck or AutoTrips?
FlightDeck ships an update every 4 days, and AutoTrips fortnightly. Most recently, FlightDeck was updated on November 15, 2026 and AutoTrips on November 5, 2026.

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