Comparison

FlightDeck vs CrewParent Live

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

CrewParent Live

Features
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CrewParent Live answers one question: when can I call my loved one? We never ask for your airline login — only your schedule. Crew connect their schedule from their crew scheduling calendar (or, for some airlines, a calendar file they upload), or enter a trip themselves. Family and friends they invite see a clear overview of flights, layovers, availability, basic flight progress and the trip home. - Overview: where your crew member is, their availability, the next activity, the layover, and getting home. - Live: the current flight's progress with departure and landing times and delays. - Family: a simple view for kids that shows when a parent is coming home. - Notifications tell family members connected by invite code about schedule changes, flight progress and a good time to call. Quiet hours silence schedule alerts overnight. - Home Screen widget: see the selected crew's status without opening the app. - Follow more than one crew, including crew at other airlines. CrewParent Live only reads your schedule — from Apple Calendar, a calendar file you upload, or trips you enter yourself. Built by and for airline crews and their families. Plans: Individual and Family, monthly or yearly, each with a 2-week free trial. Trip updates and flight alerts are part of the subscription. The Family plan covers your Apple Family Sharing group. Payment is charged to your Apple ID after the trial unless cancelled at least 24 hours before it ends; subscriptions renew automatically and can be managed or cancelled in your App Store account settings. CrewParent Live is for general awareness only and is not for operational decisions. CrewParent Live LLC is not affiliated with any airline, air carrier, or union. Flight status includes data © FlightAware; CrewParent Live is not affiliated with FlightAware. Flight times and flight alerts come from FlightAware and can arrive a few minutes after the event. Privacy Policy: https://crewparent.live/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Support: support@crewparent.live

Screenshots

FlightDeck4 screens
CrewParent Live4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: CrewParent Live at 100% against FlightDeck's 19%. CrewParent Live also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and ads (none vs shown). FlightDeck's advantage is ratings volume (1.6K vs 2) and chart position (#13 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, 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 CrewParent Live sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CrewParent Live 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 2, 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 100% of CrewParent Live's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FlightDeck ships an update every 4 days, CrewParent Live every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
FlightDeck versus CrewParent Live: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlightDeckCrewParent Live
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1.6K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews19.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.6K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscription—
Best chart rank#13 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size163 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAttractsCrewParent Live LLC

Customer experience

FlightDeck

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

CrewParent Live

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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
4 purchases

CrewParent Live

Subscriptions4
  • Individual Monthly14 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Family Monthly14 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Individual Annual14 Days trial$49.991 Year
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  • Family Annual14 Days trial$79.991 Year

Questions

Is FlightDeck free?
FlightDeck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CrewParent Live free?
CrewParent Live is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FlightDeck or CrewParent Live?
CrewParent Live is rated higher. FlightDeck averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.6K ratings, while CrewParent Live averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do FlightDeck or CrewParent Live have ads?
FlightDeck shows ads; CrewParent Live does not.
Which is updated more often, FlightDeck or CrewParent Live?
FlightDeck ships an update every 4 days, and CrewParent Live every 2 days. Most recently, FlightDeck was updated on November 13, 2026 and CrewParent Live on November 10, 2026.

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