Comparison

FlightDeck vs Goafie

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

Goafie

This app logs your flights and hotel stays, turning your travel history into a shareable story. It automatically tracks flight statuses, miles, and nights away, offering year-in-review stats and interactive globe views.

Highlights
  • Automatic flight status tracking
  • Log hotel stays and cities
  • Yearly travel statistics
  • Interactive 3D globe view
  • Calendar sync for automatic import
  • Share trips with friends
Features
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Your adventures, remembered. Goafie is the travel companion that keeps a record of every journey — the flights you take and the places you stay — and turns it into a story worth looking back on. Add a trip in seconds and Goafie does the remembering: your miles, flight time, nights away, and everywhere you've been, all tallied automatically. TRACK EVERY FLIGHT Add a flight and get its status the moment things change — gate changes, delays, and cancellations — plus live, minute-by-minute tracking on a beautiful map. LOG YOUR STAYS Hotels, nights, and cities are recorded right alongside your time in the air, so every trip is complete in one place. YOUR YEAR IN TRAVEL Watch your stats add up all year — miles, airports, nights away, aircraft, and airlines — in a shareable year in review. EARN STATUS TIERS The more you travel, the higher you climb. Progress through tiers like Meridian and show off the journey behind them. SHARE WITH FRIENDS Follow your travel buddies and see each other's trips — while you choose exactly what each trip shares, or keep it private. ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN Keep an eye on your next departure with real-time updates and Live Activities, right from your Lock Screen. CALENDAR SYNC Connect your calendar and Goafie imports your flights and hotels automatically — no manual entry. SEE IT ON THE GLOBE Every trip on an interactive 3D globe, with a weather overlay for the places you're headed. — Goafie is free to download and start tracking. Goafie Pro unlocks the full experience: unlimited trips, real-time flight alerts, live tracking, complete statistics, friends, calendar sync, weather, and more. Goafie Pro is an auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the period. You can manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://goafie.com/legal/pp Terms of Use: https://goafie.com/legal/tos Questions or feedback? Email support@goafie.com

Screenshots

FlightDeck4 screens
Goafie4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Goafie at 100% against FlightDeck's 19%. Goafie also leads on monetization model (freemium vs subscription) and rating (5.0 vs 4.5). FlightDeck's advantage is ratings volume (1.5K vs 6) and chart position (#26 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 Goafie sells 2 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

Goafie holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FlightDeck has 1.5K ratings behind it against 6, 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 Goafie's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FlightDeck ships an update every 4 days, Goafie every 6 days. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
FlightDeck versus Goafie: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlightDeckGoafie
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1.5K ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews18.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.5K — better6
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFreemium — better
Best chart rank#26 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size163 MB125 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAttractsGOAFIE INC.

Customer experience

FlightDeck

All ratings1,473 ratings
Positive86.6%
Neutral1.7%
Negative11.7%
Written reviews289 reviews
Positive18.7%
Neutral10.7%
Negative70.6%

Goafie

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 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
2 purchases

Goafie

Subscriptions2
  • Goafie Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Goafie Pro Yearly$54.991 Year

Questions

Is FlightDeck free?
FlightDeck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Goafie free?
Goafie is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FlightDeck or Goafie?
Goafie is rated higher. FlightDeck averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.5K ratings, while Goafie averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do FlightDeck or Goafie have ads?
FlightDeck shows ads; Goafie does not.
Which is updated more often, FlightDeck or Goafie?
FlightDeck ships an update every 4 days, and Goafie every 6 days. Most recently, FlightDeck was updated on November 5, 2026 and Goafie on November 5, 2026.

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