Comparison

FlightDeck vs Waypoint

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

Waypoint

Track live flights globally with a real-time map. View aircraft in 2D or 3D, see flight plans, and access airport information. Get alerts for takeoffs, events, and ATC activity.

Highlights
  • Live traffic tracking
  • 2D/3D aircraft view
  • Detailed flight plans
  • Airport information
  • Push notifications
  • Friends list
Read full description

Waypoint is a free, real-time map for the Infinite Flight community. Track every flight around the world, follow any aircraft in 2D or 3D, and see who's flying where. LIVE MAP • Live traffic on all three servers (Expert, Training, Casual), with aircraft gliding smoothly between updates • Apple Maps, satellite imagery and our own light and dark maps, with aircraft shadows • Tap any flight for its route, flight plan, altitude profile, livery and pilot stats • Follow any aircraft, or watch it in 3D with real aircraft models in airline liveries AIRPORTS AND ATC • Live ATC frequencies and controllers • Arrival and departure boards, runways in use, gates and ground traffic • Detailed airport layouts with runways and taxiways • Real-world weather and METAR VIRTUAL AIRLINES • Crew Center for virtual airlines: bookings, PIREPs, routes, events and rankings • Live Activities and widgets for your flights and your airline ALERTS AND FRIENDS • Push notifications when a pilot takes off, a virtual airline departs, ATC opens or an event starts • Friends list: see when the pilots you follow are online • Fleet Board, flight playback, community events and more Unofficial: not affiliated with Infinite Flight or Flying Development Studio. Waypoint is free and community-driven. Fly safe!

Screenshots

FlightDeck4 screens
Waypoint4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Waypoint at 100% against FlightDeck's 19%. Waypoint also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 6). FlightDeck's advantage is ratings volume (1.5K vs 10) and chart position (#23 vs unranked). On price and update cadence 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. Waypoint asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Waypoint 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 10, 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 Waypoint's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FlightDeck ships an update every 4 days, Waypoint every 2 days. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
FlightDeck versus Waypoint: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlightDeckWaypoint
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1.5K ratings)5.0 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews18.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.5K — better10
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
Best chart rank#23 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size163 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAttractsJulian Klaus Hoke

Customer experience

FlightDeck

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

Waypoint

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 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
Show 3 more
  • FlightDeck Pro$49.991 Year
  • FlightDeck Pro3 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • FlightDeck Pro3 Days trial$69.991 Year
None

Waypoint

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FlightDeck free?
FlightDeck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Waypoint free?
Waypoint is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FlightDeck or Waypoint?
Waypoint is rated higher. FlightDeck averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.5K ratings, while Waypoint averages 5.0 from 10 ratings.
Do FlightDeck or Waypoint have ads?
FlightDeck shows ads; Waypoint does not.
Which is updated more often, FlightDeck or Waypoint?
FlightDeck ships an update every 4 days, and Waypoint every 2 days. Most recently, FlightDeck was updated on November 5, 2026 and Waypoint on November 5, 2026.

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