Comparison

FlightDeck vs OverFlight Intelligence

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

OverFlight Intelligence

Identify aircraft overhead with live data, including airline, type, origin, and destination. Track flights on a map, view airport boards, and receive alerts for specific aircraft. Log your sightings and build collections of aircraft and airlines.

Highlights
  • Live aircraft identification
  • Real-time flight map
  • Airport arrival/departure boards
  • Customizable alerts and watchlists
  • Digital logbook and collection building
  • Augmented Reality (AR) Sky View (Pro)
  • Tail number scanning
Features
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OverFlight Intelligence turns the sky above you into something you can read. Point your attention up and instantly know what's there – the airline, the aircraft type, where it came from, where it's headed, how high and how fast. OverFlight pulls live ADS-B data and dresses it up into a clean, glanceable display, then remembers everything you've seen. SEE WHAT'S OVERHEAD • Nearest-aircraft display – the closest flight, front and center, kiosk-style • Live map of every aircraft around you, sized and labeled by type • Tap any aircraft for full detail: route, altitude, speed, heading, squawk, distance from you and to its destination, and a photo • Rare and unusual aircraft highlighted automatically • AR Sky View – point your phone at the sky and watch live labels lock onto the aircraft overhead (free; Pro updates positions more often for sharper tracking) AIRPORT BOARDS • Real arrival and departure boards for any airport • See what's scheduled, delayed, and inbound NEVER MISS ONE • Watchlist: get a push notification when a specific aircraft is heading to your airport – even with the app closed • Wishlist: get alerted when a specific aircraft type – or a specific airline – is scheduled in or out of an airport or city • Alerts for rare aircraft you'd otherwise miss YOUR LOGBOOK & COLLECTION • Log every sighting, with photos and automatic date, time, and location • Build collections: aircraft types, airlines, countries, and airports • Earn achievement badges as your life list grows • Sync across all your devices with iCloud BUILT FOR SPOTTERS • Look up any aircraft by tail number or flight number • Snap a tail number and OverFlight reads the registration for you • Worldwide coverage – airlines and airports around the globe • Imperial or metric units, with speed in knots, mph, or km/h • Clean Light and Dark themes throughout • Works on iPhone and iPad OverFlight Pro Upgrade to Pro for an ad-free experience, the weather map layers (radar, clouds, satellite, precipitation), flight-track drawing, unlimited watchlist and logbook, faster live updates (which also sharpen AR Sky View tracking), the full nearby list, aircraft type and airline alerts, iCloud sync, tail-number scanning, and logbook export. OverFlight is free to use, supported by ads, with an optional Pro subscription. OverFlight Pro is an auto-renewing subscription: $7.99 per month or $39.99 per year. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings after purchase. Terms of Use: https://api.overflightintelligence.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://api.overflightintelligence.com/privacy

Screenshots

FlightDeck4 screens
OverFlight Intelligence4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: OverFlight Intelligence at free with in-app purchases against FlightDeck's subscription. OverFlight Intelligence also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5). FlightDeck's advantage is ratings volume (1.5K vs 1) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 9 days). 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. FlightDeck sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days and OverFlight Intelligence 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

OverFlight Intelligence 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FlightDeck ships an update every 4 days, OverFlight Intelligence every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
FlightDeck versus OverFlight Intelligence: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlightDeckOverFlight Intelligence
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1.5K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews18.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.5K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#37 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.4
Further details — not scored
Size163 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAttractsJeffery Reeves

Customer experience

FlightDeck

All ratings1,473 ratings
Positive86.6%
Neutral1.7%
Negative11.7%
Written reviews281 reviews
Positive18.1%
Neutral11.0%
Negative70.8%

OverFlight Intelligence

All ratings1 ratings
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

OverFlight Intelligence

Subscriptions2
  • OverFlight Pro+ Monthly$7.991 Month
  • OverFlight Pro+ Annual$39.991 Year

Questions

Is FlightDeck free?
FlightDeck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is OverFlight Intelligence free?
OverFlight Intelligence is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FlightDeck or OverFlight Intelligence?
OverFlight Intelligence is rated higher. FlightDeck averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.5K ratings, while OverFlight Intelligence averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do FlightDeck or OverFlight Intelligence have ads?
Both FlightDeck and OverFlight Intelligence show ads.
Which is updated more often, FlightDeck or OverFlight Intelligence?
FlightDeck ships an update every 4 days, and OverFlight Intelligence every 9 days. Most recently, FlightDeck was updated on October 31, 2026 and OverFlight Intelligence on October 29, 2026.

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