Comparison

FlightDeck vs SkyTile

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

SkyTile

Explore aircraft overhead and discover flight details with this companion app for a SkyTile display. View past sightings, learn about aircraft types with profiles and facts, and manage your device settings.

Highlights
  • Discover aircraft overhead
  • Explore flight details
  • Revisit past sightings
  • Build aircraft collections
  • Learn about aircraft profiles
  • Manage device and settings
Features
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Discover the aircraft overhead with SkyTile, the companion app for your SkyTile display. Explore flight details, revisit past sightings, and build a personal collection of the aircraft types spotted nearby. Learn about each aircraft with detailed profiles and fun facts, and easily manage your device, detection area, and display preferences.

Screenshots

FlightDeck4 screens
SkyTile3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SkyTile at 100% against FlightDeck's 19%. SkyTile 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 5) and update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). On price 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. SkyTile asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SkyTile 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 5, 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 SkyTile's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FlightDeck ships an update every 4 days, SkyTile fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
FlightDeck versus SkyTile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlightDeckSkyTile
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1.5K ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews19.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.5K — better5
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterFortnightly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
Best chart rank#19 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size163 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAttractsReplay Tech Inc.

Customer experience

FlightDeck

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

SkyTile

All ratings5 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
None

SkyTile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FlightDeck free?
FlightDeck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SkyTile free?
SkyTile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FlightDeck or SkyTile?
SkyTile is rated higher. FlightDeck averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.5K ratings, while SkyTile averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do FlightDeck or SkyTile have ads?
FlightDeck shows ads; SkyTile does not.
Which is updated more often, FlightDeck or SkyTile?
FlightDeck ships an update every 4 days, and SkyTile fortnightly. Most recently, FlightDeck was updated on November 9, 2026 and SkyTile on October 31, 2026.

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