Comparison

FlightDeck vs CrashAtlas

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

CrashAtlas

Explore a comprehensive interactive map of global aviation accidents and incidents, featuring detailed verified data on over 18,000 events. Search and filter incidents by various criteria, view detailed pages with statistics and photos, and discover daily featured crashes. Ideal for aviation enthusiasts and researchers seeking reliable safety statistics.

Highlights
  • Interactive global aviation incident map
  • Detailed incident pages with statistics
  • Powerful search and filtering capabilities
  • Deadliest crashes rankings and statistics
  • Daily featured aviation accidents
  • Regularly updated incident database
Features
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Explore 18,000+ aircraft accidents and aviation incidents from around the world on an interactive global map — from the earliest days of aviation to the present day. CrashAtlas brings more than 100 years of aviation history together in one place. Explore plane crashes and aviation incidents by location, aircraft type, airline, registration number, flight number, date, and more. Each entry contains detailed information including aircraft type, operator, registration number, flight route, date, location, passengers, survivors, and fatalities, sourced from public aviation safety records and cross-checked. KEY FEATURES • Interactive world map — explore aircraft accidents and incidents anywhere in the world • Powerful search and filters — search by aircraft type, airline, registration number, flight number, or location • Detailed incident pages — view descriptions, statistics, photos, and additional sources where available • Deadliest crashes — explore rankings and some of the most significant accidents in aviation history • CrashAtlas Daily — discover the Top 3 deadliest aviation accidents that occurred on this day • Regularly updated database — new incidents and information are added on an ongoing basis WHY CRASHATLAS Whether you're an aviation enthusiast, researcher, history enthusiast, or simply curious about a particular aircraft accident, CrashAtlas provides an organized way to explore more than a century of aviation history through an interactive map. CRASHATLAS PREMIUM Upgrade to CrashAtlas Premium for advanced filtering, an ad-free experience, and access to additional features. Premium subscriptions help fund server hosting, database maintenance, research, and the continued development of CrashAtlas. A NOTE ON CONTENT CrashAtlas documents real aviation accidents, including fatal events. Information is presented in a factual, neutral, and informational manner, but some content involves real tragedies and loss of life. Have feedback, spotted an error, or want to contribute historical photos or information? Contact us at info@crashatlas.com. Privacy Policy: https://crashatlas.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

FlightDeck4 screens
CrashAtlas4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: FlightDeck at 4.5 against CrashAtlas's 3.7. FlightDeck also leads on ratings volume (1.5K vs 3) and review sentiment (19% vs 0%). CrashAtlas's advantage is monetization model (freemium vs subscription) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). 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 CrashAtlas 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

FlightDeck holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FlightDeck has 1.5K ratings behind it against 3, 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 0% of CrashAtlas's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FlightDeck ships an update every 4 days, CrashAtlas every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
FlightDeck versus CrashAtlas: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlightDeckCrashAtlas
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1.5K ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews19.2% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.5K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFreemium — better
Best chart rank#20 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size163 MB37 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAttractsPavlo Sementsov

Customer experience

FlightDeck

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

CrashAtlas

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

CrashAtlas

Subscriptions2
  • CrashAtlas Premium (Monthly)$4.991 Month
  • CrashAtlas Premium (Yearly)$29.991 Year

Questions

Is FlightDeck free?
FlightDeck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CrashAtlas free?
CrashAtlas is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FlightDeck or CrashAtlas?
FlightDeck is rated higher. FlightDeck averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.5K ratings, while CrashAtlas averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do FlightDeck or CrashAtlas have ads?
Both FlightDeck and CrashAtlas show ads.
Which is updated more often, FlightDeck or CrashAtlas?
FlightDeck ships an update every 4 days, and CrashAtlas every 2 weeks. Most recently, FlightDeck was updated on November 9, 2026 and CrashAtlas on November 6, 2026.

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