Comparison

FlightDeck vs Loop for Flight Crew

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
Currently charting
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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

Loop for Flight Crew

This app displays flight schedules and layovers on a calendar. It allows users to share trip details with family and friends, providing real-time flight tracking and alerts. The app also offers local and home time displays, countdown widgets, and trip maps.

Highlights
  • Flight schedule on calendar
  • Shareable trip links
  • Real-time flight tracking
  • Alerts for flight status changes
  • Local and home time display
  • Countdown widget
  • Trip map view
Features
Currently charting
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Loop starts with a screenshot of your trip. Your flights, layovers and show times land on a calendar. Add reserve, standby and commutes, and that's your month. Create links to share with family and friends. It's free for them, and nobody needs an account. They get flight tracking, alerts when you push, land, run late or get cancelled, and plain answers to where you are, what you're doing, how much longer, what's next and when you're home. All in their time, with yours beside it. Every link is yours. Turn one off and it's gone from their phone. Loop tracks the flight, not you. It never asks for your location. For you: local and home time side by side, a widget that counts down to the next thing, and the trip on a map. Loop isn't an official schedule and won't update schedule changes for you. If your schedule changes, upload the new one, or Loop will continue to use the outdated schedule. Check your airline's schedule for official times. Loop for crew is offered as a monthly or yearly subscription with a 14-day free trial. Family links are always free. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://loopcal.net/privacy

Screenshots

FlightDeck4 screens
Loop for Flight Crew4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Loop for Flight Crew at 100% against FlightDeck's 18%. Loop for Flight Crew also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and ads (none vs shown). FlightDeck's advantage is ratings volume (1.5K vs 6) and chart position (#43 vs #138). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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 Loop for Flight Crew sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Loop for Flight Crew 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: 18% of FlightDeck's written reviews are positive against 100% of Loop for Flight Crew's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FlightDeck ships an update every 4 days, Loop for Flight Crew every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
FlightDeck versus Loop for Flight Crew: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlightDeckLoop for Flight Crew
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1.5K ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews18.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.5K — better6
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionSubscription
Best chart rank#43 — better#138
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size163 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAttractsDENNIS MARSHALL JINKS III

Customer experience

FlightDeck

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

Loop for Flight Crew

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

Loop for Flight Crew

Subscriptions2
  • Loop Monthly14 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Loop Yearly14 Days trial$99.001 Year

Questions

Is FlightDeck free?
FlightDeck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Loop for Flight Crew free?
Loop for Flight Crew is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FlightDeck or Loop for Flight Crew?
Loop for Flight Crew is rated higher. FlightDeck averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.5K ratings, while Loop for Flight Crew averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do FlightDeck or Loop for Flight Crew have ads?
FlightDeck shows ads; Loop for Flight Crew does not.
Which is updated more often, FlightDeck or Loop for Flight Crew?
FlightDeck ships an update every 4 days, and Loop for Flight Crew every 2 days. Most recently, FlightDeck was updated on October 31, 2026 and Loop for Flight Crew on October 31, 2026.
Which is more popular, FlightDeck or Loop for Flight Crew?
FlightDeck currently peaks at #43 in the App Store charts, and Loop for Flight Crew at #138. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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