Comparison

AeroPattern Pro vs Aerflow

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

AeroPattern Pro

Access comprehensive aviation data, including live flight tracking, detailed aircraft profiles, airport operations, and airline intelligence. Explore airspace activity, historical flight data, and weather information in a user-friendly interface.

Highlights
  • Live airspace traffic visualization
  • Detailed aircraft dossiers
  • Real-time airport departure/arrival boards
  • Airline and operator profiles
  • Historical flight and movement data
  • Weather and delay information
Features
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See who is really behind a private jet. Search any tail number and AeroPattern names the company or person who flies it — not just the bank trustee or LLC on the FAA registration — then shows where it has been, where it filed to go, and what is happening at the airports around it right now. AeroPattern joins FAA filed flight plans, live ADS-B, the full FAA aircraft registry, operator certificates and National Weather Service data into one picture, on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, CarPlay and the web. — WHO'S FLYING — • The named owner behind a private jet wherever it has been identified, with the registry entity shown underneath. • 300,000+ aircraft records: type, year, engines, registration and home base. • Filed flights, routes and full movement history for every tail. • Operators across Parts 91, 121, 125 and 135 — private, charter and fractional fleets — and the flight departments of Fortune 500 companies. — AIRPORTS — • Departure and arrival boards built from filed flight plans and aircraft seen in the air, so you see flights before they take off, including the business aviation traffic that never appears on an airline schedule. • Live ATC ground stops, ground delay programs and expected departure times. • METARs and TAFs with a decoder that explains every field in plain English. • Leaderboards of the busiest airports, routes, operators and aircraft. — LIVE AIRSPACE — • Real-time traffic around you, coloured by altitude and turned to each aircraft's heading. • Tap any aircraft for altitude, speed, route and registration. • Filter by category, operator and altitude. — AIRLINES — • Fleets, routes, on-time performance and cancellations by cause: the airline, weather or air traffic control. • Average fares by route from the government's ticket survey, with an alert when a watched route gets cheaper. • Fuel, safety and workforce figures, each with its source. — ON YOUR WRIST, IN YOUR CAR AND BY VOICE — • Apple Watch: live radar of the traffic around you and boards for your home airports. • CarPlay, Lock Screen and Dynamic Island: when an aircraft you follow files a plan, it tracks itself to landing. • Siri: ask what's overhead, check your airport, or look up a tail number. • Home Screen widget and an iPad desk view: ground stops first, then your airports and aircraft side by side. — SPACEPATTERN — Flip AIR / SPACE and the same app follows orbit: a weekly launch board, reusable-booster histories, launch pads, and satellite passes overhead, with naked-eye passes first. — BUILT FOR — • Jet watchers and spotters: whose jet just landed, and which airports are busiest. • Pilots, dispatchers and airline ops: filed routes, ground stops and EDCTs beside live boards. • Brokers, FBOs and family offices: the operator behind a tail and who is flying into your field. — SUBSCRIPTION — Browsing is free. A subscription includes complete registrations and owner history, full movement history and route maps, unlimited saved airports and aircraft, and SpacePattern. The same subscription works on aeropattern.com. $9.99 a month or $79.99 a year. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel anytime in your Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://aeropattern.com/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://aeropattern.com/privacy/

About

Aerflow

This app provides airline pilots with a consolidated view of their schedule, flight status, and weather information. It allows manual trip entry and offers features like live gate updates, delay notifications, and route weather briefings. Pro features include turbulence insights and lock screen notifications for enhanced situational awareness.

Highlights
  • Manual flight trip entry
  • Live gate, delay, and status updates
  • METAR, TAF, and route weather
  • FDP and check-in timing
  • Turbulence insights (Pro)
  • Lock Screen and Dynamic Island notifications (Pro)
  • Share schedule and status with others
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Stop switching between apps to work a trip. Aerflow brings your airline roster, flight details, airport weather, turbulence, radar, crew connections, and logbook into one focused view. It is built by an airline pilot for the way airline pilots actually work. YOUR DAY, AT A GLANCE • Move through your roster by day • See check-in time, departure and arrival times, gates, block time, delays, and turns • Expand each leg when you need the detail FLIGHT STATUS THAT STAYS VISIBLE • Keep active flight progress on the Lock Screen with Live Activities • Follow the details that matter without reopening the app YOUR FLYING, ORGANIZED • Review flight history and monthly totals • Keep logbook information beside the schedule that created it KNOW WHERE YOUR CREW IS • See friends who are flying, at an airport, or off • Follow a friend's flight when they choose to share it WEATHER WITHOUT THE APP-SWITCHING • Check current and forecast airport conditions • Read METARs and TAFs • See a turbulence outlook along your route • Open radar for the bigger picture Whether you're checking in, turning between legs, or wrapping up the day, Aerflow keeps the next useful detail close. Aerflow is independent and is not affiliated with any airline, union, or government agency. Information in Aerflow is for planning and awareness; always use operator-approved sources for operational decisions. Subscriptions Aerflow Pro is an auto-renewable subscription. • Monthly: $7.99 • Yearly: $79.99 New subscribers are eligible for a 14-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in Account Settings. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited if you purchase a subscription. Questions? aerflow@theswitchyard.co Terms of Use: https://theswitchyard.co/aerflow/terms Privacy: https://theswitchyard.co/aerflow/privacy

Screenshots

AeroPattern Pro4 screens
Aerflow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Aerflow at freemium against AeroPattern Pro's subscription. Aerflow also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 weeks) and ratings volume (20 vs 2). AeroPattern Pro's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. AeroPattern Pro sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Aerflow sells 6 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for AeroPattern Pro against 5.0 for Aerflow. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Aerflow has 20 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AeroPattern Pro ships an update every 4 weeks, Aerflow every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
AeroPattern Pro versus Aerflow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAeroPattern ProAerflow
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (20 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings220 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatthew HarmonSwitchyard Studio LLC

Customer experience

AeroPattern Pro

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Aerflow

All ratings20 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

AeroPattern Pro

Subscriptions2
  • AeroPattern Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • AeroPattern Pro Annual$79.991 Year
6 purchases

Aerflow

Subscriptions6
  • Aerflow Pro14 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Aerflow Pro + Crew$7.991 Month
  • Aerflow Pro + Crew Unlimited$11.991 Month
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  • Aerflow Pro + Crew$59.991 Year
  • Aerflow Pro Annual14 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • Aerflow Crew Unlimited Annual$89.991 Year

Questions

Is AeroPattern Pro free?
AeroPattern Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Aerflow free?
Aerflow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, AeroPattern Pro or Aerflow?
AeroPattern Pro and Aerflow are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 20 ratings respectively.
Do AeroPattern Pro or Aerflow have ads?
Neither AeroPattern Pro nor Aerflow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AeroPattern Pro or Aerflow?
AeroPattern Pro ships an update every 4 weeks, and Aerflow every 4 days. Most recently, AeroPattern Pro was updated on October 25, 2026 and Aerflow on October 21, 2026.

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