Skyty vs PikFly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Skyty
Track your flight's live GPS position, altitude, and speed entirely offline. Explore detailed maps and airport information, perfect for passengers and pilots alike. Enjoy advanced features like flight recording and terrain data with a one-time purchase.
- 100% offline GPS tracking
- Altitude above ground (AGL)
- 47,000+ airports worldwide
- Flight recording and GPX export
- HD terrain data
- Multiple map themes
- Apple Watch and Widgets support
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Your flight. Your data. No WiFi needed. Skyty turns your iPhone into a personal flight instrument. Live GPS position, altitude above ground (AGL), speed, heading, and a beautiful offline map — all in airplane mode. WHY PASSENGERS & PILOTS LOVE SKYTY • 100% offline. GPS works without WiFi or cellular. • 47,000+ airports worldwide (IATA + ICAO) • True altitude above ground using NASA terrain data • One-time purchase. No tracking. No ads. No accounts. BUILT FOR THE WINDOW SEAT Ever wondered "what am I flying over?" Skyty tells you — in real time, without paying for in-flight WiFi. Cities, mountains, coastlines, and the nearest airport, always on screen. PRECISE FLIGHT DATA • Live position, speed, heading and GPS accuracy • Altitude in GPS (WGS84) or MSL (mean sea level) • Altitude above ground (AGL) powered by SRTM terrain • Next airport with distance and bearing • Destination airport with ETA FOR PILOTS & GLIDER PILOTS • Flight recording with distance, duration, max altitude, avg speed • GPX export to your favorite flight log • Runway prediction — active runway highlighted on map • HD terrain data (~900m grid) for precise AGL • Not certified avionics — optimized as a passenger companion with pilot features APPLE WATCH & WIDGETS • Companion app for Apple Watch • Home Screen widgets for live position • Live Activity during flight 4 MAP THEMES Aviation Dark (cockpit-optimized), Aviation Light, Satellite, Topographic. PRIVACY FIRST Skyty processes GPS data exclusively on your device. No cloud. No tracking. No analytics. No accounts. Your flight history stays local. FREE • Live position & speed • GPS altitude • Basic offline map PREMIUM — ONE-TIME PURCHASE • Everything in Free • Altitude above ground (AGL) • HD terrain data • Flight recording & GPX export • Altitude profile chart • HD world map (Zoom 0–10) • All map themes • Sun position indicator with seat recommendation No subscription. No renewal. Works fully offline. DATA SOURCES OpenStreetMap (ODbL) · Protomaps (BSD/CC0) · MapLibre Native (BSD-3) · OurAirports (Public Domain) · NASA SRTM (Public Domain) · Natural Earth (Public Domain) Made with GPS data and window seats in Zürich.
PikFly
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Your flight, as live telemetry. PikFly reads raw data from your phone's GPS receiver and turns it into a clear, instrument-style display: where you are, how high, how fast and where you're heading. Everything works in airplane mode. No Wi-Fi, no roaming, no account. WHAT YOU SEE • Below you: city, region and country, or the name of the sea or ocean you're crossing • Altitude, ground speed and track, with a climb/descent indicator and a cockpit-style heading tape • Nearby airports: distance, direction relative to the aircraft and time to reach them when you're heading their way • Local time below you, compared with your phone's clock, so you know when you've crossed a time zone • Sunrise and sunset corrected for cruising altitude (from 11 km up, the sun sets later than on the ground) • Moon phase and position • Offline world map with borders, seas, cities, airports and your track BUILT FOR THE AIR • 100% offline: the map, 9,500 airports and 34,000 cities are built into the app • Your location never leaves your device. No tracking, no ads, no sign-up • Metric, aviation (ft, kt, nm) or imperial units • Keeps the screen on while you follow your flight • Demo flight mode to try it out on the ground • English and Polish TELEMETRY BY PiK SYSTEMS PikFly is made by PiK Systems. Telemetry is what we do: collecting data from sensors and turning it into information people can read at a glance. PikFly is a small, free showcase of that idea. The phone in your pocket is the sensor, and the sky is the test bench. TIPS Sit by the window and keep the phone close to the glass. The first GPS fix in airplane mode can take 1 to 5 minutes. PikFly is not a navigation instrument.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PikFly at none against Skyty's 1. Skyty's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Skyty sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PikFly asks for nothing beyond the download.
Skyty ships an update weekly, PikFly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Skyty | PikFly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 146 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kim Engels | Paweł Supeł |
In-app purchases
Skyty
- Skyty Premium$2.99
PikFly
No in-app purchases








