Comparison

flightfog vs AirwayControl

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

Head to head
About

flightfog

Features
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flightfog shows air traffic on a live map. tap any aircraft to see its flight: route, altitude, speed, heading and the path it has flown so far. what you can do • follow aircraft on a dark or light map, with flight paths colored by altitude • open a flight for its airline, aircraft type, registration and route progress • replay a flight's path with playback controls • search flights, airports, airlines and aircraft • see departures and arrivals at airports • filter the map by aircraft type and altitude • turn on the weather radar layer • bookmark aircraft and see an in-app alert when a bookmarked aircraft is airborne • see an in-app alert when an aircraft on the map squawks an emergency code (7700, 7600, 7500) • use it on iPhone and iPad in 10 languages: english, turkish, german, french, spanish, italian, portuguese, japanese, chinese and arabic about the data aircraft positions come from ads-b and similar signals picked up by ground receivers. coverage depends on the region and on altitude, so some aircraft may be missing or shown with a delay. routes and schedules are estimates and can differ from the actual flight. flightfog is for information only: do not use it for navigation or for safety decisions. privacy no account, no sign-in, no ads in the app, no tracking. your settings and bookmarks stay on your device. details are in our privacy policy. flightfog is free. questions and feedback: flightfog.com/contact

About

AirwayControl

Track flights in real-time with live radar, gate information, and delay notifications. Get assistance with flight disruptions, including rights and claims, and access baggage allowances and airport maps. Enjoy a private, ad-free experience with no account required.

Highlights
  • Live flight radar worldwide
  • Real-time gate and status updates
  • Delay and cancellation notifications
  • Flight disruption rights and claims guidance
  • Baggage allowance information
  • Airport maps with walking estimates
  • Live precipitation radar overlay
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Your flight, from the moment you leave the house to the baggage belt at your destination. Every aircraft beautifully presented in the map. Avoid the constant hunt for info screens at the airport. Gate, times and changes are right on your phone, and the app tells you when something changes. At Avinor's airports in Norway, gate and baggage belt come from the same source as the screens in the hall. If something goes wrong, it keeps constant track of what you are entitled to, and guides you through claiming it with ease. MY FLIGHT • Search a flight number, a route or an airline, and add it as My Flight. • Gate, terminal, check-in desk and times on one card, with a Live Activity and a Lock Screen widget. • Notifications you choose: go to gate, gate change, delay, boarding, gate closing, cancellation and baggage on the belt. Worked out on your iPhone, with no account. • Leaving from a Norwegian airport: the expected security wait, and the reclaim belt when you land. WHEN THE FLIGHT GOES WRONG • Delayed or cancelled: what changed, and when the app last checked. • Your rights on that route, in plain language. EU261, UK261 and the national rules of 18 more countries, including Canada, the United States, Brazil, Türkiye and India. • A claim letter to the airline, filled in from what the app already knows. It opens in your own mail app and goes to the airline's own published address. We fill in the form. We are not a claims agency, and we take no fee and no cut. • Where to complain on that route, when the airline says no. • Damaged or delayed bag: the deadline that applies to you, the nearest service desk on the airport map, and every detail the airline's form asks for, ready to paste. BAGGAGE • Published allowances and fees for more than 100 airlines, by fare type: cabin bag, checked bags, extra pieces and overweight. • Allowances also depend on your ticket and status. The app says so, every time. AIRPORTS • Departures and arrivals for any airport you search or tap. • At Norwegian and Nordic airports: gate, belt, check-in desk and live status from Avinor's official feed. • Airport maps with surveyed gates and stands, and a walking estimate to your gate in distance and minutes. One tap hands over to Apple Maps. It is an estimate, not indoor turn-by-turn. LIVE RADAR • Live aircraft on a calm map, worldwide. • Tap a plane: a rendered aircraft in the airline's own colors where we have them, real photos credited to the photographer, the route, and schedule and gate. • Aircraft in view: every aircraft on screen as a list, with a page for each type. • Overhead: what is passing above you right now. • Live precipitation radar over the map. PRIVACY No ads. No account. No tracking. Your location centers the map and measures the walk to your gate. Your exact position never leaves your device. SUBSCRIPTION AirwayControl requires a subscription. One auto-renewable subscription unlocks the whole app. New subscribers get a 7-day free trial; after that it renews monthly at the price shown in the App Store for your country. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase, or when the free trial ends. The subscription renews automatically every month unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in Settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://airwaycontrol.intelsystems.ai/privacy HONEST LIMITS Aircraft positions work worldwide; refresh rate depends on receiver coverage. Gate, belt, check-in desk and security wait are deepest at Nordic airports; elsewhere you get boards, gate and terminal where published, and the live map. Rights information is information, not legal advice. Live data needs a connection. CREDITS Full credits for data, maps and photos: airwaycontrol.intelsystems.ai/credits

Screenshots

flightfog4 screens
AirwayControl4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: flightfog at none against AirwayControl's 1. flightfog also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. AirwayControl sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. flightfog asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

flightfog ships an update every 2 days, AirwayControl every 5 days. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
flightfog versus AirwayControl: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterflightfogAirwayControl
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Subscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBerk HatirliChristopher Svendsen

In-app purchases

None

flightfog

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

AirwayControl

Subscriptions1
  • AirwayControl7 Days trial$1.991 Month

Questions

Is flightfog free?
flightfog is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AirwayControl free?
AirwayControl is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do flightfog or AirwayControl have ads?
Neither flightfog nor AirwayControl shows ads.
Which is updated more often, flightfog or AirwayControl?
flightfog ships an update every 2 days, and AirwayControl every 5 days. Most recently, flightfog was updated on November 5, 2026 and AirwayControl on November 5, 2026.

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