Comparison

Utkik vs Flightrax

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

Head to head
About

Utkik

Explore real-time aircraft and ship traffic on a dynamic map. Identify planes overhead with augmented reality and track your favorite vessels. A widget allows you to place a map view on your home screen.

Highlights
  • Live traffic map
  • AR aircraft identification
  • Ship and flight tracking
  • Search functionality
  • Favorites tracking
  • Home screen widget
Features
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What is flying over your home? Which ship is passing along the coast? Utkik brings sky and sea together on one living map, making it easy to explore the traffic around you or somewhere far away. Tap an aircraft or ship to get to know it better. See where it is heading, how fast it is moving, and other available information. Search for a particular flight, discover unusual aircraft, or find what is closest to you. When you want to look up, Spotter helps you see what is nearby. With AR, you can point your camera at the sky and identify aircraft passing overhead. You can also follow favorites and see their trails on the map. Utkik goes beyond the app. Place a chosen map view on your Home Screen with the widget. Utkik requires no account and contains no advertising. The app is available in Swedish and English. Live data comes from third-party services that Utkik does not control. They may change, limit or stop providing data at any time. Traffic data may be delayed, incomplete, or inaccurate. Utkik is intended for discovery and enjoyment and must not be used as the sole source for navigation, emergencies, or safety decisions.

About

Flightrax

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Flightrax follows your flights from gate to baggage belt — with a live map, Lock Screen cards and alerts that say what is actually happening. • Alerts before the airline: we watch the aircraft that will fly you and tell you when it is running late — often before the board does. • Lock Screen card (Live Activity): phase, progress, countdown, gate and baggage belt — in the airline's own livery. • Nordic depth: 210 airports, including every Norwegian short-runway airport up to Finnmark and Svalbard, all Swedavia airports, Denmark, Finland and Iceland — plus London, Amsterdam, Spain, Greece, Vienna, Dublin, Zurich, Istanbul and more. • Radar: thousands of aircraft live on the map, trails coloured by altitude. • Calendar scan: flights in your calendar are added automatically (optional). • Friends: see each other's trips, collect flight hours, levels and frames. • Pass: your statistics — flights, airports, kilometres, hours, year by year. • Seat map, aircraft type and registration for your flight. Alerts are honest: "go to gate", "boarding", "gate closing", "descent started" (measured, not guessed), "bags on belt N". Free: map and radar, every board and search, your log and one active flight. Flightrax Pro: unlimited tracking, every alert, the Lock Screen card, friends, calendar sync, full statistics and the Northern Lights, Midnight Sun and Stealth themes. Flightrax Pro+: everything in Pro, plus the light themes Fjord Light and Pearl Sky. Pro and Pro+ are monthly or yearly subscriptions with a 3-day free trial. The subscription renews automatically at the same price unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period, and can be managed in your App Store account. Founder: a one-time purchase — Pro+ for life, with the Founder theme, Founder icon and Founder badge. Limited number. Travel Pass: a one-time purchase — Pro+ for 72 hours. Does not renew. Privacy: your location never leaves your phone. No ads, no tracking, no data sales. Terms: https://flightrax.no/terms Privacy: https://flightrax.no/privacy

Screenshots

Utkik4 screens
Flightrax4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Flightrax at 18.0 against Utkik's 26.0. On price, update cadence, 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. Utkik sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Flightrax sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Utkik ships an update every 5 days, Flightrax every 6 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Utkik versus Flightrax: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUtkikFlightrax
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB35 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperDavid SvenssonOfstad Capital AS

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Utkik

One-time1
  • Buy me a coffee$3.99
6 purchases

Flightrax

Subscriptions4
  • Pro — monthly3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Pro+ — monthly3 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Pro — yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year
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  • Pro+ — yearly3 Days trial$69.991 Year
One-time2
  • Travel Pass 72 h$1.99
  • Founder — lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is Utkik free?
Utkik is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flightrax free?
Flightrax is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Utkik or Flightrax have ads?
Neither Utkik nor Flightrax shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Utkik or Flightrax?
Utkik ships an update every 5 days, and Flightrax every 6 days. Most recently, Utkik was updated on October 31, 2026 and Flightrax on October 31, 2026.

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