PaperPlane vs Seat 12A
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PaperPlane
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Your travels deserve more than a folder of booking confirmations. PaperPlane is the travel journal that builds itself. Forward a flight or hotel confirmation to your personal import address and we parse it, geocode it, and drop it on your globe as a draft trip, ready for you to review and publish in seconds. See your journeys on a stunning interactive 3D globe. Spin it, zoom in, tap any pin to revisit that trip. Every destination you have ever visited, plotted exactly where it belongs. Travel with others? Invite your group and share trips so everyone sees the same memories. See whose miles stretch furthest, whose passport is filling fastest, and which destinations you keep returning to together. Your stats update automatically as you add trips, total countries, distances, days abroad, and more, so the longer you use PaperPlane, the more it rewards you. Key features: - Interactive 3D globe with every trip pinned and connected by arcs - Email import: forward booking confirmations and trips log themselves - Travel groups: share trips with friends, couples, or family - Personal and group stats: countries, distances, days, and more - Lifetime access: one purchase, no subscription, no surprises - Private and secure: your journal is yours alone PaperPlane is free to get started. Unlock the globe, groups, and unlimited trips with a single lifetime purchase.
Seat 12A
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Seat 12A is a personal flight log. Add the flights you have taken and watch them draw themselves across a 3D globe you can spin, tilt and zoom. It is yours, and it stays yours. Your flight history is free and unlimited — every flight you log, for as long as you keep the app, with no account to create. No advertising. No analytics. Your flights live on your device and, if you want them on more than one, in your own private iCloud — an area of your Apple account that not even the developer can read. ADD A FLIGHT IN SECONDS - Scan a boarding pass — the barcode is read on your device - Import flight reservations already sitting in your calendar - Or just type it: search over 6,000 airports offline A GLOBE, NOT A LIST - Every route drawn as an arc between real airports - Watch a single flight fly its own path, start to finish - Five hand-built globe styles: Night, Daylight, Satellite, Midnight, Ember - Countries you have visited, lit up WHAT IT ADDS UP TO - Distance flown, hours airborne, countries and airports visited - A passport that fills with country stamps as you travel - Achievements worth actually earning — including the distance to the Moon - Your busiest routes, favourite airlines and year-by-year history WORKS ANYWHERE The airport database, the airline marks and the globe itself are all built into the app. It works at 30,000 feet with the Wi-Fi off. PRIVATE BY CONSTRUCTION There is no server to send your data to, because there isn't one. The camera is used only to scan a boarding pass, on your device. Your calendar is read only on your device, only to find flights. Neither leaves your phone. No paywall around your own history. Not now, not later.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: PaperPlane at 16.4 against Seat 12A's 18.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | PaperPlane | Seat 12A |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | — | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 166 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jake Houghton | Attila Kupec |
In-app purchases
PaperPlane
No in-app purchases
Seat 12A
No in-app purchases





