Flight Radar, Plane Tracker 24 vs AirwayControl
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flight Radar, Plane Tracker 24
Transform your device into a personal air traffic radar. Track flights globally in real-time on interactive maps. Identify aircraft by pointing your device at the sky and access detailed flight information.
- Real-time flight tracking
- Augmented reality aircraft identification
- Map display of nearby planes
- Detailed flight information
- Global map scrolling
- Airline and aircraft details
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Turn your iPhone or iPad into a live air traffic radar with mi Flight Radar! Watch aircraft move in real-time on beautiful, highly detailed global tracking maps and instantly identify planes overhead. Whether you are an aviation enthusiast, a frequent traveler, or picking up family from the airport, mi Flight Radar delivers smooth, accurate flight data straight to your screen. EXPLORE FREE FEATURES: • Live Global Map: Watch flights navigate across the globe in real-time. • Flight Identification: Tap any aircraft to reveal essential live data including airline, aircraft type, altitude, and current speed. • Instant Global Jump: Explore international skies instantly by jumping directly to any major city, airport, or country to view live local air traffic. GO PREMIUM UNLOCKED: Experience the ultimate tracking toolkit with our in-app premium upgrade: • Augmented Reality (AR) View: Point your device at the sky to overlay live flight details, destinations, and routes directly onto the real world using your camera. • Flight Search: Find flights and aircraft by flight number or aircraft registration. • Airport Insights: Unlock comprehensive global airport views to check local arrivals, departures, and active airspace schedules. • Enhanced tracking: See a greater region with increased map size with more aircraft visible • 100% Ad-Free: Remove all visual banners to maximize your screen's tracking map estate. Discover why aviation lovers choose the mi suite. Download today and never look at the sky the same way again! DISCLAIMER The use of this app is strictly limited to entertainment purposes. This specifically excludes activities that might endanger yourself or the lives of others. Under no circumstances will the developer of this app be held responsible for incidents resulting from the use of the data or its interpretation or its use contrary to this agreement. We reserve the right to anonymously track and report a user's activity using the app. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
AirwayControl
Track flights in real-time with live radar, gate information, and delay notifications. Get assistance with flight disruptions, understand your rights, and easily file claims for issues like cancellations or lost baggage. Access baggage allowances and airport maps.
- Live flight radar worldwide
- Real-time gate and status updates
- Delay and cancellation notifications
- Flight disruption rights guidance
- Assistance with claims for delays/lost bags
- Baggage allowance information
- Airport maps with walking estimates
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: AirwayControl at 100% against Flight Radar, Plane Tracker 24's 36%. AirwayControl also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Flight Radar, Plane Tracker 24's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and ratings volume (11K vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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. Flight Radar, Plane Tracker 24 sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $0.79 per month and AirwayControl sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
AirwayControl holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flight Radar, Plane Tracker 24 has 11K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of Flight Radar, Plane Tracker 24's written reviews are positive against 100% of AirwayControl's.
Flight Radar, Plane Tracker 24 ships an update every 8 days, AirwayControl every 5 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Flight Radar, Plane Tracker 24 | AirwayControl |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (11K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 36.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Flight Tracker Apps Studio | Christopher Svendsen |
Customer experience
Flight Radar, Plane Tracker 24
AirwayControl
Bugs and requests
Flight Radar, Plane Tracker 24
Reported bugs
4 issues- Paid upgrade not working
- Inaccurate flight data
- Navigation issues
- Frequent crashes
Requested features
5 requests- More info on flights
- Improve flight tracking
- Better map navigation
- Reduce ads
- Improve data accuracy
AirwayControl
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Flight Radar, Plane Tracker 24
- Premium Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$0.791 Month
- Premium Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Premium Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$1.291 Month
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- Premium Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$1.491 Month
- Premium Annual Subscription7 Days trial$3.991 Year
- Premium Annual Subscription7 Days trial$4.991 Year
- Premium Annual Subscription7 Days trial$5.991 Year
- Premium Annual Subscription7 Days trial$6.991 Year
AirwayControl
- AirwayControl7 Days trial$1.991 Month
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