Comparison

FLIO vs Window Seat Pro

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

Head to head
About

FLIO

This app provides real-time flight updates, manages boarding passes, and offers comprehensive airport information. It helps travelers navigate airports stress-free and discover available services for a smoother journey.

Highlights
  • Real-time flight status notifications
  • Boarding pass management
  • Airport information access
  • Luggage protection
  • Travel statistics and 3D globe
Features
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FLIO is the best app to accompany you during your flights. Receive flight status updates, visit all airports stress-free, take advantage of hundreds of information on shops and services. With FLIO you can: • Receive real-time notifications on flight status, check-in and boarding times. • Manage boarding passes for all flights in one app. • Access all destination, departure and connecting airport information for free. • Get luggage protection and stress-free travel. • Keep track of your travels and view your travel statistics and 3D globe Discover all the services available in the App and make your journey a unique experience. Are you ready to significantly improve your next air travels? Download the app to discover the benefits and have a new flying companion. Enjoy your trip, The FLIO team We are constantly improving our services and would welcome any suggestions or feedback please send an email to customercare@sostravel.com.

About

Window Seat Pro

Identify cities, states, countries, and geographical features directly from your airplane window using your phone's camera and GPS. Explore the world from above, plan routes, and even record your journeys.

Highlights
  • Real-time geographical identification
  • Offline functionality
  • Customizable flight plans
  • Flight recording and playback
  • User-added sites
  • Multi-activity recording
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Window Seat lets you see geographical information from your airplane window. Looking down and seeing a small town? Window Seat will label it for you. Wondering what's beyond the horizon? Window Seat will show you that too. Window Seat labels cities, states, and country boundaries, and more. Window Seat's database covers the whole planet, with 43000+ cities and sites, countries, territories, islands, states/provinces, rivers, lakes, major roads, mountains, and airports. Features will be drawn directly on the picture from your phone's camera. When you point the camera in a new direction, the labels and boundaries move and change with the picture. Window Seat is completely self-contained, and runs even in airplane mode. You do not need data. You do not need wi-fi. All you need is your phone's GPS and compass. (Although, your GPS will work better if you are next to a window.) Other features include: + View from other vantage points, not just your camera. You can see a perspective as if you were viewing from different altitudes or anywhere in the world. + Use the "curl up" feature to move labels and borders from below the horizon to up in the sky. So even if your destination is half way around the world, you can see it. + Create or import a flight plan, and see your route drawn in the sky. + Preview your flight plan with "play mode". Fast forward and rewind to see your future/past views. + Record your flight, and see your actual flight path drawn in the sky. + Turn your flight recordings into detailed flight plans for your next trip. + Add you own favorite sites to the database, and see your sites from the sky. + Use Window Seat's recorder for hiking, biking and car trips. Look back and see the path you've followed. + Share your flight plans and favorite sites with your friends or on the openingapps website. Window Seat is now completely free. There are no ads and no in-app purchases. Window seat requires GPS in order to work properly on a plane. While 100% of iPhones have GPS units, 99% of iPads do not have GPS units. As a result, this app is not supported on iPads. This app is for entertainment purposes only. Do not use it for actual navigation. All of the data is from public sources, and is not guaranteed to be 100% accurate.

Screenshots

FLIO4 screens
Window Seat Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FLIO at none against Window Seat Pro's 10. FLIO also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (604 vs 3). Window Seat Pro's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.1 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Window Seat Pro sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. FLIO asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FLIO holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FLIO has 604 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 44% of FLIO's written reviews are positive against 50% of Window Seat Pro's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FLIO ships an update every 3 weeks, Window Seat Pro every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
FLIO versus Window Seat Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFLIOWindow Seat Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (604 ratings) — better4.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews43.5% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings604 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 8 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size173 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developersostravel.com SpARussell Segal

Customer experience

FLIO

All ratings601 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral2.5%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews386 reviews
Positive43.5%
Neutral9.6%
Negative46.9%

Window Seat Pro

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

FLIO

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Cannot add or track flights properly
  • Incorrect gate and terminal information
  • Delayed or missing flight status updates
  • Compatibility issues with newer devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to sync with other travel apps
  • More comprehensive airport and flight data
  • Improved real-time flight tracking
  • Better notification system

Window Seat Pro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

FLIO

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Window Seat Pro

One-time7
  • 30 day free trial2 variantsFree
  • Test1Free
  • Unlock for unlimited use$0.99
Show 4 more
  • Activate for 30 days3 variants$0.99
  • Unlock for unlimited use$1.99
  • Unlock for unlimited use$2.99
  • Unlock for unlimited use$3.99

Questions

Is FLIO free?
FLIO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Window Seat Pro free?
Window Seat Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FLIO or Window Seat Pro?
FLIO is rated higher. FLIO averages 4.5 out of 5 from 604 ratings, while Window Seat Pro averages 4.3 from 3 ratings.
Do FLIO or Window Seat Pro have ads?
FLIO shows ads; Window Seat Pro does not.
Which is updated more often, FLIO or Window Seat Pro?
FLIO ships an update every 3 weeks, and Window Seat Pro every 8 months. Most recently, FLIO was updated on November 6, 2026 and Window Seat Pro on November 3, 2026.

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