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One app for the flight, and the rest of the trip.
Flight trackers stop at the gate, plane trackers watch the sky, trip planners hold your bookings. Here's how Squawk lines up against the apps you might use today, and where each of them is still the better pick.
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Squawk vs Flighty
A polished iPhone flight tracker, strongest on delay predictions.
Compare with Flighty →Squawk vs Flightradar24
The live map of the skies, with deep data for aviation fans.
Compare with Flightradar24 →Squawk vs FlightAware
A free flight and plane tracker, built on its own receiver network.
Compare with FlightAware →Squawk vs TripIt
A trip organiser: forward a booking and it builds your itinerary.
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| Feature | Squawk | Flighty | Flightradar24 | FlightAware | TripIt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your flights | |||||
| Live times, gates and terminals | Yes: on Free | Yes: on Free | Partly: on Free, Follow a flight; no trip list | Yes: on Free | Yes: on Pro, From 72 hours out |
| Gate, delay and cancellation alerts | Coming soon | Yes: on Pro | No: Departure and area alerts on Silver | Yes: on Free, Five at a time free | Yes: on Pro |
| Delay forecasts | Yes: on Plus | Yes: on Pro | No | Partly: on Free, Its own estimated times | Partly: on Pro, Possible-delay alerts |
| Where your plane is coming from | Yes: on Plus, The inbound aircraft | Yes: on Pro | Partly: on Free, By hand, from the aircraft's history | Yes: on Free | No |
| A live link for family | Yes: on Plus, Free to follow | Yes: on Free | Partly: on Free, Share links, no pickup alerts | Partly: on Free, A public flight page | Partly: on Pro, Shares alerts, not a live page |
| Live Activities | Yes: on Plus | Yes: on Pro | Yes: on Free | No | No |
| Home and Lock Screen widgets | Yes: on Pro | Yes: on Free, Live on Pro | Yes | No: Receiver widgets only | Yes: on Free, Status on Pro |
| Apple Watch | Coming soon | Yes: on Free, Complications on Pro | No: Wear OS on Android | No | Yes: on Free |
| Your travels | |||||
| Flight log and stats | Yes: on Free, Every flight on Plus | Yes: on Free, Every flight on Pro | Partly: on Free, myFlightradar24, website only | No | Partly: on Free, Trip stats, no flight log |
| Passport stamps and a year card to share | Yes: on Free | Yes: on Free, Flighty Passport | No | No | Partly: on Free, Year card, no stamps |
| Import flights from other apps | Yes: on Free, Flighty, MyFlightradar24, TripIt, CSV | Yes: on Free, Older flights on Pro | Partly: on Free, Into the website | No | No: Forward old emails |
| Forward booking emails | Coming soon | Yes: on Pro | No | No | Yes: on Free, And inbox sync |
| Friends and their travels | Yes: on Free | Yes: on Free | No: Not in the app | No: Forums, not friends | Partly: on Free, Shares trips |
| At the airport | |||||
| Terminal maps with gates | Yes: on Free, Where mapped | Partly: on Pro, Gates in the connection guide | No | Partly: on Free, Gates on the airfield map | Yes: on Pro, About 113 airports |
| Your connection, step by step | Yes: on Free, Passport control included | Yes: on Pro | No | No | Partly: on Pro, Gate-to-gate directions |
| Trains, buses and ride apps into town | Yes: on Free, Ride apps on Plus | No | No | No | Partly: on Free, Estimates, then a maps app |
| Lounges | Yes: on Free | No | No | No | No |
| Live map | |||||
| Every aircraft in the sky, live | Yes: on Free | No: Planes near your flight | Yes: on Free, With satellite data | Yes: on Free, Some sources paid | No |
| Spotter tools: runways, frequencies, spots | Yes: on Free, With an airport chat | Partly: Tail numbers, nearby radar | Yes: on Silver, AR and photos free | Partly: on Free, Runways, frequencies, photos | No |
| Live ATC audio | No: Frequencies only | No | Partly: About 8 airports, website | No | No |
| The app | |||||
| No ads | Yes: on Every plan | Yes | No: Gone on paid plans | No: $8.99 a year to remove | Yes |
| Android | No: iPhone only | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Family plan | Yes: on Family, Pro for 6 | Yes: Pro for 6 | No | No | No |
The other apps checked 22 October 2026 against their own websites and App Store listings; each app's page lists its sources. Apps change; if something here is out of date, tell us at support@thesquawkapp.com. Flighty is a trademark of Flighty LLC. Flightradar24 is a trademark of Flightradar24 AB. FlightAware is a trademark of FlightAware, LLC. TripIt is a trademark of Concur Technologies, Inc., an SAP company. Squawk isn't affiliated with or endorsed by any of them.
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