Squawk vs Flightradar24
Flightradar24 shows every plane. Squawk follows yours, door to door.
Flightradar24 is the live map of the skies, with deep data for aviation fans. Squawk has a free live map too, but it's built around your own trips: your flights in one list, delay forecasts, terminal maps, the way into town and a passport of every trip.
Squawk
The whole trip in one app: your flights, the airports, the way into town and every trip you've flown.
Free
Plus from $29.99 a year
Flightradar24
The live map of the skies, with deep data for aviation fans.
Free, with ads
Gold $34.99 a year on the website
The short answer
Squawk or Flightradar24?
Squawk is for you if
- You're the one flying: your trips in one list with live times, gates and terminals, free, plus delay forecasts and the inbound aircraft
- You want the airport covered too: terminal maps, lounges, and trains, buses and ride apps into town
- You still want a live map of every plane in the sky, free and without ads
- You want a flight log, a passport stamped for every country and a year card, right in the app
- You want a live link for whoever is picking you up
Flightradar24 still makes sense if
- You want the deepest live map: satellite coverage, 3D, AR and years of playback
- You want professional weather layers, charts and data like squawk codes and airspeed
- You use Android, Wear OS or the web
Feature by feature
Squawk and Flightradar24, side by side.
A tick names the plan it needs. Coming is built or planned for Squawk but not in the app yet.
| Feature | Squawk | Flightradar24 |
|---|---|---|
| Your flights | ||
| Live times, gates and terminals | Yes: on Free | Partly: on Free, Follow a flight; no trip list |
| Gate, delay and cancellation alerts | Coming soon | No: Departure and area alerts on Silver |
| Delay forecasts | Yes: on Plus | No |
| Where your plane is coming from | Yes: on Plus, The inbound aircraft | Partly: on Free, By hand, from the aircraft's history |
| A live link for family | Yes: on Plus, Free to follow | Partly: on Free, Share links, no pickup alerts |
| Live Activities | Yes: on Plus | Yes: on Free |
| Home and Lock Screen widgets | Yes: on Pro | Yes |
| Apple Watch | Coming soon | No: Wear OS on Android |
| Your travels | ||
| Flight log and stats | Yes: on Free, Every flight on Plus | Partly: on Free, myFlightradar24, website only |
| Passport stamps and a year card to share | Yes: on Free | No |
| Import flights from other apps | Yes: on Free, Flighty, MyFlightradar24, TripIt, CSV | Partly: on Free, Into the website |
| Forward booking emails | Coming soon | No |
| Friends and their travels | Yes: on Free | No: Not in the app |
| At the airport | ||
| Terminal maps with gates | Yes: on Free, Where mapped | No |
| Your connection, step by step | Yes: on Free, Passport control included | No |
| Trains, buses and ride apps into town | Yes: on Free, Ride apps on Plus | No |
| Lounges | Yes: on Free | No |
| Live map | ||
| Every aircraft in the sky, live | Yes: on Free | Yes: on Free, With satellite data |
| Spotter tools: runways, frequencies, spots | Yes: on Free, With an airport chat | Yes: on Silver, AR and photos free |
| Live ATC audio | No: Frequencies only | Partly: About 8 airports, website |
| The app | ||
| No ads | Yes: on Every plan | No: Gone on paid plans |
| Android | No: iPhone only | Yes |
| Family plan | Yes: on Family, Pro for 6 | No |
Flightradar24 checked 22 October 2026 against its own website and App Store listing (sources below). Apps change; if something here is out of date, tell us at support@thesquawkapp.com.
Prices
What each one costs.
| Plan | Squawk | Flightradar24 |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes, with ads |
| Monthly | Plus $3.99Pro $6.99 | Silver $2.99Gold $6.49 |
| Yearly | Plus $29.99Pro $49.99 | Silver $14.99Gold $34.99 |
| Buy once | Plus $149.99Pro $299.99 | |
| Free trial | 7 days on yearly plans | 7 days |
| Family | $99.99 a year, 6 people |
US prices. Your App Store shows your local currency. Flightradar24's prices are its own, as listed on flightradar24.com; prices in the app can differ.
Fair's fair
Where Flightradar24 shines.
Coverage
More than 55,000 ground receivers, and satellite data since February 2026, reach the oceans and the poles.
Depth for enthusiasts
Squawk codes, airspeed, wind and temperature, ATC boundaries, aeronautical charts and professional weather layers on the paid plans.
History and playback
Replay one flight or the whole sky, for up to three years on Business, point your phone at a plane overhead to name it, or ride along in 3D.
Switching
Bringing your MyFlightradar24 log.
- In Safari, sign in at my.flightradar24.com.
- Open Settings, then Export, and download the CSV to Files.
- In Squawk, open Settings, tap Import from another app and choose the file.
myFlightradar24 was down for maintenance on 22 October 2026, so the export works once it's back. The live map and Squawk sit happily side by side.
Questions
Squawk and Flightradar24.
Is Squawk a Flightradar24 alternative?
For travellers, yes: Squawk keeps your own flights in one list with live times, gates, forecasts and the airport around them, and it has a free live map of every aircraft too. For aviation fans who want satellite coverage, professional weather and years of playback, Flightradar24 goes deeper.
Is Squawk's live map free?
Yes: every aircraft in the air, worldwide, on the free plan. Squawk Plus adds the schedule's times and gates on the aircraft card, and weather layers.
Can I bring my MyFlightradar24 flights?
Yes. Download the CSV from my.flightradar24.com's export page and import it in Squawk's Settings, once the site is back from maintenance.
Does Squawk have ads?
No, on any plan. Flightradar24's free app and website show ads; any paid plan removes them.
Sources
Where this comes from.
Squawk's side is the app as it is today, from the same plan list as our Pricing page. Flightradar24's side was checked on 22 October 2026:
- Flightradar24 plans and prices
- Flightradar24 apps
- Flightradar24 on the App Store
- Live Activity and Live Notification (Flightradar24 support)
- myFlightradar24 temporarily unavailable (Flightradar24 support)
- Uploading flights via CSV (Flightradar24 support)
- Automated airport live streams (Flightradar24 blog)
Flightradar24 is a trademark of Flightradar24 AB. Squawk isn't affiliated with or endorsed by Flightradar24 AB. Also compared: Squawk vs Flighty · Squawk vs FlightAware · Squawk vs TripIt.
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