TripStow vs Flighty
Flighty is a premium live flight tracker for Apple devices with a flight history called Passport. TripStow builds whole trips from booking emails, including hotels and cruises, and keeps a lifetime travel log with a scratch-off map and a Hangar of every plane you have flown on.
This page compares the two factually, from TripStow's own product and from Flighty's website and UK App Store listing as they read on 3 October 2026. Flighty is a trademark of its owner; TripStow is not affiliated with it.
Last updated 3 October 2026
How do TripStow and Flighty compare?
| Feature | TripStow | Flighty |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free, or Pro at £3.99 a month or £29.99 a year (30-day trial) | Free, or Flighty Pro at $59.99 a year (£59.99 on the UK App Store); Lifetime £299[1][2] |
| Platforms | Web app that installs on iPhone and Android home screens; no App Store or Google Play app yet | iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch. No Android app (waitlist only)[2][3] |
| Live flight tracking | Delays, cancellations, diversions, gate changes and baggage belt (Pro) | Live tracking free; earlier alerts, Live Activities and delay predictions with Pro[1] |
| Lifetime flight log | Yes, every flight, free | Yes, Flighty Passport; unlimited history needs Pro[1][5] |
| Stats | Distance, hours, countries, airports, airlines, aircraft, tail numbers, heatmaps and records (free) | Distance, destinations, hours and aircraft in Passport[5] |
| Import a flight history | LogMyFlight, myFlightradar24, OpenFlights, CSV (free) | myFlightradar24, OpenFlights, App in the Air, LogMyFlight, JetLovers, FlightMemory; flights older than a year need Pro[4] |
| Build trips from booking emails | Yes, forward to a private address (free) | Email and TripIt import listed as Pro[1] |
| Hotels, trains and cruises | Yes, in the same trip | Not listed; Flighty is built around flights[1] |
| Scratch-off world map of countries visited | Yes, coloured by air, sea or overland (free) | Not listed[5] |
| Log of every plane flown on, by tail number | Yes, the Hangar (free) | Aircraft recorded in Passport[5] |
| Follow friends' flights | Travel partners see trips you share (free) | Yes, Flighty Friends (free)[1] |
“Not listed” means Flighty's pages did not mention it on 3 October 2026; it does not mean Flighty cannot do it. Prices are as published by each company.
Which should you choose?
Choose Flighty if live flight tracking on an iPhone is what matters most: it is the specialist, with delay predictions and early alerts on Pro.
Choose TripStow if you want whole trips built from your booking emails, a lifetime log with a scratch-off map and a Hangar of planes on the free plan, or if you use Android.
Both import flight logs, so you can try one without losing your history in the other.
Questions people ask
- Is there a Flighty alternative for Android?
- Flighty has no Android app, only a waitlist. TripStow works on Android as a web app you add to your home screen, with a flight log, stats and live flight alerts on Pro.
- Is TripStow cheaper than Flighty?
- TripStow Pro is £29.99 a year; Flighty Pro is £59.99 a year on the UK App Store. Both have free plans.
- Can I move my flights from Flighty to TripStow?
- TripStow imports flight logs from LogMyFlight, myFlightradar24, OpenFlights and CSV files. You can also forward past booking emails.
- Does TripStow track flights live like Flighty?
- Yes, with Pro: delays, cancellations, diversions, gate changes and the baggage belt. Flighty goes further on live tracking, with delay predictions.
Sources
- Flighty pricing (https://flighty.com/pricing), checked 3 October 2026.
- Flighty on the UK App Store (https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/flighty-live-flight-tracker/id1358823008), checked 3 October 2026.
- Flighty: Android waitlist (https://flighty.com/android-waitlist), checked 3 October 2026.
- Flighty help: importing flights (https://flighty.com/help/importing-flights), checked 3 October 2026.
- Flighty Passport (https://flighty.com/passport), checked 3 October 2026.
TripStow facts are from the product itself. Spotted something out of date? Email hello@tripstow.com and we will correct it.
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