Flighto: the FlightAware alternative without ads or an account
Flighto shows the planes around you on a live map, with every plane's registration, without ads and without an account. With Flighto Pro it also follows your own flight on the Lock Screen from check-in to the baggage belt, and whoever picks you up follows it live in the browser.
Flighto and FlightAware
| Flighto | FlightAware | |
|---|---|---|
| Ads | None | In the free version; removing them costs 1.99 € a month or 9.99 € a year |
| Account | Never needed | Needed for alerts |
| Registration of airline flights | On the live map, without a subscription | Only in the Enterprise plan, $99.95 a month |
What you get with Flighto
- A live map without a subscription: each plane's airline, aircraft type, registration, altitude and speed, and where it's headed when its route is known.
- Your flight on the Lock Screen: a Live Activity that moves with you from check-in to the gate, through the flight and on to the baggage belt.
- A live link for whoever picks you up: a page that updates itself about every 15 seconds while it's open, no app needed.
- Gate, terminal, delays and baggage belt wherever the airport reports them, with a notification when something changes.
- Airport weather in plain words instead of codes, without a subscription.
- Built for iPhone Duo, in 13 languages.
Flight status, notifications, the Live Activity and the pickup link come with Flighto Pro: in Germany 1.99 € a week or 19.99 € a year.
Short answers
Is there a FlightAware alternative without ads?
Yes. Flighto has no ads, neither in the free part nor with Flighto Pro.
Do I need an account for Flighto?
No. Flighto works without an account, including notifications and the Live Activity.
Can I see an airliner's registration for free?
Yes. In Flighto, tap any plane on the live map; the registration is part of its details, without a subscription.
Sources
- FlightAware on the App Store – ads and the price of removing them; read 25 Oct 2026
- FlightAware plans – registrations shown only in Enterprise; read 25 Oct 2026
- FlightAware help: editing alerts in the iOS app – log in first; read 25 Oct 2026