‘Aviate,’ a Flighty-like app for Android, takes off with Play Store registration [Gallery]

Ben Schoon | Jun 1 2026 - 11:45 am PT

If there’s one app I’ve always been jealous of from the iPhone, it’s Flighty, a super-useful flight tracker that not only logs your flight history, but puts all of the information you might need in a single place alongside a UI that’s far better than anything your airline is offering up. But it’s never come to Android. The launch of “Aviate,” though, is as close to “Flighty for Android” as I’ve seen.

Aviate, by the developer’s description, is an “all-in-one flight companion built for travelers who value privacy and simplicity.” And, yup, that just about nails it.

The app opens to an overview of either the globe (dotted with major airports and optionally the weather) or to where your next plane is flying in from. Below, you’ll see upcoming trips you’ve added to the app, split up by trips. Each trip includes the ability to track where your plane is, details about the flight, the ability to save parking information or view a map of the airport, and some other useful functions such as a place to save digital copies of your travel documents, create a checklist of things you need to do related to the trip, and you can even build a budget around the trip. Past trips are logged and you can generate a “Wrapped” summary each quarter, or at the end of a year.

Cards with flight details include layover times, flight numbers, gate numbers, your boarding pass, route performance, and more. You can even tune into the airport’s tower radio feed.

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You’ll also get real-time alerts for flight delays, gate changes, etc.

The app further supports Wear OS integration, live tracking notifications, and even the ability to see if your flight is equipped with Starlink Wi-Fi.

Aviate has no ads; instead, it monetizes itself through a subscription that starts at $1.99 for a week, $39.99 for a year, or $199.99 for a lifetime pass.

Personally, I’ve been in Aviate’s test group for several months, and the app has developed massively over that time. It started off as a relatively bare-bones experience, but has quickly turned into a genuine Flighty alternative. I’d still say the iOS-only app has an edge, but of course it does – it’s been around for years now. Aviate, being from a solo developer, is a really well-done flight companion, and one I’m really excited to use as my travel picks back up in the second half of this year. It also stands out to me as an app that was truly built for Android users – foldable support and Material-inspired design really make it feel at home on my phone. ByAir, one of the other few Flighty alternatives, offers a lot of good features, but has a very simple design that feels more like an iOS app – the developers also put iOS screenshots on the Play Store listing, which aren’t representative of the actual app.

Aviate for Android is currently available for pre-registration on Google Play, with a full release coming soon. You’ll need the aforementioned subscription for most features, but it does work as a basic flight tracker for free.