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FlightAware Flight Tracker

FlightAware · 45,294 ratings · ★ 3.7

3.7
★★★★★
45,294 ratings
5 ★
25,545 (56%)
4 ★
3,449 (8%)
3 ★
3,727 (8%)
2 ★
4,001 (9%)
1 ★
8,559 (19%)
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Top complaints - extracted from 40 negative reviews

Recurring phrases mined from 1-2★ reviews. The bigger the percentage, the more users have the same problem. Fix the top 2-3 in your version and you have product-market fit on day one.

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"flight"
10 negative reviews mention this · 25% of all complaints
★★★★★ "I have been using Flight Aware for a few months to track performance on the flights I will be taking soon. I rely on emails. Two days ago I stopped receiving their emails. My server is not blocking it. I deleted and set up a new account. St…" - HM HM
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"track"
5 negative reviews mention this · 13% of all complaints
★★★★★ "I have been using Flight Aware for a few months to track performance on the flights I will be taking soon. I rely on emails. Two days ago I stopped receiving their emails. My server is not blocking it. I deleted and set up a new account. St…" - HM HM
3
"been"
4 negative reviews mention this · 10% of all complaints
★★★★★ "I have been using Flight Aware for a few months to track performance on the flights I will be taking soon. I rely on emails. Two days ago I stopped receiving their emails. My server is not blocking it. I deleted and set up a new account. St…" - HM HM
4
"flights"
4 negative reviews mention this · 10% of all complaints
★★★★★ "I have been using Flight Aware for a few months to track performance on the flights I will be taking soon. I rely on emails. Two days ago I stopped receiving their emails. My server is not blocking it. I deleted and set up a new account. St…" - HM HM

📋 All 40 negative reviews

Every 1-2★ review we fetched. Use the copy button to grab them all for your own analysis (paste into ChatGPT/Claude with a prompt like "summarize core user problems, group by theme, ignore bugs, focus on missing features").

★★★★ Nadine Boutell 6/26/2026
Glitchy. Can never sign in. Keeps looping back to beginning.
★★★★ Ganesh Kale 6/8/2026 v5.15.4
Everything is good in this app but the map of India in this app is wrong which does not seem correct at all. I hope you will correct it
★★★★ Armena Lekaj 5/24/2026
it was a scam it didn't show me anything only land and water
★★★★ Bridget Anderson 5/13/2026 v5.15.3
doesnt work. never get the option to search or find a flight.
★★★★ Dave Miller 4/30/2026 v5.15.3
I am a contributing member of this community. This has been my go to app when I fly to keep track of my flights but it has now become more of a hassle to use than it is worth. Every time I exit the app I have to completely log back in to be able to use it. Logging back in includes getting a code from my email, then getting a code from my authenticator app (and from the authenticator app you can't copy and paste, it has to be manually input).
★★★★ Samir Iskenderov 4/14/2026 v5.15.2
can this app keep you signed in for a change or at least remember the device you're using?...
★★★★ Dinesh Amgoth 3/19/2026 v5.15.2
trash app. hard to navigate
★★★★ Willard Pearson 3/17/2026 v5.15.2
what is wrong with this flightaware app these days? why do I have to open and close the app 2 times before the app actually works?
★★★★ Earl Yeo 3/16/2026
The data is not really relayable... I have been testing for the past 48 hours . And my flight watch list , has not changed status . They are still stated as Active .. in this app. But the official HIA app for QATAR Airways , has canceled 2 consecutive days of my test flight... This app does not reflect the reality, which may have consequences... $$
★★★★ Yuri Deglin 3/14/2026 v5.15.2
it is free but very difficult to use the interface. not for regular travelers. it's like somebody on purpose tried to design the most unusable app.
★★★★ John Joseph 3/11/2026
I know the airline industry better than most after 50+ years as a full time travel agent. This app SUCKS (and not in a good way). I put in LIMA TO DFW & it shows SLC to LIM. Thanks but I'll stick with FlightStats... easier & better.
★★★★ Anisa Bryant 3/8/2026 v5.15.2
this app is not reliable. Don't waste your time.
★★★★ Rob Odom 3/8/2026 v5.15.2
Doesn't notify me any updates on flights
★★★★ Riaz Mian 3/7/2026
Not good, it says it is free but ask for credit details
★★★★ Kalid Khan 2/28/2026
bad app
★★★★ Rahul Chavan 2/18/2026 v5.15.2
Indian map / Satellite map?
★★★★ R. van Twisk 2/3/2026 v5.15.2
the aircraft usually never load. the maps just stays empty
★★★★ Marilú Rioseco 1/27/2026 v5.15.2
Could not follow flight
★★★★ Justin Johnston 1/17/2026 v5.14.2
Missing features that are available in iOS. No option to see registration details.
★★★★ John Easter 1/2/2026
installed this "free" app and tried it once. when I brought it up a second time it asked for a credit card but said it would be a $0 charge. I guessed it was a security thing, but to be safe, I used a virtual card. the app tried to charge me $2, which i declined. FRAUD?
★★★★ Kevin Holdner 12/29/2025 v5.15.1
Trying app for first time and trying to set notifications for a flight scheduled later today (29th). After I set the notifications the flight that gets saved is for the previous day and has already arrived. It will not set the notification for the correct date.
★★★★ Don Daake 12/25/2025 v5.15.1
Does not work easily..screen instructions are awful.
★★★★ Mark Alderson 11/24/2025
I can't get rid of this thing.
★★★★ Blu Rakoon 11/22/2025 v5.13.8
After months of telling the developers of problems, this app is no longer useful or functional. Every time I open it, it loads nothing. Deleting.
★★★★ A Google user 11/21/2025 v5.15.0
Used this again for a while and it worked well. Now it doesn't update flight information properly. I've found that using web based sites such as flightstats is a lot less annoying and I don't have to give them access to my phone.
★★★★★ HM HM 6/26/2026 v5.15.4
I have been using Flight Aware for a few months to track performance on the flights I will be taking soon. I rely on emails. Two days ago I stopped receiving their emails. My server is not blocking it. I deleted and set up a new account. Still nothing. Their account management page seems to change my notice preferences every time. I am done with them.
★★★★★ T T 6/23/2026 v5.15.4
Cannot delete an aircraft from "My Flightaware". It keeps coming back no matter what I do!!
★★★★★ Perry Power 6/5/2026 v5.15.4
UI needs more refinement
★★★★★ Andrew Krug 5/11/2026 v5.15.3
It should not be this hard to use a flight tracking app. I set it to track a flight leaving tomorrow and it's tracking the same flight that already left today. The web portal has an incredibly stupid design and horrible to use on a mobile phone's screen.
★★★★★ N Su 5/8/2026 v5.15.3
keep saying JL12 arrives at Terminal E
★★★★★ Sebastian Morana 3/5/2026 v5.15.2
used to be a good application until the last update, now is completely useless
★★★★★ Michael 2/21/2026
don't find real race
★★★★★ Gareth Weaver 2/2/2026
Bad general UX. Got very frustrated trying to use it in general.
★★★★★ Robn Hoatson 1/31/2026 v5.15.2
works much differently on an android vs an iPhone, the app should have the same features for both
★★★★★ Steven Brier 1/6/2026
wowsers. what happened? text is unreadable. after years of flawless service, the app now displays flight in a two-character wide column down the right. please don't make me change apps. .... 01/06/26 sent two screenshots of problem.
★★★★★ Hazel Richards 12/31/2025 v5.15.1
Used to be fine,but now it's not letting me choose the flight I want to track - I select a flight for tomorrow and it gives me one that's arrived today. Why would I want to track a flight that's already landed - I can get that from the airport. Hope it's just a year end glitch.
★★★★★ Ranganayaki Srinivas 12/23/2025 v5.15.1
It never shows when the flight is delayed. Always mention on time, scheduled etc. Even a Google search can give you better information. However I like the way it shows the number of hours elapsed etc. detail and it usually shows the landing time correctly.
★★★★★ Brooks Robinson 12/22/2025
This app is horrible compared to its iOS equivalent. I can barely track flights and the information available is lacking. The app being this bad on Android has caused me to only use ADSBExchange or FlightRadar24.
★★★★★ Kevin 12/5/2025 v5.15.0
great when it works. normally you have to open it and then fully close it before it will work
★★★★★ Ian Law 11/21/2025
Another great app for people who love logging in to apps. You can't log in without being emailed a code, which takes ages to appear, and trying to enable MFA results in an error. Not a great user experience. I'd comment on the functionality of the app, but I've not been able to login yet.

Sentiment summary

64%
Positive (4-5★)
8%
Neutral (3★)
28%
Negative (1-2★)

⚠ Mostly positive but real complaints exist - opportunity if you fix the top 2-3 issues.