FAQ

byAir vs. Airline Apps

One app for all your flights. Every airline. Every trip.

Airline apps are built around one airline. byAir is built around your trip.

Your Delta app doesn't know about your Lufthansa connection. Your United app won't warn you that your inbound plane on another carrier is late. And no airline app gives you a clean view when one trip spans three airlines.

Airline apps are still useful for official check-in, seats, bags, upgrades, and loyalty accounts. But they are transactional. Flight tracking is only one part of the experience, and it usually stops at that airline's own flights.

byAir is different. Track every airline in one place, get traveler-friendly alerts, monitor inbound aircraft, import bookings from Gmail, Outlook, forwarded emails, calendar, or old flight-history files, and use Quick Scan for PDFs, screenshots, ticket photos, and boarding passes. byAir also adds trip documents, airport guidance, baggage rules and prices, airline tips, family updates, widgets, Live Activities, Live Updates, and AI Integration.

Use the airline app for airline transactions. Use byAir for the trip.

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Features
byAir
Airline Apps
Real-time flight tracking
Track any airline in one app
Inbound plane tracking
Delay predictions
Airport delay index
Aircraft information
Limited
Aircraft age
Flight statistics & history
Weather at destination
Few
Weather radar
Soon
Offline access
Few
Alerts & Notifications
Flight status alerts
Alerts often faster than airlines
Gate change alerts
Delay alerts with reasons
Soon
Rarely
Late inbound plane alerts
Airport-wide delay alerts
FAA ground stops
Soon
Baggage carousel alerts
Some
Trip Planning & Organization
Multi-airline trip view
Full trip management
Airport guides & tips
Limited
Terminal maps
Some
Layover assistant
Ground transport options
Travel document storage
Currency converter
Airline baggage rules and prices
Varies
Airline tips by route
Live airport flight boards
Some
One-tap airline check-in links
Varies
Import & Sync
Auto-scan Gmail/Outlook mailboxes
Forward email to import
2-way calendar sync
Add any flight manually
Quick Scan boarding passes and travel documents
Trip purpose per connected mailbox
Import old flight history from other apps
AI Integration via MCP
Social & Sharing
Live flight sharing
Share trips via WhatsApp, Telegram
Follow friends' flights
Platforms & Devices
iOS & iPad
Android
Apple Watch
Few
Wear OS
Widgets
Few
Live Activities (iOS)
Few
Live Updates (Android)
Multi-language support (18)
Varies
Plans & Privacy
Free plan available
No ads
Privacy-focused
Lifetime purchase option

What byAir users say

Jose M Iturralde

Super easy and friendly app to track your flights, family, and friends. I use it when going to pick someone up at the airport too. Super useful, with lots of airport info.

Hardeep Singh

This is the best traveling and tracking app I have ever used. So easy and convenient. Everything is synchronized in one place.

Janet Osborne (JaLyn)

Excellent app for keeping track of my flights during an arctic freeze snowstorm. It kept me updated on delays and cancellations and helped keep my stress low.

Eli Lopez

Easy to add flights and track real-time delays before the airlines report them at the airport. So far it's been great!

James Muri

I find that sometimes airlines don't notify you about flight changes, but byAir is trustworthy in sending me flight information.

Drew Srk

This app transformed the way I travel. It gives me real-time flight updates, helps me navigate airports, and sends timely gate-change alerts.

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