FlightDex vs Aviate vs Flighty.
They all track flights. FlightDex is the one built to be genuinely private and refreshingly focused — the flying essentials, done beautifully, with your data kept on your device. And it's built for Android.
| FlightDex | Aviate | Flighty | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scan & store boarding passes | ✓ | ✓ | ✕Not offered |
| Boarding passes kept only on your device | ✓Encrypted, never uploaded | ✕Stored on Aviate's servers | — |
| Never accesses your location | ✓ | ✕Uses precise location | ✕Uses location at airports |
| Works with no account | ✓Anonymous-first | ✕Account-based | ✓ |
| No ads & never sells your data | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Live status & delay alerts | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Delay predictions before the airline announces | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Travel passport — lifetime stats & flight history | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Shareable year-in-review recap | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Built for Android — foldables & home-screen widgets | ✓ | ✓ | ✕iOS only |
| Pro price, per year | $35.99 | $39.99 | iOS only |
Privacy you can actually verify
Your boarding pass carries your name and booking code — one of the most sensitive things in any travel app. FlightDex scans and stores it encrypted on your device and never uploads it. By its own FAQ, Aviate keeps sensitive boarding-pass fields on its servers. FlightDex is also anonymous-first — no account to start — with no third-party trackers and no ad networks. On-device, no account, no tracking: that combination is the reason FlightDex exists, and on Android it's genuinely rare.
Focused, on purpose
FlightDex does fewer things than an everything-app — deliberately. Instead of piling on indoor maps, LiveATC feeds, and a dozen side-features, it nails the part you use on every single trip: live status, early delay alerts, and a travel passport that fills as you fly. Done beautifully, calmly, and fast — with nothing to wade through and nothing you didn't ask for. Focus is the feature.
Built for Android
FlightDex is designed for Android first — foldables, home-screen widgets, and a live tracking notification included. Flighty, for all its polish, is iOS only, so Android flyers can't use it at all. Among the Android options, FlightDex is the private, focused one — and at $35.99/year it costs less than the alternative.
Who FlightDex is for
People on Android who want live status, early delay alerts, and a beautiful record of their flying — in an app that stays calm, keeps their data on their device, and never asks for an account. If that's you, it's a clean fit.