At a glance
| TripTidy | Flighty | |
|---|---|---|
| Live flight alerts (delays, gates, cancellations) | Yes — FlightAware-backed, often before the airline | Yes — best-in-class |
| Aviation depth (aircraft history, delay forecasts) | Not our focus | Exceptional |
| Hotels, rentals, cars, trains, dining, parking | Yes — the whole trip in one timeline | Flights only |
| Builds itself from your email | Yes — connect Gmail (read-only) or forward | Flights via calendar/TripIt import or manual add |
| Live Activity on the lock screen | Yes — and it relays: flight → car pickup → check-in | Yes — for the flight |
| Location-aware arrival alerts | Yes — parking confirmations, room codes, as you arrive | No |
| Calendar subscription | Yes — every reservation, not just flights | Flights |
| Price | Free during beta · Pro planned $39.99/yr | Free tier + premium ~$49/yr |
Where Flighty is still ahead
If aviation is the hobby, Flighty is the app: aircraft type and registration history, delay forecasting before the airline admits it, beautiful maps of every flight you’ve ever taken, and a social layer for people who love flying. TripTidy doesn’t try to out-Flighty Flighty on aviation depth.
Where TripTidy pulls ahead
The trip doesn’t end when you land
Landing is the halfway point. You still have to find the Hertz counter, remember which confirmation code opens the Airbnb, and make the 7:30 reservation. TripTidy’s Live Activity hands off from the flight to the car to check-in — one relay across the whole day, with the code you need on screen when you need it.
Zero data entry
Flighty is at its best when you feed it flights. TripTidy feeds itself: connect your inbox once and every confirmation — the flight, the hotel, the winery tour with the weird email format — becomes part of the right trip automatically. Change your flight? The old leg is replaced and the change is noted, without you touching anything.
One timeline, not one leg
Check-ins and check-outs, gaps narrated (“5 more nights at Haena Place”), dinner reservations in place — the itinerary reads like your actual trip, not a flight log.
The verdict
If you only care about the flight, buy Flighty — sincerely. If you want that same obsessive, told-before-the-airline care applied to everything with a confirmation number, that’s exactly what TripTidy is for.