Simple Flying - Aviation News

Name: Simple Flying - Aviation News
Rating: 4.8 (3057 reviews)
Author: Valnet Inc

By: Valnet Inc App

Trustworthy aviation news

Overview

Version:

3.1

Last updated: 2024-09-14

Ranking

#34,166 ▼ 125

Overall

Features & Capabilities

Simple Flying is the world's largest aviation news website, providing a one-stop hub for key commercial aviation stories in a clear, accessible format. Expect 150-200 new aviation stories weekly, 24/7 coverage with journalists in 14 countries, and international news across all world regions.

App features:
- Comment on any article
- Save your favorite articles
- Real-time aviation news updates (a new story every hour)
- Set notifications for breaking stories

User Growth & Download Statistics

App News & Magazines

By:

Valnet Inc

Rating:

4.80

(3,057) 2 new ratings

Version:

3.1 Last updated: 2024-09-14

Version code:

868088351

Creation date:

2019-05-11

Compatible devices:

Size:

58.03MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-22

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 34,166 ▼ 125

Other platforms

Simple Flying - Aviation News (v2.0)

57,730 4.50

(2,755)

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Developed by:

Valnet Inc

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/simple-flying-aviation-news/id1460130265

Website:

https://simpleflying.com

User Reviews

Users praise Simple Flying for current aviation news and a clean UI when it works, but repeatedly criticize ads, content quality, and reliability. The most mentioned issues are intrusive ad loads that disrupt reading, persistent instability (403/404 errors, lack of updates for months), and concerns about repetitive or questionable content (possibly AI-generated) that can be inaccurate. Additional frustrations include the app feeling like a wrapper of the website, with missing features such as dark mode and difficulties linking accounts or obtaining an ad-free experience. Overall, strong coverage and usefulness are offset by reliability and UX problems.

Pros

Up-to-date aviation news and broad coverage
Intuitive UI and generally responsive when the app works
Valuable source of aviation news for enthusiasts

Cons

Intrusive, heavy ads that disrupt reading
App instability and outdated content (frequent 403/404 errors; not updated for months)
Questionable content quality (repetitive, poorly written, sometimes inaccurate; possible AI-generated content)
App feels like a wrapper of the website with missing features (no dark mode, issues linking accounts, ad-free option removed)

Recent reviews

Total AI slop and lazy writing. Repetitive posts. Pointless articles that offer nothing. Its a NONSTOP feed of ‘slow news day’ articles. I had higher hopes. Edit: I got banned for leaving a negative review.

by Fu*****, 2026-02-06

Many of the articles are repetitive, poorly written and just plain factually incorrect. When you have read enough of this apps content, you cannot escape the suspicion that most of the content is not original and is either wholly or partially written by AI. Assuming that some of the content is not plagiarised, the writers could best be described as amateur travel writers rather than professional aviation journalists. It has a lot of potential but it’s a lazy poorly edited platform.