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Head-to-head

CheapOair vs Skyscanner Flights & Travel

CheapOair 4.8★ · Free to download 45
Winner Skyscanner Flights & Travel
Skyscanner Flights & Travel 4.8★ · Free to download 65

Skyscanner is generally preferred for its ease of use and ability to find good flight deals, despite some recent app stability issues, while CheapOair struggles with consistent pricing, customer service, and app reliability.

Full reviews: CheapOair · Skyscanner Flights & Travel

Skyscanner is a strong contender for finding flight deals and planning trips, though recent updates have introduced app stability and usability issues. CheapOair offers competitive pricing for some users but is plagued by complaints about misleading prices, poor customer service, and app glitches.

Head to head

Price and Value edge: Skyscanner Flights & TravelR3R4R10R11
CheapOair CheapOair users report finding significantly cheaper flights and good deals, with one user saving $240 on a round-trip ticket R3. However, many users also complain about misleading initial prices that change during booking, hidden fees, and being charged extra for baggage R4R10R11. Some users found better prices elsewhere .
Skyscanner Flights & Travel Skyscanner is praised for finding the best and cheapest flight prices, often allowing users to find good deals even on a budget R71R77R89. Users appreciate the timely price updates R101. However, some users note that prices can change by the time of booking and that the app may not show all available options or the absolute cheapest last-minute flights .
Ease of Use and Features edge: Skyscanner Flights & TravelR1R9R15R16
CheapOair Some CheapOair users find the app easy and quick to use for booking flights R15. However, many report significant app issues, including not loading research, errors, freezing, pop-ups, and features like early check-in not working R1R16R24R30. There are also complaints about confusing currency display in the UK version R9.
Skyscanner Flights & Travel Skyscanner is generally considered easy to use and efficient for planning trips, with many options for flights and accommodations . Users appreciate features like price tracking and the ability to search across multiple airlines R77R101. However, recent updates have led to numerous complaints about the app freezing, crashing, being less user-friendly, and missing features like the map view, connection time filters, or full-month search R76.
Reliability and Trustworthiness edge: Skyscanner Flights & TravelR4R7R10R12
CheapOair CheapOair's reliability is a major concern for many users. There are numerous reports of canceled flights without notice, issues with refunds, agents lying about baggage costs, and problems with booking confirmations R4R7R10. Some users describe the company as a 'scam' or 'liars' R4R12. However, a few users still find it reliable .
Skyscanner Flights & Travel Skyscanner's reliability is generally good for finding information, but issues arise when redirecting to third-party booking sites. Users report problems with scam companies like Budget Air and Go To Gate, leading to canceled flights or invalid confirmation numbers . The app itself has also become less reliable for some, with frequent freezing and incorrect search results R76R79.
Customer Service tieR4R6R8R10
CheapOair Customer service for CheapOair receives highly mixed reviews. Some users praise agents as professional, knowledgeable, and providing great help and excellent service R8. However, a significant number of users describe it as horrible, unhelpful, slow, and even accuse agents of lying or forcing travel protection R4R6R10R24. Long hold times are also mentioned .
Skyscanner Flights & Travel Skyscanner itself is primarily a search engine, so direct customer service interactions are less frequent. However, when users encounter issues with third-party bookings found through Skyscanner, support is sometimes criticized for not being helpful or for redirecting to problematic vendors .
Pick CheapOair if

you are looking for potentially very low prices and are willing to navigate potential customer service issues and price discrepancies, or if you've had positive experiences with their customer service in the past R3.

Pick Skyscanner Flights & Travel if

you prioritize a broad search for flight deals and generally good usability, and are comfortable with the app's recent stability issues and the need to vet third-party booking sites R71R89.

Evidence note: Both apps are free to download, so there is no free-vs-paid asymmetry. Recent reviews for both apps show a negative skew, with CheapOair's issues revolving around customer service and pricing, and Skyscanner's around app performance and third-party booking reliability.

Frequently asked

Does CheapOair offer good prices?
CheapOair can offer good prices, with some users finding flights for $560 that were $800 elsewhere, but many report that initial low prices are misleading and change during booking, often with hidden fees or unexpected baggage costs R3R4R10R11.
Is Skyscanner reliable for finding cheap flights?
Skyscanner is generally considered reliable for finding cheap flights and good deals, with users praising its ability to show various options and timely price updates R71R77R89R101. However, some users note that prices can change by the time of booking and that the app may not always show the absolute cheapest last-minute options .
What are the common issues with the CheapOair app?
Common issues with the CheapOair app include not loading search results, frequent errors, freezing, an abundance of pop-ups, and features like early check-in not working as intended R1R16R24R30.
Does the Skyscanner app have any performance problems?
Yes, many recent reviews indicate that the Skyscanner app frequently freezes, crashes, or becomes unresponsive, making it difficult to use for extended periods R76R79R82R93.

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

  1. [R3] CheapOair 3/5 · US Cheapo air: I have been looking for flights for quite some time. All of them had nine and 10 hour layover and tried to charge me $800 for a round-trip. Cheapo air got my tickets for $560. And a three hour layover. I seen 24 hour layovers on the tickets. I tried to buy from other companies. Thank you cheap o air
  2. [R4] CheapOair 1/5 · US Horrible liars: They are liars and a horrible company that will steal your money. I ordered my tickets online through them. Then I received an email stating for security reasons I needed to contact them regarding payment. The lady proceeded to tell me when I called that they could not honor the tickets for that price but if I changed the dates I could have them for that price. I told her no that I
  3. [R10] CheapOair 1/5 · US Lier Agent ripped me off: Rating: 1 Star (Zero Stars if I Could) This was, without question, one of the worst customer service experiences I’ve ever had. I specifically asked the CheapOair agent how much checked baggage would cost before I purchased my ticket. I was told $70, $80 per bag. That information turned out to be completely wrong. When I arrived at the airport, I was charged $200 per ba
  4. [R11] CheapOair 4/5 · US Price changed.: I went through everything, put the name, card number and everything after that the price changed just waste my time.
  5. [R1] CheapOair 1/5 · US Not loading my research: App not loading my research
  6. [R9] CheapOair 3/5 · GB £ and $.: The English (Great Britain) version has $ (Dollar)signs against the prices and not £(Sterling). It becomes very confusing.
  7. [R15] CheapOair 5/5 · US Love it!: Very easy to use!
  8. [R16] CheapOair 1/5 · US Pop up he’ll: Too many pop ups just get my info please.
  9. [R7] CheapOair 1/5 · US Lack of comunication: I was lied about a booking for a vehicle so they charged me for them double booking me and to cancel on a mistake they did. I recommend for flying only.
  10. [R12] CheapOair 1/5 · US Fake: All gimmick
  11. [R6] CheapOair 3/5 · US Customer service: They call if i want travel protection and i said let think about it, he was forcing me.
  12. [R8] CheapOair 5/5 · US Great Help: Excellent Customer Service, very knowledgeable, very professional
  13. [R71] Skyscanner Flights & Travel 5/5 · US Orlando trip: So convenient and the price was the cheapest.. I highly recommend…
  14. [R77] Skyscanner Flights & Travel 5/5 · US Good deals: Helps find the best deals!
  15. [R89] Skyscanner Flights & Travel 5/5 · US Best flight search APP: Always provide best flight prices for any distension Highly recommend using it
  16. [R101] Skyscanner Flights & Travel 5/5 · US Price updates: I love the timely price updates and trends.
  17. [R24] CheapOair 1/5 · US Apps keeps saying erorr: Chatting the CS about the apps not showing my flight details it keeps saying error no help at all. Instead telling me to add additional payment sounds like a scam. Fix the apps pls don’t sell me anything
  18. [R30] CheapOair 1/5 · US Early Check in process: You get emails that say you can check in early via app but it doesn’t work at all. Waste of time and phone memory.
  19. [R76] Skyscanner Flights & Travel 1/5 · US Keeps freezing: I don’t typically take the time to leave a review, but I’ve honestly been so annoyed by this app that I feel it’s only justified. Every time I try to use this freaking app it freezes on me and then I have to delete it and reload it. the website may be good. The app is a giant piece of garbage.
  20. [R79] Skyscanner Flights & Travel 1/5 · US Useless: I get maybe one interaction with the UI and the app freezes. Tap an icon, enter a destination, etc. App stops responding.
  21. [R82] Skyscanner Flights & Travel 1/5 · US App constantly freezes: The app constantly freezes and becomes unusable to the point where I have to force close the app and try again, only for it to immediately freeze again. Latest version of iOS. iPhone 16 Pro
  22. [R93] Skyscanner Flights & Travel 3/5 · GB App crashes: The app might do a few searches and then crashes and is just frozen mid search. Used to work really well

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store