Alternatives to Southwest Airlines: Travel App

Best Southwest Airlines Alternatives in 2026

By App Store Tracker Editorial · Updated — App Store ratings fetched to

The short version

The Southwest app handles booking, check-in, boarding passes, Rapid Rewards, and flight status. If you want another carrier app, Spirit Airlines is the highest-rated direct rival here, with trip management and mobile boarding passes across 2 million ratings. United is the closest full-service alternative. Travelocity covers multi-airline shopping. Your choice depends on which carrier flies your routes and whether you want a low-cost or full-service airline.

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Southwest Airlines: Travel App

Southwest Airlines

Flights, hotels & rental cars

4.8(7.3M)
Free
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People look for Southwest alternatives after canceled flights, baggage troubles, or lost time on hold, all issues Southwest reviewers raise. Every pick below shares Southwest's core: booking flights, checking in, storing boarding passes, and tracking status from your phone. Most are other airlines' branded apps tied to their own routes and loyalty programs, and a couple are multi-airline booking tools. We ranked these by embedding similarity to Southwest's book-and-fly model, then weighed live App Store ratings and review counts so the busier, better-reviewed apps surface first. Ratings shift often, so treat the order as a starting point.

Southwest Airlines: Travel App alternatives compared

  1. 1. United Airlines

    United Airlines · Free

    #10Travel#10 in Travel now; the line is the last 30 days4.8(8.5M) dl/mo rev/mo
  2. 2. Spirit Airlines

    Spirit Airlines

    4.8(2.1M) dl/mo rev/mo
  3. 3. Frontier Airlines

    Frontier Airlines · Free

    #13Travel#13 in Travel now; the line is the last 30 days4.7(1.3M) dl/mo rev/mo
  4. 4. Travelocity Hotels & Flights

    Travelocity · Free

    4.8(615.1K) dl/mo rev/mo
  5. 5. Mytrip.com - Your Next Flight

    E-TRAVEL S.A. · Free

    4.7(4.1K) dl/mo rev/mo
  6. 6. Allegiant

    Allegiant Travel Company · Free

    #71Travel#71 in Travel now; the line is the last 30 days2.8(8.1K) dl/mo rev/mo
  7. 7. Sunwing

    Sunwing Vacations Inc · Free

    4.3(204) dl/mo rev/mo
  8. 8. Sun Country Airlines

    Sun Country, Inc. · Free

    2.5(245) dl/mo rev/mo
  9. 9. WestJet

    WestJet Airlines Ltd · Free

    2.2(447) dl/mo rev/mo
  10. 10. Sunrise Airways

    Sunrise Airways USA INC · Free

    3.6(7) dl/mo rev/mo

US App Store ratings, prices from Apple. Chart rank is the top free chart position over the last 30 days; downloads and revenue are third-party monthly estimates. See the latest US top free Travel chart.

10 alternatives to Southwest Airlines: Travel App

  1. 1United Airlines icon

    #1United Airlines

    United Airlines

    4.8(8.5M)
    Free
    86% similar
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    Why it's similar

    United Airlines is a full-service carrier app with booking, check-in, boarding passes, miles, and gate-to-gate connection maps, sharing Southwest's complete trip-management scope. Both let you handle a flight end to end from your phone, with United carrying nearly 8 million ratings.

    How it differs

    United flies a global hub-and-spoke network with assigned seats and the MileagePlus program, unlike Southwest's point-to-point routes and open boarding. At 4.78 stars it rates near Southwest. It is a full-service rival with a different model rather than a low-cost match.

    See full data on United Airlines →Apps like United Airlines →
  2. 2Spirit Airlines icon

    #2Spirit Airlines

    Spirit Airlines

    4.8(2.1M)
    88% similar
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    Why it's similar

    Spirit Airlines offers My Trips with flight status, gate info, seat assignments, and instant mobile boarding passes, sharing Southwest's trip-management core. One reviewer who feared the worst called it their best flight ever, praising fair fares, the value-travel experience Southwest fans appreciate. It carries 2 million ratings.

    How it differs

    Spirit is an ultra-low-cost carrier that charges for bags and seats, where Southwest long included free checked bags. Reviewers flag harsh carry-on fees and rough cancellation handling. At 4.82 stars it nearly matches Southwest's 4.84, making it a strong budget-airline rival.

    See full data on Spirit Airlines →
  3. 3Frontier Airlines icon

    #3Frontier Airlines

    Frontier Airlines

    4.7(1.3M)
    Free
    87% similar
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    Why it's similar

    Frontier Airlines offers booking, check-in, boarding passes, and saved traveler profiles, sharing Southwest's core trip-management features. Reviewers note app fares can beat the website, echoing the value angle Southwest travelers look for, with saved profiles speeding up booking.

    How it differs

    Frontier is an ultra-low-cost carrier charging for carry-ons, seats, and changes, unlike Southwest's traditionally bundled value. Reviewers warn the app can drop boarding passes at the gate. At 4.71 stars across about 1.2 million ratings, it is a budget rival rather than a Southwest equivalent.

    See full data on Frontier Airlines →Apps like Frontier Airlines →
  4. 4Travelocity Hotels & Flights icon

    #4Travelocity Hotels & Flights

    Travelocity

    4.8(615.1K)
    Free
    86% similar
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    Why it's similar

    Travelocity books flights and hotels with map-based hotel search, free cancellation on many stays, and saved payment details, sharing Southwest's book-and-manage-travel core. Both let you search and book round-trip or one-way flights and manage trips from your phone.

    How it differs

    Travelocity is a multi-airline booking platform, not a carrier, so it shops fares across airlines rather than operating Southwest's flights. At 4.77 stars across about 596,000 ratings, it is broad but indirect. It lacks Southwest's direct service, free bags, and Rapid Rewards.

    See full data on Travelocity Hotels & Flights →
  5. 5Mytrip.com - Your Next Flight icon

    #5Mytrip.com - Your Next Flight

    E-TRAVEL S.A.

    4.7(4.1K)
    Free
    86% similar
    Get on App Store

    Why it's similar

    Mytrip.com lets you book and manage flights with real-time updates, baggage add-ons, and exclusive deals like free early check-in, sharing Southwest's book-and-manage-trips structure. Both put your booking details and flight alerts in one app on your phone.

    How it differs

    Mytrip is a third-party travel agency that books across many airlines rather than operating flights like Southwest, so changes route through it, not the carrier. At 4.66 stars across about 4,000 ratings, it is a booking tool. It lacks Southwest's direct service and Rapid Rewards program.

    See full data on Mytrip.com - Your Next Flight →
  6. 6Allegiant icon

    #6Allegiant

    Allegiant Travel Company

    2.8(8.1K)
    Free
    86% similar
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    Why it's similar

    Allegiant offers booking, check-in, and trip management for budget leisure travel, sharing Southwest's manage-your-trip core and value focus. Both target cost-conscious travelers and let you handle flights from your phone with status updates.

    How it differs

    Allegiant is an ultra-low-cost carrier flying infrequent routes to leisure destinations, far narrower than Southwest's network, and it charges for extras. At 2.74 stars across about 7,000 ratings, its app is poorly reviewed. It suits occasional budget trips, not Southwest's frequent domestic flyers.

    See full data on Allegiant →
  7. 7Sunwing icon

    #7Sunwing

    Sunwing Vacations Inc

    4.3(204)
    Free
    86% similar
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    Why it's similar

    Sunwing offers trip management, real-time flight info, inflight menus, and excursion booking, sharing Southwest's manage-your-trip core for leisure travelers. Both let you create an account to track upcoming trips and handle your journey from your phone.

    How it differs

    Sunwing is a Canadian vacation airline focused on sun-destination package trips rather than Southwest's point-to-point US flights. At 4.28 stars across about 194 ratings, it is small and regional. It suits Canadian vacationers, not Southwest's broad domestic network or Rapid Rewards flyers.

    See full data on Sunwing →
  8. 8Sun Country Airlines icon

    #8Sun Country Airlines

    Sun Country, Inc.

    2.5(245)
    Free
    87% similar
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    Why it's similar

    Sun Country Airlines offers check-in, mobile boarding passes saved to Apple Wallet, and trip management, sharing Southwest's core day-of-travel features. Both let you check in within 24 hours and book new trips from your phone, with a value-leisure focus like Southwest's.

    How it differs

    Sun Country is a small low-cost leisure carrier flying limited seasonal routes, far narrower than Southwest's broad domestic network. At 2.68 stars across about 213 ratings, its app is poorly reviewed and unproven next to Southwest. It suits occasional budget trips, not Southwest's frequent flyers.

    See full data on Sun Country Airlines →
  9. 9WestJet icon

    #9WestJet

    WestJet Airlines Ltd

    2.2(447)
    Free
    87% similar
    Get on App Store

    Why it's similar

    WestJet offers check-in, electronic boarding passes, itineraries, flight notifications, and inflight streaming, sharing Southwest's trip-management core. Both started as friendly value carriers and let you handle your whole trip from your phone with helpful alerts.

    How it differs

    WestJet is a Canadian airline flying Canada-centric and international routes rather than Southwest's US network, with its own rewards program. At 2.25 stars across about 426 ratings, its app is poorly reviewed here. It suits Canadian travelers rather than Southwest's domestic US base.

    See full data on WestJet →
  10. 10Sunrise Airways icon

    #10Sunrise Airways

    Sunrise Airways USA INC

    3.6(7)
    Free
    86% similar
    Get on App Store

    Why it's similar

    Sunrise Airways offers flight search, booking, trip management, seat selection, and check-in, sharing Southwest's core trip-management features. Both let you plan a trip, pick seats, and check in from your phone with real-time updates on upcoming flights.

    How it differs

    Sunrise Airways is a small Caribbean carrier serving regional island routes rather than Southwest's US network. At 4 stars across just 6 ratings, it is tiny and unproven. It uses its own booking system with no Rapid Rewards ties, suiting Caribbean travel specifically.

    See full data on Sunrise Airways →

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How we ranked these 10 alternatives

Embedding similarity

Every app in our database carries a dense vector embedding derived from its title, subtitle, full description, and category metadata. To find apps similar to Southwest Airlines: Travel App, we compute cosine distance against every other app and keep the closest 30. The similarity score shown on each pick is 1 - distance/2 clamped to [0,1] — 100% means the embedding spaces are identical, 0% means orthogonal.

Ranking

Apps from Southwest Airlines: Travel App's own developer are left out. The 10 most similar of the rest are ordered by App Store rating times the logarithm of their rating count, so a 4.8-star app with 100,000 ratings ranks above a 4.5-star app with 200 ratings.

Data dates

The similar-app list was computed on May 25, 2026. Ratings are the latest US App Store fetch for each app, taken between November 3, 2026 and November 10, 2026. Prices and update dates come from Apple when the page is built.

What we don't do

No paid placements. No affiliate links. No sponsored picks. Read our full methodology.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best alternative to Southwest Airlines?+
United Airlines by United Airlines has the strongest App Store rating of the 10 apps here: 4.8 stars from 8,464,371 US ratings on November 8, 2026.
Which app is most like Southwest Airlines?+
Spirit Airlines is the closest match: its App Store listing is 88% similar to Southwest Airlines's by text embedding.
Are there free Southwest Airlines alternatives?+
Yes. 9 of the 10 apps are free to download on the App Store: United Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Travelocity Hotels & Flights, Mytrip.com - Your Next Flight, Allegiant, Sunwing, Sun Country Airlines, WestJet, Sunrise Airways.

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