Introduction
Whether you travel for business or pleasure, this is an absolute must-have iPad and iPhone flight tracker app for all you frequent flyers out there, providing extensive coverage for more than 1,400 airlines from all over the world, covering both U.S. and international flight paths.
The best iPhone and iPad apps for tracking flights
This really is the gold standard of flight tracking apps, and although it’s probably the most expensive one I’ve reviewed it is the best one by a very large margin. If you’re frequently in the air then you’re definitely going to want this one on your iPad.
This app for tracking flights runs on devices with iOS 11.0 or later with support of up to iOS 13.0 and it is compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. It will need 7.9MB of free memory space on your mobile device to download and install.
Check out our Flight Update app review to see why we like this app so much and, when finished, take a look at our best flight apps list for more options.
Covers 1,400 Airlines and 3,000 Airports
Flight Update Pro - Live Flight Status, Push Alerts + TripIt Sync provides real-time flight statuses for gates, delays and cancelations by using the in-app FlightStats feature. This means you’ll always be able to stay on top of any changes to your itinerary with Push notifications to keep you in the know.
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There is coverage provided for more than 3,000 airports all around the world, and you’ll also find a detailed display of layover times between your connecting flights.
Get the Perfect Seat With SeatGuru
One feature I think is very cool is the SeatGuru seating chart which you can use to check out the details of your aircraft so you’ll always know which the best seat is for you. I’ve had too many uncomfortable journeys in the past to pass up on this kind of feature!
I also really like the idea of TripIt synchronization as this enables you to download your itinerary from TripIt and upload any changes, plus you can also download trips shared with you by others.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Receive real-time flight statuses for gates, delays and cancellations by using FlightStats
- View information for flights from over 1,400 airlines covering USA and international routes
- Provides coverage of more than 3,000 airports worldwide
- Features a display of layover times between your connecting flights
- Add your own custom notes to airports so you always remember what to expect
- View the current weather conditions, forecasts, and delays for airports
- View details of On-Time Percentage and a History of maximum delay times for flights
- Includes in-flight meal information
- Quickly check a single flight using the InstaFlight feature
- Search for flights between cities to plan future flights
- View key phone numbers and websites for airlines
- View the SeatGuru seating chart of your aircraft and know which is the best seat for you
- Organize your flights into Trips to keep things nice and organized
- Share your complete flight itinerary with others online via email
- Track flights as they travel across the country on zoomable route maps
- Follow a US flight’s altitude, direction, speed and the city it is flying over
- Track the incoming aircraft to your departing gate
- Synchronize your schedule with your native iOS Calendar
- TripIt syncing enables you to download your itinerary from TripIt and upload any changes
- TripIt syncing also means you can download trips shared with you by others
- Store your seat assignments
- Save your favorite airline for quick and easy future reference
Cons
- There is nothing negative to say about this app
Final Words
Flight Update Pro - Live Flight Status, Push Alerts + TripIt Sync is the premier flight status app so if you travel by air a lot then, to put it simply, download it!