# Fly_Buddy — Your smart flight companion

> Your smart flight companion (iPhone/iPad app by Jan Erik Thelen.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fly-buddy/id6769488316 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Jan Erik Thelen](https://appshunter.io/developer/1885020900)
- Category: Travel, Navigation
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.6 · 148 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-06-12
- Data updated: 2026-08-09
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fly-buddy/id6769488316/reviews.md

## What is Fly_Buddy?

Travel can be stressful. FlyBuddy is designed to make every stage of your journey—from planning and airport arrival to boarding and connections—feel simpler, clearer, and more manageable.

Whether you are taking a short domestic flight or navigating a busy international airport, FlyBuddy keeps essential travel information organized and helps you stay one step ahead.

FEATURES

• Essential flight information at a glance  
• Smart, timeline-based trip management  
• Flight countdowns and journey progress  
• Boarding and gate information  
• Travel reminders and important alerts  
• Indoor navigation at supported airports*  
• Airport maps, wayfinding, and assistance*  
• Visa and entry-requirement information*  
• Destination insights and travel intelligence*  
• Quick access to important travel details  
• Apple Watch companion app*  
• A friendly, companion-style travel experience  
• And yes—Bob is along for the journey

FLYBUDDY PASSPORT

Selected premium features require an active FlyBuddy Passport.

Choose a 30-Day Passport for temporary access or purchase a Lifetime Passport for permanent access. Both options are one-time in-app purchases with no recurring subscription. Current prices and purchase terms are displayed in the app before confirmation.

FlyBuddy is made for travelers who want a more thoughtful, organized, and enjoyable way to manage their journeys.

*Availability may vary by airport, destination, device, and data provider.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bob’s Beer | $0.99 | one-time |
| 30-Day Passport | $1.99 | one-time |
| Lifetime Passport | $29.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.1.2 — 2026-08-08

What’s New

We’ve improved the FlyBuddy Passport experience:

• Active 30-Day Passports are now displayed more clearly, including the expiration date and remaining days.  
• Lifetime Passports now show a clear “Purchased” status.  
• Purchase options are hidden when a Passport is already active.  
• Additional stability improvements and minor interface refinements.

### 2.1.1 — 2026-07-19

What’s New

• Under-the-hood improvements  
• Improved flight tracking and route visualization  
• Enhanced stability and performance  
• Minor bug fixes

### 2.1 — 2026-07-14

New in FlyBuddy:

- 3 days free to try FlyBuddy after first install
- New FlyBuddy Passport options: 30-Day Passport or Lifetime Passport
- No subscriptions. No trap. Just access when you need it.
- Improved tutorial permission flow
- Location access can now be enabled later from Settings
- Better airport timing messages on the Home screen
- Store, paywall and purchase flow improvements
- Small UI polish and stability fixes

### 2.0 — 2026-07-05

**Fly Buddy Reworked**

Fly Buddy has been redesigned and modernized across the app, with a cleaner look, smoother flows, and a more helpful travel experience.

**Highlights**

- Fully redesigned Home screen with modern trip cards
- New current, upcoming and past trip handling
- Past trips are now collapsed and easier to scan
- Reworked Flight History with a new visual travel passport
- Improved trip memories, stats and route summaries
- Redesigned Flight Detail view with cleaner live flight presentation
- Updated Airport Assistant experience
- Improved airport map, quick navigation and gate guidance
- Smoking rooms added to quick navigation
- Improved Landing screen with clearer arrival guidance
- Apple Watch companion improved with better flight snapshots and navigation support
- Watch can now use local cached flight data more independently from iPhone
- New Bob behavior and improved overlay handling
- Modernized weather/background visuals across flight states
- Improved Add Flight search, including better city/airport matching

Many "Under the Hood"-Optimisations

### 1.0.1 — 2026-06-14

Bob was hanging around in the basement again and discovered a few sneaky bugs. Luckily, he didn’t waste any time and removed them right away.

This update improves backup and restore reliability, fixes several interface issues, and resolves a bug that could cause the currency loader on the Landing page to get stuck.

As always, a handful of stability improvements and small optimizations have been made behind the scenes.

Thanks for flying with FlyBuddy!

## More apps by Jan Erik Thelen

- [ZeitPilot – Zeiterfassung](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/zeitpilot-zeiterfassung/id6760566388)
- [Scan_Buddy](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/scan-buddy/id6782457064)
- [SeniorBuddy](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/seniorbuddy/id6790517812)

All apps by Jan Erik Thelen: https://appshunter.io/developer/1885020900

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*Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-09.*