Flight Board vs radarQuery
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flight Board
Transform your device into a retro-style flight information board for any airport worldwide. Track flights in real-time, view arrivals and departures, and get instant updates on delays and gate changes.
- Retro flip-flap animated flight board
- Real-time flight status updates
- Global airport and airline coverage
- Search flights by destination or airline
- Track any flight worldwide
- Departure and arrival board switching
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Turn your iPhone or iPad into an animated old style retro flip-flap Arrivals and Departures flight board for any airport in the world! mi Flight Board is designed based on the old departures board at the Grand Central Terminal Station in New York City and has a beautiful old style retro feel. Download mi Flight Board and view the departures and arrivals board at your favourite airports. View updated flight status information in real-time , the #1 travel app in over 35 countries. FEATURES • Old style retro-feel based on the old departures board at Grand Central Station in New York City • Includes over 6,000 airports and 1,500 airlines worldwide • See the real-time status or use as a flight tracker to track any flight in the world • Search for specific flights, by destination or airline • Efficiently switch between flight Departures and Arrivals boards • Enables you to answer the question:“I wonder what planes are arriving in Phoenix at the moment?” or “Has Dad’s plane arrived yet?” See our other flight tracker and flight radar apps. mi Flight Tracker mi Flight Radar This app has an optional subscription to enable flight notifications pushed directly to your phone and extended time frames for the flight boards out to 24 hours. There is one subscription and three ways of paying, monthly (bronze), 6 monthly (silver), or yearly (gold). This is an auto-renewing subscription. This subscription unlocks premium services across all our apps, where available. Get updates on departure & arrival times, latest delays, gate & baggage reclaim changes. No commitment, you can cancel any time. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Terms and conditions: http://www.miflightsapp.com/terms_and_conditions.html Privacy policy: http://www.miflightsapp.com/privacy_policy.html Please note that some charter flights are not listed and that flight data may be delayed by up to 15 mins due to FAA regulations and that charter flights are not listed. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
radarQuery
Access live aircraft data and search global flight routes. This tool provides real-time ADS-B information for airlines and airports worldwide. It is intended for informational purposes only and does not facilitate flight bookings or ticket sales.
- Live ADS-B aircraft information
- Search flight route connections
- Global airline and airport data
- Flight radar search engine
- Informational purposes only
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radarQuery is a Flight Radar search engine. See live ADS-B Aircraft information and search route connections for any airline and airport in the world. This app is for information purposes only, performing Flight Radar search queries. We do not sell flights nor provide ticket prices or information. Payments and Subscriptions Subscription payments will be charged to your Apple Account once you confirm your purchase. Subscription automatically renews at the end of your current subscription period, unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours prior to end of the current period. Terms of Service: https://radarquery.com/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://radarquery.com/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: radarQuery at 100% against Flight Board's 32%. radarQuery also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 6 weeks). Flight Board's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (2K vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Flight Board sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.79 per month and radarQuery sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Flight Board holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flight Board has 2K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 32% of Flight Board's written reviews are positive against 100% of radarQuery's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Flight Board ships an update every 6 weeks, radarQuery every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flight Board | radarQuery |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (2K ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 31.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Flight Tracker Apps Studio | Aero Notion Limited |
Customer experience
Flight Board
radarQuery
Bugs and requests
Flight Board
Reported bugs
3 issues- Doesn't display all available flights
- Delayed flight status updates
- Turns off device music when opened
Requested features
4 requests- Show full airport names instead of codes
- Display aircraft type information
- Add option to switch between IATA and ICAO codes
- Show terminal and gate information
radarQuery
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Flight Board
- Premium Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$0.791 Month
- Premium Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Premium Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$1.291 Month
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- Premium Annual Subscription7 Days trial$3.991 Year
- Premium Annual Subscription7 Days trial$4.991 Year
- Premium Annual Subscription7 Days trial$5.991 Year
radarQuery
- Monthly$1.991 Month
- Yearly$19.991 Year
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