FlyPast vs ShowFinder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FlyPast
Explore aviation history and heritage with in-depth articles on warbird preservation, restoration, and airshows. Discover profiles of legendary aircraft, historical squadrons, and notable figures from WWI to the Cold War.
- Global aviation history news
- Aircraft preservation and restoration features
- Museum and airshow reports
- Aircraft type histories
- Squadron and unit profiles
- Profiles of legendary aircraft
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FlyPast Magazine Brought to you by Key Publishing Ltd, Europe’s Leading Aviation Publisher. Published monthly, FlyPast is internationally regarded as the magazine for aviation history and heritage. Having pioneered coverage of this fascinating world of 'living history' since 1980, FlyPast still leads the field today. Each issue is packed with news and features on warbird preservation and restoration, museums, and the airshow scene. Subjects regularly profiled include British and American aircraft type histories, as well as those of squadrons and units from World War One to the Cold War. Regular features include: • Latest news: Comprehensive and authoritative global news on aviation history and heritage • From the Workshop: In-depth features and specials profiling aircraft, manufacturers, air forces and countries • Spotlight: Focus falls on a legendary aircraft type – including the men behind the machine and its exploits in battle. • Regular readers’ favourites: ‘Men behind the medals’, ‘We salute you - in memory’ and ‘From the workshop’ • Airshows: Reports and images from aviation events around the world And much more! Please note: Posters, calendars or wall planners, plans, decals etc. may not necessarily be included with this digital issue. Please check the specific issue’s description within the app, to see if it is included with that digital version. Published by Key Publishing Ltd. The entire contents of this title is © copyright. All rights reserved. ---------------------------------------------- This is a free app download. Within the app users can purchase the current issue and back issues. Subscriptions are also available within the application. A subscription will start from the latest regular issue at the time of purchase. -The subscription will renew automatically unless cancelled more than 24 hours before the end of the current period. You will be charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the current period, for the same duration and at the current subscription rate for the product. -You may turn off the auto-renewal of subscriptions through your Account Settings, however you are not able to cancel the current subscription during its active period. -Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when a subscription to that publication is purchased. -If a subscription offers a free trial, at the end of the trial period, you will be charged the full price of the subscription. You may cancel a subscription during its free trial period via the subscription settings on your iTunes account. This must be done 24 hours before the end of the subscription period to avoid being charged. Users can register for/ login to a pocketmags account in-app. This will protect their issues in the case of a lost device and allow browsing of purchases on multiple platforms. Existing pocketmags users can retrieve their purchases by logging into their account. We recommend loading the app for the first time in a wi-fi area so that all issue data is retrieved. If your app will not load past the splash page after a first install or an update, please delete and reinstall the app from the App Store Help and frequently asked questions can be accessed in-app and on pocketmags. If you have any problems at all please do not hesitate to contact us: help@pocketmags.com -------------------- You can find our privacy policy here: http://www.pocketmags.com/privacy.aspx You can find our terms and conditions here: http://www.pocketmags.com/terms.aspx
ShowFinder
Discover automotive events, cruise-ins, and museums across the US and Canada. Browse detailed event information, view photo galleries, save favorites, and share with friends. Submit corrections or new events to keep the database comprehensive.
- 90,000+ automotive events
- 4,700+ cruise-ins
- 300+ museums
- Location-specific results
- Photo galleries
- Save events to favorites
- Add events to calendar
- Share events via social media/text/email
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ShowFinder is your personal guide to over 90,000 automotive events, 4,700 cruise in's & 300 museums in the US and Canada. Our collection of data is the largest of its kind serving you location specific results, photo galleries and event info which is easy to save and share with friends! This app is created for auto show lovers by auto show lovers! With ShowFinder you can select specific states you would like to find events in, or use your GPS location and select a radius. When browsing events check out photo galleries to see cars from that event. When you find an event worth saving you can add it to your favorites list and also save it to your local calendar. We even save the specific dates & times in your calendar for each event. If you really like what you see and want to share it, you can choose to post the event to Facebook, Twitter, Email or Text it to a friend. If by chance you find some info to be incorrect in ShowFinder, you can easily submit to us your changes for review. Also, if you don’t see your event added, you can submit it from the app and we will contact you to verify the info before posting. ShowFinder is dedicated to providing the most complete list of updated and accurate auto event’s in the US and Canada. We hope you enjoy using our app as much as we enjoyed making it :)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: FlyPast at 5.0 against ShowFinder's 3.3. ShowFinder's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and review sentiment (77% vs 62%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. FlyPast sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $5.49 per month. ShowFinder asks for nothing beyond the download.
FlyPast holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 24 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 62% of FlyPast's written reviews are positive against 77% of ShowFinder's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
FlyPast ships an update every 5 months, ShowFinder every 10 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | FlyPast | ShowFinder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (20 ratings) — better | 3.3 (24 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 61.8% of reviews | 76.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20 | 24 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.2 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Key Publishing | SHFT LLC |
Customer experience
FlyPast
ShowFinder
Bugs and requests
FlyPast
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
ShowFinder
Reported bugs
9 issues- App doesn't work at all
- App not working
- SSL Error at launch
- App starts to open then closes
- Getting security warning
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- Certificate Invalid
- App isn't always accurate
- Stopped loading results
- Can't add to calendar
Requested features
6 requests- Fix the app so it works
- Add times for meets
- Add an option for time when submitting events
- Improve accuracy of dates and times
- Allow zip code search instead of only location service
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- Enable adding events to calendar
In-app purchases
FlyPast
- FlyPast7 Days trial$5.491 Month
- FlyPast14 Days trial$29.496 Months
- FlyPast1 Month trial$53.991 Year
- March 2012 (id:735074)$4.99
- December 2012 (id:735338)$4.99
- July 2013 (id:734917)$4.99
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- June 2013 (id:734636)$4.99
- May 2013 (id:735176)$4.99
- April 2013 (id:735339)$4.99
- March 2013 (id:734979)$4.99
ShowFinder
No in-app purchases
Questions
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