ELRs vs Flown
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ELRs
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An app to show the route of railway lines in England Scotland and Wales using Network Rail geospatial data, overlaying ELR line routes onto Apple Maps. Shows stations with station departure and arrival boards, as well as train service information from National Rail Enquiries
Flown
Log your flights to create a personalized travel map with glowing arcs, stamped countries, and a virtual passport. Track live flight status, find alternative flights, and explore fare options with an optional subscription.
- Personalized world travel map
- Virtual passport with country stamps
- Flight statistics and year-end summaries
- Calendar flight import
- Live flight status tracking
- Alternative flight suggestions
- Fare calendar and 'Anywhere' inspiration
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Where have you been? Flown remembers. Log your flights in seconds and watch your personal world map paint itself—glowing flight arcs, scratch-map countries, and a passport that stamps itself every time you land somewhere new. YOUR TRAVEL MEMORY — FREE FOREVER • A beautiful dark world map of everywhere you've flown • Tick off all 197 countries—visited or bucket list • A virtual passport with a unique ink stamp for every country • Stats that tell your story: miles, hours in the air, times around the Earth, top routes and airlines • Flown Wrapped—a share-ready card of your year in the air • Calendar import: Flown finds flights hiding in your calendar, entirely on your iPhone. Nothing is ever uploaded. • iCloud sync: your map, flights and stats follow you across your devices and come back when you reinstall—through your own private iCloud FLOWN PRO — THE LIVE LAYER • Live flight status: delays, terminals, check-in desks, aircraft • Lock Screen tracking: your flight's status updates itself as it changes • Plan B: same-day alternative flights the moment things go wrong • Explore: flexible-date fare calendars, cheapest-day finder, and "Anywhere" inspiration from your home airport • Or pay with Avios? Reward-rate estimates for British Airways and Avios partner flights, with a pay-cash-or-use-points recommendation • Auto-fill a flight from just its flight number • Coming to Pro: delay notifications and Live Activities KNOW WHEN YOU ARE OWED • Flown checks delayed and cancelled flights against UK261 and EU261 air passenger rights • See what you could be owed — up to £520 in the UK, €600 in the EU • Distance, delay length and the reason are all handled for you Try Flown Pro free. Subscription required for Pro features. Cancel anytime. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No tracking. Your travel history lives on your iPhone and syncs privately through your own iCloud. Calendar scanning is 100% on-device. Live lookups send only a flight number or route—never your calendar, never your identity. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Flown at every 2 days against ELRs's every 5 days. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ELRs ships an update every 5 days, Flown every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ELRs | Flown |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mike Finta | STEFAN SAMUEL DUPEY-WHYTE |
In-app purchases
ELRs
No in-app purchases
Flown
No in-app purchases









