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
Track flights live on your Lock Screen and build a private world map of your travel history. Discover flight statistics, plan future trips with fare calendars, and understand your air passenger rights for potential compensation.
- Live flight tracking on Lock Screen
- Private world map of past flights
- Flight statistics and year-in-air summary
- Air passenger rights and compensation info
- Flexible-date fare calendars
- Window seat guide
- Calendar import for flights
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Flown is a flight tracker and travel map for iPhone. It keeps every flight you've ever taken on one private world map, and follows the next one live on your Lock Screen, with delays, gate changes and landing. YOUR FIRST FLIGHT DAY IS FREE The first time you fly with Flown, its live features are yours for the day: live status, gate and landing, on your Lock Screen, for that flight and any others leaving within 24 hours of it. No subscription, no trial. YOUR TRAVEL MAP — FREE • A dark world map of every flight you've taken • Tick off the 197 countries you've been to, or want to: bucket list included • A passport that stamps itself, with an 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 • Type a flight number and the date, and Flown fills in the rest (40 look-ups a month, free) • Calendar import: Flown finds the flights in your calendar, entirely on your iPhone • Window seat guide: which side of the plane to sit on for mountains, islands and coastlines, and where the sun will be • Send your flight to whoever's meeting you, so they know when you land • Widgets and Siri: your next flight at a glance • iCloud sync, through your own private iCloud FLOWN PRO — THE LIVE LAYER • Live flight status: delays, gate, terminal, check-in desks and aircraft • Live Activities: your flight on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, updating itself, with an alert when your gate is announced or changes • Follow someone else's flight live, a partner's or a parent's, without it joining your travel history • Plan B: same-day alternative flights the moment things go wrong • Track record: how often a flight has been late, before you fly • Explore: flexible-date fare calendars, the cheapest days, and "Anywhere" ideas from your home airport • Pay with Avios? Estimates for British Airways and Avios partner flights, with a cash-or-points recommendation KNOW WHEN YOU'RE OWED • Flown shows whether a flight is covered by UK261 or EU261 air passenger rights • When it lands 3 hours or more late, Flown Pro works out what you may be owed: up to £520 in the UK or €600 in the EU, per passenger, with a link to how to claim • Airlines can refuse when the delay was outside their control, such as weather, strikes or air traffic control. Not legal advice. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No ads. No tracking. Your travel history lives on your iPhone and syncs through your own iCloud. Calendar scanning happens entirely on your iPhone, and live look-ups send only a flight number, route or date. Try Flown Pro free for 7 days. Subscription required for Pro features. Cancel any time. More, including window seat guides for popular routes: https://flownapp.co.uk Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ELRs at none against Flown's 2. On price, update cadence, ads 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. Flown sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. ELRs asks for nothing beyond the download.
ELRs ships an update every 5 days, Flown every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 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 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| 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
- Flown Pro Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Flown Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year









