Comparison

Flight Mode Map vs Flugumferð

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Flight Mode Map

Track your flight's position, altitude, and speed with this offline navigation app. Cache maps before takeoff for seamless in-flight tracking without an internet connection. Stay informed about your journey with real-time data and customizable units.

Highlights
  • Real-time flight data
  • Offline map caching
  • No internet required
  • Automatic position updates
  • Customizable units
  • Keep screen active mode
Features
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You're at 35,000 feet, the Wi-Fi costs a fortune and the seat-back screen is off. Where are you right now, and when do you land? Flight Mode Map answers that with your phone's GPS, which keeps working in airplane mode. No Wi-Fi and no account needed. Open it once before you fly and it saves the world map for you. PICK WHERE YOU'RE LANDING Search more than 3,000 airports, even offline. The app draws the remaining great-circle route, counts down the distance left and shows your landing time in the destination's local time, with your own time underneath. YOUR FLIGHT, LIVE ON THE MAP • Ground speed, GPS altitude and heading on one clear card • Cabin altitude too, on iPhones with a barometer • Your plane on the map, with the path you've already flown • A "Landed" card with your arrival time when you touch down • A world map of countries and major cities, saved by itself the first time you open the app online • Light and dark map styles, km/h or mph, meters or feet ALWAYS ONE GLANCE AWAY • Home Screen, Lock Screen and StandBy widgets • Start a flight from Control Center, a Shortcut or Siri GO PRO FOR THE WINDOW-SEAT VIEW • Save a satellite map of your whole route, with 3D terrain, before takeoff • Know what you're flying over: the towns and airports below you, offline • Your landing time live on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island • More plane styles and alternate app icons Pro comes as a yearly subscription with a free trial for new subscribers, a monthly subscription, or a one-time Lifetime purchase. Tip: GPS works best near a window. Turn on airplane mode, open the app, and watch the world go by. Available in English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Polish, Czech, Romanian and Arabic. Map labels are shown in English. ——— Flight Mode Map Pro subscriptions renew automatically. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://flightmodemap-app.web.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://flightmodemap-app.web.app/privacy

About

Flugumferð

Track live aircraft movements over Iceland on a detailed map. View flight details, airport information, and weather. "Look up!" feature identifies aircraft above you using your location and compass.

Highlights
  • Live aircraft map
  • Flight details (origin, destination, altitude, speed)
  • Airport arrivals and departures
  • Live airport weather (METAR, TAF)
  • "Look up!" aircraft identification
  • Aircraft type catalogue
  • Customizable alerts
Features
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Flugumferð shows the aircraft flying over Iceland right now, on a live map built from our own network of ADS-B receivers around the country. Tap any aircraft to see where it came from and where it is going, its altitude, speed and heading, the aircraft type, and often a photograph of that exact airframe. LIVE MAP • Every aircraft we can hear, updated continuously • Colour-coded by altitude and rotated to true heading • Filter to airliners, private jets, cargo, military, coast guard or emergency traffic • Follow one aircraft, or let the map frame all the traffic by itself AIRPORTS • Arrivals and departures for Keflavík, Reykjavík, Akureyri, Egilsstaðir, Ísafjörður and the other Icelandic airports • Live weather at each airport: raw METAR and TAF, with a decoder that turns the codes into plain language • Runway in use, wind, visibility and cloud NEAR YOU • "Look up!" uses your location and the compass to work out which aircraft are above your horizon right now, with bearing and elevation — point your phone at a contrail and find out what it is • Find your nearest airport and see which flights connect it with Iceland DIG DEEPER • Aircraft type catalogue with specifications, photographs and video • The Icelandic aircraft register • Records, statistics and top lists — fastest, highest, busiest • On-time performance for Icelandic routes • Search by flight number, registration or callsign ICELANDIC AND ENGLISH Pick either language with one tap, and the app remembers your choice. WHERE THE DATA COMES FROM Flugumferð is built on ADS-B receivers we run ourselves, here in Iceland. Coverage therefore reflects what is genuinely audible from the ground — aircraft that do not broadcast ADS-B, or that fly beyond the reach of our receivers, will not appear. ALERTS (OPTIONAL) • Get a notification when an aircraft squawks an emergency code over Iceland, when the Coast Guard goes airborne, or when a notable aircraft passes overhead • Off by default, three separate switches, and nothing is ever sent for marketing PRIVACY No advertising, no third-party analytics, no tracking. Your location is used only when you ask for it, and only to work out what is near you. Flugumferð is free.

Screenshots

Flight Mode Map4 screens
Flugumferð4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Flugumferð at 5.0 against Flight Mode Map's 1.0. Flugumferð also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On price and ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Flight Mode Map sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Flugumferð asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flugumferð holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Flight Mode Map versus Flugumferð: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlight Mode MapFlugumferð
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSPIDER SERVICE SRLGunnar Ingvi Thorisson

Customer experience

Flight Mode Map

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Flugumferð

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Flight Mode Map

Subscriptions2
  • Flight Mode Map Pro — Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Flight Mode Map Pro — Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Flight Mode Map Pro — Lifetime$69.99
None

Flugumferð

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flight Mode Map free?
Flight Mode Map is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flugumferð free?
Flugumferð is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Flight Mode Map or Flugumferð?
Flugumferð is rated higher. Flight Mode Map averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Flugumferð averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Flight Mode Map or Flugumferð have ads?
Flight Mode Map shows ads; Flugumferð does not.

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