Comparison

Train Tracker Pro vs FlightSky

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

Head to head
About

Train Tracker Pro

Track Amtrak and VIA Rail Canada trains with live locations, interactive timetables, and real-time weather. Access over 250 public railcams and view 14 days of historical train data. Features include Siri integration and Live Activities for lock screen tracking.

Highlights
  • Live train tracking
  • 14-day historical data
  • Interactive timetables
  • Real-time weather
  • 250+ public railcams
  • Siri integration
  • Live Activities support
Features
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Train Tracker Pro lets you track Amtrak and VIA Rail Canada trains with live locations, interactive timetables, real-time weather at trains’ locations, train-specific travel alerts, travel trends, Siri integration, and Live Activities to follow trains on your lock screen and in the Apple Watch Smart Stack. You can head out to the rails with just a tap on the map because Train Tracker Pro gives you access to over 250 public live railcams across North America. We’re continually adding to and curating the list of cameras to ensure its accuracy. Missed seeing a train? We've got you covered! Enter History mode, see when a train went by the camera, and rewind the camera to that point in time. The app also includes a 14-day history of train locations, speeds, timetables, and travel alerts. Enter History mode, choose a time, and the map displays exactly as it appeared at that time. Viewing detailed train data, travel alerts, and timetables in Live or History mode requires a 7-day free trial or a subscription. Train Tracker Pro is built by train travelers and railfans for train travelers and railfans. --- Free Features - Live map - History mode (view the map exactly as it appeared at any time in the last 14 days) - Current Top 5 Fastest and Most Delayed Trains lists - Historical Top 5 Fastest and Most Delayed Trains lists - Links to over 250 live railcams across North America - Customize map layers: Amtrak, VIA Rail, live railcams, track overlays - App Shortcut to find a train on the map by train number or route name - Standard or satellite map views - Map remembers your last position between launches - Light/dark mode toggle (System, Light, Dark) - Native iPhone and iPad design that’s fast, responsive, and easy to use --- Additional Free Trial/Subscription Features - Follow up to 5 trains at once on your lock screen - View next stop and ETA for followed trains in the Apple Watch Smart Stack (requires watchOS 11 or later) - Train speed and direction of travel in Live and History modes - Customize the Fastest and Most Delayed Trains lists to show 5, 10, 20, or all trains - Timetables update as a journey progresses - Quickly focus on the next stop in timetables by tapping the scope button - Travel Trends (6+ months of trip times and on-time performance data for every train between two stations along the route) - Corridor Conditions - Siri integration ("Siri, ask Train Tracker Pro") to have Siri get live train status - Train-specific Amtrak and VIA Rail travel alerts (Live and History) - Current temperature and weather conditions at a train's live location - Free Trial/Subscription supports Family Sharing --- What makes Train Tracker Pro Unique - First train tracking app with 14-day historical locations, speeds, and timetables for Amtrak and VIA Rail - First to support live railcam locations being shown on a map together with live and historical train location data - First to support Travel Trends to show travel times and on-time performance between any station pair along a train's route - First to support deep Siri integration of live train data for Amtrak and VIA Rail - First to support Corridor Conditions To start a Live Activity, tap a train, tap Follow, and you will see the next stop and its ETA on your lock screen and paired Apple Watch. Tap on a train’s Live Activity on your lock screen to go to that train’s location on the map. Live Activities update for up to 8 hours, and you can follow up to 5 trains at once. Train Tracker Pro includes a 7-day free trial of all features. Afterward, you can continue accessing live timetables, historical timetables, Top Trains lists customizations, live weather data, Travel Alerts data, Travel Trends, and train following with a weekly, monthly, or yearly subscription. Train Tracker Pro is not affiliated with Amtrak or VIA Rail Canada. Data timeliness and accuracy may vary based on external factors. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

FlightSky

Track flights in real-time and search for upcoming trips with this app. Compare flight options easily with an intuitive interface. Access global flight information anytime, anywhere.

Highlights
  • Real-time flight tracking
  • Flight search and comparison
  • Intuitive user interface
  • Global flight information access
  • Up-to-date flight data
Features
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"See which plane is flying overhead right now — point your phone at the sky and FlightSky tells you the airline, the route, the aircraft type and where it is heading. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Track any flight live on a real-time plane radar map, worldwide • Point your phone at a plane and identify it instantly with AR • See what the pilot sees with 3D and Cockpit View • Tap any aircraft for route, altitude, speed and live status • Search by flight number, airline, airport, route or aircraft type • Filter the sky by military, cargo and popular flights • Check live arrivals and departures for thousands of airports • Get delay and gate change alerts before you leave for the airport • Replay past flights and review flight history WHO IT IS FOR Waiting on someone's flight and want to know if it is actually on time. Curious which plane just went over the house. Planning a trip and watching for gate changes. Spotting aircraft as a hobby. FlightSky covers all four. FREE AND PREMIUM FlightSky is free to download. Live tracking, plane search and airport boards are included at no cost. Premium unlocks unlimited tracking, extended flight history, 3D and Cockpit View and advanced filters. Premium is a subscription. You will see the exact price and renewal date before you are charged, and you can cancel any time in your App Store account settings. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Terms: https://www.oceanfloatmobile.com/terms-and-conditions/ Privacy: https://www.oceanfloatmobile.com/privacy-policy/"

Screenshots

Train Tracker Pro4 screens
FlightSky4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Train Tracker Pro at none against FlightSky's shown. FlightSky's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (2.1K vs 5). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Train Tracker Pro sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and FlightSky sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FlightSky holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FlightSky has 2.1K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Train Tracker Pro ships an update every 3 weeks, FlightSky fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Train Tracker Pro versus FlightSky: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrain Tracker ProFlightSky
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (5 ratings)4.6 (2.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews—7.0% of reviews
Number of ratings52.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
Best chart rank—#30 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB91 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOMF Solutions LLCOcean Float Mobile

Customer experience

Train Tracker Pro

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

FlightSky

All ratings2,055 ratings
Positive89.3%
Neutral2.6%
Negative8.1%
Written reviews115 reviews
Positive7.0%
Neutral1.7%
Negative91.3%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Train Tracker Pro

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly7 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
14 purchases

FlightSky

Subscriptions14
  • Premium Week: Plane Finder3 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Premium Week: Plane Finder$7.997 Days
  • Premium Week: Plane Finder3 Days trial$7.997 Days
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  • Flight Radar Weekly Premium3 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Weekly Premium$9.997 Days
  • Premium: Live Plane Radar3 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Premium Week: Plane Finder$9.997 Days
  • Weekly Pro$11.997 Days
  • Flight Radar Pro Weekly3 Days trial$14.997 Days
  • Flight Radar Yearly$59.991 Year
  • Yearly Premium$59.991 Year
  • Premium Year: Flight Tracker$69.991 Year
  • Yearly Pro$79.991 Year
  • Flight Radar Pro Yearly$89.991 Year

Questions

Is Train Tracker Pro free?
Train Tracker Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FlightSky free?
FlightSky is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Train Tracker Pro or FlightSky?
FlightSky is rated higher. Train Tracker Pro averages 4.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while FlightSky averages 4.6 from 2.1K ratings.
Do Train Tracker Pro or FlightSky have ads?
FlightSky shows ads; Train Tracker Pro does not.
Which is updated more often, Train Tracker Pro or FlightSky?
Train Tracker Pro ships an update every 3 weeks, and FlightSky fortnightly. Most recently, Train Tracker Pro was updated on October 30, 2026 and FlightSky on October 30, 2026.

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