FlightInk vs PaperPlane
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FlightInk
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FlightInk is your digital flight logbook. Log every flight, view your routes on an interactive world map, and track your travel stats, solo or competing with friends. Features: • Add flights with airports, airlines, and travel class • Interactive world map with all your routes, replayable as an animation • Detailed stats: distance, countries visited, airports, carbon footprint • Yearly Wrapped retrospective with shareable satellite maps and videos • Set yearly goals (flights, distance, countries, continents) • 30+ badges and pilot ranks to unlock • Collect airlines and airports, compare with friends • Leaderboards, Crews, seasonal challenges, and Hall of Fame • Live flight tracking on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island • Apple Watch app with complications for your next flight • iOS widget for stats at a glance • Face ID / Touch ID lock to protect your data • iCloud sync across all your devices • Export and share your flights • Available in 9 languages
PaperPlane
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Your travels deserve more than a folder of booking confirmations. PaperPlane is the travel journal that builds itself. Forward a flight or hotel confirmation to your personal import address and we parse it, geocode it, and drop it on your globe as a draft trip, ready for you to review and publish in seconds. See your journeys on a stunning interactive 3D globe. Spin it, zoom in, tap any pin to revisit that trip. Every destination you have ever visited, plotted exactly where it belongs. Travel with others? Invite your group and share trips so everyone sees the same memories. See whose miles stretch furthest, whose passport is filling fastest, and which destinations you keep returning to together. Your stats update automatically as you add trips, total countries, distances, days abroad, and more, so the longer you use PaperPlane, the more it rewards you. Key features: - Interactive 3D globe with every trip pinned and connected by arcs - Email import: forward booking confirmations and trips log themselves - Travel groups: share trips with friends, couples, or family - Personal and group stats: countries, distances, days, and more - Lifetime access: one purchase, no subscription, no surprises - Private and secure: your journal is yours alone PaperPlane is free to get started. Unlock the globe, groups, and unlimited trips with a single lifetime purchase.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PaperPlane at none against FlightInk's 2. PaperPlane also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.6). On price 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. FlightInk sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per year. PaperPlane asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | FlightInk | PaperPlane |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Antoine Descotes | Jake Houghton |
In-app purchases
FlightInk
- Premium Yearly$3.991 Year
- Lifetime Premium$12.99
PaperPlane
No in-app purchases







