CabinLink vs Flightglobe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CabinLink
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CabinLink gives you the flight map the airline portal usually buries. Join the aircraft Wi-Fi and the app reads supported onboard flight manifests, then turns them into a clean route view with the numbers people keep checking in the air. WHAT YOU GET • Live route map with current position and heading • Altitude, ground speed, and time remaining • Destination weather when an internet connection is available • Aircraft details from supported onboard manifests • Last known readings on screen when cabin Wi-Fi drops BUILT FOR TRAVEL • Detects supported onboard airline portals automatically • Correct the airline when the network is vague • Unit preferences synced across dashboard and settings • Native layouts for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro No login. No ads. No paid Wi-Fi pass required for supported cabin manifests. Privacy Policy: https://www.vishrutjha.com/cabinlink/privacy Accessibility: https://www.vishrutjha.com/cabinlink/accessibility Attributions: https://www.vishrutjha.com/cabinlink/attribution EULA: https://www.vishrutjha.com/cabinlink/eula
Flightglobe
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Flying is incredible: one of the few experiences that allow us intuitively feel the massive scale of the globe we call home. Many flight trackers show the flight path, but they miss the best part of this astrological dance: the chase between your flight, the earth's rotation, the sun, and the lightshows of sunrise/sunset/auroral activity. Flightpath helps put that chase into perspective with simple, beautiful visualizations. Type your flight number, then see your aircraft on a photoreal 3D Earth, with the real-time day/night terminator, your home time zone, the destination time zone, and a glowing sun out in space. Drag the timeline scrubber to fast-forward through the flight and see exactly when sunset will catch you over your flightpath. • Real flight data: schedules, waypoints, and altitude covering 800+ airlines. • Photoreal globe: actual NASA Blue Marble imagery, with a custom shader blending day and night based on the real subsolar position. • Aurora forecast: when the northern or southern lights are active, you'll see them painted on the globe. • Time-zone clarity: three clocks at the top: where you came from, where you are right now, where you're going. • Time scrubber: drag to see where your plane and the sun will be at any point in your trip. • Works offline: once you've armed your flight, FlightGlobe runs without internet. Perfect for in-flight Wi-Fi blackouts. • No tracking: no ads, no analytics, no servers collecting your data. Built for travelers, aviation enthusiasts, and anyone who's ever wanted to understand exactly what's happening outside the window at 35,000 feet. Privacy: FlightGlobe stores all flight data locally on your device. The only data sent over the network is the flight number you type (to AeroDataBox) and anonymous aurora-grid requests to NOAA. See the in-app privacy policy for full details.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: CabinLink at 5 against Flightglobe's 3. Flightglobe's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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.
| Parameter | CabinLink | Flightglobe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vishrut Jha | Bite Forest LLC |
In-app purchases
CabinLink
No in-app purchases
Flightglobe
No in-app purchases









