Comparison

FlightPing vs flightboard.

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

Head to head
About

FlightPing

Features
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Never get caught off-guard at the airport. Enter any flight number and FlightPing tracks every change, sending you a push alert the moment something shifts. No account. No signup. No setup. WHAT FLIGHTPING TRACKS . Live flight status: On Time, Delayed, En Route, Landed . Departure and arrival gates and terminals . Delay amount and updates in real time . Cancellations . Boarding reminders . Landed notifications . Full status timeline of every change since tracking started WHAT YOU SEE . Boarding pass-style header with gates and status at a glance . Route map with animated flight path . Aircraft type, distance, and flight duration . Scheduled and actual departure and arrival times . Status timeline with timestamped change log FLIGHTPING PRO Unlock the full picture. See the complete status timeline, arrival gate details, and in-depth flight data. Track unlimited flights at the same time. Monthly, yearly, or lifetime access available. DESIGNED FOR REAL TRAVELERS No radar. No cluttered map of every plane in the sky. No account wall. FlightPing is for people who fly a few times a year and want one thing: to know if something changed before they find out the hard way at the gate. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

flightboard.

Features
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FlightBoard turns your iPhone or iPad into a real-time arrivals board for the sky and sea above you. Watch flights pass overhead from your window. See the ferries and cargo ships in your nearest port. Mount an iPad on the wall and let it run as an editorial-style departures display. LIVE FLIGHTS - Worldwide ADS-B coverage via OpenSky Network and the adsb.lol community feed - Bring-your-own-key OpenSky support raises the rate limit from 100 to 4,000 calls per day - Five visual themes: LED Matrix, Departure Board, Minimal, Radar sweep, Ambient - Real route data resolved on demand (origin → destination, airline, aircraft type) LIVE SHIPS - AIS positions for vessels in your radius, via AISStream.io's free WebSocket feed - Color-coded by vessel category — cargo, tanker, ferry, fishing, sailing, military - Tap any vessel for full detail (callsign, MMSI, flag, length, beam, draught, last fix) - One-tap deep link to ShipSpotting.com photo galleries WALL DISPLAY MODE - Full-screen kiosk for an iPad mounted on a wall or paired with AirPlay - Editorial layout with oversized display type, hairline dividers, monospace numerics - Burn-in prevention with subtle pixel-shift drift, configurable font scale and dim level - Tap any flight or ship row to open the full detail sheet PRO FEATURES (one-time purchase or subscription) - All five themes - Wall display kiosk mode - Live Activities for tracked flights - watchOS companion app - Custom alert rules - Full spotter log with achievements and CSV export - 200 km tracking radius (free tier: 50 km) - iCloud sync across devices NO ACCOUNT REQUIRED FlightBoard does not collect data, does not show ads, and does not require sign-up. Your location is used only to determine which aircraft and vessels are nearby. API credentials are stored in iOS Keychain and never leave your device. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

FlightPing4 screens
flightboard.4 screens

Verdict

The call

FlightPing and flightboard. are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. FlightPing sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and flightboard. sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
FlightPing versus flightboard.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlightPingflightboard.
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB5 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperCederic SchmidMedicon Apps

In-app purchases

3 purchases

FlightPing

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Yearly3 Days trial$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$14.99
3 purchases

flightboard.

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$79.99

Questions

Is FlightPing free?
FlightPing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is flightboard. free?
flightboard. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do FlightPing or flightboard. have ads?
Neither FlightPing nor flightboard. shows ads.

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