Comparison

FlightPing vs Roam

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

Roam

Log your travels and visualize your journey on a world map. Set personal travel goals, discover new destinations with a randomizer, and earn milestones with badges. Your travel data is private and syncs across all your Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Map visited countries with flags
  • Set and track personal travel goals
  • Random destination generator
  • Animated tour of visited countries
  • Earn milestone badges
  • Syncs across Apple devices
  • Privacy-focused with no ads or tracking
Features
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Track every country you've ever set foot in - beautifully. Roam is the simplest way to log your travels, visualize your journey on a world map, and chase your personal travel goal. Whether you're at 5 countries or 150, Roam grows with you. MAP YOUR WORLD Drop a flag on every country you've visited and watch your map come alive. Tap any flag to read a Wikipedia article and see the country's location, capital, and continent - right inside the app. SET A GOAL, CHASE IT Set a personal target - 50 countries, 100, all UN members, or every country on Earth. Your progress ring and live percentage tell you exactly how far you've come. EXPLORE & DISCOVER Not sure where to go next? The Where Next? randomizer picks a surprise destination from countries you haven't visited yet. Filter by continent, spin again, and dream. TOUR YOUR VISITED WORLD Hit play and watch the map fly through every country you've visited - an animated tour of your life's adventures. EARN MILESTONES Hit 1, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 150, and 197 countries and unlock badges with a confetti celebration. Your badge shelf lives in Settings so you can show it off anytime. BUILT FOR EVERY DEVICE - iPhone: clean, fast, and native - iPad: full split-view with country detail panel - Apple Watch: glanceable ring, country count, and world % right on your wrist - iCloud: your data syncs automatically across all your devices PRIVACY FIRST No account. No ads. No tracking. Your travel data stays yours - stored privately in iCloud and never shared. Start your map today. The world is waiting.

Screenshots

FlightPing4 screens
Roam4 screens

Verdict

The call

FlightPing and Roam 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 Roam sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
FlightPing versus Roam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlightPingRoam
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequency—Every 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCederic SchmidCinnamon Mobile LLC

In-app purchases

3 purchases

FlightPing

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

Roam

One-time1
  • Pro$9.99

Questions

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

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