Comparison

Flownto vs Contrails

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

Head to head
About

Flownto

Features
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Flownto is your personal flight journal. Log every flight you've ever taken and watch your travel history come alive on a 3D globe. Track all your past and future flights, build your aviation passport, and see lifetime stats — total flights, distance flown, countries visited, time in the air. Open the Cabin screen on any flight for a cinematic moving map with your real-time GPS location — works fully offline at 37,000 ft, no internet needed. Plan future trips with the built-in trip planner and see all your routes mapped on an interactive globe. Features: — Log unlimited flights with airline, route and date — 3D globe showing all your flight routes — Lifetime stats: distance, countries, airports, streaks — Cinematic cabin airshow with GPS live map — Live flight status via FlightDesk — Share your stats card with one tap — Works fully offline — Supports Google and Apple Sign-In

About

Contrails

Features
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Contrails keeps a trace of every route you fly. Add a flight in seconds — by hand, from a Wallet boarding pass, or straight from your ticket e-mail — and watch your airports, countries and kilometres turn into a personal world. YOUR WORLD, ON A GLOBE Every flight is drawn as a great-circle arc. Spin the 3D globe or switch to the flat map, then tap any route to open the flights that took it. ADD FLIGHTS WITHOUT TYPING • Share a ticket PDF or booking e-mail from Mail to Contrails — flight numbers, airports and dates are detected for you to confirm. • Drop in an Apple Wallet boarding pass (.pkpass) or a PDF boarding pass. • Or add it manually with airport and airline autocomplete. UPCOMING TRIPS Plan future flights with a countdown. When the day comes, the flight moves into your collection on its own. PHOTO MEMORIES Attach up to five photos to each flight and relive them from the flight's detail page. FRIENDS & FEED • Add friends by username, by scanning their QR code, or invite them from your contacts. • See their new flights in the feed, react with emoji and leave comments. • Discover who was on the same flight as you. • Add your X, Instagram and YouTube handles to your profile. NOTIFICATIONS Friend requests, comments, reactions and shared flights arrive as push notifications and in a built-in notification center. MAYOR BOARDS Become the top flyer of any airport and defend your title against friends. BADGES & WRAPPED Cross the equator, reach the Moon's distance, complete all seven continents — every milestone unlocks a badge. At year's end, your Wrapped tells the story of your flying year, ready to share. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Use it as a guest with no account, or sign in with Apple, Google or e-mail to back up and sync. Choose who sees your profile, block or report anyone, export all your data, or delete your account from the app at any time. Leave your trace.

Screenshots

Flownto4 screens
Contrails4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Contrails at every 2 days against Flownto's every 2 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flownto ships an update every 2 weeks, Contrails every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Flownto versus Contrails: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlowntoContrails
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAman khanGIZEM KIRAZ KAYA

In-app purchases

None

Flownto

No in-app purchases

None

Contrails

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flownto free?
Flownto is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Contrails free?
Contrails is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Flownto or Contrails have ads?
Neither Flownto nor Contrails shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flownto or Contrails?
Flownto ships an update every 2 weeks, and Contrails every 2 days. Most recently, Flownto was updated on October 31, 2026 and Contrails on November 3, 2026.

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