Comparison

Flight Board Pro Plane Tracker vs Airfield spotter's guide

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

Head to head
About

Flight Board Pro Plane Tracker

Transform your device into a retro-style flight information board for any airport worldwide. Track arrivals and departures in real-time, providing instant updates on flight status, delays, and gate changes.

Highlights
  • Retro flip-flap flight board design
  • Real-time flight status updates
  • Global airport and airline coverage
  • Search for specific flights
  • Track arrivals and departures
  • Optional flight notifications
Features
Currently charting
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Turn your iPhone or iPad into an animated old style retro flip-flap Arrivals and Departures flight board for any airport in the world! mi Flight Board is designed based on the old departures board at the Grand Central Terminal Station in New York City and has a beautiful old style retro feel. Download mi Flight Board and view the departures and arrivals board at your favourite airports. View updated flight status information in real-time
, the #1 travel app in over 35 countries. FEATURES • Old style retro-feel based on the old departures board at Grand Central Station in New York City • Includes over 6,000 airports and 1,500 airlines worldwide  • See the real-time status or use as a flight tracker to track any flight in the world • Search for specific flights, by destination or airline
 • Efficiently switch between flight Departures and Arrivals boards  • Enables you to answer the question:“I wonder what planes are arriving in Phoenix at the moment?” or “Has Dad’s plane arrived yet?”

 See our other flight tracker and flight radar apps. mi Flight Tracker mi Flight Radar This app has an optional subscription to enable flight notifications pushed directly to your phone and extended time frames for the flight boards out to 24 hours. There is one subscription and three ways of paying, monthly (bronze), 6 monthly (silver), or yearly (gold). This is an auto-renewing subscription. This subscription unlocks premium services across all our apps, where available. Get updates on departure & arrival times, latest delays, gate & baggage reclaim changes. No commitment, you can cancel any time. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Terms and conditions: http://www.miflightsapp.com/terms_and_conditions.html Privacy policy: http://www.miflightsapp.com/privacy_policy.html Please note that some charter flights are not listed and that flight data may be delayed by up to 15 mins due to FAA regulations and that charter flights are not listed.

About

Airfield spotter's guide

Features
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The ultimate list of worlwide airfields in one app. From the largest international airports to small grass fields and helipads. And with an ever expanding list of the best spotting locations, hotels and other places of interest, this app will be the best help during any spotting trip. - some 60.000 airfields listed - airports, airfields, grassfields, seaplane bases, heliports and helipads - includes a growing list of spotting locations and restaurnants and hotels that are great for plane spotting - start navigating to the airfield itself, or the desired spotting location, restaurant or hotel (external navigation app required) - view all airfields on the map, or browse through a list organized by country - customize the map view with which type of airfields to show The app is ideal for the travelling aircraft spotter, not only to easily find each and every airfield in the world, but also to find the best spots to watch the planes. The list of spotting locations, restaurants and hotels is not complete, but growing every day. All data is stored inside the app in a local database, meaning that you can also use the app without a network connection (the map will not load in that case). Local data is synced with the server on a daily bassis, so every newly added spotting location will show up quickly.

Screenshots

Flight Board Pro Plane Tracker4 screens
Airfield spotter's guide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Airfield spotter's guide at none against Flight Board Pro Plane Tracker's 3. Airfield spotter's guide also leads on price ($2.99 vs $3.99). Flight Board Pro Plane Tracker's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months) and chart position (#94 vs unranked). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Flight Board Pro Plane Tracker costs $3.99 and Airfield spotter's guide $2.99 up front. Flight Board Pro Plane Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Airfield spotter's guide asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flight Board Pro Plane Tracker ships an update monthly, Airfield spotter's guide every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Flight Board Pro Plane Tracker versus Airfield spotter's guide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlight Board Pro Plane TrackerAirfield spotter's guide
Price$3.99$2.99 — better
Rating4.7 (2.2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews56.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.2K — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#94 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlight Tracker Apps Studioiksmode

Bugs and requests

Flight Board Pro Plane Tracker

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Displays incorrect or outdated flight information
  • Incompatible with newer iOS versions
  • Freezes and crashes on certain devices
  • Glitches in layout and display of information

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add boarding gate information
  • Improve search functionality
  • Provide more historical flight data
  • Add 12-hour time format option
  • Reduce unnecessary animations and sounds

Airfield spotter's guide

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Flight Board Pro Plane Tracker

Subscriptions3
  • mi Flights Premium - Bronze$0.991 Month
  • mi Flights Premium - Silver$2.996 Months
  • mi Flights Premium - Gold$4.491 Year
None

Airfield spotter's guide

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flight Board Pro Plane Tracker free?
Flight Board Pro Plane Tracker costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Airfield spotter's guide free?
Airfield spotter's guide costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Flight Board Pro Plane Tracker or Airfield spotter's guide have ads?
Neither Flight Board Pro Plane Tracker nor Airfield spotter's guide shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flight Board Pro Plane Tracker or Airfield spotter's guide?
Flight Board Pro Plane Tracker ships an update monthly, and Airfield spotter's guide every 4 months. Most recently, Flight Board Pro Plane Tracker was updated on November 9, 2026 and Airfield spotter's guide on November 8, 2026.

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