Comparison

Flight Board Pro Plane Tracker vs Trip Guide Creator

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. View real-time arrivals and departures, track flights, and get updated status information. Designed with a classic aesthetic, it's perfect for travelers and aviation enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Retro flip-flap flight board design
  • Global airport and airline coverage
  • Real-time flight status tracking
  • Search flights by destination or airline
  • Switch between departures and arrivals
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

Trip Guide Creator

Features
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Trip Guide Creator is a travel command center for keeping real trip details organized in one place. Build and manage your day-by-day itinerary, including activities, stays, food plans, budgets, notes, and practical travel details. Keep important travel files with the correct trip. Eligible plans can upload supported PDFs and images from Files or Photos, view documents securely, and manage them from the app. Premium customers can use AI Document Import to prepare travel details from supported documents. Every result remains a draft until you review it, edit the supported fields, select a trip day, and choose Add to itinerary. Trip Guide Creator also supports collaboration, sharing, Email Imports, and Apple subscription management according to your plan and account access. Privacy Policy: https://tripguidecreator.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Flight Board Pro Plane Tracker4 screens
Trip Guide Creator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Trip Guide Creator at Free against Flight Board Pro Plane Tracker's $3.99. Trip Guide Creator also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). Flight Board Pro Plane Tracker's advantage is chart position (#99 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, 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

Trip Guide Creator is free to download; Flight Board Pro Plane Tracker costs $3.99 up front. Flight Board Pro Plane Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Trip Guide Creator sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flight Board Pro Plane Tracker ships an update weekly, Trip Guide Creator every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Flight Board Pro Plane Tracker versus Trip Guide Creator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlight Board Pro Plane TrackerTrip Guide Creator
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (2.2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews56.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.2K — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscription—
Best chart rank#99 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlight Tracker Apps StudioDaniel Valera

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

Trip Guide Creator

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
4 purchases

Trip Guide Creator

Subscriptions4
  • Standard Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Premium Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Standard Annual7 Days trial$25.001 Year
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  • Premium Annual7 Days trial$99.001 Year

Questions

Is Flight Board Pro Plane Tracker free?
Flight Board Pro Plane Tracker costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Trip Guide Creator free?
Trip Guide Creator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Flight Board Pro Plane Tracker or Trip Guide Creator have ads?
Neither Flight Board Pro Plane Tracker nor Trip Guide Creator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flight Board Pro Plane Tracker or Trip Guide Creator?
Flight Board Pro Plane Tracker ships an update weekly, and Trip Guide Creator every 3 days. Most recently, Flight Board Pro Plane Tracker was updated on October 18, 2026 and Trip Guide Creator on October 6, 2026.

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