We built FlightyFlowbecause a good iPhone flight tracker shouldn't cost Flighty money.

Why a new flight tracker?

The flight-tracking category has been dominated for a decade by two camps: massive aviation databases dressed up as consumer apps, and beautiful but expensive premium subscriptions. Both serve real audiences. Neither serves most travelers — the person picking up their mom from JFK, the parent flying with kids, the consultant chasing a connection in Atlanta.

We started FlightyFlow in 2025 because the good iOS flight trackers got expensive. Live Activities, Dynamic Island, Lock Screen widgets, and delay alerts should not cost Flighty money. One price. No ads. No selling your data.

How we make money

FlightyFlow is a paid app. Subscriptions and a $19.99 lifetime purchase fund the data and the product. We do not run ads. We do not sell your location or trip data. An account is only required if you want favorites synced across devices.

What we'll never do

• Sell your data. Ever. Not anonymized, not aggregated, not “in the legitimate-interest sense.” Just no.
• Rent your inbox. If you give us your email, it's for one thing — the thing you asked for.
• Embed third-party tracking SDKs. Vercel Analytics counts pageviews on this marketing site; the iOS app uses Apple's privacy-respecting analytics, no third-party trackers.
• Hide safety information. If your flight is in trouble, you'll see it — gate, delay risk, inbound aircraft — in the paid app.
• Spam you with notifications. Our default notification policy is conservative. You opt in to more, not out.

Who builds FlightyFlow

FlightyFlow is built by a small team of engineers and designers in the United States who fly too much and have opinions about iOS. We work directly with the people who use the app — read every email, respond to every App Store review, and ship updates roughly every two weeks.

For press, partnerships, or to chat with the team, write to info@jhobbie.com.

Where the data comes from

We blend multiple data sources to give you the most accurate live picture of any commercial flight in the world:

• ADS-B and ADS-B satellite for live aircraft positions over land and ocean
• ACARS for departure, takeoff, landing, and arrival events sent from the aircraft
• Airline feeds for gate, baggage carousel, and operational status
• FAA, Eurocontrol, and equivalent ATC sources for ground-stop and program awareness
• NOAA and equivalent meteorological agencies for weather overlays and risk modeling

We're a consumer app, not a flight-planning tool — please always confirm critical operational information directly with your airline.

Our roadmap, in plain English

• CarPlay support for arrival pickups
• Email and calendar trip parsing (importing without giving up your inbox)
• Android version
• Programmatic airport, airline, and route pages on the web with live arrival/departure boards
• An Apple Watch complication for active flights

We share what we're shipping in our blog as we go.