Flight Tracking App recommendation

[JSL]

Hello everyone, I am a long-time Slow Talk follower and am happy to be here.

I am looking for suggestions for a reliable flight tracker app. For many years I used FlightTrack but as it's now defunct, I need to find something new. Honestly, I loved the simplicity of FlightTrack and am looking for something where I can add in the flights I am interested in watching (it's usually a long list from the flights my parents take, to arriving/departing colleagues and friends to my own flights.) FlightTrack would list the flights in chronological order and I could quickly look to see if the flight was enroute or had landed. I don't need stats and special bells and whistles, but a single app where I can watch flight statuses from multiple airlines to see when they have departed and landed are are enroute. I am happy to buy an app if it's worthwhile.

I am attaching a screenshot of the FlightTrack app and it's relatively simple listing....don't let it fool you when it says it was last updated today...it no longer accepts 99% of the flights I try to insert, so I need to start using something new! Thanks in advance for any suggestions!

 

[Roz]

I use one called FlightView. I just use the free version, but there is a 99-cent version, and an "Elite" version for $3.99. I honestly don't know what the extra features are of the paid versions, since the free one did what I wanted.

 

[JSL]

Thank you so much for your reply! I have not had time to come back to this thread today but after reading a lengthy discussion on Flyertalk, I also downloaded FlightView. I went ahead and bought the $3.99 Elite version because I would like to avoid ads, among other things. The general consensus on that FT thread was that there was nothing completely comparable to FlightTrack but for my needs, FlightView seems to do the trick. I am testing it out today, following several arriving flights. I really loved that FlightTrack app...successfully used it for years and years!

 

[Neil Gillis]

I like Flight Aware.

 

[JSL]

I like Flight Aware.

Thank you, Neil Gillis! I will look into Flight Aware as well and test it out.

 

[flennie]

I used to use FlightTrack Pro until recently when I couldn't locate any of the flights I wanted to track. Then I found out it is no longer supported. I also use web version of Flight Aware, which I really like, but its ipad/iphone app is not as good. I found out about FlightView here (thank you, JSL) and think it's more similar to FlightTrack. I like it better than the Flight Aware app.

 

[JSL]

So far FlightView seems to do the trick for my needs though I still miss FlightTrack Pro! Glad you found this thread useful, I realize that this is a FirstWorld Problem and I appreciate your valuable feedback! Have a great weekend, everyone!

 

[DDTraveler]

I also like Flight Aware.

I also have TripIt Pro which notifies me of my flight changes including gate changes. Add to that notifications from the airlines and I'm pretty inundated. But better to be informed.