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Used by vacationers, business people and professional pilots!!  Flight Update Pro uses the BEST flight status and schedule service available (rated #1 by WSJ) so you will always have the latest information about your upcoming flights.\n\nAvailable since 2008, it is the premier flight tracking app available on the App Store\n\nMarch - 2017 - Chosen \"Rightful Heir to FlightTrack Pro\" by Yahoo! Tech's David Pogue:\nwww.tinyurl.com/BestAirTravelApp\n\nMay 2017-Jason Snell chooses Flight Update Pro top travel app:\nwww.tinyurl.com/SixColorsReview\n\nKEY FEATURES\n* Track and search for flights Worldwide\n* Detailed Departure and Arrival Information\n* Large and easy to read displays of flight times\n* Real-time updates to flight status, gate changes and cancellations\n* Terminal, Gate and Baggage Claim info\n* Layover times clearly shown\n* ALL in an Elegant, Attractive and Easy To Read interface\n* Automatic mirroring of flights to your Calendar \n* Automatic syncing with your TripIt account.  Also, download trips shared with you by others.  Upload any additions or changes too\n* Track up to five flights departing each month.\n\nADVANCED FEATURES\n* Find alternate flights\n* Track the Inbound aircraft to your departing gate (then watch it pull up to the gate)\n* Track flight position on a map while en-route\n* Save notes for airports and refer to them when you revisit\n* Quickly email or text your itinerary\n* Organize your flights in “Trips” since we all want to be super organized OR view ALL your flights in one screen\n* Store your seat # and notes per flight\n\nADDING FLIGHTS and SEARCHES\n* Add flights by airline and flight number OR search by route\n* Display of On-Time Percentage\n\nFUN FEATURES\n* Track flights on a map as they travel across the world\n* Follow a flight’s altitude, direction, speed and the city it is flying over\n\nAIRLINES\n* Saves your frequently used airlines\n* View airline contact info\n\nAIRPORTS\n* Saves your frequently used airports\n* Beautiful Terminal Maps for major airports\n* Store notes for each airport - a great way of noting your favorite restaurant or parking info\n\nACCOLADES\n* Consistently chosen BEST flight app among independent reviewers\n* Highlighted on the App Store by Apple countless times since its introduction in 2008\n* Featured in an Apple magazine ad\n\nBACKUP and RESTORE\n* iCloud\n\nPUSH NOTIFICATIONS\n* The MOST timely notification available for flight status, gate changes PLUS pre-flight reminders!\n* Fully Customizable to suit your needs - choose only the reminders you want\n\nUSAGE\n* Once purchased the first month is included in the purchase of the app (tracking of up to 20 flights)\n* After the first month the app requires a monthly or yearly subscription to track and receive flight alerts\n\nSUBSCRIPTION DETAILS\n* Choice of either tracking up to 20 flights, 50 flights, 100 flights or 150 flights departing each month\n* Payment charged to iTunes account at confirmation of purchase\n* Automatic renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period\n* Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period\n* Subscriptions can be managed and auto-renewal can be turned off with Account Settings\n\nhttp://www.silverwaresoftware.com/PrivacyPolicy.html\nhttp://www.silverwaresoftware.com/TermsOfUse.html\n\nCONTACT US\n* If you ever have any comments, complaints or compliments, simply tap \"Email the Author\" from the Prefs screen\n\nREVIEWS\n* Love our app?  We greatly appreciate reviews.  But if you are having an issue, please email us first so we can help.  It is VERY likely we know about it and can suggest an easy solution\n\nTHANK-YOU\nThank you for making Flight Update Pro the top choice among travelers since 2008","facts":{"developer_id":284918924,"developer_url":"http://www.SilverwareSoftware.com/Flight_Update.html","first_released":"2009-05-31T06:03:07Z","support_url":null,"privacy_url":null,"website_url":null,"app_version":"9.6.9","release_notes":"*** Version 9.6.9*** (mid Oct 2026)\n* Improved alerts when there is no active subscription after trial period is over\n* Fixed issue when importing certain airlines via TripIt. (i.e. Blue Bird Airways)\n* Minor fixes.\n\nBack in April of 2020 we added additional measures to our flight status servers to detect when a flight has been cancelled to give you more advanced notice.  Because of the pandemic, flight cancellations have been more frequent and it was clear this addition was necessary.\n\nIf you ever have any comments, complaints or compliments, please go into the Prefs screen within the app and tap the \"Email the Author\" field.  You will always get a response in a timely fashion\n\nHIGHLIGHTS of SOME of the RECENT PAST UPDATES:\n\n*** Version 9.6.8*** (late Sep 2026)\n* removed alert about TripIt support not being available.\n\n*** Version 9.6.6*** (mid Sep 2026)\n* Added an alert when a search by route is beyond 13 months into the future.\n* Other minor fixes/improvements.\n\n*** Version 9.6.5*** (early June 2026)\n* Fixed issues when searching for flights by route on an iPad.\n\n*** Version 9.6.4*** (early June 2026)\n* Improved some screens for iPad\n* Some additional improvements to toolbars\n\n*** Version 9.6.2*** (late May 2026)\n* Improved toolbar display under iOS 26\n* Improved display of aircraft model\n* Miscellaneous minor improvements\n\n*** Version 9.6.1 *** (mid May 2026)\n* Added new terminal maps for SAN and SLC\n* Minor bug fixes\n* iOS 26 saavy\n\n*** Version 9.6.0 *** (late February 2","rating_current_version":4.54324,"rating_count_current_version":5283,"star_counts":null,"genres":["Travel","Business"],"languages":["EN"],"content_advisories":null,"device_families":null,"chart":null},"freshness":{"apple_read_at":"2026-10-21T05:53:18.899Z","catalog_read_at":null,"reviews_checked_at":null,"summary_written_at":"2026-10-18T04:44:11.694Z","placed_at":"2026-10-17T10:15:13.599Z","scored_at":"2026-10-21T06:21:13.112Z"},"editorial":{"one_liner":"Tracks flights worldwide with status, gate and cancellation updates, calendar and TripIt sync, and push alerts.","what_is":"Flight Update Pro is a Travel app for tracking and searching flights worldwide, with departure and arrival details, terminal and gate information, and real-time status updates. 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