One of the applications that we have seen on the home screen of the
iPhone used in some of Apple’s past iPhone commercials as far back as
the iPhone 3GS is the FlightTrack application. The application allows
users to track flights as they depart from and arrive at airports. It’s a
popular application for travelers that, up until now, only offered two
paid versions – a regular version ($4.99) and a pro version ($9.99). Now, a free version of the application has been released and can be downloaded from this link.
FlightTrack Free is a very clean application – almost as clean as you
would expect from the paid versions of the application. It isn’t
ad-supported, but there is a menu that lists all of the app developer’s
applications and recommends them to you. Apart from that, you might not
even think this was a free application because it’s built like a paid
application would be. Unlike the paid versions of FlightTrack, however,
it doesn’t come packed with as many features – only the bare-bones
ability to track flights, nothing more and nothing less.
For the family members that curiously want to stalk their family’s
flight to make sure they arrive and depart on time, this application
allows the user to search for flights either by airport or by airline.
For other curious people, the application comes with a function where
you can shake the device and the application will search for a random
flight that is occurring at the moment you shake the device. It will
track that random flight until you start tracking a new one. This random
flight function is a good way to test if the application works
correctly.
When you start tracking a flight, the application displays a semi-live
view of where the flight is, an indicator that shows you how far the
flight has gone on its journey, and the ability to see arrival and
departure times for the flight. The application lets you know if the
flight will be arriving early or late and even tells you if the flight
took off early or late. This is good information to have so that you
meet your loved ones at the airport on time.
The paid versions of the application offer a lot more than the free
version of the application does, such as more detailed mapping, flight
forecasts, and information about the planes. The free version offers
just enough for the amateur traveler to get the flight information they
need and it’s worth the download. Check it out!
Sources: App Store via iClarified