There are many reasons why you may want to track flights and no matter what they are, this app offers an awful lot to the user. Plane spotters will enjoy the unprecedented level of detail and those who have family and friends who travel often will be calmed by the reassurance of knowing where their loved ones are. FlightRadar24 Pro lets you look at maps of Europe, the USA, Brazil and many other locations and see, in real-time, where each plane is. You can then tap on a particular plane to view further information such as the ground speed, the destination and even its registration. The planes move as time passes and it quickly becomes immersive, whether you are interested in the subject or not.
Few apps offer moments where you feel like you are looking down on the world, but this one does and the clever presentation makes the vast quantities of data easily accessible to everyone. The coverage is, however, not 100 per cent complete, but with 90 per cent of Europe and spotty coverage elsewhere around the world, you will always have a lot of planes to track whenever the mood strikes. For professionals who require this kind of setup, the financial benefits are huge because previously a solution like this would have cost a lot of money.
There is an added bonus which is the augmented reality feature that lets you hold your iPad up at the sky and see which planes are flying overhead. The normal background is always shown and the way the planes are presented makes the entire experience even more fascinating.
It is likely that there are too many features for the average user, but none of the advanced parts get in the way of your enjoyment and it is still a fascinating and fun experience that you are likely to come back to time and time again. There are a few apps that attempt to do what this one does, but from what we have seen this solution feels more complete and better put together than any other. A seriously clever piece of coding.
“The planes move as time passes and it quickly becomes immersive”
FlightRadar24 Pro
A stunning flight monitoring solution
Price: £1.99/$2.99 Developer: Svenska Resenatverket
Rating
★★★★★
