FlightTrack real-time flight tracker/mapper released

Congrats on getting your app out there. May I offer a couple of suggestions? You tout the map view as a big feature, why not include a screen shot of it? Also, I would be afraid $4.99 may be too high of a price for an app of this nature. Hopefully I'm wrong! Good luck.

What about non-U.S. international flights???

It looks like a very well done app to me. Although the other poster may be right about pricing. Time will tell, good luck with it.

Looks pretty good to me. Congratulations and good luck.

Good luck on this app, although @ $4.99 it might be to steep for many.

Yeah it looks good.
Reminds me of a souped up version of Flight Status back in my Palm Treo days (that was free by the way

Anyway, I agree that the price might be too high when another flight tracker from SplashData is only 2.99 but then again there is another one for 4.99. I see the sweet spot would be the at 3.99 or just undercut both for 1.99. But again you can always try to ramp up interest by doing a one day freebie

Good luck and great work.

Version 2.0 released!!!

- Added gate numbers & baggage claim info for most flights.
- Dramatically improved flight delay and cancelation updates.
- Expanded to full international coverage.

I purchased this application. Tried it out the other day, wife was on a flight..was amazed by the accuracy.

Great application, well worth the money.

Anyone else having problems getting the app to work? It was working well for me until I downloaded v.2 and now it keeps telling me I'm offline (even though my internet and other apps are working). I emailed Ben and he mentioned others might be having this problem too.

Brian

Neat app, terrorists must love it.

MikePA said:

Neat app, terrorists must love it.

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Brilliant comment. This info has been publicly available online for years. Try googling for "flight tracking."

MikePA said:

Neat app, terrorists must love it.

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I really don't even need this app, but I'm buying it just to spite you.

It's irrelevant whether the information has been available or not, it's how convenient it is to access and how current the information is.

MBHockey said:

I really don't even need this app, but I'm buying it just to spite you.

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Ow, I'm hurt. L.

MikePA said:

It's irrelevant whether the information has been available or not, it's how convenient it is to access and how current the information is.

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Um, as I already said, just google it. Entirely as convenient and real-time as the iPhone app (since it draws from exactly the same databases). Or is it just easier to make snap judgements?

JohnNotBeatle said:

Um, as I already said, just google it. Entirely as convenient and real-time as the iPhone app (since it draws from exactly the same databases). Or is it just easier to make snap judgements?

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You are saying getting this information via an iPhone over the cellular network anyplace and anywhere is just as convenient as using a browser over a wired/wireless connection? Right.

I guess if someone doesn't toe the line and agree with you and the other spiteful buyer than they're wrong. Talk about snap judgements.

MikePA said:

You are saying getting this information via an iPhone over the cellular network anyplace and anywhere is just as convenient as using a browser over a wired/wireless connection? Right.

I guess if someone doesn't toe the line and agree with you and the other spiteful buyer than they're wrong. Talk about snap judgements.

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Funny, I was getting the same info from websites on my iPhone as well (mobile Safari, remember?) since July of last year. You don't need an app to do it. You don't even need an iPhone (Blackberry, WinMobile, etc.). Every airline has real-time mobile flight tracking on their website, none of which requiring a traditional Ethernet connection.

Oh, FTR, this is one of five iPhone apps that do the same basic task.

So, if you believe that this particular app is somehow enabling terrorists in a way they haven't previously or as readily had available for over a decade, you've been severely under-informed.

The operative phrase here is "going off half-cocked."

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The operative phrase here is "going off half-cocked."

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You have your opinion, and I have mine. Our opinions almost match. I think people who don't see the difference are "half" something too.

I don't really see how this would benefit a terrorist anyways.

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It's irrelevant whether the information has been available or not, it's how convenient it is to access and how current the information is.

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Achmed: But Osama, I would shoot this missile at the plane, but I can't conveniently get the flight tracking information.
Osama: What do you mean?
Achmed: Well, I have to get my big 'ol laptop out, wait for it to wake from sleep mode, try to find an open WiFi hotspot, google a website where I can get the information, and then finally, once I have it, I can launch that missile. But having to do all that is just a huge pain in the ass.
Osama: You're right, sounds like a hassle. We'll postpone the attack until an iPhone app comes out!


You know, if inconvenience was enough to stop a terrorist, we wouldn't even need airport security. Just throw a screaming baby on each flight and that will keep them away

Looks nice but $4.99, a bit steep isn't it?

northy124 said:

Looks nice but $4.99, a bit steep isn't it?

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$5 is steep? Let's see what else you could buy for $5.

-5 McChickens
-A plain white t-shirt
-A cheap paperback book
-Some batteries

I don't know if you live in the same world I live in, but you cannot buy anything for $5 anymore, yet people talk about $5-$10 applications like they are expensive.