u/flownto_dev

Thanks to everyone who tried Flownto and commented on my last post. Here's what's new in 2.12.

I tested the tracker on a real night flight from Jeddah to Mumbai, in airplane mode, and logged everything. It showed me problems my desk testing never did, so I reworked the tracking.

Live tracker (works offline):

- Take-off and landing now come from real GPS speed, so no more false take-off on the apron

- The "GPS jammed" message no longer appears after the phone wakes up

- The distance flown counter keeps moving

- The countdown follows your real pace, not just the schedule

- Android: GPS no longer stops after the first timeout

Alerts and widgets:

- Delay, gate and boarding alerts, even when the app is closed (iPhone)

- Live Activity on the Lock Screen: a swipe-away now stays dismissed, and there is a "Show it" link to bring it back

- The home screen widget keeps your next flight until it has landed

- Android: a live flight notification

Flight journal:

- Scan a boarding pass or ticket, including multi-leg trips

- Fixed the airport city (for example, Rafha used to show as Riyadh)

The app is also about 27 MB smaller.

The honest part: on very long flights, iOS can still shut the app in the background, and I'm working on it.

If you fly a lot, what would you want from a tracker like this?

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/flownto/id6775003337

Price: Free. No in-app purchases, no subscription, no ads. Also on Android and web.

About me (transparency): I'm Aman , the solo developer of Flownto.

Contact: support@flownto.app

Website: https://www.flownto.app

Privacy Policy: https://www.flownto.app/privacy.html

Terms of Service: https://www.flownto.app/terms.html

(Disclosure: I'm the developer.)

I'm a frequent flyer and I've always wanted one app that felt like a real travel journal — something that remembers your journey the way you remember it. Every app I found either looked outdated or charged a subscription I couldn't justify.

So I spent a few months building my own. Nights, weekends, a lot of coffee. It's called Flownto. It's completely free.

What it does right now:

• Complete flight journal — manual entry, boarding pass scan, or CSV import. Every flight logged with airline, seat, route, distance, duration
• Time Machine — like Spotify Wrapped for your travel. Every year gets an AI-generated story of where you went and what you flew
• Turbulence forecast — real wind data for your specific route, segment by segment, before you board
• FlightDesk — live gate, terminal, delay status for any flight number
• Awards & tiers — Sky Walker → Cloud Rider → Sky Aristocrat → Orbit Class, unlocked from your real history
• Cinematic moving map — night earth globe with your live GPS position and route arc

The honest part: the GPS offline map is my favorite feature and also my most frustrating. On flights with no wifi, open the app and watch your plane move across the globe in real time. It works — but dropped twice mid-flight during testing. Still not perfect. Still working on it.

What's coming: Gmail sync, Google Wallet, better offline reliability.

flownto.app — iOS, Android, Web. Free, no ads, no subscription.

(Disclosure: I'm the developer of this app)