flightboard.

FlightBoard turns your iPhone or iPad into a real-time arrivals board for the sky and sea above you. Watch flights pass overhead from your window. See the ferries and cargo ships in your nearest port. Mount an iPad on the wall and let it run as an editorial-style departures display.

LIVE FLIGHTS
- Worldwide ADS-B coverage via OpenSky Network and the adsb.lol community feed
- Bring-your-own-key OpenSky support raises the rate limit from 100 to 4,000 calls per day
- Five visual themes: LED Matrix, Departure Board, Minimal, Radar sweep, Ambient
- Real route data resolved on demand (origin → destination, airline, aircraft type)

LIVE SHIPS
- AIS positions for vessels in your radius, via AISStream.io's free WebSocket feed
- Color-coded by vessel category — cargo, tanker, ferry, fishing, sailing, military
- Tap any vessel for full detail (callsign, MMSI, flag, length, beam, draught, last fix)
- One-tap deep link to ShipSpotting.com photo galleries

WALL DISPLAY MODE
- Full-screen kiosk for an iPad mounted on a wall or paired with AirPlay
- Editorial layout with oversized display type, hairline dividers, monospace numerics
- Burn-in prevention with subtle pixel-shift drift, configurable font scale and dim level
- Tap any flight or ship row to open the full detail sheet

PRO FEATURES (one-time purchase or subscription)
- All five themes
- Wall display kiosk mode
- Live Activities for tracked flights
- watchOS companion app
- Custom alert rules
- Full spotter log with achievements and CSV export
- 200 km tracking radius (free tier: 50 km)
- iCloud sync across devices

NO ACCOUNT REQUIRED
FlightBoard does not collect data, does not show ads, and does not require sign-up. Your location is used only to determine which aircraft and vessels are nearby. API credentials are stored in iOS Keychain and never leave your device.

Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/