Frequently Asked Questions

Three ways:

• Scan a boarding pass: Tap the scanner button and hold your boarding pass (paper or Wallet) in front of the camera – date, route and flight number are read automatically.
• Apple Wallet: Tap the boarding pass in Wallet → Share → Flightblog. Then open Flightblog – the flight is waiting there with the fields already filled in.
• Manually: Tap + in the Timeline tab.

Flightblog reads the IATA BCBP standard – QR and Aztec codes on paper and digital passes. Supported airlines include Lufthansa, Swiss, KLM, Air France, British Airways, Ryanair, easyJet, Turkish Airlines and many more.

Proprietary barcodes from some low-cost carriers may not be readable – add those manually.

Yes. Upcoming flights appear at the top of the Timeline with relative labels (“Next week” etc.). Statistics and Year in Review intentionally exclude future flights.

Yes, via CSV file. Export your data from the other app, then open the file via Share in Flightblog. The format is documented under Settings → Data → Import / Export.

Wallet app → boarding pass → Share → tap Flightblog. A brief confirmation appears – then open Flightblog, and the flight is waiting there with the fields already filled in. You can also open a .pkpass file directly from the Files app.

Some airlines disable sharing for their boarding passes – in that case the Share option is missing entirely, regardless of Flightblog. Use the scanner button instead: hold the boarding pass (paper or Wallet view) up to the camera, and Flightblog reads the data straight from the barcode.

Settings → Data → Export. You’ll get a CSV file to save via AirDrop, email or the Files app.

Flightblog uses SwiftData with CloudKit – the same framework as Notes and Reminders. Your data syncs automatically and encrypted via your personal iCloud account to all devices with the same Apple ID (iPhone, iPad, Mac) – no setup required.

No. Your data lives only on your device and in your personal iCloud. No tracking, no ads, no third-party servers.

• Same Apple ID on both devices?
• Enough iCloud storage (Settings → [Name] → iCloud)?
• Internet connection available?
• Try closing and reopening the app.

The first sync after a fresh install may take a few minutes.

Under Settings → Family you add up to four more people – so up to 5 people including yourself. When you log a flight you tap who was on board: only one flight is stored and it counts for everyone. Each person has their own stats, map, timeline and year in review; switch between people and the whole family at the top right.

Scan the boarding pass or share it from Wallet. Flightblog recognizes the person by the name on the boarding pass and remembers the spelling. Further passes for the same flight are added to the existing flight – no duplicates. Seats per person are optional.

Up to 25 flights – for the whole family combined – you can try everything for free. After that Flightblog needs the full version (unlimited flights) and, for additional people, the Family option (one-time purchase, no subscription). They are independent of each other and last forever. You can find the price in the app under Settings → Family.

Settings → Family → choose the person → Export flights. You get a CSV with only that person's flights. Install Flightblog on the new device and load the CSV via Settings → Import CSV. Nothing is deleted automatically – Flightblog only asks if you explicitly want to remove the person.

Flightblog is free with no time limit – up to 25 flights. The full version (one-time purchase, no subscription) unlocks unlimited flights. Find the price in the app under Settings → Full Version. For up to 5 people there is also the optional Family option.

Settings → Full Version → Restore Purchase. You must be signed in with the same Apple ID as the original purchase.

Yes. The one-time purchase covers all devices with the same Apple ID – iPhone, iPad and Mac, no extra cost.

The globe shows all your flights as arcs on a realistic Earth. Rotate with one finger, zoom with two, filter by year at the top. The Play button animates flights chronologically – only for the selected year.

Per year: flights, total distance, Earth laps, flight time, longest flight, new countries, top airline, top aircraft, top airport, top route and busiest month.

Yes. When adding or editing a flight, tap the magnifying glass icon next to From/To – search by city, airport name or IATA code.

German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Japanese and Korean – automatically set by your device language.

iPhone and iPad with iOS/iPadOS 17 or later, Mac with macOS 14 Sonoma or later.

No. The full airport database works offline. Only iCloud sync requires a connection.

Local data is removed. iCloud data stays intact and restores on reinstall. To delete permanently: iCloud Settings → Manage Storage → Flightblog.