CabinLink
Flight map from cabin Wi-Fi
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Flight map from cabin Wi-Fi
512 followers
CabinLink reads supported in-flight Wi-Fi manifests and turns them into a native flight dashboard. See route, current position, altitude, speed, ETA, aircraft details, and destination weather, with last-known updates when the cabin connection drops. No login, no ads, and no paid Wi-Fi pass required for supported manifests. Launches Jun 7, 2026 at 9 AM MST on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro.
I know so many flight enthusiasts who will love this. Also on shorter flights you don’t have an onboard entertainment system that shows you the flight stats. And even if you had it is convenient not to leave the movie you are watching or the game you are playing for the stats! Great work!
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@vishrutjha I will try it out this summer.
I like how specific this is. Airline Wi-Fi pages are usually slow, ugly, and annoying to keep open, so turning that hidden flight data into a clean Apple-style dashboard is a neat idea.
The part I’d care about most is knowing before the flight whether my airline is supported. Even a simple “likely works / not sure yet” list would make the app easier to trust before boarding.
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@nutesa_teacher Yes and that's available in the settings section of the app and the website vishrutjha.com/cabinlink
no login no ads no paid wifi pass is the entire trust proposition for a travel utility and it's the right one. travel apps that require an account or upsell you mid-flight are the worst category of software to deal with at altitude. the constraint of working with what's already available without asking for anything is a good design philosophy for this specific contex
Sorry I am sure you get this all the time, any plans for an Android version?
If not I might whip something up for myself in the meantime
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Reading the in-flight Wi-Fi manifest directly is a clever approach, most flight tracker apps need you to input your flight manually.
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Folks, just released an update with support for more airlines, better reliability and now available on Apple Watch!
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This is such a great launch, especially when holiday/vacay session is coming. BTW, I am on my travels too, so may use it later. :)
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@busmark_w_nika thank you. I wanted to release this publicly just before the WWDC but my timing couldn't be more off. The public release on the App Store is about to go live in 9 hours from now. Can't wait for everyone to try this out and I am actively working on the next set of features that will make the app more delightful to use. Thanks again! :)