Mobiata Adds Social Features to Top iPhone Travel App
MINNEAPOLIS, MN, May 6, 2009 — iPhone developer Mobiata today announced the next generation of FlightTrack, the #1 best-selling iPhone travel app. The new FlightTrack adds full international coverage for its live flight tracking maps, and the new FlightTrack Pro enables travelers to see where they and their connections are flying — fantastic for airport pickups or just checking up on friends and colleagues. Travelers simply forward airline confirmation emails to online trip planner TripIt, and organized flight itineraries automatically synchronize to FlightTrack Pro with real-time updates.
“Adding a worldwide social dimension to flight tracking has been a major goal ever since the release of FlightTrack,” said Ben Kazez, founder and CEO at Mobiata. “So we’re delighted to release this upgrade with shared TripIt flights and live international flight mapping.”
“Leveraging the power of third parties like Mobiata to innovate and provide new value to our travelers has always been an objective of making TripIt data available,” commented Scott Hintz, co-founder and VP Business Development at TripIt. “So we’re thrilled to see FlightTrack Pro release this upgrade with some terrific new features that I’m sure travelers will enjoy.”
FlightTrack, the #1 bestselling iPhone travel app, displays real-time status for flights from around the world, including live weather radar updates, route maps and other info. FlightTrack Pro adds automatically created itineraries synchronized from TripIt, 10-day weather forecasts, airport delay updates and more. Both FlightTrack ($4.99) and FlightTrack Pro ($9.99) are available today on the iPhone App Store. The newly released upgrade is free to current users of both apps. More at www.mobiata.com.
About Mobiata
Mobiata (formerly Appropos Mobile) creates best-selling applications for the iPhone and iPod touch, with an emphasis on elegant user interface design. Since its founding in December 2008, Mobiata applications have been featured by the USA Today, Macworld, TechCrunch, PC Magazine and others. Apple features FlightTrack in full-page ads in the New York Times and Wall Street Journal, and in iPhone television commercials. Mobiata also offers iPhone application design and development services, enabling third parties to drive their iPhone projects to success. More at www.mobiata.com.
About TripIt
TripIt helps people organize their travel plans no matter where they book—including on more than 350 websites. Travelers just forward their travel confirmation emails to plans@tripit.com and automatically get a master itinerary with all their plans, plus daily weather, local maps, city guides and more. It’s easy to share and collaborate on TripIt itineraries with friends and colleagues. TripIt is growing quickly and has raised $6.1 million from investors, including O’Reilly AlphaTech Ventures, European Founders Fund and Sabre Holdings. TripIt has also received honors from Mashable, PhoCusWright, TechCrunch, Travel + Leisure and other top travel and Web 2.0 organizations. More at www.tripit.com.
Press Contacts:
Ben Kazez
Founder, Mobiata
press at mobiata dot com
Peter Harrison
VP Marketing, TripIt
press at tripit dot com
