Fear of flying apps
After a period in which we mainly celebrated holidays on the balcony and on the Veluwe, more people are slowly daring to make a long trip to a tropical location. But the holiday becomes less fun if you suffer from a severe fear of flying. If every bump on the plane makes you clench your buttocks, or if you break into a sweat just thinking about a plane trip. Fortunately, something can be done about it. There are apps that help you make flying easier and more fun for people with a fear of flying.
- Fly App
- SkyGuru
- Calm
- Flight Calmly
- FlightAware
- More fear of flying apps
- Bonus: audiobooks and podcasts
There are apps that provide more information about your flight or the operation of the aircraft and apps that monitor in real time whether there is turbulence on the flight. Almost all apps can also be used during the flight.
Flight Calmly
The Flight Calmly app is intended for use during the flight. Open Flight Calmly on your iPhone and place your device on the table in front of you, also on a book on your lap. The app measures turbulence in real time during the flight and warns whether turbulence is approaching. The app helps you stay calm during the flight, because you can mentally prepare for (heavy) turbulence and know what to expect.
Calm
Calm is a meditation app that helps you stay calm. The app cannot only be used while flying, but it is very suitable for that. You have all kinds of tracks with meditation exercises at your disposal that help you become calmer. Please note that you must download these tracks before you board the plane. One of the tracks helps you breathe more calmly.
FlightAware
This app is not only useful for people with a fear of flying, it is also fun if you are just interested in airplanes. The app gives you all kinds of information about your flight. Not only at what time you leave and arrive, but also, for example, the number of kilometers, how much turbulence is expected and what the route of the plane is. With this app you have all the information at hand and you know exactly what is coming. This can be a reassuring thought for people with a fear of flying.
More fear of flying apps for your trip
- Spotify: Music and podcasts (Free, iPhone/iPad/Watch/TV, iOS 15.0+) – Spotify has a separate genre of meditation playlists that you can download to listen to on the plane. The lists help you clear your mind so that you are less concerned with the flight.
On the Apple Watch you will also find the Mindfulness app with which you can do breathing exercises. This helps you calm down a bit.
A final tip to clear your mind is listening to audiobooks and podcasts. If you don’t have audiobooks, you can also have all the books in the Books app read aloud on your iPhone. You don’t need internet for this, which makes it ideal for the plane. Also read our tip about listening to audiobooks on iPhone and iPad.
We have even more tips to make flying more pleasant:
- Best airport apps with departure and flight information on your iPhone and iPad
- The best flight trackers for the iPhone: this is how you can track planes
- View the map of Schiphol and other airports in Apple Maps
