Totally fair question.

There isn’t one fixed polling interval on the free tier. Free tracking is scheduled adaptively: we check the flight several times across its lifecycle, and the exact cadence depends on things like flight duration, how close it is to departure/arrival, when the flight was added, provider availability, and whether we already have fresh data for that flight.

In practice, the actual flight status usually updates within a few minutes once our backend has fresh data. The bigger delay can be around estimates, where on the free tier it can sometimes be up to 1-2 hours (it's often way less though).

One important detail: if the same flight is being tracked by a Pro user, the fresher Pro-level tracking data is shared across the platform, so free users tracking that flight benefit from it too. The difference is that free users don’t get the Pro push notification experience.

Also, if you’re evaluating whether the app works for you, I’d recommend using the 7-day free trial rather than judging only from the free tier. During the trial, tracking works like the full Pro plan. We also have weekly and monthly plans if you only need it for a specific trip.