ADS-B

Name: ADS-B
Price: 5.99 USD
Rating: 2 (1 reviews)
Author: Jan Chalupa

Explore aircraft around you

$5.99 · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.

1 Rating
Age Rating

4+
Years
Category

Utilities
Developer

Jan Chalupa
Language

EN
+ 2 More
Size

35.9
MB

Spot nearby aircraft on a map, use the compass to find their direction, and explore airports and local weather. Includes a companion Apple Watch app. Discover aircraft around you with ADS-B. Explore reported aircraft positions on a map, use the compass to find their direction, and discover nearby airports and local weather. Positions update periodically and may be tens of seconds old. EXPLORE THE SKY - Browse aircraft on standard and satellite maps on iPhone and iPad - Check available registration, aircraft type, altitude, speed, heading, and photos - View aircraft and details with the companion Apple Watch app - Choose metric or aviation units and color aircraft by altitude on iPhone and iPad FIND AIRCRAFT NEAR YOU - Search the aircraft list and sort by name or distance on iPhone and iPad - Select a nearby aircraft with the nearest-aircraft shortcut - Use the device compass to help point toward a selected aircraft - Filter civilian, military, PIA, and LADD aircraft using available community classifications DISCOVER AIRPORTS - Explore airports and small airfields, with available codes, elevation, and information links - View local wind, cloud cover, and visibility from Apple Weather on iPhone and iPad - See available wind direction and speed on airport labels as you zoom in COMMUNITY DATA AND COVERAGE ADS-B uses periodically refreshed community data from ADS-B.lol. Coverage depends on receivers and available transmissions; aircraft may be missing, delayed, or inaccurately identified. Details and photos depend on availability. Nearby-aircraft features use positions loaded for the viewed area, not a worldwide search. Internet access is required. Updates may pause under ADS-B.lol's data-access limits and retry automatically. No personal API key is required. You can optionally add your own key in the app's settings on iPhone and sync it to your paired Apple Watch, subject to the provider's limits and terms. Buying the app does not include unlimited data access. Weather describes the surrounding area, not an airport observation or METAR. Aircraft positions, weather, and compass guidance may be unavailable or inaccurate. The app does not monitor aircraft or weather in the background, or provide flight history, predicted routes, scheduled arrivals or departures, or guaranteed origin and destination details. For aircraft spotting and general interest only; not for navigation or safety-critical use.

Ratings & Reviews

2.0

out of 5

1 Ratings

Missing Working Features
Aug 25
ArizonaMike85262
App looks nice but is missing some vital features. The ability to sort the aircraft list alphabetically is needed. When the Aircraft list is closed, a button to open it again is needed. These are major issues I see. With these, not worth the effort of price.
Missing Working Features
Aug 25
ArizonaMike85262

App looks nice but is missing some vital features. The ability to sort the aircraft list alphabetically is needed. When the Aircraft list is closed, a button to open it again is needed. These are major issues I see. With these, not worth the effort of price.
Just ok
Jul 4
JAR547
Too slow on load up always get error that it’s data is not updating. Could be better. Not worth the money. Does not give any information on where it’s going or where it left from.

Developer Response
Hi, thanks for your feedback.I’m aware of the performance issues and I’m already working on improvements to make the app faster and smoother.Regarding missing route information: this is expected behavior, not an error. The app is based purely on publicly available ADS-B data (as the name suggests). ADS-B itself does not provide details like where an aircraft departed from or where it is going. Other flight tracking apps usually add this information from commercial flight databases.My goal is to show ADS-B data as accurately and transparently as possible.Thanks for trying the app and helping me improve it.
Just ok
Jul 4
JAR547

Too slow on load up always get error that it’s data is not updating. Could be better. Not worth the money. Does not give any information on where it’s going or where it left from.
Developer Response Jul 5
Hi, thanks for your feedback.I’m aware of the performance issues and I’m already working on improvements to make the app faster and smoother.Regarding missing route information: this is expected behavior, not an error. The app is based purely on publicly available ADS-B data (as the name suggests). ADS-B itself does not provide details like where an aircraft departed from or where it is going. Other flight tracking apps usually add this information from commercial flight databases.My goal is to show ADS-B data as accurately and transparently as possible.Thanks for trying the app and helping me improve it.
App is empty
09/25/2025
Pathh
No flights so in the app anymore
App is empty
09/25/2025
Pathh

No flights so in the app anymore
Very good app
Jan 6
Brookethagame
It shows most to all flights in my area
Very good app
Jan 6
Brookethagame

It shows most to all flights in my area

This is the biggest ADS-B update yet, with new ways to explore the sky and many fixes for a smoother, more reliable experience. - Find nearby aircraft with a new shortcut and direction compass. - Sort aircraft by name or distance, with improved helicopter and light-aircraft symbols. - Explore more airports and small airfields, new airport details, and local weather with wind information on the map. - Optionally add your own ADS-B.lol API key and sync it to your paired Apple Watch. - Enjoy smoother maps, faster refresh after launch and map movement, clearer data-availability messages, and many fixes for stale positions, aircraft details, and temporary network outages.

Version 3.0 6h ago

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Information

Seller: Jan Chalupa
Size: 35.9 MB
Category: Utilities
Compatibility: Requires iOS 26 or later.

iPhone
Requires iOS 26 or later.

iPad
Requires iPadOS 26 or later.

Mac
Requires macOS 26.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.

Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 26.0 or later.

Apple Watch
Requires watchOS 26 or later.
Languages: English and 2 more

English, Czech, German
Age Rating: 4+

4+

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