Track every aircraft in your sky - in real time, unfiltered, with proximity alerts that tell you exactly when traffic is heading your way.
SkyPinger connects to ADS-B Exchange, the world's largest cooperative network of unfiltered flight data. Unlike other trackers that hide military, government, and private flights, SkyPinger shows everything broadcasting ADS-B - the complete picture drone pilots and aviation enthusiasts need.
AR Sky View - NEW
Point your iPhone at the sky to see nearby aircraft in augmented reality. Live callsign, altitude, speed, and distance
overlays help you visually identify traffic during drone operations or from your spotting location.
Real-Time Aircraft Map
- Live positions with smooth interpolation between updates
- Callsign, altitude, climb/descent, speed, and heading for every aircraft
- Track trails show flight paths to identify traffic patterns around your area
Proximity Alerts & CPA
- Closest Point of Approach calculated for every aircraft
- Configurable distance, altitude, and CPA thresholds
- In-app banners, system notifications, and background alerts
- Apple Watch companion - approaching aircraft at a glance
Military & Helicopter Detection
- Automatic identification by ICAO hex code and callsign pattern
- One-tap military-only filter
Three Data Sources
- ADS-B Exchange via RapidAPI — worldwide unfiltered coverage
- ADSB.lol - free community data, no account needed
- Local ADS-B receiver - connect your own dump1090/readsb/tar1090 for 1-second updates with zero latency
Filtering
- Altitude, callsign, ICAO, military-only, on-ground, or proximity-only
Built for the Field
- Background monitoring keeps alerts active when your screen is off
- Three-tier caching and adaptive rate limiting
- iPhone, Mac, and Apple Watch
- Works offline with local receivers - no cell service needed
Whether you're a Part 107 pilot maintaining situational awareness, a plane spotter, ADS-B feeder, or just curious about
what's flying overhead - SkyPinger puts the complete, unfiltered sky in your hands.
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I use this app a lot when plane spotting at my local regional airport. The CPA alerts are a huge help to know when aircraft are on final so I can have enough reaction time to take photos and videos of the landing. However I have one small suggestion: the ground aircraft shown in light grey along with their callsign, speed and altitude, are hard to see in light mode. This is a non issue in dark mode, but I just wanted to suggest improving the contrast of the aircraft label against the light map. But other than that, this app is absolutely perfect. Keep up the good work on making this experience better and better with every possible update.
Developer Response
Hi EJ321Neo, thanks for the updated review and the detailed feedback! We're thrilled the CPA alerts are helping you nail those landing shots. Great catch on the ground aircraft label contrast in light mode - we'll get that improved in the next release v2.1.5.
Minor updates
Version 2.1.8
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Information
Seller
PDX Technologies, LLC
Size
39.8 MB
Category
Navigation
Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 14.0 or later.
Apple Watch Requires watchOS 26.0 or later.
Location
This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease device battery life.
