Tail ID: Aircraft Spotter
Identify any plane instantly
Only for iPhone
Free
iPhone
Point your phone at any plane and know what it is — registration, make, model, year, specs, ownership history, photos. Built for the aviation curious.
Tail ID is the camera-first aviation identification app — the simplest answer to the question everyone asks around airplanes: what kind of plane is that?
Point your phone at any aircraft, tap once, and instantly see a clean profile — registration, make, model, year, engine type, horsepower, cruise speed, range, seats, owner where available, recent flight activity, photos, and videos.
No aviation knowledge required. No login required for identification. The app uses AI vision (not just text recognition) so it still works when the tail number is angled, partially obscured, or the photo isn't perfect.
KEY FEATURES
• Point-and-tap aircraft identification, powered by AI vision
• Reads the tail number even when it's small, angled, or partially hidden
• Full aircraft profile: engine, performance, weights, dimensions, range
• Owner and registration data where publicly available
• Recent ADS-B flight activity, airport footprint map, monthly flight hours
• Personal aviation logbook of every aircraft you've captured
• Achievements when you spot a new make, a rare aircraft, or the first photo of an aircraft on Tail
• Pinch zoom + .6×/1×/2×/5× stops, video mode, image stabilization, HDR
• Auto-rotates the framing target with your phone — works even when screen orientation is locked
• 20-language UI (auto-detects your phone's language)
• Part of the Tail family alongside TailExchange, TailPhotos, and TailVideos
FOR
• Pilots who want to know what's parked next to them on the ramp
• Plane spotters who want a clean digital logbook
• Airshow attendees who want to capture and catalog dozens of aircraft in a session
• Aircraft owners who want to see their plane's public flight history
Ratings & Reviews
Fixes the shutter so capturing and identifying works reliably on iPhone and iPad. Also: a cleaner capture sound, a friendlier first-catch badge, and the new personal logbook you can browse and manage anytime — tap any capture for details, with delete and a 30-day undo.
The developer, Elements Technologies LLC, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Contact Info
- User Content
- Identifiers
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Location
- Identifiers
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Elements Technologies LLC
- Size
- 25.4 MB
- Category
- Travel
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.1 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Elements Technologies LLC