Plane Sight: Watch the Sky
What's flying above you
Only for iPhone
Free · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
See the plane above you — on your lock screen, live.
That plane overhead—what is it? Where did it come from?
Plane Sight answers from your lock screen. Tap Start, put your phone away, and look up: a Live Activity follows whichever watchable aircraft is closest, then changes as the sky does.
WATCH THE SKY
• Start a focused two-hour watch session with one tap
• See the flight, aircraft, altitude, route, distance, and where to look
• Preview a credible inbound next pass before it reaches you
• Switch between a live list, map, and airport-style board
FIND AND SPOT IT
• Point toward one selected aircraft with compass-relative guidance
• Mark what you actually spotted—in the app or from the Live Activity
• Get an in-session nudge for an unusual type, low pass, heavy, emergency squawk, or an airline you follow
BUILD YOUR LOGBOOK
• Keep automatic detections separate from confirmed spots
• Collect registrations and aircraft types in your life list
• Review session recaps, closest passes, new tails, and new types
• Share a branded recap card without sharing your location
BUILT FOR PLANE WATCHERS
• No account, ads, social feed, or analytics tracker
• Your precise location stays on your device; only a position rounded to about one kilometre is sent to the live aircraft service
• Live aircraft positions from the adsb.lol community network (ODbL)
Whether you are by the runway fence, in your backyard, or anywhere planes fly, Plane Sight helps you find and understand what is in your sky.
Ratings & Reviews
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Plane spotting goes beyond detection: preview the next credible pass, point toward one aircraft, mark confirmed spots, build your tail-and-type life list, review session recaps, and share a private branded recap. This update also improves lock-screen actions, data-source resilience, diagnostics, widget freshness, and parity with Android.
The developer, Crescent Mission 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 Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Location
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Crescent Mission LLC
- Size
- 22 MB
- Category
- Travel
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 18.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 15.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 2.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Location
- This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease device battery life.
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Crescent Mission LLC