# Apex Sky: Catch & Fly Planes — Flight Simulator & Radar

> Live flight tracker and simulator with real aircraft and realistic flight physics. (iPhone/iPad app by DAVID,HOWARD PASCHKES.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/apex-sky-catch-and-fly-planes/id6803953778 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [DAVID,HOWARD PASCHKES](https://appshunter.io/developer/6803953780)
- Category: Games, Travel, Card, Simulation
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.50/5 from 4 App Store ratings · 4 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 9 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-08-30
- Data updated: 2026-10-07
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/apex-sky-catch-and-fly-planes/id6803953778/reviews.md

## What is Apex Sky?

Real aircraft, flying right now, over your actual head. Point your camera to catch one — then climb into its cockpit and fly it yourself.

Apex Sky is a live flight tracker and a flight simulator in one app.

• CATCH REAL AIRCRAFT — Live ADS-B traffic in 3D over your location. Point your camera, identify it, and add it to your collection.
• FLY WHAT YOU CATCH — Climb into the left seat with working instruments, real flight physics, and a full flight deck.
• WORKS IN AIRPLANE MODE — Download your flight before takeoff and fly gate-to-gate with no signal — from seat 12A at 35,000 ft.
• A REAL 3D WORLD — Real terrain, satellite imagery, and reconstructed airports with runways, taxiways, and gates from public aviation data.
• NIGHT FLIGHTS, LIT UP — City lights below, runway lights ahead, real constellations overhead.
• COLLECT THE SKY — 150+ aircraft from a Cessna to a Concorde, each with real specs, rarity tiers, and a story.
• PAINT IT. FLY IT. — A workshop where liveries, paint, and ballast change how your aircraft handles.
• FLIGHT SCHOOL — Guided lessons from your first discovery flight, with every landing scored in feet per minute.
• PRIVATE BY DESIGN — No account. No ads. No data collection.

## Key features

- Live 3D aircraft tracking
- Fly captured aircraft
- Realistic flight physics
- Detailed 3D world
- Aircraft collection
- Customizable liveries

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SR-72 Darkstar + 100K Coins | $49.99 | one-time |
| 1,500 cash | $1.99 | one-time |
| 4,000 cash | $4.99 | one-time |
| 9,000 cash | $9.99 | one-time |
| 20,000 cash | $19.99 | one-time |
| Growth Pack | $0.99 | one-time |


## Is Apex Sky safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Apex Sky.

## Is Apex Sky legit?

Apex Sky: Catch & Fly Planes appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Apex Sky is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

## Recent user reviews (4 of 4)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/apex-sky-catch-and-fly-planes/id6803953778/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Apex sky is amazing

*2026-09-30*

It is amazing, all of its features are perfect intuitive and fun

**Developer response:** Thank you!

### 5/5 — Good game

*2026-09-16*

Fun but I crashed

### 5/5 — Flying fun

*2026-09-03*

This is a great way to  entertain kids on a plane particularly at the airport -spotting planes. Looking forward to seeing more from this app. ✈️✈️✈️

**Developer response:** Thank you!

### 1/5 — My issues with Apex Sky...

*2026-09-01*

Where do I even begin. As a person of the flying community, I feel personally attacked at this so-called app. It is unbelievably laggy, I cannot even fly a plane. My screen is always filled with some different button that I'm accidentally pressing, like no, I don't want to join your discord. And why this personally offends me so much is that the physics involving the flying a plane are so far from correct. Wish I never downloaded. Disgraceful David. 

- Andrew G.

**Developer response:** Fair hits, most of them. The Discord button next to the flight controls was a bad call and it's gone in the next update. The lag is real. I traced it this week to the world view doing too much at once when it opens, and that's what I'm fixing now.

On the physics: the flight model is built on published A320 data and most of it checks out, but you were right that something felt off, the aircraft was flying about three degrees nose-high everywhere, and the takeoff speed readout was ~45 knots high. Both fixed.

If you actually fly, that feedback is worth more to me than the rating. Give it another go after the next update.

## Frequently asked questions about Apex Sky

### What kind of aircraft can I catch and fly in Apex Sky?

Apex Sky features over 150 aircraft, ranging from small Cessnas to the iconic Concorde. Each aircraft is modeled with real specifications and includes a unique story.

### Can I play Apex Sky offline?

Yes, Apex Sky supports offline play. You can download your flight before takeoff and enjoy a gate-to-gate simulation experience without needing a signal.

### Does Apex Sky have multiplayer?

The provided description does not mention multiplayer functionality, focusing on a single-player experience of tracking and flying aircraft.

### How realistic is the flight simulation in Apex Sky?

Apex Sky offers real flight physics and working instruments, allowing you to climb into the cockpit and fly with a full flight deck experience.

### What is the age rating for Apex Sky?

Apex Sky has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide range of players.

### How often is Apex Sky updated?

The latest version of Apex Sky is 1.51, last updated on September 11, 2026. This indicates a recent update, suggesting active development.

### Does Apex Sky collect user data?

No, Apex Sky is designed with privacy in mind and does not collect user data, require an account, or display advertisements.

### What devices support Apex Sky?

Apex Sky is available on iPhone, iPad, and iPod devices, offering a versatile experience across Apple's mobile ecosystem.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.6.01 — 2026-10-05

Build your own plane in the Workshop, fly it on its own island, and share it with a code. Invite friends and you both earn coins. Your phone now buzzes on hard landings and near a stall. Plus more realistic flying, 64 aircraft on their real numbers, and stability fixes.

### 1.6 — 2026-09-26

Added notifications and new aircrafts every monday.

### 1.51 — 2026-09-11

A better feel for every flight.

• Refined aircraft handling, with improvements to turns, engine response and ground handling.
• Added grass and other runway surfaces for more varied airfield flying.
• Improved aircraft sounds, including engines, wind, flaps and landing gear.
• Improved camera framing and tilt controls.
• Fixed the pause menu becoming unresponsive.
• Improved flight rewards and screen layout around the Dynamic Island.

Thanks for flying Apex Sky! Use “Send to devs” in the app to share feedback or join the discord!

### 1.5 — 2026-09-04

Your local sky is no longer empty.

REAL TRAFFIC AT SMALL AIRFIELDS
Light aircraft now fly actual circuits at the strips near you — take off, fly the
pattern, touch-and-go, then a full-stop landing that rolls out, taxis in and parks
before the next aeroplane takes its slot. Watch one long enough and you see a whole
training day.

EASIER TO CATCH
The catch ring starts four times wider than it did, and grows to 16 km as you level up.

THE RADAR FOLLOWS THE MAP
Pan anywhere in the world and the full-screen radar shows what is flying there, instead
of always looking at your own doorstep. World traffic draws as aircraft now, each with a
trail behind it.

THE AEROPLANE SITS WHERE IT SHOULD
The lift model was missing its zero-lift term, so every aircraft flew about three degrees
nose-high in every phase of flight. That is fixed. Cruise, approach and clean-configuration
attitudes now land on published figures.

THE SPEED STRIP TELLS THE TRUTH
Two faults, both fixed. The gear limit outranked everything else, so the landing speed was
unreachable on a landing — the strip now shows VR on the takeoff roll, V2 until the gear is
up, VLO while you are still clean on the approach, and Vref once the gear is down. And V2
was worked out from the clean stall rather than the flap setting you are actually in, which
put it roughly 45 knots high.

IF IT CRASHES, IT SAYS SO
The app has been filing a report on itself after every crash since launch and never telling
anyone. Now the next launch says what happened and gives you a box for what you were doing
— the one thing no automatic report can capture.

ALSO
• The Discord link no longer sits next to the flight controls
• Sky releases the globe when you switch tabs, so the app holds less memory
• Fixes to the store, the Deals tab and the in-flight layout

Built solo by a 14-year-old student pilot. The "Send to devs" button in the app reaches me
directly, and I read all of it.

### 1.4 — 2026-08-30

No release notes.

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