# MODE 1090: Plane Spotting — Live aircraft radar & logbook

> Live aircraft radar & logbook (iPhone/iPad app by Alexander Stolte.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mode-1090-plane-spotting/id6795101033 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Alexander Stolte](https://appshunter.io/developer/1549556506)
- Category: Travel, Utilities
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 84 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-08-02
- Data updated: 2026-08-31
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mode-1090-plane-spotting/id6795101033/reviews.md

## What is MODE 1090?

What's flying over you right now? MODE 1090 turns the sky above you into a live radar and into a collection you build one real sighting at a time.

WATCH YOUR SKY LIVE
• A calm, ATC-style radar centered on your location
• Live positions with altitude, speed, heading, vertical rate and photos of the real aircraft
• Three radar views: aircraft silhouettes, ATC data blocks or minimal dots
• Airspaces, runways, wind and the likely operating direction at nearby airports
• Choose your traffic: airliners, business jets, light aircraft, gliders, helicopters

POINT AT THE SKY, GET THE ANSWER
See a plane and want to know what it is? Point your iPhone at it. MODE 1090 combines compass, motion sensors and live positions to identify the aircraft you're looking at. No photo is taken, nothing is uploaded.

COLLECT WHAT YOU'VE REALLY SEEN
Every confirmed sighting goes into your collection: manufacturers, families, variants, airlines, registrations and special encounters, from long-haul heavies to rare classics.
• Scan history with first sightings and encounter counters
• Aircraft photos unlock with your first real sighting
• Free sync across iPhone, iPad and Mac (optional account)
• Your data stays yours: export everything as JSON

MONITOR MODE
Turn any iPhone or iPad into an ambient sky monitor: full-screen radar, pure black for OLED, no clutter.

ONE APP, YOUR WHOLE SKY
• iPhone & iPad: radar, sky scanner and collection
• Apple Watch: an independent radar on your wrist, turn the Digital Crown to change the range, glance at what's approaching, hand off to your iPhone
• Apple TV: a native ATC-style radar for the living room
• Mac: your sky and your collection on the desk

MODE 1090 PREMIUM
Optional extras for enthusiasts: routes on every flight, spoken traffic callouts (generated entirely on your device, in your language), an always-on monitor, radar colors and alternate app icons. Premium keeps MODE 1090 independent and ad-free.

HONEST BY DESIGN
• Powered by community ADS-B networks: thousands of volunteer-run receivers around the world
• Not every aircraft transmits ADS-B, and coverage varies, especially close to the ground
• For observation and spotting: not for navigation or flight operations
• No ads, no tracking. Location, camera and motion data never leave your device.

Data sources: open ADS-B receiver network and are supplemented by commercial data providers to improve coverage and completeness · routes via adsbdb & hexdb.io · photos via Planespotters.net, Airport-Data.com & Wikimedia Commons · airports & runways via OurAirports · weather via NOAA & DWD · airspaces © openAIP

Questions or ideas? support@mode1090.com or vote on the public roadmap: mode1090.com/roadmap

***MODE 1090 Pro***
A subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period via your iTunes account.


For more details, please refer to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

• Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
• Privacy Policy: https://mode1090.com/privacy/
• Website: https://mode1090.com

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly | $4.99 | per month |
| Annually | $34.99 | per year |



## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.3.1 — 2026-08-26

BugFixes and Imprvements

### 1.3.0 — 2026-08-15

• Important BugFixes and Improvements

### 1.2.0 — 2026-08-11

Important bug fixes and improvements throughout the app + the biggest feature update since launch.

NEW
• Favourite aircraft: mark the ones you care about: own colour on the radar, own page. Your first favourite is free.
• Favourites now tell you where they are even far beyond your own antenna: airborne elsewhere, on the ground, or simply not flying.
• Follow a flight from above: chase an aircraft live across a satellite map that keeps it centred and names the place below (MODE 1090 Pro).
• Steadier sky scanner: holds aircraft in view while you move.
• Tap a marker to pick exactly the aircraft you mean.
• Recalibrate the scanner against the sky when your device drifts.
• Show off your catches: a confirmed aircraft celebrates with its photo and the XP you earned and exports a share card for your feed.
• Colours with meaning: every radar colour has a role, and a legend on the radar explains it.
• Apple Watch: shows how far along a flight is and keeps your collection in sync.

FIXED AND POLISHED
• More reliable scanning, fewer dropped targets while you pan across the sky
• Smoother radar rendering and steadier aircraft icons
• Corrected units on fresh installs: aviation units are the default again
• Fixed the empty state in your registration history
• Favourites no longer flicker between airborne and grounded
• Numerous smaller interface and stability fixes across iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Apple TV

Thanks for flying with MODE 1090. Questions or ideas? support@mode1090.com

### 1.1.0 — 2026-08-05

MODE 1090 1.1 turns every sighting into progress:

• Earn XP, climb spotter levels and complete three daily quests.
• A redesigned floating navigation bar keeps Radar, Scanner and Collection within easy reach.
• Sign in with Apple is now the streamlined account option on Apple platforms.
• PRO: A clearer Pro overview brings routes, on-device traffic callouts, always-on Monitor, radar colors and alternate app icons together.
• Monitor Mode stays active more reliably, and the scan chronicle now scrolls cleanly to its end.

### 1.0.0 — 2026-08-03

No release notes.

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All apps by Alexander Stolte: https://appshunter.io/developer/1549556506

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