PDF Properties vs Overhead 1090
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PDF Properties
View and edit metadata for your PDF files, including title, author, subject, keywords, and application. Protect your privacy by deleting sensitive property information before sharing documents. Access the PDF content directly from the properties screen.
- View PDF property information
- Edit title, author, subject, keywords, application
- Delete property information
- Save edited properties
- View PDF content
- Read-only for protected PDFs
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PDF Properties App displays and edits the property information of PDF document. You can check the author name of the PDF document and the file name before PDF conversion. You can also delete property information that you forgot to delete. First of all, open the PDF document on the home screen. When you open the PDF document, the property information is displayed. Property information will be displayed in 8 items for description and 7 items for security. There are five property items that can be edited: "Title", "Author", "Subject", "Keywords", and "Application". Tapping the "All Delete" button at the bottom of the screen will delete all five items. Tap the "Save" button to save the edited property item. Also, protected PDF documents are opened as read-only. Therefore, you can not edit and save the property information. If you tap the "View PDF" button, you can check the contents of the PDF document displayed in the property.
Overhead 1090
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Overhead 1090 turns your own ADS-B receiver into a beautiful live radar picture of the sky above you. No accounts. No subscriptions. No aircraft data leaving your network. If your antenna can hear it, Overhead 1090 shows it — with the low-latency, unfiltered view that only a local receiver can deliver. WHAT YOU GET • Live radar map — every aircraft your receiver hears, updated in real time on a gorgeous dark map • Aircraft details — callsign, registration, type, altitude, speed, heading, and distance from home • Reports — traffic by hour and day, busiest hours, top operators and types • Sightings — a feed of the notable stuff: military contacts, low passes, rare types, new airframes, closest approaches • Logbook — a searchable log of every flight your receiver has heard, each with its ground track • All your receivers — run more than one antenna? Add them all and filter by who heard what • Built for iPad — a full-screen radar display • Apple TV — the living-room big board. Put the sky above your house on the biggest screen you own • Mac — record every flight from the menu bar, with a live chart, Logbook, alerts and desktop widgets • Designed for iPhone Duo — half-fold it for the map above the traffic list • One purchase unlocks iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and Mac WORKS WITH YOUR RECEIVER Overhead 1090 connects to ADS-B receivers on your local network that expose dump1090-compatible data — including popular Raspberry Pi feeder setups. Setup is as simple as pointing the app at your receiver's address; it can even find it for you. No receiver yet? Demo mode lets you explore the full app with realistic sample traffic. WHY LOCAL IS BETTER Internet flight trackers filter, delay, and aggregate. Your receiver doesn't. Overhead 1090 shows exactly what's broadcast over your head the moment it's received — including traffic that never appears on the big tracking sites. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your aircraft data stays on your network. Overhead 1090 has no analytics, no ads, and no accounts. The app's privacy label is "Data Not Collected." — Overhead 1090 is for hobbyist and educational use. It is not certified for real-world navigation, air traffic control, or safety-of-life use. Requires a dump1090-compatible ADS-B receiver on your local network for live data (demo mode works without one). The app logs traffic while it is open.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Overhead 1090 at every 3 weeks against PDF Properties's every 4 months. PDF Properties's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $4.99) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
PDF Properties costs $2.99 and Overhead 1090 $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PDF Properties ships an update every 4 months, Overhead 1090 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PDF Properties | Overhead 1090 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kei Suefuji | Michael Russo |
In-app purchases
PDF Properties
No in-app purchases
Overhead 1090
No in-app purchases
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