ICARO vs Spot&Fly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ICARO
This app simplifies flight preparations by allowing users to create, submit, and manage flight plans and associated messages. It offers real-time status updates and notifications, saving time and reducing environmental impact.
- Create, submit, and manage flight plans
- Handle associated flight messages (DLA, CHG, CNL)
- Real-time flight plan status checks
- Template functionality for existing flight plans
- Email notifications from ARO office
- Multilingual interface
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ICARO, la aplicación de ENAIRE que te permite realizar todos los trámites necesarios antes de iniciar tu vuelo, y con la que ahorras desplazamientos al aeropuerto. Planifica tu vuelo: Crea, presenta y gestiona tu plan de vuelo (FPL), así como sus mensajes asociados (DLA, CHG y CNL), desde una interfaz intuitiva, multilingüe y preparada para mostrar todo tipo de información relevante. La app que cuenta con un registro de todos tus planes de vuelo y te permite consultar su estado en tiempo real. Ahorra tiempo, contamina menos: Podrás copiar uno de tus FPLs ya registrados y usarlo como plantilla para un nuevo plan, reduciendo al mínimo la introducción de datos. Recibe las notificaciones de la oficina ARO por email, disminuyendo así el gasto de consumibles de oficina y cuidando el medio ambiente. Garantía ENAIRE: Con la aplicación de ICARO, cuentas con la confianza de ENAIRE, la empresa del Ministerio de Transportes, Movilidad y Agenda Urbana que gestiona la navegación aérea en España, lo que te asegura la máxima garantía del cumplimiento de la normativa vigente. ICARO, fiable como siempre, fácil como nunca.
Spot&Fly
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Spot&Fly shows you where you can fly your drone and gives you the FPV tools you use in the field. For drone, FPV and RC pilots. AIRSPACE MAPS IN 6 COUNTRIES Spain (ENAIRE), United States (FAA), Portugal, France, United Kingdom and Denmark. See permitted, restricted and no-fly zones at a glance. DRONE LOCATOR Lost your link? Spot&Fly logs your drone's GPS position through the backpack and, if the signal drops, shows you the last known point and a probability area to help you recover it. ELRS and TBS. WIRELESS BETAFLIGHT Tune your flight controller from your phone, no computer needed: • Over Bluetooth or over WiFi through your ELRS receiver/backpack. • Remote session: configure another pilot's drone over the internet, or let someone help you with yours. STREAM YOUR FPV GOGGLES Watch, record and stream live to YouTube, Twitch, Instagram, Facebook or your own RTMP server. Receive from the goggles over WiFi and stream over mobile data: DJI Goggles 3, Walksnail Goggles X and HDZero. WEATHER FOR PILOTS 15-day and hourly forecasts: wind and gusts, rain probability and KP index. SPOTS Discover places to fly shared by other pilots, upload your own and save private spots. Create lists and share them. Tap "Go" to open the route in Waze or Google Maps. CHAT AND GROUPS Talk to pilots near you, share photos and videos and meet up to fly. ALSO INCLUDED • FPV tutorials by Dronarchy. • Drone, regulation and FPV news. • File your flights with Spain's Ministry of the Interior. • Measure distances on the map. • Full in-app help manual. • Face ID / Touch ID lock. One-time purchase, no subscription.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: ICARO at Free against Spot&Fly's $2.99. ICARO also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.2). Spot&Fly's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 10 months). 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
ICARO is free to download; Spot&Fly costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ICARO ships an update every 10 months, Spot&Fly weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ICARO | Spot&Fly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 143 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Enaire | jimenez pablo |
In-app purchases
ICARO
No in-app purchases
Spot&Fly
No in-app purchases








