Comparison

ICARO vs Spot&Fly

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

Spot&Fly

Features
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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.

Screenshots

ICARO4 screens
Spot&Fly4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ICARO ships an update every 10 months, Spot&Fly weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
ICARO versus Spot&Fly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterICAROSpot&Fly
PriceFree — better$2.99
Positive reviews28.6% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB143 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEnairejimenez pablo

In-app purchases

None

ICARO

No in-app purchases

None

Spot&Fly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ICARO free?
ICARO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Spot&Fly free?
Spot&Fly costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do ICARO or Spot&Fly have ads?
Neither ICARO nor Spot&Fly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ICARO or Spot&Fly?
ICARO ships an update every 10 months, and Spot&Fly weekly. Most recently, ICARO was updated on November 3, 2026 and Spot&Fly on November 5, 2026.

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