LocoScene vs TailTag
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LocoScene
This app allows users to view and record train sightings and sessions, complete with photographs of locomotives. It serves as a mobile companion to a dedicated website, enabling users to easily contribute their own observations while on the go.
- View member-recorded sessions and sightings
- Browse locomotive photographs
- Add new sessions and sightings
- Upload photographs of locomotives
- Official companion to LocoScene website
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The LocoScene App is the official companion app of the LocoScene website. View sessions and sightings recorded by other members along with photographs of individual locomotives. While out and about trackside, easily add sessions, sightings and photographs to your records. Terms of use: https://www.locoscene.co.uk/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.locoscene.co.uk/privacy
TailTag
Log every aircraft you see with photos, registrations, and airline details. Organize your sightings in a clean collection and search instantly by airline, registration, or model. Perfect for aviation enthusiasts, plane spotters, and travelers.
- Log aircraft by registration, airline, type
- Tag sightings with photos
- Organize spottings in a collection
- Search by airline, registration, model
- Designed for plane spotters
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TailTag is the ultimate app for aviation enthusiasts, plane spotters, and travellers who love tracking the skies. Whether you’re at the airport fence or window seat at 30,000 feet, TailTag helps you log every aircraft you see, complete with photos, registrations, and airline info. Key Features • Add aircraft by registration, airline, and aircraft type • Tag each one with a photo from your library • Built for Plane Spotters • Organize your spottings in a clean, scrollable collection • Instantly search by airline, registration, or aircraft model • Designed with aviation in mind Spot. Snap. Save. TailTag keeps your aircraft sightings in one place, with an elegant interface that makes every entry feel like a collectible. Whether you’re a hardcore spotter or just getting started, TailTag brings order to the skies.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: TailTag at 100% against LocoScene's 0%. TailTag also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. LocoScene sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $11.99 per year. TailTag asks for nothing beyond the download.
LocoScene ships an update every 5 months, TailTag every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LocoScene | TailTag |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 18 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ian Steel | Josh Mansfield |
Customer experience
LocoScene
TailTag
In-app purchases
LocoScene
- Annual Subscription$11.991 Year
TailTag
No in-app purchases
