Comparison

TrackISS vs Joe's Scanner

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

Head to head
About

TrackISS

Follow the International Space Station's journey across the globe in real-time. Explore its projected orbit, view live telemetry data, and browse a gallery of NASA images. Discover who is currently in space and learn about their missions.

Highlights
  • Real-time ISS movement tracking
  • Projected orbit path display
  • Live telemetry data (velocity, lat, long, altitude)
  • NASA image gallery with zoom
  • View current astronauts and biographies
  • Customizable interface settings
Features
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Welcome to TrackISS, a beautiful native experience that tracks the International Space Station in real-time. Main features include: - See the real-time movement of the ISS. - Track with two different map types. - View the projected orbit path of the ISS. - View live data from the ISS, such as velocity, latitude, longitude, and altitude. - Search for ISS images from NASA's public image database. - View search results in a beautiful gallery-like view, that supports zooming in/out. - View images and their descriptions in an efficient image viewer. - Export any image with ease. - View all current humans in space, along with their nationality, mission role, and a link to their biography (in-app). - Adjust defaults such as map annotations size, toggle haptics, reduce animations, etc. - Select alternate app icons. This app was designed with a hybrid of custom and native iOS components, to provide a space-themed experience while still maintaining the iOS feel we all know and love. Enjoy! New features and improvements coming soon. Feel free to reach out on Twitter with feature requests or feedback :)

About

Joe's Scanner

Listen to live radio call audio and review recent activity with fast playback and clear call details. Continuously updating transcriptions provide context to follow events without switching between tools.

Highlights
  • Live call streaming
  • Rapid playback controls
  • Organized call lists
  • Updating transcriptions
  • Call history browsing
  • Filtering tools
Features
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Joe’s Scanner is a focused, high performance client for listening to live radio call audio and reviewing recent activity. It is designed for fast playback, clear call details, and continuously updating transcriptions so you can follow what is happening without jumping between tools. Connection options -Sign in with your JoesScanner.com web account to connect to the Joe’s Scanner service feed. -Or connect to your own compatible server if you or a friend already run a backend. Key capabilities -Live call streaming and rapid playback controls -Organized call lists with time, duration, talkgroup, and labels provided by the backend -Transcriptions that update as they become available to add context to the audio -Call history browsing for quick review of earlier traffic -Filtering tools to reduce noise and focus on the traffic you care about Compatibility Joe’s Scanner can connect to the Joe’s Scanner service, or to self hosted Trunking Recorder servers that expose the standard API endpoints. Note: Audio and metadata are provided by the connected service or your server. Availability of specific features can vary by backend configuration.

Screenshots

TrackISS4 screens
Joe's Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: TrackISS at 5.0 against Joe's Scanner's 2.0. TrackISS also leads on ratings volume (11 vs 3). Joe's Scanner's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ads, monetization model 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

Both are free to download. TrackISS sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Joe's Scanner asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TrackISS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 3 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
TrackISS versus Joe's Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrackISSJoe's Scanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (11 ratings) — better2.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better3
Update frequency—Every 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB70 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperSamuel McGarryLINDSAY KAY WILLIAMS

Customer experience

TrackISS

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Joe's Scanner

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

TrackISS

One-time1
  • Launchpad Tip$1.99
None

Joe's Scanner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TrackISS free?
TrackISS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Joe's Scanner free?
Joe's Scanner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TrackISS or Joe's Scanner?
TrackISS is rated higher. TrackISS averages 5.0 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Joe's Scanner averages 2.0 from 3 ratings.
Do TrackISS or Joe's Scanner have ads?
Neither TrackISS nor Joe's Scanner shows ads.

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