Comparison

Fire Island App vs OpenADSB

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

Head to head
About

Fire Island App

This app provides essential information for visiting or living on Fire Island, New York. It offers real-time ferry schedules, travel alerts, a business directory, event listings, and maps for all communities. It aims to simplify travel and promote environmental sustainability.

Highlights
  • Ferry Schedules
  • Real-time Travel Alerts
  • Business Directory
  • Event Calendar
  • Maps and Directions
  • Photo Sharing
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Fire Island App from FireIsland.com is a must for anyone visiting or living on Fire Island, New York. This application was originally designed to provide updated ferry schedules and real-time travel alerts for all 15 Fire Island communities. Today it does that and so much more for over 10,000 users! The New Fire Island App provides users with: Ferry Schedules, Reliable and Updated Business Directory Photo sharing Event Calendar Maps and Directions This application is part of FireIsland.com the leading Fire Island website and top New York travel destination site. Fire Island Ferry Destinations: Atlantique Cherry Grove Davis Park Dunewood Fair Harbor Fire Island Pines Kismet Ocean Bay Park Ocean Beach Sailor's Haven Saltaire Seaview Sunken Forest Watch Hill Water Island Disclaimer: Fire Island App is not affiliated with or funded by: Sayville Ferry Service, Fire Island Ferries Inc, or Davis Park Ferry Company. Fire Island App was created by a 3rd generation Fire Islander who aspires to make Fire Island travel easier and promote environmental change by reducing waste caused by paper schedules.

About

OpenADSB

This app provides a high-performance, native iOS interface for tracking aircraft. It connects to various air traffic data sources like dump1090 and Virtual Radar Server, offering detailed aircraft information and customizable display options for an enhanced user experience over web interfaces.

Highlights
  • Connects to dump1090, tar1090, and Virtual Radar Server
  • Preconfigured with ADS-B Exchange
  • Displays thousands of aircraft with history trails
  • Configurable filtering and highlights
  • Detailed aircraft information
  • Imperial or metric unit display
  • Supports Dark Mode and multitasking
Features
Currently charting
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If you enjoy tracking aircraft using dump1090, tar1090 or Virtual Radar Server, then you'll enjoy OpenADSB. OpenADSB is a full featured high performance flight tracker display app that connects to a variety of backend air traffic sources. Enjoy OpenADSB's smooth native iOS experience instead of using the web interface. PLEASE READ BEFORE PURCHASING: You purchasing a general purpose air traffic display app that connects to a variety of servers types. New traffic sources can be added under Settings (gear button) - Track Source. As a convenience, OpenADSB comes preconfigured to use ADS-B Exchange. Air traffic from ADS-B Exchange is the sole responsibility of ADSBexchange.com, LLC. Frequent users are encouraged to support ADS-B Exchange through donations (adsbexchange.com/donate). Features: • Connects to dump1090, tar1090 and Virtual Radar Server. • Comes preconfigured using ADS-B Exchange (adsbexchange.com). Note that OpenADSB is not affiliated with ADSBexchange.com, LLC • Smoothly displays thousands of aircraft • Shows aircraft history trails • Various aircraft and history trail color schemes and optional legend • Fully configurable filtering, display only the aircrafts you want to see • Configurable military, VFR and emergency highlights • Long-press on an aircraft to perform a browser search engine search of its callsign and registration • Tap on an aircraft to show more details • Details are fully configurable and includes callsign, registration, ICAO hex code, altitude, speed, vertical speed, heading, aircraft type, squawk code, MLAT, latitude/longitude and more • Display values in imperial or metric units • Bookmark up to 5 favorite locations • Mail track details feature, send an email containing an aircraft's details along with a map snapshot, fully configurable • Optimized data fetching logic minimizes network, battery usage and server load • Highly configurable • Supports Dark Mode • Supports Split View, Slide Over and multitasking on iPad • Keyboard shortcuts for external keyboards Limitations and Disclaimer OpenADSB is a general air traffic visualizer for dump1090, tar1090 and Virtual Radar Server data sources. OpenADSB is not affiliated with ADSBexchange.com, LLC. As a convenience, OpenADSB comes preconfigured using ADSBexchange.com as the default data source. Air traffic data, its accuracy, and its validity, is the sole responsibility of the data provider. OpenADSB is for entertainment use only, and not for operational, flight, navigation, traffic avoidance or any mission critical use.

Screenshots

Fire Island App4 screens
OpenADSB4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Fire Island App at $0.99 against OpenADSB's $10.99. OpenADSB's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 2.6) and review sentiment (69% vs 33%). On in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Fire Island App costs $0.99 and OpenADSB $10.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

OpenADSB holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OpenADSB has 108 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Fire Island App's written reviews are positive against 69% of OpenADSB's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Fire Island App versus OpenADSB: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFire Island AppOpenADSB
Price$0.99 — better$10.99
Rating2.6 (10 ratings)4.4 (108 ratings) — better
Positive reviews32.5% of reviews68.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings10108 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
Ads—No
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#101 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better9.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB13 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperEast End Web Solutions, Inc.Steve Kuo

Customer experience

Fire Island App

All ratings10 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive32.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative67.5%

OpenADSB

All ratings108 ratings
Positive82.4%
Neutral5.6%
Negative12.0%
Written reviews102 reviews
Positive68.6%
Neutral9.8%
Negative21.6%

Bugs and requests

Fire Island App

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

OpenADSB

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • App crashes when moving map or accessing settings
  • App refuses to update, requiring reinstallation
  • App freezes and locks up iPhone
  • No aircraft display despite proper configuration
  • JSON response errors after iOS updates
Show 6 more
  • VRS data source disappears from settings
  • App crashes 5 seconds after opening
  • Military filter causes all aircraft to disappear
  • Photos not loading or displaying
  • Incorrect routing information for flights
  • Selected altitude data showing wrong values

Requested features

18 requests
  • Aircraft-specific icons (like Flightradar24)
  • Search button on main screen for N-number lookup
  • Dark mode for nighttime use
  • Notifications/alerts for tracked aircraft
  • 3D map view like Google Earth
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  • Track single aircraft with auto-panning
  • Full flight history tracking
  • iCloud sync for filter settings
  • Ability to toggle ground vehicles on/off
  • Adjustable range rings on map
  • Historic aircraft lookup
  • Different icons for helicopters vs planes
  • Departure/arrival boards display
  • Filter by operator name instead of codes
  • Radar ID display and filtering
  • iOS 16 dark icon support
  • Improved settings organization
  • German localization

In-app purchases

None

Fire Island App

No in-app purchases

None

OpenADSB

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fire Island App free?
Fire Island App costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is OpenADSB free?
OpenADSB costs $10.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Fire Island App or OpenADSB?
OpenADSB is rated higher. Fire Island App averages 2.6 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while OpenADSB averages 4.4 from 108 ratings.

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