iTrack Wildlife Pro vs Plane DB
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iTrack Wildlife Pro
This digital field guide helps identify animal tracks and signs. It offers detailed information, photos, and powerful search tools to aid in wildlife identification for enthusiasts and professionals alike. Offline access to species information is also available.
- 71 common mammal track and sign info
- Over 700 high-quality photos
- 120 detailed skull photos
- Precise track drawings
- Powerful search tools by track characteristics
- Offline Wikipedia access for species
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Identify the tracks and signs of North American mammals with a field guide created by wildlife biologist Jonah Evans, a CyberTracker-certified Track & Sign Specialist and Evaluator. iTrack Wildlife Pro combines detailed photographs, track illustrations, identification notes, and search tools for use in the field or at home. THE FIELD GUIDE • 71 North American mammal entries, including species and useful identification groups. • More than 900 track, sign, animal, and skull photographs with detailed captions. • Front and hind track icons, track measurements, gait descriptions, and comparisons with similar species. • Original stipple track drawings for 43 guide entries. Enlarge drawings, switch between front and hind feet, or view them at Life size after ruler calibration. • Search by common or scientific name, track length and width, toes, claws, symmetry, family, and state, province, territory, or Mexico. • Favorites and a side-by-side list and guide on iPad. PRACTICE AND FIELD TOOLS • Track & Sign Flashcards: study bundled Tracks, Sign, or Both photos, reveal the identification and caption, and browse relevant guide notes. Choose a 10–50-card or Continuous deck and optional flip animation. • A calibrated ruler with inches, centimeters, and full-screen measuring. • Illustrated guidance on measuring tracks, gait patterns, tracking tips, and field equipment. • Offline Wikipedia articles, with optional downloads of updated copies. OPTIONAL iNATURALIST FEATURES • Browse reusable community-reviewed photographs from the North American Animal Tracks Database, with credits and links to the original observations. Sort by Newest or Closest. • Filter guide species using nearby iNaturalist records, or generate a broader Nearby Species animal list and save the latest list for offline use. • Experimental iNaturalist flashcards let you inspect an observation's reusable photographs before revealing its community identification. Public state/province and country labels provide location context. Identifications can be mistaken or ambiguous. The field guide, bundled flashcards, ruler, and saved Wikipedia articles work offline. Loading new iNaturalist data or downloading article updates requires internet access. Location access is optional. Nearby records are approximate and do not prove that an animal is present or absent. Version 2.0 is an update to the existing paid Pro app. Existing Pro owners do not need to buy it again. No subscription or in-app purchase is required. Requires iOS 17 or iPadOS 17 or later.
Plane DB
Access a vast database of aircraft information, including sightings, museum locations, and production details. Track your personal sightings and discover planes you still need to see. Explore fleet lists and country overviews with extensive search capabilities.
- Access to Spottingmode plane database
- Search individual planes and fleet lists
- View sighting history and museum locations
- Track personal sightings and highlight needed planes
- Detailed plane data including Wrecks & Relics info
- Links to other Spottingmode apps
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This app gives you direct access to the Spottingmode plane database. Search individual planes or full fleet lists. Check when and where a plane was seen, or where it can be found in a museum right now. All data comes straight from the Spottingmode database and is updated all the time. You can view more than a million planes already and data is directly linked to your own sightings. Every plane you have sightings for is highlighted, which makes it easy to find out which you still need to see. You can view complete production lists, country overviews, fleet lists, or search for any set of planes you want. There are practically no restrictions on the searches you can perform, or how many planes are shown. Click on a plane in any of the lists and view more detailed data, including sightings for this plane, any Wrecks & Relics info known, or the other identities the same plane is known to have had. The app also links into the other Spottingmode apps so you can also immediately find more info on the Wrecks & Relics location, or where you saw the particular plane.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: iTrack Wildlife Pro at 82% against Plane DB's 33%. iTrack Wildlife Pro also leads on update cadence (every 5 months vs every 25 months) and chart position (#190 vs unranked). Plane DB's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $14.99) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On ads, in-app purchases, 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
iTrack Wildlife Pro costs $14.99 and Plane DB $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
iTrack Wildlife Pro ships an update every 5 months, Plane DB every 25 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iTrack Wildlife Pro | Plane DB |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $14.99 | $2.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (34 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 82.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 34 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 25 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #190 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 363 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NatureTracking.com | iksmode |
Customer experience
iTrack Wildlife Pro
Plane DB
Bugs and requests
iTrack Wildlife Pro
Reported bugs
5 issues- Crashes frequently
- App closes in 'Tracking Tips' tab
- App closes in certain 'Help' tab sections
- Incompatible with dark mode
- Locked in portrait mode on iPad
Requested features
9 requests- Sort species taxonomically
- Add a quiz feature
- Expand data with published work
- Include bird tracks
- Add Canadian provinces
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- Add Rocky Mountain Goat
- UK version
- Picture and info share option
- Range map
Plane DB
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
iTrack Wildlife Pro
No in-app purchases
Plane DB
No in-app purchases







