Comparison

Der Apfelplausch vs Plane and Simple

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

Head to head
About

Der Apfelplausch

This podcast discusses the latest Apple and tech rumors, announcements, and personal experiences. It offers informative yet relaxed entertainment for all tech enthusiasts, not just Apple fans.

Highlights
  • Weekly tech discussions
  • Latest rumors and announcements
  • Personal tech experiences
  • Informative entertainment
  • Relaxed listening experience
Features
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Der Apfelplausch ist ein Apple- und Technik-Podcast der Apfelpage.de-Redakteure Roman van Genabith und Lukas Gehrer. In der Show diskutieren sie wöchentlich über die heißesten Gerüchte, spannendsten Ankündigungen und erzählen von ihren eigenen Erfahrungen im Technik Alltag. Nach dem Motto „informativ, aber entspannt“ ist es eine tolle Unterhaltung für zwischendurch, die sich nicht nur an Apple Fans richtet, sondern an alle Technik Begeisterten. Was machen wir anders als die anderen? Das merkt ihr schon in den ersten Sekunden, wenn ihr uns zuhört. Es gibt mehrere Apple Podcasts. Es gibt viele Technik Podcasts. Und es gibt massenweise Fachpodcasts. Mit dem Apfelplausch schreiben wir zwar Information, Zusammenfassung der Woche und Expertenwissen groß. Indessen schreiben wir ebenso groß die „Unterhaltung“. Wir sind kein weiterer Podcast, der euch Datenblätter vorliest oder Technikbegriffe um die Ohren haut. Aus diesem Grund bezeichnen uns viele Hörer als chaotisch, unvorbereitet und sogar unprofessionell. Doch Tausende Hörer mögen uns genau deswegen. Das ist der Apfelplausch. Nicht der größte Tech-Podcast, aber eben einzigartig.

About

Plane and Simple

This app uses augmented reality to identify aircraft in real-time. Point your device at a plane to see its flight number, origin, altitude, speed, and distance overlaid on your camera view.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality flight tracking
  • Real-time aircraft information
  • Display flight numbers
  • Show altitude and speed
  • Identify country of origin
  • Measure distance to aircraft
Features
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Ever wonder about that plane overhead? Just point your iPhone or iPad at the sky. Plane and Simple uses augmented reality to pin live flight data directly onto aircraft in your camera view. No searching, no map scrolling. Just look up. WHAT YOU'LL SEE FOR EVERY FLIGHT - Airline, flight number, and callsign - Aircraft make, model, and registration - Altitude, speed, heading, and climb/descent rate - Distance from you in real time - Origin and destination cities with route info TAP ANY PLANE TO GO DEEPER - Real aircraft photos courtesy of Planespotters.net - Great-circle route map from origin to destination - Satellite views of departure and arrival cities - Compass bearing visualisation AND THEN IT REMEMBERS Every aircraft you tap is kept permanently. Come back a month later and you have a collection: the airlines you've caught, the aircraft types you've seen, the countries their tails are registered in. Your logbook syncs through your own iCloud, so a new phone never costs you the collection. HOW RARE WAS THAT? Every aircraft type is weighed against a database of more than 91,000 airframes. When the app calls a catch uncommon, it's telling you how many of that aircraft are left in the world: 270 A380s, 809 747s. Not a guess. NINETEEN ACHIEVEMENTS From your first aircraft to catching an airline's flight number one. Two are secret, and the best of them are the ones you can't go looking for: the same aircraft twice on different days, or the same route flown in both directions. WORTH SHOWING SOMEONE Turn any sighting into a card made from your own photo of the sky, with the aircraft marked where it actually was and its contrail running the way it was actually flying. Plane and Simple tracks live aircraft using the OpenSky Network and knows 619,000 routes, 1,000 airlines and 3,700 airports by name. It uses your device settings for metric or imperial units, and is available in English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Swedish, Japanese, Korean, Polish and Simplified Chinese. No account required. No ads. Your logbook stays on your device and in your iCloud, never ours. Just point, and see what's flying.

Screenshots

Der Apfelplausch3 screens
Plane and Simple4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Plane and Simple at 100% against Der Apfelplausch's 50%. Plane and Simple also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). Der Apfelplausch's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.5). On price, ads 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. Plane and Simple sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Der Apfelplausch asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Der Apfelplausch ships an update every 3 months, Plane and Simple weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Der Apfelplausch versus Plane and Simple: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDer ApfelplauschPlane and Simple
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerappful GmbHMerano Studio Limited

Customer experience

Der Apfelplausch

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Plane and Simple

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Der Apfelplausch

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Plane and Simple

One-time4
  • Espresso$0.99
  • Leave us a tip$0.99
  • Latte$1.99
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  • Whole bag of beans$3.99

Questions

Is Der Apfelplausch free?
Der Apfelplausch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Plane and Simple free?
Plane and Simple is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Der Apfelplausch or Plane and Simple have ads?
Neither Der Apfelplausch nor Plane and Simple shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Der Apfelplausch or Plane and Simple?
Der Apfelplausch ships an update every 3 months, and Plane and Simple weekly. Most recently, Der Apfelplausch was updated on November 3, 2026 and Plane and Simple on October 30, 2026.

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