Comparison

CurrentSees vs Mini Radar

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

Head to head
About

CurrentSees

Instantly see currency exchange rates with glanceable widgets and watch complications. Quickly select favorite currencies to simplify your view, perfect for frequent travelers.

Highlights
  • Glanceable exchange rate display
  • iOS widgets
  • Watch complications
  • Favorite currency selection
  • Quick currency lookup
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Do you need to type an exact amount to get an idea of what the exchange rate is? Nope! Just glance and see...simple as that! There are two iOS widgets and watch complications for even faster use. You can also select favorites to make the picker list smaller, great if you're jumping around between only a few currencies.

About

Mini Radar

View live aircraft around you on a radar scope or in augmented reality. Get detailed information on each plane, customize your view, and set alerts for favorite aircraft. Ideal for aviation enthusiasts and curious minds.

Highlights
  • Live radar scope
  • AR Sky View
  • Aircraft details
  • Customizable views
  • Favorites and alerts
  • Apple Watch support
  • Dynamic Island integration
Features
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Mini Radar shows the aircraft flying around you, live, on a clean radar scope. It's built on adsb.fi — a free, community-run ADS-B network. Volunteers around the world run small receivers and share what they pick up, and that shared feed is what you see. No account, no subscription, no ads. WHAT YOU GET • A live radar centered on you — or anywhere you search • Tap any aircraft for details: type, registration, altitude, speed, heading, squawk, and route (origin to destination) when available • Switch between a classic radar scope and a satellite map backdrop • Pinch, double-tap, or drag to zoom — from a few miles out to 250 NM • Color aircraft by type (commercial, private, helicopter, glider, military…) or by altitude, or switch on distinct per-type icons • North-up or heading-up — one tap on the compass button rotates the scope (radar or satellite) so the direction you're facing is up • A live contacts list and class filters, right on the scope • Sweep or pulse animation — your choice • A nearest-aircraft compass that always points to the closest plane POINT AT THE SKY • AR Sky View — hold up your phone and see the aircraft overhead, labeled in real space; pinch to zoom in ON YOUR WRIST • A standalone Apple Watch radar — zoom with the Digital Crown, tap a plane for details ALWAYS-ON GLANCE • Dynamic Island and Lock Screen tracking for what's overhead — your favorites, or any aircraft nearby, with a live bearing arrow FAVORITES & ALERTS • Star aircraft by tail number, callsign, or hex — they're highlighted whenever they appear nearby • Optional alert when a favorite comes within 10 NM of you (opt-in; uses background location only while it's turned on) SAVED PLACES • Save and name locations to jump between them • Choose what the radar opens to: your live location, the nearest airport, or a saved spot MADE TO READ EASILY • Colorblind-friendly palette • Light, dark, or automatic theme A NOTE ON COVERAGE Because the data comes from volunteer receivers, coverage is best where people are feeding and can have gaps elsewhere. Not every aircraft broadcasts ADS-B, and route lookups aren't available for every flight. Mini Radar is for curiosity and learning — not for navigation or any operational use. Want better coverage where you live? Anyone can become a feeder with a Raspberry Pi, an RTL-SDR dongle, and an antenna. There's a short how-to inside the app. Data by adsb.fi. Route information by adsbdb.

Screenshots

CurrentSees3 screens
Mini Radar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Mini Radar at every 2 days against CurrentSees's every 2 months. Mini Radar also leads on ratings volume (8 vs 2). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for CurrentSees against 5.0 for Mini Radar. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 8 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CurrentSees ships an update every 2 months, Mini Radar every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
CurrentSees versus Mini Radar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCurrentSeesMini Radar
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings28 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid ShammaJohn Grey80227563111

Customer experience

CurrentSees

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Mini Radar

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

CurrentSees

No in-app purchases

None

Mini Radar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CurrentSees free?
CurrentSees is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mini Radar free?
Mini Radar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CurrentSees or Mini Radar?
CurrentSees and Mini Radar are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 8 ratings respectively.
Do CurrentSees or Mini Radar have ads?
Neither CurrentSees nor Mini Radar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CurrentSees or Mini Radar?
CurrentSees ships an update every 2 months, and Mini Radar every 2 days. Most recently, CurrentSees was updated on October 3, 2026 and Mini Radar on September 22, 2026.

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