Comparison

NatureSpy vs What Plane?

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

Head to head
About

NatureSpy

Easily connect your wildlife cameras to stream live footage of your garden. Receive real-time motion detection alerts and record videos to share with loved ones.

Highlights
  • Connect WildCam and BirdCam
  • Live wildlife streaming
  • Motion detection recording
  • Real-time alerts
  • Record and share videos
  • Share camera access
Features
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• Connect your WildCam and BirdCam easily • Watch a live stream of your garden wildlife, anytime • Motion detection and recording means you'll never miss a thing • Get real-time alerts of your garden visitors straight to your phone • Record and share your videos with family and friends via your favourite apps • Share access to your WildCam with friends and family

About

What Plane?

Instantly identify aircraft overhead with this app. It offers a widget for quick glances and a live map for exploring nearby air traffic. View detailed information for planes within 30 nautical miles, with a unique compass ring for direction.

Highlights
  • Instant aircraft identification
  • Home Screen widget for quick access
  • Live map of nearby air traffic
  • Detailed aircraft information
  • Compass Ring bearing indicator
  • Customizable aircraft icons
Features
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What Plane? was built to answer one question—fast: what’s that aircraft overhead? Everything is designed for instant glanceability, so you can get the answer without “using an app”. Add the widget to your Home Screen and tap to refresh. Tap the custom aircraft icon to jump straight into the live map. Inside the app, controls stay just as simple. Want different units? Tap any stat (altitude, speed, distance) to cycle through options. The default view lets you explore nearby air traffic, and with a single tap on any aircraft—or the menu button—you can browse rich details for every plane within 30 nautical miles. To keep the interface minimal while adding real information density, What Plane? uses the Compass Ring: the panel border doubles as a bearing indicator, showing the aircraft’s direction relative to you at a glance. And when an aircraft is overhead, the widget brings it to life with airline-specific liveries and aircraft models—so your Home Screen matches what’s in the sky. WHATPLANE PRO (OPTIONAL SUBSCRIPTION) Choose the aircraft you want to spot and get an alert when a match is nearby. Chat with Lookout to ask about aircraft recorded in your area while you were away, and prioritise your matches in Dynamic Island. Pro is a monthly auto-renewable subscription, purchased separately in the app, with a one-week free trial for eligible new subscribers. After the trial, the subscription renews at the displayed monthly price unless cancelled. The local price is shown before purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Your subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Privacy: https://whatplane.org/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

NatureSpy4 screens
What Plane?4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: What Plane? at 100% against NatureSpy's 25%. NatureSpy's advantage is price (Free vs $8.09) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On 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

NatureSpy is free to download; What Plane? costs $8.09 up front. What Plane? sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. NatureSpy asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NatureSpy ships an update every 2 days, What Plane? weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
NatureSpy versus What Plane?: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNatureSpyWhat Plane?
PriceFree — better$8.09
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNatureSpyDavid Wilkinson

Customer experience

NatureSpy

Written reviews12 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative41.7%

What Plane?

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

NatureSpy

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

What Plane?

Subscriptions1
  • WhatPlane Pro7 Days trial$3.991 Month

Questions

Is NatureSpy free?
NatureSpy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is What Plane? free?
What Plane? costs $8.09, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do NatureSpy or What Plane? have ads?
Neither NatureSpy nor What Plane? shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NatureSpy or What Plane??
NatureSpy ships an update every 2 days, and What Plane? weekly. Most recently, NatureSpy was updated on November 3, 2026 and What Plane? on November 5, 2026.

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