OctoTracker vs What Plane?
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OctoTracker
Monitor daily and future energy prices for Octopus Tracker customers. Get real-time insights, plan consumption, and visualize price trends. Receive notifications and use widgets for easy access to energy rate information.
- Monitor today's and tomorrow's energy prices
- Real-time price insights
- Price indicator (above/below average)
- 30-day price visualization charts
- Compare rates with standard tariff
- Push notifications for price changes
- iOS home screen widget
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OctoTracker is the essential companion app for Octopus Tracker. This free and privacy-respecting app is your go-to tool for staying on top of today's and tomorrow's energy prices, ensuring you always make the most informed decisions about your electricity and gas consumption. With OctoTracker, effortlessly monitor prices, providing you with real-time insights that matter. The friendly user interface puts today's and tomorrow's energy prices at your fingertips, allowing you to plan your energy usage strategically. OctoTracker features an intuitive indicator that lets you know whether energy prices are above or below the average, allowing you to optimise your energy consumption and save money, all while reducing your environmental footprint. Visualise the last 30 days' prices for electricity and gas with interactive charts, allowing for a more in-depth analysis of energy price trends and compare rates with the standard (Flexible Octopus) tariff. Enable push notifications to receive timely updates on price changes, ensuring you get tomorrow's rates as soon as they're available, or use the iOS home screen widget to keep track of daily Tracker prices without even opening the app. Stay ahead of the curve and take control of your energy costs with OctoTracker. Unlock the power to make smarter energy choices, exclusively for Octopus Tracker customers! Say goodbye to energy price surprises and hello to financial control - OctoTracker has got you covered! NOTE: OctoTracker is an independent app and is not operated by Octopus Energy.
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.
- 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
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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/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: OctoTracker at Free against What Plane?'s $8.09. OctoTracker also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). What Plane?'s advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On ratings volume, 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
OctoTracker is free to download; What Plane? costs $8.09 up front. What Plane? sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. OctoTracker asks for nothing beyond the download.
What Plane? holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of OctoTracker's written reviews are positive against 100% of What Plane?'s.
OctoTracker ships an update every 2 months, What Plane? weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OctoTracker | What Plane? |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $8.09 |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jonathan Ellis | David Wilkinson |
Customer experience
OctoTracker
What Plane?
In-app purchases
OctoTracker
No in-app purchases
What Plane?
- WhatPlane Pro7 Days trial$3.991 Month
Questions
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