Comparison

Above Us vs VectorPoint

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

Head to head
About

Above Us

This app tracks Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) sightings in real-time by analyzing anonymized search data from major US cities. It provides a unique and private method for monitoring UAP activity, distinct from traditional sighting reports.

Highlights
  • Real-time UAP sighting tracking
  • Anonymized search data analysis
  • Coverage in 10,000+ US cities
  • Privacy-focused data collection
  • Map visualization of sightings
Features
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This is made possible by serving Google Ads to searchers—whether they click the ad or not, their data is plotted to the app, while being washed of all personal identifiers. This method of tracking UAP/UFO sightings is unmatched in terms of speed, volume, and privacy (this app doesn’t rely on sighting reports, which are often slow, and discrepant with actual sightings). Searches are currently tracked across the 10,000 most-populated US cities. Each sighting marker on the map represents aggregate data for that specific date / date-range.

About

VectorPoint

Explore UAP reports, evidence, and historical cases with this research app. Document your own sightings with photos, videos, and location data, and analyze patterns over time and space. Features live sky context for field observations.

Highlights
  • Global sighting map
  • Case archive
  • Evidence library
  • UAP analytics
  • Live sky context
  • Sighting uploads
Features
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Explore the evidence. Follow the story. Keep your own record. VectorPoint brings UFO and UAP archives, independent investigations, sky observation and space exploration into one visual research app. Open photographs, watch available footage and read the sources behind a case without losing your place. DISCOVER AND INVESTIGATE Browse footage, photographs, documents and science papers. Explore Cases & Curiosities from around the world, and follow guided investigations in The Hunt. Compare the accounts and evidence, follow references and keep your findings in your journal. A WORLD OF REPORTS Explore the Atlas through sightings, cases and crop-circle layers. Open a record to see its context and available media. Reported locations, dates and source limitations stay visible. CROP-CIRCLE COLLECTIONS Discover photographers and archive collections, then explore their formation photographs with credits and source information. LOOK UP Use Sky View and native camera recording to document an observation. Keep original recordings on your device, replay saved moments and choose whether to upload them privately. Sky positions and tracking are research aids, not proof of an object's identity. EXPLORE FURTHER Visit the Observatory, solar-system and deep-space pages, with imagery and background information to follow your curiosity beyond Earth. YOUR FIELD NOTES Save observations and investigation notes in your journal. Account tools let you manage your profile and delete your account. Browsing the public archive does not require a subscription. VectorPoint keeps source material, interpretation and uncertainty distinct. A reported sighting or unexplained image is not a claim of an extraterrestrial origin. An internet connection is required for the online archive and maps. Camera and location permissions are requested for features that need them.

Screenshots

Above Us4 screens
VectorPoint4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Above Us at 5.0 against VectorPoint's 2.3. Above Us also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and ratings volume (9 vs 3). VectorPoint's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Above Us holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Above Us ships an update every 3 weeks, VectorPoint every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Above Us versus VectorPoint: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAbove UsVectorPoint
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (9 ratings) — better2.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings9 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB35 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPat BerlinquetteNathan Cole

Customer experience

Above Us

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

VectorPoint

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Above Us

No in-app purchases

None

VectorPoint

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Above Us free?
Above Us is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is VectorPoint free?
VectorPoint is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Above Us or VectorPoint?
Above Us is rated higher. Above Us averages 5.0 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while VectorPoint averages 2.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Above Us or VectorPoint have ads?
Neither Above Us nor VectorPoint shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Above Us or VectorPoint?
Above Us ships an update every 3 weeks, and VectorPoint every 4 days. Most recently, Above Us was updated on October 30, 2026 and VectorPoint on November 5, 2026.

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