Comparison

APRSKit vs Overhead 1090

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

Head to head
About

APRSKit

Transform your iPhone into a live APRS station for amateur radio operators. Share real-time location data directly to the APRS-IS network with customizable settings and map integration.

Highlights
  • Live GPS location sharing
  • Direct APRS-IS server integration
  • Broadcast with custom callsign
  • View nearby stations on map
  • Customizable SSID, icon, and comment
  • Adjustable location update intervals
Features
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Turn your iPhone into a live APRS station! APRSKit is a lightweight and modern iOS application designed for amateur radio operators to send real-time location data directly to the APRS-IS network using your iPhone. Key Features: - Live GPS location sharing - Direct APRS-IS server integration - Broadcast with your own callsign - View nearby stations on the map - Customize SSID, icon, and comment - Adjustable location update intervals - Sleek UI with Apple Maps integration - Optimized for speed and battery life Stay connected with the APRS community wherever you go. APRSKit brings powerful tracking and sharing features right to your fingertips. - Be a part of the APRS world – now mobile and simple!

About

Overhead 1090

Features
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Overhead 1090 turns your own ADS-B receiver into a beautiful live radar picture of the sky above you. No accounts. No subscriptions. No aircraft data leaving your network. If your antenna can hear it, Overhead 1090 shows it — with the low-latency, unfiltered view that only a local receiver can deliver. WHAT YOU GET • Live radar map — every aircraft your receiver hears, updated in real time on a gorgeous dark map • Aircraft details — callsign, registration, type, altitude, speed, heading, and distance from home • Reports — traffic by hour and day, busiest hours, top operators and types • Sightings — a feed of the notable stuff: military contacts, low passes, rare types, new airframes, closest approaches • Logbook — a searchable log of every flight your receiver has heard, each with its ground track • All your receivers — run more than one antenna? Add them all and filter by who heard what • Built for iPad — a full-screen radar display • Apple TV — the living-room big board. Put the sky above your house on the biggest screen you own • Mac — record every flight from the menu bar, with a live chart, Logbook, alerts and desktop widgets • Designed for iPhone Duo — half-fold it for the map above the traffic list • One purchase unlocks iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and Mac WORKS WITH YOUR RECEIVER Overhead 1090 connects to ADS-B receivers on your local network that expose dump1090-compatible data — including popular Raspberry Pi feeder setups. Setup is as simple as pointing the app at your receiver's address; it can even find it for you. No receiver yet? Demo mode lets you explore the full app with realistic sample traffic. WHY LOCAL IS BETTER Internet flight trackers filter, delay, and aggregate. Your receiver doesn't. Overhead 1090 shows exactly what's broadcast over your head the moment it's received — including traffic that never appears on the big tracking sites. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your aircraft data stays on your network. Overhead 1090 has no analytics, no ads, and no accounts. The app's privacy label is "Data Not Collected." — Overhead 1090 is for hobbyist and educational use. It is not certified for real-world navigation, air traffic control, or safety-of-life use. Requires a dump1090-compatible ADS-B receiver on your local network for live data (demo mode works without one). The app logs traffic while it is open.

Screenshots

APRSKit3 screens
Overhead 10904 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Overhead 1090 at 4 against APRSKit's 2. On price, update cadence, 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

APRSKit costs $4.99 and Overhead 1090 $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

APRSKit ships an update fortnightly, Overhead 1090 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
APRSKit versus Overhead 1090: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAPRSKitOverhead 1090
Price$4.99$4.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS17 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUgur AltinsoyMichael Russo

In-app purchases

None

APRSKit

No in-app purchases

None

Overhead 1090

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is APRSKit free?
APRSKit costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Overhead 1090 free?
Overhead 1090 costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do APRSKit or Overhead 1090 have ads?
Neither APRSKit nor Overhead 1090 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, APRSKit or Overhead 1090?
APRSKit ships an update fortnightly, and Overhead 1090 every 3 weeks. Most recently, APRSKit was updated on November 5, 2026 and Overhead 1090 on November 10, 2026.

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