RIAT vs TailTag
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RIAT
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The official App for The Royal International Air Tattoo, held every July at RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire. Everything you need to enjoy your visit to the world's greatest airshow is here.
TailTag
Log every aircraft you see with photos, registrations, and airline details. Organize your sightings in a clean collection and search instantly by airline, registration, or model. Perfect for aviation enthusiasts, plane spotters, and travelers.
- Log aircraft by registration, airline, type
- Tag sightings with photos
- Organize spottings in a collection
- Search by airline, registration, model
- Designed for plane spotters
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TailTag is the ultimate app for aviation enthusiasts, plane spotters, and travellers who love tracking the skies. Whether you’re at the airport fence or window seat at 30,000 feet, TailTag helps you log every aircraft you see, complete with photos, registrations, and airline info. Key Features • Add aircraft by registration, airline, and aircraft type • Tag each one with a photo from your library • Built for Plane Spotters • Organize your spottings in a clean, scrollable collection • Instantly search by airline, registration, or aircraft model • Designed with aviation in mind Spot. Snap. Save. TailTag keeps your aircraft sightings in one place, with an elegant interface that makes every entry feel like a collectible. Whether you’re a hardcore spotter or just getting started, TailTag brings order to the skies.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: TailTag at none against RIAT's shown. RIAT's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
RIAT ships an update weekly, TailTag every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RIAT | TailTag |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 18 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 96 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | THE ROYAL AIR FORCE CHARITABLE TRUST ENTERPRISES | Josh Mansfield |
In-app purchases
RIAT
No in-app purchases
TailTag
No in-app purchases
