Plane and Simple vs DLU
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Plane and Simple
This app uses augmented reality to identify aircraft in real-time. Point your device at a plane to see its flight number, origin, altitude, speed, and distance overlaid on your camera view.
- Augmented reality flight tracking
- Real-time aircraft information
- Display flight numbers
- Show altitude and speed
- Identify country of origin
- Measure distance to aircraft
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Ever wonder about that plane overhead? Just point your iPhone or iPad at the sky. Plane and Simple uses augmented reality to pin live flight data directly onto aircraft in your camera view. No searching, no map scrolling. Just look up. WHAT YOU'LL SEE FOR EVERY FLIGHT - Airline, flight number, and callsign - Aircraft make, model, and registration - Altitude, speed, heading, and climb/descent rate - Distance from you in real time - Origin and destination cities with route info TAP ANY PLANE TO GO DEEPER - Real aircraft photos courtesy of Planespotters.net - Great-circle route map from origin to destination - Satellite views of departure and arrival cities - Compass bearing visualisation AND THEN IT REMEMBERS Every aircraft you tap is kept permanently. Come back a month later and you have a collection: the airlines you've caught, the aircraft types you've seen, the countries their tails are registered in. Your logbook syncs through your own iCloud, so a new phone never costs you the collection. HOW RARE WAS THAT? Every aircraft type is weighed against a database of more than 91,000 airframes. When the app calls a catch uncommon, it's telling you how many of that aircraft are left in the world: 270 A380s, 809 747s. Not a guess. NINETEEN ACHIEVEMENTS From your first aircraft to catching an airline's flight number one. Two are secret, and the best of them are the ones you can't go looking for: the same aircraft twice on different days, or the same route flown in both directions. WORTH SHOWING SOMEONE Turn any sighting into a card made from your own photo of the sky, with the aircraft marked where it actually was and its contrail running the way it was actually flying. Plane and Simple tracks live aircraft using the OpenSky Network and knows 619,000 routes, 1,000 airlines and 3,700 airports by name. It uses your device settings for metric or imperial units, and is available in English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Swedish, Japanese, Korean, Polish and Simplified Chinese. No account required. No ads. Your logbook stays on your device and in your iCloud, never ours. Just point, and see what's flying.
DLU
This is a fast-paced party game where players guess words displayed on a phone held to their forehead. Friends provide clues through acting, shouting, or making noises. It features diverse categories and the ability to create custom decks for personalized fun.
- Guess words by acting and shouting clues
- Tilt phone to guess or pass
- Diverse pre-made card decks
- Create custom word decks
- Play offline
- Modern and intuitive UI
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The Ultimate Party Game is Here! Looking for the perfect icebreaker? Don't Look Up is the hilarious, fast-paced charades game designed to turn any gathering into an unforgettable party. From blockbuster movies to pop culture deep dives, there’s a deck for everyone. How to Play: Pick a category and place the phone on your forehead. Your friends will shout clues, act out scenes, or make silly noises to help you guess the word on the screen. Tilt your phone down for a correct guess, or tilt it up to pass! Why You’ll Love Don't Look Up: Diverse Categories: Explore dozens of decks including Movie Buff, 90s Nostalgia, Blockbuster Hits, and more. Create Your Own: Feeling creative? Build custom decks tailored to your friend group or family inside jokes. Smooth, Modern UI: A vibrant, easy-to-navigate interface designed for quick starts and zero lag. Play Anywhere: No Wi-Fi? No problem. Perfect for road trips, waiting in line, or living room hangouts. Stop scrolling and start playing. Can you guess them all before the timer runs out? DLU PRO — OPTIONAL UPGRADE Every deck and all local play stay free. DLU Pro unlocks Party Mode: AirPlay the game to your TV, or SharePlay it over FaceTime with friends anywhere. DLU Pro Monthly — auto-renewable subscription, $0.99 per month DLU Pro Annual — auto-renewable subscription, $2.99 per year DLU Pro Lifetime — one-time purchase, $4.99 (not a subscription) Prices are in U.S. dollars and may vary by region. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically at the same price unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the current period ends. You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renew in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://usernotfound12.github.io/app-legal/dlu/privacy.html Support: https://usernotfound12.github.io/app-legal/dlu/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: DLU at free against Plane and Simple's free with in-app purchases. Plane and Simple's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Plane and Simple sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and DLU sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Plane and Simple against 5.0 for DLU. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.
Plane and Simple ships an update weekly, DLU every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Plane and Simple | DLU |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.5 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Merano Studio Limited | Amol Srivastava |
Customer experience
Plane and Simple
DLU
In-app purchases
Plane and Simple
- Espresso$0.99
- Leave us a tip$0.99
- Latte$1.99
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- Whole bag of beans$3.99
DLU
- DLU Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
- DLU Pro Annual$2.991 Year
- DLU Pro Lifetime$4.99
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