Yonder vs Airspace Live
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Yonder
Explore the skies with a live 3D flight tracker and radar. See aircraft positions on a detailed satellite map, view flight information, and discover planes overhead. Includes airport data and Apple Watch integration.
- Live 3D flight tracking
- Compass-based radar
- Flight search by callsign/registration
- 3D airport maps and data
- Find aircraft overhead
- Apple Watch integration
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Meet Yonder, the flight tracker built by pilots. Explore live aircraft, airport departures and arrivals, and the stories behind the flights. FOLLOW FLIGHTS IN 3D Watch aircraft on an interactive map. Open a flight for its callsign, aircraft type, altitude, speed, registration and available route details. Follow aircraft in 3D and explore satellite scenery and mountain terrain with Premium. EXPLORE AIRPORTS Browse departure and arrival boards with a globe showing flight destinations. Discover airport information, runway layouts, weather and frequencies. UNDERSTAND THE EVENTS Premium brings together noteworthy aviation reports, including TCAS advisories and ACARS messages, with available aircraft context and event replays. Reports may be preliminary; causes and outcomes are not always confirmed. DISCOVER WHAT'S OVERHEAD Find nearby aircraft, search flights and airports, and explore aircraft types. Includes an Apple Watch companion. Some features require an optional Premium subscription. Coverage and data availability vary. Yonder is for information and exploration, not operational navigation. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Airspace Live
Experience a unique flight tracking app with a retro-vector radar interface. Discover live flight data, identify planes with AR, and collect digital aircraft cards. Includes Apple Watch support for on-the-go tracking.
- Tactical radar sweep
- Collectible plane cards
- Augmented reality plane spotting
- Satellite moving maps
- Apple Watch companion app
- Global flight tracking
- Customizable data display
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The flight radar that feels like a command center. Built for aviation enthusiasts, Airspace Live combines live flight tracking, immersive AR plane spotting, collectible aircraft cards, widgets, and Apple Watch support into one streamlined experience. Airspace Live strips away the cluttered maps and bloated menus of ordinary flight trackers. What's left is a focused, retro-vector radar delivering live aircraft data over crisp satellite terrain whether you're scanning your own backyard or the world's busiest hubs. NOW ON APPLE WATCH Track the skies glance-by-glance. The all-new Apple Watch companion app brings a fully functional tactical radar sweep right to your wrist. Monitor local flights, view real-time callsigns, and track overhead aircraft instantly without ever pulling out your phone. Perfect for hands-free plane spotting in the field. Collectible Plane Cards & Flight Deck: Every aircraft you spot unlocks a Plane Card with real photography, full specs, and a live satellite view. Hunt rare tail numbers, build your Flight Deck, and turn everyday spotting into a collection worth showing off. AUGMENTED REALITY (AR) PLANE TRACKING: See a plane, wonder what it is? Point your camera at the sky and its callsign, route, and live flight data appear right over the aircraft. No squinting at maps, no guessing — instant identification, hands-free. KEY FEATURES: • Tactical Radar Sweep: Watch the skies update in real time with a classic, sweeping radar beam optimized for dark-mode viewing. • Collectible Plane Cards: Unlock, collect, and catalogue unique aircraft as you spot them to build your ultimate digital flight deck. • Augmented Reality (AR) Spotter: Point at any aircraft in the sky to instantly discover what it is using your live camera view. • Satellite Moving Maps: Experience an upgraded, real-time aerial satellite map tracking live flights over exact terrain and geographic landmarks. • Apple Watch Flight Tracker: A premium, ultra-responsive wrist-radar companion for quick, on-the-go airspace scanning. • Instant Global Tracking: Drop a pin anywhere in the world like San Francisco, Tokyo, or London or use your current GPS location to instantly map nearby aircraft. • Military Aircraft Highlight (Pro): Instantly isolate and track military transport, reconnaissance, and tactical aircraft operating in your range. • Custom Unit Selection: Personalize your data display. Effortlessly toggle between nautical miles, kilometers, knots, or miles per hour. • Adjustable Range Rings: Scale your scanning radius effortlessly from 10 NM for hyper-local overhead traffic up to 100 NM for a massive regional overview. • Custom Data Overlays: Toggle detailed flight labels, callsigns, and vector lines to match your preferred level of data density. No cluttered maps, no bloated menus. Just raw airspace data delivered through a premium, single-page command center. Scan the skies. Track the targets. Download Airspace Live today. Geocoding and map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (via Nominatim), with map tiles by CARTO and Esri. Legal: Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://airspacelive.com/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Airspace Live at 4.8 against Yonder's 3.0. Airspace Live also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (66 vs 2). Yonder's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (100% vs 79%). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Airspace Live sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Yonder asks for nothing beyond the download.
Airspace Live holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Airspace Live has 66 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Yonder's written reviews are positive against 79% of Airspace Live's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Yonder ships an update every 8 months, Airspace Live every 2 days. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.
| Parameter | Yonder | Airspace Live |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.8 (66 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 78.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 66 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 141 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Radical Sloth | Adventure On, Inc. |
Customer experience
Yonder
Airspace Live
In-app purchases
Yonder
No in-app purchases
Airspace Live
- AirSpace Lifetime Pro$5.99









