Yonder vs Waypoint
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/
Waypoint
Track live flights globally with a real-time map. View aircraft in 2D or 3D, see flight plans, and access airport information. Get alerts for takeoffs, events, and ATC activity.
- Live traffic tracking
- 2D/3D aircraft view
- Detailed flight plans
- Airport information
- Push notifications
- Friends list
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Waypoint is a free, real-time map for the Infinite Flight community. Track every flight around the world, follow any aircraft in 2D or 3D, and see who's flying where. LIVE MAP • Live traffic on all three servers (Expert, Training, Casual), with aircraft gliding smoothly between updates • Apple Maps, satellite imagery and our own light and dark maps, with aircraft shadows • Tap any flight for its route, flight plan, altitude profile, livery and pilot stats • Follow any aircraft, or watch it in 3D with real aircraft models in airline liveries AIRPORTS AND ATC • Live ATC frequencies and controllers • Arrival and departure boards, runways in use, gates and ground traffic • Detailed airport layouts with runways and taxiways • Real-world weather and METAR VIRTUAL AIRLINES • Crew Center for virtual airlines: bookings, PIREPs, routes, events and rankings • Live Activities and widgets for your flights and your airline ALERTS AND FRIENDS • Push notifications when a pilot takes off, a virtual airline departs, ATC opens or an event starts • Friends list: see when the pilots you follow are online • Fleet Board, flight playback, community events and more Unofficial: not affiliated with Infinite Flight or Flying Development Studio. Waypoint is free and community-driven. Fly safe!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Waypoint at 5.0 against Yonder's 3.0. Waypoint also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (10 vs 2). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Waypoint holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Waypoint has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Yonder ships an update every 8 months, Waypoint every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Yonder | Waypoint |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 141 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Radical Sloth | Julian Klaus Hoke |
Customer experience
Yonder
Waypoint
In-app purchases
Yonder
No in-app purchases
Waypoint
No in-app purchases
