Contrail vs Trip Planna
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Contrail
Track aircraft in real-time with live maps, flight details, and airport information. Save flights, explore past journeys, and access weather data. Optional Pro features include alerts and specialized map layers.
- Live flight map and trails
- Detailed flight information
- My Flights tracking
- Airport search and boards
- Past journey statistics (Passport)
- Weather and airspace data
- Flight alerts and watchlists
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Hear a plane? Know where to look. Find aircraft nearby, follow a journey and keep the sky a glance away. Start free, with no account and no ads. WATCH THE SKY Watch the Sky shows an aircraft near your saved place, its distance, direction and how high to look. No need to open the app just to find out what is overhead. Watch aircraft near home, or see your next saved flight with its gate and departure time. On iPhone, choose a rectangular widget or a compact line to check the sky with a glance. Sky widgets are free. Readings update periodically; open Contrail for live tracking. Lock Screen widgets are available on iPhone. EXPLORE CONTRAIL Live map & trails Follow aircraft across the map. Filter by airline, aircraft type or flight phase, and explore their recent tracks. Flight details See available routes, altitude, speed, aircraft photos and registration. Check the age of the latest position. My Flights Save a flight by number and date. Follow its status, gate, delays and the aircraft operating the inbound journey. Search & airport boards Find flights, registrations and airports. Browse available arrivals, departures, gates and local airport times. Passport Keep past journeys, maps and travel statistics. Import and export CSV from Flighty, Flightradar24 and OpenFlights. iCloud logbook sync is available on iOS. Weather & airspace Explore airport weather, METAR observations, aurora forecasts and glider activity. Pro adds selected weather and airspace layers. CONTRAIL PRO (OPTIONAL) Contrail Pro adds alerts, watchlists and more ways to explore. Check current plans, prices and any eligible trial in the app. Flight alerts: Choose notifications for detected gate changes, delays, departures, arrivals and baggage updates. Live Activities · iOS: Keep one journey on your Lock Screen and, on supported iPhones, in the Dynamic Island. Discover & watchlists: Explore military, government and other notable aircraft. Get alerts when activity is detected for aircraft you follow. Flight Cinema: Replay supported past flights in 3D. Explore the timeline and camera views; some routes are reconstructed or incomplete. Specialist map layers: Explore SIGMET hazards, UK military airspace, holding patterns, activity corridors and the gliders-only filter. Watch the Sky, basic tracking, Passport CSV import/export and emergency-squawk alerts remain free. A sky widget and a Pro Live Activity serve different purposes. Coverage, timetables and aircraft details depend on the available data. Contrail is for exploration, not flight navigation. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://contrail-app.netlify.app/privacy
Trip Planna
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TripPlanna keeps every trip in one calm place: destinations, day-by-day plans, hotels, activities, restaurants, travel legs, documents, and useful widgets—so you’re not juggling screenshots and spreadsheets. Plan Create trips, add destinations with dates, and build your itinerary with maps-friendly places. Edit with collaborators or share read-only access so everyone sees the same plan. Stay on top of the details Use the pre-trip checklist, local phrase ideas, currency tools, and trip documents. Attach files to places and travel legs when you need tickets, confirmations, or PDFs in context. AI that saves time Generate itinerary ideas, phrase lists, and checklist items from your destinations—then tweak everything to match how you actually travel. TripPlanna Pro Unlock offline trip download, trip sharing, destination photo galleries, and file uploads for trip docs and attachments—plus unlimited AI generations after your free tries. Whether it’s a weekend away or a multi-stop adventure, TripPlanna is built for people who want clarity before they go and less chaos on the road.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Contrail at every 5 days against Trip Planna's every 3 weeks. Trip Planna's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, 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. Contrail sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Trip Planna sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Contrail ships an update every 5 days, Trip Planna every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Contrail | Trip Planna |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (10 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jacob Lassen | Harrison Lievesley |
In-app purchases
Contrail
- Contrail Pro Weekly3 Days trial$1.997 Days
- Contrail Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
- Contrail Pro Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Buy me a coffee$1.99
- Keep the servers running$4.99
- I love this app$11.99
Trip Planna
- Monthly Subscription$5.991 Month
- Annual Subscription$49.991 Year
- Lifetime Deal$69.99









