Comparison

Flight Tracker vs Flyover Alerts

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Flight Tracker

Features
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Track flights worldwide with real-time flight radar and live aircraft tracking. Monitor plane locations, flight status, airport schedules and aircraft movement directly from your iPhone or iPad. Explore live flight maps and follow airplanes in real time with an easy-to-use flight tracking interface designed for travelers and aviation enthusiasts. Main Features Live flight tracking worldwide Real-time flight radar map Track planes and aircraft positions Flight status updates Airport arrivals and departures Aircraft route and travel information Interactive global flight map Fast and accurate flight tracking Live Flight Radar View aircraft movement on an interactive map and monitor flights in real time across the world. Flight Status Updates Check departure times, arrival schedules and current flight progress instantly. Airport Information Explore airport traffic, live departures and arrivals from major airports worldwide. Easy Flight Tracking Search flights quickly and track airplanes with a smooth and user-friendly experience. privacy policy: https://sites.google.com/view/flighttrackerairstatusprivacy/home Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Flyover Alerts

Receive timely alerts on your phone when large aircraft are about to fly overhead. Customize alert settings and track planes in real-time on a live map. Set up multiple locations for personalized notifications.

Highlights
  • Heads-up airplane flyover alerts
  • Customizable alert parameters
  • Real-time live map of aircraft
  • Support for multiple saved locations
  • Location tracking for on-the-go alerts
  • Detailed aircraft information
Features
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Your phone buzzes a few minutes before a giant airplane passes over you, and tells you exactly where to look. That's the whole app. Close it and we'll find you. WHAT AN ALERT LOOKS LIKE Airbus A380-800 Look southeast at 6:52PM — 7 min, 29° up A direction, a countdown, and how far up to tilt your head. Step outside and it's there. HOW YOU SET IT UP Drop a pin where you watch from — the back yard, the office window, a park bench. Name it. That's setup. There is no account to make, no email to hand over, and no password to forget. WHAT WAKES YOU We only buzz you for the real thing. Out of the box that means widebody jets passing within 14 nautical miles of your pin, above 30,000 feet, three to eight minutes before they get there, in daylight. Every one of those is yours to change, along with quiet hours and a cap on how many alerts a day you'll take. FOLLOW MY PHONE Turn it on and your spot travels with you, so a road trip or a hotel room gets the same heads-up your back yard does. We only ever keep where you are now — never where you've been. THE LIVE MAP Open the app to see what's in the sky around you right now, drawn from public ADS-B data. Tap an aircraft for its type, altitude, speed and heading. UP TO THREE SPOTS Home, work, and the cabin. Each one gets its own alerts. Flyover Alerts is a subscription: $7.99/month or $39.99/year, auto-renewing, cancel anytime in Settings. Terms of Use: https://flyoveralerts.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://flyoveralerts.com/privacy

Screenshots

Flight Tracker4 screens
Flyover Alerts4 screens

Verdict

The call

Flight Tracker and Flyover Alerts are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Flight Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Flyover Alerts sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Flight Tracker versus Flyover Alerts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlight TrackerFlyover Alerts
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Subscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size96 MB44 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAwan JunctionJOHN MICHAEL REGER

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Flight Tracker

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Premium$2.997 Days
  • Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium$17.991 Year
2 purchases

Flyover Alerts

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Annual$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Flight Tracker free?
Flight Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flyover Alerts free?
Flyover Alerts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Flight Tracker or Flyover Alerts have ads?
Neither Flight Tracker nor Flyover Alerts shows ads.

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