Comparison

Flight Radar vs Overhead

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

Head to head
About

Flight Radar

Point your device at the sky to identify planes overhead. Explore flight details like callsign, altitude, and route using augmented reality. A demo mode is available, with live tracking requiring a subscription.

Highlights
  • AR aircraft identification
  • View flight details (callsign, altitude, speed)
  • Compact radar view
  • Flight card with aircraft info
  • Share flight discoveries
  • Demo mode with simulated flights
Features
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See a plane overhead? Point your iPhone at the sky and explore the flight behind it. Flight Radar: Plane Finder combines your camera view with nearby aircraft data. Follow the on-screen guidance to line up with a plane, then see the flight details available for that aircraft. EXPLORE THE SKY • Find nearby aircraft with AR guidance and a compact radar. • View callsign, route, altitude, speed and distance. • Open a flight card for aircraft model, registration and operator when available. • Check the observation time and data source. • Share a flight card from your discovery. TRY THE DEMO Explore the experience with simulated aircraft before subscribing. Demo flights are clearly marked and can be explored without live aircraft coverage. UNLOCK LIVE AR Live aircraft data requires a subscription, internet connection, camera and location access, and a compatible iPhone. Camera images stay on your device. Live coverage, routes and aircraft details may be delayed, incomplete or unavailable. The app interface is available in English and Russian. Airport names and aircraft identifiers retain the spelling supplied by the data source. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled. Manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. The app is for exploration and information, not navigation or operational aviation decisions. Privacy Policy: https://appfyl.com/privacypolicy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Overhead

Explore the sky with an augmented reality view that overlays aircraft, celestial bodies, and space events onto your surroundings. Track flights, identify stars, and get real-time sky event notifications.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality flight tracking
  • Real-time star and planet identification
  • ISS and celestial event forecasts
  • Clear-sky prediction
  • Live aircraft details and photos
  • Airport mode with live arrivals/departures
  • Learn to Spot aircraft identification guide
Features
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Overhead is a flight radar and a star map in one AR view. Hold up your iPhone and every aircraft overhead appears at its true position, next to the Sun, Moon, planets, stars and the International Space Station. Sky events list ISS passes, eclipses, meteor showers and aurora watches for where you stand, such as the Geminids on 13 December and the Quadrantids on 3 January. Hold your iPhone up and the sky explains itself. Every aircraft overhead appears in augmented reality at its true position, with its airline, type, destination and often a photo of the exact airframe. The Sun, the Moon at tonight's phase, the visible planets, 1,600 stars and their constellations, and the International Space Station share the same sky, all placed by on-device astronomy. Overhead also predicts when a plane will cross the face of the Moon or Sun from exactly where you stand, and counts you down to the moment, shutter ready. • A photographic Moon and Sun: built from NASA imagery, lit for tonight's phase and tilted the way they appear in your own sky. • Clear-sky forecast: every dark hour scored for cloud, darkness and moonlight, with your best window to look up, and an optional heads-up before a clear evening. • Live aircraft with routes and photos: when a flight is visibly landing somewhere other than its filed route says, Overhead tells you. • Airport mode: pick any airport and fly over it in 3D, with every arrival and departure moving live. • Favorites and Focus: follow one flight with a find-it arrow, in the Dynamic Island and on your Lock Screen. • Sky sounds: every nearby plane becomes a 3D-positioned engine hum. Close your eyes and point at the sound. Best with AirPods. • Sky events: solar and lunar eclipses computed for your location, meteor showers, full moons and solstices. • ISS transit forecasts: Overhead works out, days ahead, the second the Space Station will cross the Sun or Moon from where you stand. • Ask Siri: "What's flying over me?" or "Will it be clear tonight?" • StandBy Moon clock for your nightstand. Apple Watch shows your next ISS pass. • Dark-sky mode: the full star map with the camera off, kind to your battery and your night vision. • Learn to Spot: an illustrated guide under Profile to 47 aircraft types, by nose, wings, tail and engines. Tick them off when you see them and earn rare-plane medals. Overhead Pro: yearly, monthly or lifetime Overhead is free to download. Overhead Pro adds: • Time Machine: set the whole sky to any date within a year. Stand under next month's eclipse tonight. • Event previews: see any sky event in your sky, right from its page. • Unlimited aircraft details and unlimited favorite airports. Every future Pro feature is included. Choose yearly (7-day free trial), monthly (3-day free trial) or a one-time lifetime purchase. Yearly and monthly renew automatically until you cancel in your Apple Account settings. Pro is shared through Family Sharing, and purchases can be restored from the Overhead Pro page. Terms of Use: https://celestial-beacon-site.lovable.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://celestial-beacon-site.lovable.app/privacy No account. No ads. No tracking. The sky is computed on your iPhone; live aircraft come from public flight feeds.

Screenshots

Flight Radar3 screens
Overhead4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Overhead at 4 against Flight Radar's 1. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Flight Radar sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Overhead sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Flight Radar against 5.0 for Overhead. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 days. Both last shipped on November 13, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Flight Radar versus Overhead: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlight RadarOverhead
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSergey GorelovHemal Modi

Customer experience

Flight Radar

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Overhead

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Flight Radar

Subscriptions2
  • Camera Flight Identifier Pro$4.997 Days
  • Camera Flight Identifier Pro$49.991 Year
3 purchases

Overhead

Subscriptions2
  • Overhead Pro Monthly3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Overhead Pro Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Overhead Pro$24.99

Questions

Is Flight Radar free?
Flight Radar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Overhead free?
Overhead is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Flight Radar or Overhead?
Flight Radar and Overhead are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Flight Radar or Overhead have ads?
Neither Flight Radar nor Overhead shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flight Radar or Overhead?
Flight Radar ships an update every 4 days, and Overhead every 4 days. Most recently, Flight Radar was updated on November 13, 2026 and Overhead on November 13, 2026.

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