Comparison

Overhead vs ARDAR

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

Head to head
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 Leonids on 17 November and the Geminids on 13 December. Hold your iPhone up and the sky explains itself. Every aircraft overhead appears in augmented reality at its true position, airline, type, destination, even 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 that's accurate to a fraction of a degree. Then Overhead does something no other app can: it 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. • 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 genuinely clear evening. • Live aircraft with routes, photos, and honest data: 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, narrated by on-device intelligence. • ISS transit forecasts: Overhead works out, days ahead, the exact 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 Everything above stays free, always. Overhead Pro is optional: — 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.

About

ARDAR

This app uses augmented reality to overlay live flight information directly onto your camera's view of the sky. Point your device upwards to identify aircraft, track their routes, and view details like speed, altitude, and airline. It's designed for aviation enthusiasts and curious observers to make air traffic visible and immediate.

Highlights
  • AR aircraft labels over the real sky
  • Live nearby flight tracker data
  • Flight and plane radar views
  • Air traffic radar
  • Detailed flight information (callsign, altitude, speed)
  • Route and airline identification
  • Flight path visualization
  • Filters for focused spotting
Features
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Turn the sky into a live flight tracker. ARDAR is an AR flight radar and plane spotting app that places nearby aircraft directly over your camera view, so you can point your iPhone at the sky and see what is flying above you. Built for every plane spotter, aviation fan, traveler, and curious sky watcher, ARDAR makes air traffic feel visible, immediate, and real. Use ARDAR as an AR plane spotter, flight tracker, plane radar, and air traffic radar in one simple experience. See live nearby aircraft with callsigns, altitude, speed, heading, distance, route details, aircraft type, airline info, and more. Tap a plane in the sky to focus on it, follow its flight path, and stay flight aware without digging through a traditional map-first flight tracker. Whether you are plane spotting near an airport, watching arrivals and departures, tracking overhead flights from your backyard, or pairing the view with ATC or live ATC listening, ARDAR gives you a fast, visual way to understand the air traffic around you. Features: • AR aircraft labels over the real sky • Live nearby flight tracker data • Flight radar and plane radar views • Air traffic radar for local aircraft • Callsign, altitude, speed, heading, and distance • Route, origin, and destination details when available • Airline and aircraft identification • Flight path and trajectory visualization • Filters for focused plane spotting • Apple Watch companion map for nearby air traffic ARDAR is made for people who look up. Open the app, point at the sky, and know what is flying. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Overhead4 screens
ARDAR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Overhead at 5.0 against ARDAR's 4.7. Overhead also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). ARDAR's advantage is ratings volume (12 vs 1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Overhead sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and ARDAR sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Overhead holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ARDAR has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Overhead ships an update every 4 days, ARDAR every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Overhead versus ARDAR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOverheadARDAR
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.7 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings112 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHemal ModiVillegas Ventures LLC

Customer experience

Overhead

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

ARDAR

All ratings12 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

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
2 purchases

ARDAR

Subscriptions2
  • ARDAR Pro - Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • ARDAR Pro Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$26.901 Year

Questions

Is Overhead free?
Overhead is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ARDAR free?
ARDAR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Overhead or ARDAR?
Overhead is rated higher. Overhead averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while ARDAR averages 4.7 from 12 ratings.
Do Overhead or ARDAR have ads?
Neither Overhead nor ARDAR shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Overhead or ARDAR?
Overhead ships an update every 4 days, and ARDAR every 2 weeks. Most recently, Overhead was updated on November 5, 2026 and ARDAR on November 7, 2026.

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