Overhead vs FlightCue
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Overhead
Identify aircraft and celestial bodies in the sky using augmented reality. Track flights, view stars, planets, and predict ISS transits. Offers clear sky forecasts and airport simulations.
- Augmented reality aircraft identification
- Celestial object tracking (stars, planets, moon)
- ISS transit prediction
- Clear sky forecasting
- Live flight data with routes and photos
- Airport simulation mode
- Siri integration
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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 is free for everyone until 31 December 2026: every flight's details, the Time Machine, sky-event previews and unlimited favorite airports, no purchase needed while Overhead grows. The AR sky, stars, planets, ISS, events calendar and accessibility features stay free for everyone, always. 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.
FlightCue
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FlightCue is the flight tracker that keeps the flight you care about with you: your own, one you're meeting, or the plane overhead. TRACK ANY FLIGHT Search by flight number, route, airline or airport, or tap a plane on the live flight radar. Track it and it moves to My Flights with live status: gate and terminal, boarding, departure, delays, landing and baggage claim. Alerts arrive as things change, the flight stays on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island until touchdown, and your Apple Watch shows gate, countdown and status. KNOW THE RIDE Every tracked flight has a Turbulence tab. FlightCue reads the wind, storms and pilot reports along the route and tells you plainly: smooth the whole way, a few gentle bumps, or keep your seatbelt fastened. It shows where the bumpiest stretch is and when it comes ("around 1 h 40 min after takeoff"), why, whether the wind may get you in early or late, recent pilot reports nearby, and crosswind and visibility at both airports. WILL IT BE LATE? The Stats tab shows the flight's recent punctuality: chance of delay and how many minutes it usually runs early or late. AND WATCH THE FARE In Deals, pick a route or a specific flight. FlightCue checks the price daily, draws the history, tells you if today's fare is low, typical or high, and notifies you the moment it drops. Your first three are free. ALSO • Departures and arrivals boards, airport weather and terminal maps, airline fleets and hubs. • Trip tab for documents, notes and itinerary; share a flight card; add flights to your calendar. FLIGHTCUE PRO Unlimited tracked flights and price trackers, real-time status and gate alerts, automatic calendar sync. Weekly or yearly, cancel anytime. Turbulence, wind and fare data are third-party forecasts and estimates; coverage varies by airline, airport and region. FlightCue does not replace instructions from your airline, airport or crew. Terms of Use: https://appmerge.net/flighttracker/terms Privacy Policy: https://appmerge.net/privacy.html
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Verdict
Overhead and FlightCue are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Overhead sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and FlightCue sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Overhead ships an update every 4 days, FlightCue every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | Overhead | FlightCue |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hemal Modi | APPMERGE TEKNOLOJI LIMITED SIRKETI |
In-app purchases
Overhead
- Overhead Pro$24.99
FlightCue
- Weekly Premium3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Yearly Premium$59.991 Year









