Comparison

AirStory vs AperTrace

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

Head to head
About

AirStory

Features
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Every flight has a story. AirStory helps you find it. Your hard drive is full of incredible flights. Sunrises. Hidden beaches. Perfect orbits. Wildlife you didn't expect. AirStory turns all of it into a beautiful library you can revisit, replay, and share — no editing skills required. Insert your SD card once, and years of forgotten flights become a library organized by place and time, ready to explore. RELIVE EVERY FLIGHT Watch any flight the way you flew it: the video plays alongside a live map that traces your path, an altitude graph you can scrub, and a smooth 3D replay over real terrain. Fly it again from your couch. ORGANIZED BY WHERE YOU'VE BEEN AirStory sorts your flights by the places you visited — beaches, parks, the trip you took last spring — so finding that one perfect sunset takes seconds, not an afternoon of scrubbing folders. STORIES, MADE FOR YOU Pick a few favorite flights and AirStory finds the best moments — the orbits, the reveals, the dives — and cuts them into a short, music-scored story automatically. Mark your own favorite clips too, and build exactly the highlight reel you want. SHARE IN ONE TAP Every story becomes a link you can text to friends or post anywhere. They just tap and watch — no app, no sign-in. ON EVERY SCREEN AirStory is one app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Import a flight from your phone the moment you land, curate on iPad or Mac when you're home, and pick up right where you left off — your library stays in sync. Fly. Import. Rediscover. Share. — AirStory works beautifully with DJI drones. Your original videos stay yours — AirStory keeps a lightweight copy for smooth playback and never touches your master files.

About

AperTrace

Features
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• Free from Sep 2 through Dec 31. Regular pricing returns Jan 1. Give it a try and let me know what you think! • If you have any suggestions or ideas while using AperTrace, feel free to contact me at zykzzzz@hotmail.com. • AperTrace is a photo watermarking app designed for photography enthusiasts. After you import a photo, it automatically reads details such as the camera, lens, focal length, aperture, shutter speed, and ISO, then presents them in a clean, thoughtfully designed watermark. • Choose from seven styles to complement your photos: Classic, Polaroid, Minimal, Editorial, Film 35, Side Label, and Magazine. Whether it’s a street snapshot, a travel memory, or a carefully curated photo series, there’s a layout to suit it. • Turn camera settings from numbers hidden in EXIF data into part of the photograph itself.

Screenshots

AirStory4 screens
AperTrace4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: AperTrace at every 8 days against AirStory's every 6 weeks. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AirStory ships an update every 6 weeks, AperTrace every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
AirStory versus AperTrace: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAirStoryAperTrace
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, Mac
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDon Browning业坤 张

In-app purchases

None

AirStory

No in-app purchases

None

AperTrace

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AirStory free?
AirStory is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AperTrace free?
AperTrace is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AirStory or AperTrace have ads?
Neither AirStory nor AperTrace shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AirStory or AperTrace?
AirStory ships an update every 6 weeks, and AperTrace every 8 days. Most recently, AirStory was updated on November 10, 2026 and AperTrace on October 31, 2026.

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