AirStory vs AperTrace
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AirStory
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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.
AperTrace
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
| Parameter | AirStory | AperTrace |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Don Browning | 业坤 张 |
In-app purchases
AirStory
No in-app purchases
AperTrace
No in-app purchases









