Comparison

Flight Overhead vs Street Map

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

Head to head
About

Flight Overhead

See real-time aircraft positions and flight details on a map. Automatically detect planes near you and get notified when they approach. Explore flight information like speed, altitude, and route.

Highlights
  • Real-time aircraft tracking
  • Automatic location detection
  • Flight details (number, altitude, speed)
  • Aircraft type silhouettes
  • Proximity notifications
  • Map view with headings
Features
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Flight Overhead shows the aircraft flying above you in real time. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Automatically detect aircraft near your location • Watch live positions and headings on the map • Tap a plane for flight number, altitude, speed, and route • Highlight the nearest aircraft • Browse altitude, speed, heading, and departure/arrival airports • See aircraft-type silhouettes • Get notified when a plane approaches within your chosen radius WHO IT’S FOR • Anyone curious about planes overhead • Aviation fans near airports • People who want a quick answer to “What’s flying above me?” DATA Positions come from the OpenSky Network. Route and aircraft-type details use public databases. Aircraft data refreshes about every 15 seconds. Look up. The sky is closer than you think.

About

Street Map

Features
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Somewhere in the world, right now — and a reason to look. Most map apps show you where things are. This one gives you a reason to explore. Every day drops you into a new corner of the planet, hands you a game, tracks the light on any street, and finds you a sky worth looking up at. Nowhere else does all of this in one place. - A DAILY PLACE-GUESSING GAME Get dropped into a real location with only the street around you — no labels, no clues. Drop your pin, confirm, and watch the reveal fly across the world to the truth. One fresh round every day. Build a streak and protect it with freeze tokens. Share your result with friends. Practice anywhere, by continent, by country, or through places you've saved. - SUN, SHADOW AND GOLDEN HOUR Scrub through any day and watch the sun move across real streets and buildings in 3D. See which side gets morning light, know exactly when golden hour lands, and trace the sun's arc through your camera in AR. No signal needed — it's all computed on your device. - DARK SKY FINDER Find the closest place to actually see the Milky Way tonight, ranked by darkness and drive distance. Get a live visibility score built from moon phase and cloud cover, the best viewing window for every spot, and a golden-hour and stargazing countdown right on your Lock Screen. - A STORY BEHIND EVERY PLACE Toggle on the stories layer and the map fills with the history, landmarks, and photos of everywhere beneath you. Read it, or listen — read aloud. - EXPLORE EARTH, YOUR WAY One seamless map with three ways to see it. Walk any street at eye level in Ground, glide over cinematic cities in 3D, or drop in from above with Satellite. Search any place, country, landmark, or coordinate. Browse curated destinations. Find restaurants, cafés, parks, and more nearby. - TAKE IT OFFLINE Download a whole city or country and explore the map, stories, streets, and flyovers with zero signal. Perfect for flights and low-connectivity travel. - WATCH THE WORLD LIVE Tune in to thousands of public live cameras — beaches, mountains, cities, ski resorts — in real time. Save your favourites and cast to the big screen. Start anywhere. Look closer. See the whole planet, one day at a time. DISCLAIMER This app is an independent exploration and mapping tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any third-party mapping, imagery, camera, weather, or location-data provider. Map, satellite, and street imagery may be previously captured and should not be considered live unless specifically identified as a live camera stream. Public camera streams remain the property and responsibility of their respective owners and may become unavailable or change without notice. Location, navigation, weather, visibility, celestial, nearby-place, distance, and other informational data may vary in accuracy, availability, and freshness depending on region, device, connectivity, and third-party data sources. Do not rely on the app as the sole source for safety-critical navigation, weather, emergency, or travel decisions. Certain features may require internet access, location permission, compatible hardware, or regional availability. For an uninterrupted experience, consider subscribing to access all app features without ads through an auto-renewing subscription available on a weekly, monthly, or yearly basis. Manage your subscription settings and turn off auto-renewal within your iTunes Account Settings after purchase, ensuring flexibility and control over your subscription. Current subscription may not be canceled during the active subscription period; however, you can manage your subscription and/or turn off auto-renewal by visiting your iTunes Account Settings after purchase. Read our full Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy at: Link to Privacy Policy: https://radhikapillai.netlify.app/privacy-policy.html Link to Terms of use: https://radhikapillai.netlify.app/terms-conditions.html

Screenshots

Flight Overhead2 screens
Street Map4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Flight Overhead at none against Street Map's 3. Flight Overhead also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. Street Map sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Flight Overhead asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flight Overhead ships an update every 3 days, Street Map every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Flight Overhead versus Street Map: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlight OverheadStreet Map
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.1 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRyuhei HosoyaRadhika Pillai

In-app purchases

None

Flight Overhead

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Street Map

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Plan$2.997 Days
  • Monthly Plan$5.991 Month
One-time1
  • Lifetime Plan$12.99

Questions

Is Flight Overhead free?
Flight Overhead is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Street Map free?
Street Map is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Flight Overhead or Street Map have ads?
Street Map shows ads; Flight Overhead does not.
Which is updated more often, Flight Overhead or Street Map?
Flight Overhead ships an update every 3 days, and Street Map every 5 days. Most recently, Flight Overhead was updated on October 14, 2026 and Street Map on October 16, 2026.

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