Comparison

OverFlight Intelligence vs PlaneLens

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

Head to head
About

OverFlight Intelligence

Identify aircraft overhead with live data, including airline, type, origin, and destination. Track flights on a map, view airport boards, and receive alerts for specific aircraft. Log your sightings and build collections of aircraft and airlines.

Highlights
  • Live aircraft identification
  • Real-time flight map
  • Airport arrival/departure boards
  • Customizable alerts and watchlists
  • Digital logbook and collection building
  • Augmented Reality (AR) Sky View (Pro)
  • Tail number scanning
Features
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OverFlight Intelligence turns the sky above you into something you can read. Point your attention up and instantly know what's there – the airline, the aircraft type, where it came from, where it's headed, how high and how fast. OverFlight pulls live ADS-B data and dresses it up into a clean, glanceable display, then remembers everything you've seen. SEE WHAT'S OVERHEAD • Nearest-aircraft display – the closest flight, front and center, kiosk-style • Live map of every aircraft around you, sized and labeled by type • Tap any aircraft for full detail: route, altitude, speed, heading, squawk, and a photo • Rare and unusual aircraft highlighted automatically • AR Sky View – point your phone at the sky and watch live labels lock onto the aircraft overhead (free; Pro updates positions more often for sharper tracking) AIRPORT BOARDS • Real arrival and departure boards for any airport • See what's scheduled, delayed, and inbound NEVER MISS ONE • Watchlist: get a push notification when a specific aircraft is heading to your airport – even with the app closed • Wishlist: get alerted when a specific aircraft type – or a specific airline – is scheduled in or out of an airport or city • Alerts for rare aircraft you'd otherwise miss YOUR LOGBOOK & COLLECTION • Log every sighting, with photos and automatic date, time, and location • Build collections: aircraft types, airlines, countries, and airports • Earn achievement badges as your life list grows • Sync across all your devices with iCloud BUILT FOR SPOTTERS • Look up any aircraft by tail number or flight number • Snap a tail number and OverFlight reads the registration for you • Worldwide coverage – airlines and airports around the globe • Imperial or metric units, with speed in knots, mph, or km/h • Clean Light and Dark themes throughout • Works on iPhone and iPad OverFlight Pro Upgrade to Pro for an ad-free experience, the weather map layers (radar, clouds, satellite, precipitation), flight-track drawing, unlimited watchlist and logbook, faster live updates (which also sharpen AR Sky View tracking), the full nearby list, aircraft type and airline alerts, iCloud sync, tail-number scanning, and logbook export. OverFlight is free to use, supported by ads, with an optional Pro subscription. OverFlight Pro is an auto-renewing subscription: $7.99 per month or $39.99 per year. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings after purchase. Terms of Use: https://api.overflightintelligence.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://api.overflightintelligence.com/privacy

About

PlaneLens

Features
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That plane overhead? Now you know. PlaneLens turns your phone into a window on the sky. Point it up and see every aircraft around you rendered live on a beautiful sky dome — or flip to a classic radar scope that rotates with your compass, so north on screen is always real north. TAP ANY PLANE FOR ITS FULL STORY Airline, flight number, and the radio callsign pilots actually use. A photo of the exact airframe. Departure and arrival boards with estimated times in each airport's local time. Altitude with real-world context, speed in mph, estimated Mach, heading, and how close it will pass to you. Even what its transponder code means in plain English. A RADAR SCOPE IN YOUR POCKET Live blips riding real trajectories, a rotating sweep, range rings out to 100 miles, and doppler precipitation so you can watch flights thread the weather. CATCH FLYOVERS, BUILD YOUR COLLECTION Planes that pass directly overhead land in your logbook automatically. Share spotting cards, watch your plane catalog light up with every type currently in your sky, and put live overhead traffic on your home screen with the PlaneLens widget. FREE TO USE. PREMIUM WHEN YOU WANT MORE. PlaneLens Premium adds worldwide flight search, unlimited logbook history, and extended 100-mile range. Weekly ($4.99/week after a 3-day free trial), annual ($24.99/year), or lifetime ($69.99 one time). Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends; manage anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://snoflo.org/products/planelens

Screenshots

OverFlight Intelligence4 screens
PlaneLens4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: PlaneLens at none against OverFlight Intelligence's shown. PlaneLens also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.4). On price, 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. OverFlight Intelligence sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and PlaneLens sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
OverFlight Intelligence versus PlaneLens: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOverFlight IntelligencePlaneLens
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.417.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJeffery ReevesSnoflo.org LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

OverFlight Intelligence

Subscriptions2
  • OverFlight Pro+ Monthly$7.991 Month
  • OverFlight Pro+ Annual$39.991 Year
3 purchases

PlaneLens

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Premium Annual$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$69.99

Questions

Is OverFlight Intelligence free?
OverFlight Intelligence is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PlaneLens free?
PlaneLens is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do OverFlight Intelligence or PlaneLens have ads?
OverFlight Intelligence shows ads; PlaneLens does not.

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