Comparison

Airplanes.live vs RosterView

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

Head to head
About

Airplanes.live

Track live aircraft in the sky, including airliners, general aviation, helicopters, and military traffic. View detailed flight information, weather overlays, and a radar-scope view with convergence alerts. Offers a Pro version with advanced features for a fee.

Highlights
  • Live aircraft tracking
  • Detailed flight information
  • Weather radar overlay
  • ATC scope mode
  • Convergence alerts
  • Search by callsign/registration
Features
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See every aircraft in the sky — unfiltered. Airplanes.live is a live flight tracker powered by the community-run airplanes.live receiver network. Unlike other trackers, it shows you everything the network sees: airliners, general aviation, helicopters, and the military and privacy-flagged traffic that other apps remove. THE MAP • Live aircraft colored by altitude, with type-specific silhouettes • Tap any aircraft for photos, route, altitude, speed, and registered owner • Flight trails, search by callsign / registration / hex • Light and dark maps, all served from our own infrastructure WEATHER • Live NOAA/NWS radar overlay, animated or latest-frame • See the weather traffic is flying around, in real time ATC SCOPE MODE • A radar-scope view with data blocks — callsign, flight level, speed, type • Convergence alerts between converging aircraft • Emergency squawk (7500/7600/7700) highlighting PRO • Weather radar, advanced filters, unlimited watchlist, and alerts • Feed data to airplanes.live? Pro is free for feeders. Aircraft positions come from publicly broadcast ADS-B signals received by a volunteer community. For informational and educational use — not for navigation, separation, or safety-of-life purposes. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Service: https://airplanes.hughesit.us/terms Privacy Policy: https://airplanes.hughesit.us/privacy

About

RosterView

Features
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RosterView turns your airline roster into a calendar you can actually read. Import your roster once and the whole month is laid out in colour: duty days, days off, standby, simulator and ground training, each instantly recognisable. Tap any day for the detail behind it. BUILT FOR CREW • Every time in the local time of the airport it belongs to, with the zone and UTC offset shown, so there is never any doubt which clock you are reading • Block time worked out for every sector, and totalled for the month • Report time exactly as your roster prints it — never estimated • Layovers grouped into one card with the ground time between sectors • Day turns shown as day turns, not layovers • Tap any time to switch the whole app between local and UTC YOUR ROSTER STAYS YOURS • Everything is stored on your phone and survives app updates • The original roster page is saved under Original, so you can always check the app's times against the source • Your airline password is never seen, stored or transmitted by RosterView — you sign in on your airline's own page CREW • See which colleagues are on RosterView and compare days off side by side • Find the days you are both free — useful for swaps • Choose who can see your roster: everyone, only crew you accept, or nobody. Private means it never leaves your phone. ALSO • Face ID lock • Works offline once imported • No analytics, no tracking, no advertising • Import from your airline portal, a calendar file, a screenshot, or by pasting RosterView is an unofficial personal tool for viewing your own roster more easily. It is not provided by, endorsed by or affiliated with any airline. Always check your airline's original roster.

Screenshots

Airplanes.live4 screens
RosterView4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RosterView at none against Airplanes.live's 2. RosterView also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. Airplanes.live sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. RosterView asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Airplanes.live ships an update fortnightly, RosterView every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Airplanes.live versus RosterView: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAirplanes.liveRosterView
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBlake HughesAlen Sukaj

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Airplanes.live

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
None

RosterView

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Airplanes.live free?
Airplanes.live is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RosterView free?
RosterView is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Airplanes.live or RosterView have ads?
Neither Airplanes.live nor RosterView shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Airplanes.live or RosterView?
Airplanes.live ships an update fortnightly, and RosterView every 4 days. Most recently, Airplanes.live was updated on November 6, 2026 and RosterView on October 31, 2026.

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