MODE 1090: Plane Spotting
Live aircraft radar & logbook
Free · In-App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
What's flying over you right now? MODE 1090 turns the sky above you into a live radar and into a collection you build one real sighting at a time.
WATCH YOUR SKY LIVE
• A calm, ATC-style radar centered on your location
• Live positions with altitude, speed, heading, vertical rate and photos of the real aircraft
• Three radar views: aircraft silhouettes, ATC data blocks or minimal dots
• Airspaces, runways, wind and the likely operating direction at nearby airports
• Choose your traffic: airliners, business jets, light aircraft, gliders, helicopters
POINT AT THE SKY, GET THE ANSWER
See a plane and want to know what it is? Point your iPhone at it. MODE 1090 combines compass, motion sensors and live positions to identify the aircraft you're looking at. No photo is taken, nothing is uploaded.
COLLECT WHAT YOU'VE REALLY SEEN
Every confirmed sighting goes into your collection: manufacturers, families, variants, airlines, registrations and special encounters, from long-haul heavies to rare classics.
• Scan history with first sightings and encounter counters
• Aircraft photos unlock with your first real sighting
• Free sync across iPhone, iPad and Mac (optional account)
• Your data stays yours: export everything as JSON
MONITOR MODE
Turn any iPhone or iPad into an ambient sky monitor: full-screen radar, pure black for OLED, no clutter.
ONE APP, YOUR WHOLE SKY
• iPhone & iPad: radar, sky scanner and collection
• Apple Watch: an independent radar on your wrist, turn the Digital Crown to change the range, glance at what's approaching, hand off to your iPhone
• Apple TV: a native ATC-style radar for the living room
• Mac: your sky and your collection on the desk
MODE 1090 PREMIUM
Optional extras for enthusiasts: routes on every flight, spoken traffic callouts (generated entirely on your device, in your language), an always-on monitor, radar colors and alternate app icons. Premium keeps MODE 1090 independent and ad-free.
HONEST BY DESIGN
• Powered by community ADS-B networks: thousands of volunteer-run receivers around the world
• Not every aircraft transmits ADS-B, and coverage varies, especially close to the ground
• For observation and spotting: not for navigation or flight operations
• No ads, no tracking. Location, camera and motion data never leave your device.
Data sources: open ADS-B receiver network and are supplemented by commercial data providers to improve coverage and completeness · routes via adsbdb & hexdb.io · photos via Planespotters.net, Airport-Data.com & Wikimedia Commons · airports & runways via OurAirports · weather via NOAA & DWD · airspaces © openAIP
Questions or ideas? support@mode1090.com or vote on the public roadmap: mode1090.com/roadmap
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BugFixes and Imprvements
The developer, Alexander Stolte, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Purchases
- Location
- Contact Info
- User Content
- Identifiers
Accessibility
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Information
- Provider
- Alexander Stolte
- Size
- 88.1 MB
- Category
- Travel
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later. - Apple TV
Requires tvOS 17.0 or later. - Apple Watch
Requires watchOS 10.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Annually USD 34.99
- Monthly USD 4.99
- Copyright
- © Alexander Stolte