OpenADSB App Reviews

Great for a more advanced UI, Filters. A nice upgrade from FR24, for most things at least. Love the ability to filter military flights, as well as see details on “blocked” flights that were censored on competitors. Only downside is the photos. The app only displays a single photo of the aircraft, and redirects to another app to expand it.

Not good. I’m sorry to say but my map isn’t showing any planes on it at all no matter what I do, so I hope you can solve this problem because it is really irritating.

Hard interface. I got this app to track commercial and military planes. They all show up as different colors and I just want to be able to find out the age of the aircraft and the airline with out having to randomly pick a plane I do not recommend this app because of the hard to understand interface and it just looks cluttered and confusing Please fix this!

How about some updates?. If someone pays you for an app, it's expected to be updated. It's been over two years and the app only gets stale over time. How about an update for paying customers?

Broken. No longer works on both my iPad and iPhone. Needs to be fixed. Crashes when opening.

Better than website but missing a feature. This app is so much better than the tar1090 website, but the website has a leg up on the app. The icons on the website reflect that of the aircraft. A 747 on the site has the four engines. A c17 looks like a c17. Would be cool if the app did the same. But great product. Love it.

Part of my flight bag. As a pilot this comes in handy for many things, needless to say.

Excellent. Wow, I’m surprised at the critical nature of some of these reviews. For safety’s sake, I hope pilots are using approved ATC and GPS tools and not relying on apps to build a VFR plan. For the aviation enthusiast you’ll find a lot of tools to filter and drill down on the type of traffic you are seeking and provides a trove of data. For commercial flights I’ve found routing pairs to be incorrect at times (e.g. listing a flights inbound routing when it’s flying in the reverse direction), but those curious can look it up. The color-coded altitude markings are helpful without the need to display another label that uses valuable screen space. I’ve tried to filter commercial flights by using dump1090 filters of A2,A3,A4,A5, which comes close but you'll see see private Gulfstream’s and the like. Perhaps the Dev can advise on a better method of doing this. Because of the filtering options alone this app should be in every enthusiasts toolbox. I don’t remember if this is a paid app, but the cost is nominal and worth it if so. I’ve not had Issues with the app crashing as others mentioned. One enhancement that would be helpful (but likely laborious for the Dev) is to vary the icons according to AC size.

Good. This app is good! But all of a sudden it got rid of the ADSB Vrs! What happened?

Great. Shows all ADS-b data as it comes from the air.

Open ADSB works. One thing to pay for an app. Another thing to see if it really works after your money is gone. This one does exactly what it says. It works. It is not overburdened and opens quickly and produces data almost immediately. Nice that when reporting a bug or suggestion the developer answers your mail within hours. And comes back to you with an update. Keep it up

Great app. Much more settings than in flightradar24 and similar apps that censor information.

Yea this doesn’t track everything. Just had an a-10 fly by my location by about 2k feet and it didn’t show up on radar. Got it on video, was the coolest 12 seconds of my life

Don’t recommend it. I bought the app because i wanted to see military, turns out not a great idea on spending $10 on it, i get to see military, but no pictures, it doesn’t show the name of airlines, it doesn’t show your current location, and all the aircraft look the same on the map, i cam from flightradar24, and now i’m going back

Unmatched data on your phone. I’ve been using this for years as a corporate pilot and aviation tracker. I can see everything from military aircraft, Airforce One and random private flights that are blocked. The filters are a huge help because I can filter out a dozen or so flights to see if they’re airborne while I’m flying. Very powerful app with filters.

Bugs Bunny (UPDATE) 11-23-22. Latest version FREEZES and the only “fix” is to reboot my iPhone. Sometimes my iPhone (13 ProMax running iOS 16.1) is difficult to even turn off when this app LOCKS UP. I’m not having this problem with any other app on my iPhone.

App crashes. Several times now I’ve had this app refuse to update, forcing me to delete and repurchase in the App Store. Apple refuses to offer a refund. An app that costs $11 should be expected to work properly and update when necessary without crashing.

Fast and useful!. I use this app to quickly ID planes that are around me and for general plane spotting. Well done and very easy to use, plus it is fast to get planes on the map when it starts up.

Works with iOS now. Nice program.

Excellent app. Excellent app that’s fast. I really like the filter by tail feature. There are a few fleets I like to track. I do wish there was a way to see my filtered aircrafts last positions even if they haven’t been airborne for a few days.

Great app! A suggestion for that fifth star.... Happy to pay $10 for something that’s not bloated with lord knows what and does exactly what it is supposed to. And I appreciate the how configurable everything is. One thing I’ve noted is that other apps (FlightAware) or websites (ADSBExchange) use a variety of icons to represent the types of aircraft. This really helps with finding things at a glance. Is that something that could be added in the future? Or perhaps I’m missing a setting somewhere. Thanks in advance for any help!

It does work well. I posted a negative review under the name Mr Tabor earlier this week. The problem was me not the app. I figured it out and it’s on my end not the developer so I’m correcting my review to give it 5 stars and I apologize for all the inconvenience I caused everyone. So end of story, thank you everyone out their. That’s it nothing more to say here.

Great adsb app - looking forward for updated features. as a adsb receiver feeder to a few of the popular aircraft tracker sites, it’s great to see all my data and others unblocked and viewable as it should be from airwaves. There are a few updates needed like added filters for operator name not just 3 letter codes... and more filters or combination of filters like browser version VRS supports. Great app, look forward to future enhancements

Great app to track all sorts of different aircraft!. I am no longer able to filter military and interesting aircraft. Before, they where illuminated by a orange or blue circle around the aircraft on the map, but now they appear just as any other aircraft. I tried restarting my device and deleting and redownloading the app but nothing seems to work. I’ve talked to other users of the app and learned they are having the same problem. Update: Was fixed a couple days after this review. App is back to running flawlessly!

Frustrating. Frustrating, I turn on military, and everything dissapears. , does this setting only show military, or military and? Just a question

Great for dump1090 users. I have a receive station set up at home with dump1090. Unfortunately the web interface is not very mobile-friendly. This app is excellent for checking on what's flying around me without pulling out a laptop.

Great App. Lots of customizable options and a stable and well designed app!

Glad to see it. Nice app. It would be nice if the plane colors for altitudes were the same as tar1090 and had finer graduation. Every plane below 5000’ the same color doesn’t tell much. I do like the legend, something tar1090 lacks. Update. Playing with it more, I find a lot of customization in the settings. I like it better then the browser based version. I feed ADSB Exchange. It’s a valuable tool during fire season and this app does what is needed. Update v2 The more I use it the better I like it. Wish there was a PC version. It’s very configurable to your desires when you dig into the settings. There are a LOT of features buried so maybe I’m missing some. Here’s my “wish list”: Missing adjustable range rings. 5 mile minimum for first ring would be handy. How about a track highlights for Fire Fighting - 1255 Squawk Just figured out setting location bookmarks. Great work. A location marker and range rings as if it were gps location. Editing labels would be the cherry on the sundae. Selection Properties - Bearing from location? Could be combined with Distance? Finer color definition of altitudes below 5000’ Thanks for your hard efforts. One of the best values I’ve found in any similar apps. Head and shoulders above all! Great work. Don

Crashes. Until this afternoon this app ran great, but now it started crashing 5 seconds after opening it. I updated the app to no avail.

Suggestion!!. I use this app to track planes I’m working on (aircraft mechanic) is there away you can set up a notification system when my tracked plane is within a certain distance from my location

The 10 dollars is worth it!. Spend the 10 dollars it’s worth it! I mainly use this app to get the registration of private or military aircraft that won’t show up anywhere else and it’s so simple quick and easy to use I love it!

Accurate, fast, easy. This application works extremely well and the information is only 2-3 seconds behind what you see above you. Easy to use and it works great. I highly recommend it.

Best Unfiltered ADSB. You’re not going to find a better alternative to ADSB exchange than this right here. The only thing better would be using the ADSB Exchange website. Big shoutout to the developer. App works perfect and comes in at a very reasonable price!

Best ADSB APP!. Works great! Allows for multiple sources, virtual radar, pi variants and such. By far the best app for connecting to a virtual radar device!

Not worth the cost. It rarely shows military and never show small aircraft. Flightradar was just as good an free. I would not recommend this to others

Just recently purchased.. Saw someone mention in the comments on social media about this app. Pretty impressed. For 10$ I can see everything I need to for my area and more. It catches so much for than flightradar etc because it’s ADS-b monitoring. Would recommend anyone who’s looking to make the swap from those apps. I just wish there was a search feature added, or one that was easily accessible.

Love it!! Best and smoothest Flight tracker App. I have a ton of Flight tracker apps on my iPhone but this one takes the win. Very smooth, customizable and accurate! Plus it gives a ton of info for not having a monthly subscription! Not a complaint but the Only thing I would like to see in a future update. Have different icons for the aircraft being tracked. Example, I use your website still sometimes and I like how the KC-135 I’m tracking, the icon is a KC-135. Helps when looking for something quickly!

Nice app, tracking single plane would be great. App works nicely. It would be great if there was an option to follow a single plane, with auto-panning maps and keeping it centered.

Great App. For years, I’ve used different apps to track flights, but I think I’ve finally found the one that’s right for me. Overall, no lag and no issues. The one time pay is great, rather than a subscription. The ability to differentiate military aircraft vs civilian aircraft is great. My only recommendations would be to track full flights, and to have unique aircraft icons (similar to Flightradar24) for added variety purposes.

Needs proper icons!. A Piper Cub, Bell Jet Ranger, and a B767 all look identical in this app ✈️. It REALLY needs individual icons so you know what you're looking at on the screen. Please implement this feature that so many reviewers request.

Awesome app. I’m not a pilot, just love planes, this is easily the best app by far, I just wish they used silhouettes of planes like on ADSB exchange instead of 1 generic plane model, so you could get a relative ID by looking instead of having to click on every plane.

Worth every penny!. I only care about MIL traffic and this by far is the cleanest app to track those. Prefer being able to track all MIL traffic instead of what FR24 currently does on their app which is only 1 service. As mentioned below, the one thing I’d love is different icons for the different planes. FR24 has that and it’s helpful.

Why no search button???. I know you can search an N number in settings but it sure would be nice to have a search button or magnifying glass icon on the main screen so we can search N number there. Maybe you can add that in an update for us. Thx .

Save your money. This app shows just a few military aircraft around the world, when another site shows so many military aircraft you can’t count them.. waste of money

Great native app. It works across the devices, have filters, that you can save.

So far it’s great!. Just wish it had a dark mode as I often use this most at night outside or in bed.

Great App. Great useful application. The only thing I’d love if added were aircraft icons that resemble the type That was flying similar to Flightradar24

Best $10 bucks ever paid. I hate subscription, this is just what I need. I’d love to see a 3D map version like Google Earth

Great App for enthusiasts. The only item missing for me is the aircraft icons. On the website the icons resemble the aircraft type, this app just has the same icon for all and it’s not as easy to find what you are looking for.

Works, but not like the website. Icons for specific aircraft would be helpful, as well as the link to the aircrafts planespotter page. It’s nice to look in my area and see what type of aircraft are flying without having to tap on them.

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Good App in need of a refresh. This App provides a good representation of the data sourced from ADS-B Exchange. It has been reliable in its performance with few bugs to speak of. The customising and filtering options are great, but some of the “Selection Properties “ fields (Operator) are blank for many Airlines. The “Track Overrides” option enables the User to fill the gaps and correct information through creating and hosting a JSON file. That is not a path I went down. In the meantime, ADS-B Exchange has sourced the Operator details for most Australian and North American registered aircraft. I hope that information can be included in a future update. The presentation is in need of a refresh (different aircraft type icons, map options…) to ensure the App takes priority over the website alternative. Overall, a solid App - 3 & 1/2 Stars.

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Works as intended. Simpler alternative to FR24 and FA.

Problem. I have paid for the app but I can’t see any aircraft, I was just wondering what the problem could be?

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