Plane Finder ⁃ Flight Tracker Reviews

by Nicole31311

I am not happy with the most recent update. I had already purchased the version of PlaneFinderFlightTracker that allowed me to use it without ads, and now all of a sudden it wants me to now pay again (and yearly for that matter) to continue to use PlaneFinderFlightTracker how I was using it previously. I am not impressed and would like a refund on my previous purchase of PlaneFinderFlightTracker now that I have been reverted to the basic version with ads without notice.

I used to be able to use the filter option, and now that’s for “Premium only”, it’s just absolutely ridiculous.

by Benmreviewer

I have PlaneFinderFlightTracker for the novelty of pointing my phone at a nearby airplane to learn where it came from and where it’s going as it flys by. I don’t use it often, but I keep it on the first page of my home screen for quick access.

Cue a few days ago - I launch PlaneFinderFlightTracker after a few months of disuse... and instead of getting PlaneFinderFlightTracker + expected AR button I got a modal dialogue trying to upsell me to pro. By the time I clicked through everything in the ad and got to the actual app, the plane was out of sight.

by Msbav8r53

Unfortunately, a pretty good app turned into garbage with multiple forced unstoppable video ads which take control of your device for 30 seconds to 2 minutes. People need to uninstall any app that requires that you allow it to hijack your device for their business model. Perhaps maybe developers would get the hint and make better apps that have value, so you don't have to resort to such a bush- league tactics. REPLY- No, I would not. You're out of your mind if you think PlaneFinderFlightTracker is worth having to pay a perpetual monthly subscription forever. Well, until you abandon PlaneFinderFlightTracker and your customers and move on to an even more intrusive and expensive one, exactly like you did to the people who already paid for PlaneFinderFlightTracker . The data it uses, you get free. It's from aircraft ADS-B data. It's like having to buy a subscription just for the data that is broadcast free from GPS satellites. You don't pay for the equipment installed on aircraft that's transmitting the data. The airlines and private aircraft owners pay for it, but you're trying to make money off of it. Not only that, but you're trying to trap unsuspecting users into a never-ending subscription that many will forget about and keep paying for years.

by No Longer Worth Downloading

When and if you chose to offer some upgrades on a one time permanent basis you will get a purchase from myself. For non commercial use the subscription model is NOT an option. The sooner software industry gets this the better. Some software developers do offer limited programs on a one time purchase basis but than want your personal info so they can monetize you r PERSONAL info. (I’m looking at you adobe) Not happening. You would increase your sales offering some some one time purchase upgrades. Having said this your non software rental portion of this program is pretty darn good.

Edited
Adjusted rating down to one star, I purchased a monthly subscription to evaluate full program, I found it was not worth it to me. When I went to cancel monthly subscription I found my subscription was MYSTERIOUSLY UPGRADED TO A FULL YEAR WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE OR PERMISSION!

Buyers beware!!

by Krablips

Use to love it. Now it just makes me frustrated! I’m using it less and less.

I use PlaneFinderFlightTracker on two different Apple devices and I’m having the same issues on both devices.

It just keeps getting slower and slower and slower.

When I try to partially zoom in, it takes 20-30 seconds (or longer) to refocus and when it does start to refocus it shows one little section of the image at a time. It’s kinda like playing wheel of fortune but with images. I’m always trying to guess what I’m going to be looking at, unfortunately, there is no prize at the end, only frustration. I spend way to much time looking at a grid pattern waiting for the image to appear.

Worse yet, when I try to go to full zoom it just displays the grid pattern and doesn’t refocus. It does not zoom in to the level it use to zoom. This lack of full zoom just started all of the sudden about a month or so ago.

by NO SUPPORT!!!

I just switched over from Flightradar24 and love the price and presentation of your app. Now the only cons I have found compared to Flightradar24 are the ability to rotate the screen and alerts don’t always work. I have received alerts from the other and not from PlaneFinderFlightTracker. Other than that I really like it. Please take a look at the alerts and the ability to rotate screen (iPhone). Other issues I have now found after using PlaneFinderFlightTracker is there is a vast lack of coverage. Planes I’m tracking will just disappear mid-flight.

by Darrin M.

I purchased PlaneFinderFlightTracker years ago then the 3d and couple others. This has been my go to for years. I would tell everyone about how cool it was. Since I have upgraded my phone recently when I restore my purchase it doesn’t take the ads away and the filter is only for subscribers now. I feel cheated out of something I enjoyed so much before. Really shouldn’t be this way. It’s too much a hassle to get past the ads and not being able to save the planes for future reference. Please fix this.

Darrin

by Zhopkins_IFC Name

When I am looking at PlaneFinderFlightTracker and am looking at my home airport sometimes I do not see planes. Just the other day I was trying to spot a plane and was not sure of when it would be arriving exactly but PlaneFinderFlightTracker did not show it. Another thing I don’t understand is that sometimes when a plane is landing it shows that the plane has gone around yet it did not. I do not have premium yet.

by Allymchugh31

Plane finder I learned my lesson the hard way to never betray you. I deleted to give flight radar 24 a try, and they make me pay to set custom alerts. So I said oh well all my alerts on PF were free when I first got it last spring.... I had to redownload the newer version and now you’re getting $10/year out of me!!! Guess I can’t complain about less than a dollar per month. Thanks for the great app.

by DeansReview

This is a great app. I like how you can track military aircraft which I couldn’t do with FlightRadar24. I also like the weather overlays.

The only negative point is that the environmental information like wind speed and air temperature is not available when tracking any flights in the US. It only works for flights operating in European air space. I’m not sure if that is a limitation of PlaneFinderFlightTracker or whether that information is simply not made available in the US?

I have the premium version of PlaneFinderFlightTracker.

by Jrnolan2screwedByYutzoo

It worked. But only once. When I returned to PlaneFinderFlightTracker , clicked the icon, I was taken back to the beginning of the purchasing process. PlaneFinderFlightTracker then freezes. I waited 30 minutes with a frozen screen before I completely exited PlaneFinderFlightTracker and tried again. The third, fourth and even a fifth attempt to use PlaneFinderFlightTracker again went just as the second attempt - frozen screen, no way to access PlaneFinderFlightTracker or my account. A few moments ago I cancelled my subscription through a series of random, frustratingly pushed option buttons and icons. Now I don’t trust I won’t be charged for attempting to buy the Pro version and then cancelling my subscription after being subscribed for only an hour of the two week free trial period because the entire purchasing process seems fatally flawed. Trying to use PlaneFinderFlightTracker has been extremely frustrating and definitely disappointing.

by SgtFuller

I downloaded several flight radar apps to get information on the sudden increase in private plane traffic over my house. PlaneFinderFlightTracker is the only one that’s giving me accurate information. It shows me the height, speed, model of aircraft, and flight pattern. So far no glitches.

by Mr Tabor

I just purchased PlaneFinderFlightTracker with the premium upgrade and I get these pop up adds like homescape that I can not clear. I paid so I wouldn’t bet these pop ups , I plan on talking with apple support but I have to wait for the charge to go through. Other than this issue PlaneFinderFlightTracker is fine. So you need to fix this issue ASAP please

by Josienjoe

I couldn’t figure out how to contact the developer at first. Then found it has to be done through PlaneFinderFlightTracker , not their website.

The developer responded quickly to my question about getting rid of the ads on a second device, so it’s all good. I was happy to see the option of getting rid of 3rd-party ads without having to purchase the full version.

It’s a fun app. We always watch the planes in the sky and wondered where they were going. Now we can find out.

by Vandellyn

Here in Santa Fe it is common to see 10 or more vapor trails filling the sky at the same time. So being able to identify them is like trainspotting from my childhood. We also see some bizarre flight paths which would be forever mysterious but PlaneFinderFlightTracker identifies them. We also get a lot of military flyovers, since New Mexico is still a giant test bed, but most of them remain invisible to PlaneFinderFlightTracker . I always recommend PlaneFinderFlightTracker to the many chemtrail fanatics in this town. Real data drives them crazy.

by DUBS516

Was a little skeptical of the accuracy of PlaneFinderFlightTracker but I couldn’t be more impressed I live on Long Island NY so I have LGA and JFK near by so the amount of air traffic over my house is constant and to be able to count down the seconds until the aircraft will become visible to me is like clockwork. I mainly get JFK Landing and take offs hence that’s were my backyard is facing but also many line up and fly overs from LGA. Overall a very cool and useful app was also impressed to see drones and “some” military aircraft. Highly recommend for any aviation enthusiast or anyone in the airline profession. 9/10 ⭐️

by SuperWheatie

Your site/app has been super helpful over the last years, as we live in a very active wildfire area (wine country CA).
I can observe the progress the fire crews are making in the containment of the blazes around us, and even see hotspots spring up before they show up on the situational awareness map, just by observing the aircraft (flight pattern, who’s flying etc.) in real time.
Plus we live in a very active flight corridor (most flights out of San Francisco and Oakland go overhead) and it’s always cool to see where a plane is going to/coming from when you see one going over.

by AlanCB

I’ve enjoyed using this application for several years on my iPad Air. There have been several useful upgrades over the years that has in handed its capabilities. However, I have a question about one of the features. PlaneFinderFlightTracker shows your current location on the map with a small blue circle with a white ring around it. Inside the white ring is a very small blue circle that seems to be a pointer in a fixed location; irregardless of which way the iPad is pointing. The direction appears to be South on my iPad. Is my guess accurate? If so, why not North?

by Mastagamer187

It is just a such accurate way to find planes at 10km up. Recently, I bought the pro and I love it. Such a good deal and been using this for three years. The plane finding app is the reason I have so many plane captures and how I was able to see the plane. Sometimes, people would know how I knew the airline and that was because of using plane finder and eventually got to know exact airline and aircraft immediately. Thanks pinkfroot limited.

First of all, thanks for actually knowing how important plane finder is in my life. That is so amazing how y’all make such an accurate plane tracker radar. It’s the thing that started my interest in commercial planes. Just thanks for such a great app and the memories make in just plane finder.

by WolverArbor

PlaneFinderFlightTracker is incredible, and I like everything from the emergency notifications so I can grab some popcorn and pull up the flight route, to the customer support and advanced settings, along with all the cool features like the virtual globe, weather maps, and the HUGE map of all the planes in the air. I gladly paid the comparatively cheap $10 yearly for the premium version and if you like PlaneFinderFlightTracker it’s worth it to do so as well.

by CreateNicknameReview

This used to be such a good app. Now it's bombarded with ads, and they quietly removed the 3D plane trial. I can't even see it or test it out anymore because there simply isn't an option. It used to be a paid upgrade within PlaneFinderFlightTracker and now it's a separate one completely for $5. Of course they blended it in with "minor bug fixes" so you wouldn't notice, but I did. Just when I was going to purchase the feature. You just lost a potential customer.

by MrHokie

It find planes, and provides solid data. Functionality works as it says - so why the ⭐️⭐️? Everything else is a grind - very irritating pop up ads that are hard to remove, constant nagging to upgrade, and once you move past the cool of identifying a flight or two, the “irritation escalates”.

by Jen The News Reader

A nice app that works pretty well except that adds pop up at a much higher rate than most other advert supported apps that I have. If it went for more minutes between all the freaking adverts, I would give it a higher rating.... as flight tracker, its just fine, touch the plane icon and you get plane data.... if its not interrupted by another freaking advert.

by Avidflyer747

I am upset that there is no portrait mode. This was a huge let down. I tilt the screen but it won’t go sideways, just stays right up. Is this something you guys are working on? Also, in the $4.99 version, is there portrait mode, or does that not have it as well?

by ChicagosDon

I check flight status several times throughout flights for many of my coworkers, family and friends.
On PlaneFinderFlightTracker almost every week.
So convenient with up to date accurate information.

by Harritah

It’s been very helpful to view not only the type of jet, height of travel, and airline, but it’s also good to see the directions being chosen for inbound or outbound approaches depending of weather and wind conditions!
Now if you could only do away w idiotic ads that have nothing to do w me....

by 5150rox

I love PlaneFinderFlightTracker. It’s very helpful if I have to complain about a low flight over he house. However, there are many times when the loading circle keeps turning and no info comes up. Does this mean I have to pay $?

by Dadums56

Where I live in Tennessee, Atlanta is 120 (+/-) miles to my southeast, Nashville is 170 (+\-) miles to my west, and there are loads of planes that fly over.
I so throughly enjoy seeing several aircraft in the skies above so I can use PlaneFinderFlightTracker to determine what type of plane, where it began its journey to its destination, then vicariously experience what the passengers are experiencing.

by Helicopter Bob

Comes on line quickly, highly accurate, good information on aircraft in air. No info on aircraft over North Korea tho or military aircraft. Have been a commercial pilot for over 50 years & enjoy using PlaneFinderFlightTracker.

by Harleytimes

If you have any interest in knowing what airplanes and helicopters are near you, this is the perfect app. Love knowing the elevation/altitude and location in the sky is so much fun.

Highly recommend PlaneFinderFlightTracker for pleasure and safety if you are a small plane/paramotor pilot.

by Avanromano

You just upgraded your app and your location is no longer on map.

by Ojai P

One suggestion is I would like to see the aircraft type listed on the free version like it was before

by Hoosier1003

Free version works. Easy to use. Limited information so you need to buy the better version if your interest is professional. New version is more convenient and easier to use and provides basic information.

by Shickster1969

I love being nosey while drinking beer as to where planes that fly over my back are coming and going. Now I know. Lots of ads, but what are you gonna do.

by FL NJ FL

I thoroughly enjoy watching the flight of family members who are coming for a visit very much.