2020.3 Safe to install
Elevate Your Aviation Enthusiasm with PlaneWatcher!

PlaneWatcher by Ground Effect GmbH provides an intuitive platform for aviation enthusiasts to track flights in real-time and keep tabs on aircraft movements worldwide.
Flight Tracking for the Apple Watch
- Visualize aircraft around you, without having to reach for your phone
- Worldwide, real-time, unfiltered flight data, provided by ADSBExchange
- Explore all the aircraft details like flight name, registration, type, operator, altitude, speeds and more (depending on data availability)
- Aircraft following
- Filter by multiple criteria
- Customizable view options
- Complications to match your watch faces
Requires WatchOS 7.0 or higher.
Built for the Apple Watch
PlaneWatcher was designed specifically for the Apple Watch, providing the best possible experience on this small device. The map rotates to align with the direction you're facing, so you can easily identify aircraft that you see around you. Use the digital crown to zoom in/out and touch & drag on the screen to move around the map.
Unfiltered Flight Data
PlaneWatcher shows you all aircraft, unfiltered, unlike most major flight tracking apps. Made possible by our amazing data provider ADSBExchange, the world's largest source of unfiltered flight data.
Local & Worldwide
View aircraft around your current location or jump to any airport in the world. Use the digital crown to zoom in on a busy LAX or watch aircraft taking off and landing at JFK.
Aircraft Details
Simply tap on an aircraft to see all its details: flight name, registration, type, category, operator, altitude, speeds and more (depending on data availability).
Aircraft Following
Interested in a single aircraft? Follow it as it proceeds among the other traffic. Just tap the small blue dot to exit follow mode and return to the main map.
Multiple Filters
Just want to see aircraft below 10'000 feet, Boeing 747s or only planes from a certain airline? You can filter by altitude, type, callsign or registration. Filters can be combined, too.
Customizability
Customize the display using many options. You only want to see helicopters and hide all small airports? You can do that and much more...
Complications Support
With many different complications available, designed to fit into all color schemes, PlaneWatcher is always just a tap away.
Privacy Policy Terms of UseOverview
PlaneWatcher is a Commercial software in the category Education developed by Ground Effect GmbH.
The latest version of PlaneWatcher is 2020.3, released on 04/13/2024. It was initially added to our database on 04/13/2024.
PlaneWatcher runs on the following operating systems: iOS.
Users of PlaneWatcher gave it a rating of 4 out of 5 stars.

Pete Milner
I'm Pete, a software reviewer at UpdateStar with a passion for the ever-evolving world of technology. My background in engineering gives me a unique insight into the intricacies of software, allowing me to provide in-depth, knowledgeable reviews and analyses. Whether it's the newest software releases, tech innovations, or the latest trends, I'm here to break it all down for you. I work from UpdateStar’s Berlin main office.
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