AeroDex reads the registration off the fuselage, names the airline and type, grades the rarity, and files it in your logbook. A Pokédex for the aircraft you spot.
Free · iPhone & iPad · iOS 18+
How it works
Shoot an aircraft, or pick one from your camera roll. Select a step to see what AeroDex does.
Rarity
The base tier comes from the airframe type. Modifiers push it up, and it stops at Legendary. Set a catch and see what it scores.
Result
Repeat catch? The same airframe again scores a flat 10. Special livery? Retro, alliance or anniversary paint adds 10 on top of the tier.
The app
A grid or a list of every aircraft you have logged, with your photo, airline, type and registration. Search by airline, type or reg.
Shoot live, or import a photo. Its date and GPS set the time and place. Send a photo from Photos with the share sheet.
Fix any field by hand. A re-run keeps your corrections. Frame the photo for the spot page and for the share card.
No signal? Spots queue on your phone and identify when you are back online.
The spot page
Open any spot to see exactly what AeroDex found, and how sure it is.
The registration, airline and type sit under your photo, with the rarity tier and points. Frame the photo for the spot page and for the share card, separately.
Each spot gets a fact from the airframe database. For example: 27 of the 780 Airbus A350-900s in the database fly for Lufthansa.
Airline, type and registration each carry a green dot when AeroDex is sure. Edit any field by hand, or tap the magnifier to look the airframe up again.
Send the card to Messages or anywhere else, as an image.
Field tools
Know what is overhead, and when the light is right, before you lift the camera.
Live ADS-B from OpenSky. Callsign, altitude, speed, heading and distance for the aircraft around you. Free to use.
Sunrise, sunset and golden hour windows, the sun's elevation and azimuth, and which way to face so the light falls on the nose.
Crew
Add friends by call sign. Race up a shared leaderboard, send challenges, and see what they caught.
Your rank, spots, favourite plane and airline, and your three best photos. Send it to a friend to invite them.
Open a friend to see their points, rarest catch, distinct types and airlines, their favourite plane, and their recent catches.
Questions
Your photos stay yours. Full-size photos stay on the phone. Only a small thumbnail and the card data sync. See the privacy policy.
Yes. AeroDex is free on the App Store.
iPhone and iPad with iOS 18 or later. AeroDex is iOS only today.
You sign in with Apple or with email. This keeps your logbook safe and lets you use it on a new device. There is no ad network and no tracking prompt.
Open the spot and edit any field. Each field has a confidence dot, so you can see what to check. A re-run keeps your corrections. For an older spot with the wrong airline, tap the magnifier to look it up again.
Yes. Spots queue on your phone and identify when you are online again.
Full-size photos stay on the phone. If a photo needs cloud analysis, AeroDex tells you and you choose.
Go to the support page, or message me directly.
The next aircraft over your head is one you have not logged yet.
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