The apps require a one-time fee, and their coverage is absolutely sufficient in densely populated areas, despite the smaller number of receivers. Planefinder: The friendly team behind Planefinder is far smaller, and the number of receivers can’t match their competition, but Planefinder offers some functions that their competitors only offer with a paid subscription.Various additional functions with a paid membership (starting at $20 per month).Big database with historical data for the past 4 months, with a user account.The design is not as intuitive as Flightradar24’s, but their free historical data is available for a longer time period. Only from 2013, data collected by ADS-B-receivers was visualized. At that time, however, you could only track flights in North America. FlightAware: In 2005, this was the first service that made tracking flights publicly available for free.Various additional functions for private use from $1.49 – $3.99/month.Big database with historical data for the past 7 days for free (up to 180 days with a paid membership).Free apps for iOS and Android (with ads).They’ve even started a podcast with current topics concerning aviation.

Their blog is also worth taking a look at. The web design and also the app is very intuitive. Flightradar24: Founded in 2006 by two Swedish aviation geeks, this has become quite a big company.They all have their different strengths, for which you often will have to pay extra. Currently, there are three major flight radars that collect and visualize the data.

Flightradar24 live flight tracker