Identify anything overhead
Aim your camera at the sky. Tailvision cross-references live positions with your phone's heading and pitch, then tells you exactly what you're looking at — no guessing.
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Look up.
Know instantly.
Point your phone at the sky and Tailvision names the aircraft overhead — tail number, route, altitude, speed and the story of where it's been.
Free to use. No account required.
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Google Play — coming soon
The full story on every flight
Tail number to touchdown.
Radar, aircraft detail and your personal logbook — everything ADS-B Exchange knows about the sky, three taps apart.
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Built for looking up
Six reasons it stays on your home screen.
Live radar
Every transponder in range, refreshing in real time.
Full flight detail
Route, altitude, speed, type, operator and photos.
Track & get alerted
Follow a registration, a type or a whole category. Tailvision pings you before it's overhead.
Capture & share
Log a sighting in one tap. Share the shot, tail number and all.
Bring your own receiver
Already feeding ADS-B Exchange? Link your station and watch your own dish's coverage come alive natively in the app.
Your range
See 150 miles beyond the horizon.
Start free at 30 nautical miles, no account needed. Link your own receiver and see 150 miles for free.
Free. No gimmicks.
Tailvision, built your way.
Free forever
The whole app, $0
Every feature, no paywalled tiers, no ads with an ADS-B Exchange feeder membership.
Accurate data
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The world’s largest independent ADS-B receiver network displaying aircraft broadcasts as received.
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Bring your own receiver
Link your station and watch your own coverage come alive.
Ready to look up?
Tailvision is free on the App Store. Scan the code or tap the badge and it'll be on your phone before the next one passes over.
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Google Play — coming soon
Requires iOS 17 or later. Designed for your iPhone.