Spotter Log: Plane Spotting
Passion Highway, Inc. Travel iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Spotter Log: Plane Spotting is a free Travel app for iPhone and iPad by Passion Highway, Inc. Requires iOS 26.2. Updated July 24, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 65 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Jul 24
- 2026 · v1.1.1
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About Spotter Log: Plane Spotting
Turn every plane you spot into a permanent, richly detailed logbook entry. SpotterLog is the photo-first app for plane spotters and aviation enthusiasts. Point your camera at any aircraft and instantly identify it by registration and type. Log the sighting with photo, timestamp, and GPS — then dive deep into its full story: owner, history, and NTSB incidents (even across previous tail numbers). WHAT YOU CAN DO • Snap & Identify — Photograph any aircraft for automatic tail/registration and type recognition. • Build Your Logbook — Every sighting saved with photo, date, location, and rich aircraft details. • Dig Into the Data — Access FAA and international registry info: manufacturer, model, year, and owner. • Uncover History — Explore NTSB incident/accident records tied to the airframe. • Ask the AI Assistant — Get instant answers on aircraft, accidents, or aviation topics. • Explore the Encyclopedia — Read detailed pages on the aircraft you’ve captured. • Map Your Spots — Visualize sightings on an interactive map. • Level Up — Earn Spotter Levels as your collection grows. From Newbie to Legend. • Your Hangar & Stats — Track rare catches, top manufacturers, and personal milestones. WHY SPOTTERLOG Flight trackers show you where a plane is going. SpotterLog tells you what a plane IS — and builds your personal aviation collection over time. Like a birding app for aircraft: visual, personal, and endlessly rewarding. Whether you’re at the fence line, the gate, or chasing rare liveries at airshows like Oshkosh or the Chicago Air & Water Show, SpotterLog turns casual spotting into a lasting record. Download SpotterLog and start building your logbook today. — SpotterLog offers optional subscriptions that increase capture limits and unlock the full AI aviation assistant. Payment is charged to your Apple ID and renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel in your Apple ID settings. Terms: https://spotterlog.aero/terms Privacy: https://spotterlog.aero/privacy
What’s new
Version 1.1.1 · Updated July 24, 2026
* Bug Fixes * Fixed aircraft total count on the Status page after deleting a sighting * Fixed text color issues when searching registration numbers in the Hangar (light & dark mode) * Fixed ability to clear or change an incorrectly selected ICAO number on the Import page * Registration Improvements * Canadian registrations (C-XXXX) no longer require a dash - both C-XXXX and CXXXX are now accepted * Added support for NS-prefixed U.S. registrations (e.g. NS16212) * Registration and ICAO fields in the Aircraft Edit form are now forced to uppercase only * New Features & Usability * Added ability to enter notes when saving a sighting * Enabled left/right swipe navigation between sightings on Hangar detail pages * Status page milestones (Top Manufacturer, Best Year, Rarest Catches, etc.) now open directly in the Hangar with the filter applied * Camera now turns off after the initial photo is captured to help preserve battery life * Data Updates * Standardized Last Known Position by mapping 00:00:01 UTC ADSB position log to Last Known LOC field * Updated website redirects so spotterlog.aero URLs (including /dashboard) properly open the app
App privacy
The developer, Passion Highway, Inc., reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Purchases: Purchase History
- Financial Info: Payment Info
- Contact Info: Email Address, Name, Phone Number
- User Content: Emails or Text Messages, Customer Support
- Identifiers: User ID
Used for: Product Personalization, App Functionality
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Identifiers: Device ID
- Usage Data: Other Usage Data
- Location: Precise Location, Coarse Location
- User Content: Photos or Videos
Used for: Analytics, Product Personalization, App Functionality
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