Stabilator for iPhone and Android
What's that airplane?
See what's flying overhead, tap an airplane, and look up the tail.
iPhone, iOS 16.4 or later. Android 8.0 or later. No iPad app yet. Published by OB Labs.
What it does
Live map
Aircraft broadcasting nearby, on a map. Tap one for its card: type, callsign when we have it, and what it's doing right now.
N-number lookup
Search any U.S. tail number. The free lookup tells you what the airplane is. Pro in the app adds prior tail numbers and how it has actually been flying.
Share to look up
Share a photo, a screenshot of a listing, or a link from another app. Stabilator reads the tail number and matches it to the registry.
Hangar and alerts
Save the aircraft you care about. Turn on an alert when one departs or lands. A signed-in Pro subscription syncs the Hangar across your phones.
Community photos
Post a photo you took of the exact airframe. New photos are reviewed before they show up. Log a sighting to earn points and collect livery sets.
Free and Pro
The map is free. Pro is $4.99 a month on the web and in the apps, or $49.99 a year in the apps. The website doesn't sell a yearly plan.
Free
$0
- Live map and traffic, on the web and in the app. No account required.
- N-number lookup on the web, including registration, ownership history, and observed flying.
- In the app, the aircraft's identity and 3 lookups a day.
- Up to 3 departure and landing alerts.
- Hangar saved on that phone.
- Aircraft Report for $9. History Report for $29.
Pro
$4.99/month, or $49.99/year in the apps
- Unlimited aircraft lookups in the app.
- 12 months of detected flights and hours, home base, and recent routes in the app.
- Registration history and prior tail numbers in the app.
- Full spotter briefs, including how to recognize the type.
- Unlimited departure and landing alerts, and alerts when a watched livery flies.
- Hangar saved to your account and synced across devices you're signed into.
- Earlier liveries and the full airframe story in the app.
- Aircraft Reports for $6 instead of $9 on the website.
The History Report stays $29.
Pro bought in the app renews through Apple or Google. Cancel or change it in the App Store, in Google Play under Payments and subscriptions, or from Manage subscription in the app's Settings.
Pro bought on the website is $4.99 a month through Stripe. Manage it from My Aircraft.
Sign in with the same account and Pro follows you between iPhone, Android, and the web. The charge stays where you subscribed.
Reports
Reports are bought on the website, not in the app. An Aircraft Report is $9, or $6 with Pro. It reads the last twelve months: where the airplane is based, where it goes, and how hard it has been flying. An Aircraft History Report is $29 for everyone. It follows the airframe through every registrant and tail number on record.
For buyersQuestions
Devices, accounts, canceling Pro, refunds, and why an airplane might not show up.
Read the support FAQ