RealADSB2.44

RealADSB app is intended for stationary observers of local air traffic. It can consume traffic feed generated by adsb_hub or adsb_hub3 server applications. With some limitations traffic feed in SBS-1 BaseStation format (port 30003) is also supported. For example Stratux ADS-B device or ADSBx feeder can produce such feed. Another option to get traffic feed is to use Airplanes.live integration. That could be a good way to start using app because such option doesn't require additional hardware.

You can setup traffic feed yourself or use one of the public feeds covering Germany, UK and New York. adsb_hub server application is using Java runtime and can run on PC, Mac or Raspberry Pi. It can work on top of FlightAware, FR24 feeders or generate feed using cheap USB adapter and external antenna. For more information please check our web site http://www.realadsb.com

Inside mobile app commercial, private and military aircrafts are shown on map or in scrollable list sorted by distance from reference point. It can be your current location or airport defined by ICAO code such as LFPG. When ICAO code entered special button provides access to METAR and aircrafts below transition altitude will have altitude adjusted using barometric pressure of the airport. There is a way to search/filter aircrafts by tail number, callsign, type, altitude in both list and on map. Additionally 2 layers with airports and weather are available on map.

For each airframe following basic parameters shown:
* Speed, Altitude, Heading, Rate of climb/descend, Squawk
and for most of them there is additional information:
* Tail number, Callsign, ICAO type, Origin/Destination, Photo

If information about tail number or type of aircraft is missing you can easily add it right inside the app. This change will be automatically shared across all devices that using same iCloud account.

Other features:
* Quick access to online resources including FlightAware, Google Flights, LiveATC etc.
* Push notifications for special squawks 7600/7700
* Imperial or metric units
* 3 types of map: standard, satellite and hybrid
* Sharing of map with aircrafts using standard iOS Sharing Panel
* Barometric pressure and altitude measured by mobile device conveniently shown at the bottom of main menu

Version History * Small adjustments for iOS 27
* Updated internal databases 2.44 Sep 16 * Updated link to website decoding 24-bit ICAO codes
* Fixed icon for KA27 and GA7C ICAO designators
* Database of airplanes has been refreshed with latest deliveries for multiple airlines 2.43 Aug 13 * Updated databases 2.42 Jul 27 * Emergency bug fix for extra large airplane photos completely covering the map
* Updated databases 2.41 Jun 14 * Refresh interval for live (airplanes.live) connections has changed to 10 seconds
* Fixed the problem with track retrieval for live connections
* Updated internal databases 2.40 May 26 * For Airplanes.live connections don't show an error message when airplane track can't be retrieved. Third party API is experiencing issues that can't be quickly resolved.
* Updated databases 2.39 May 5 * Better presentation of data in list of airplanes on iPad
* Fixed weather radar and airplanes' thumbnails
* Added 70 new registrations to the database 2.38 Apr 6 * New color scheme for better usability in dark mode/appearance
* New algorithm to pick background color of selected row in list of airplanes, mostly noticeable on iPad
* Bug fixes for window with vertical profile of selected aircraft:
- iPad: fixed problem when orange rectangle shown on top of the chart
- iPhone: fixed an issue when trying to slide finger across the chart causing return to previous screen, now swipe from left to right doesn't trigger such behavior
* Updated database of airplanes 2.37 Mar 17 * New gesture: two-finger long press in list of airplanes or on the map can be used to select an airplane closest to your current location. In order to work app requires access to GPS location that can be controlled in application settings.
* Improved caching of weather radar tiles
* 35 new registrations have been added to the database 2.36 Mar 13 * Fixed WX layer on map
* Updated databases 2.35 Mar 7 Monthly update of internal database with new airplanes and helicopters 2.34 Feb 4 Happy New Year!

First update in 2026 includes following changes:
* Added hundreds of new registrations such as first United States Airbus 321XLR for American Airlines or bunch of Airbus 220 for Air France
* Fixed small UI bug related to buttons on airplane photo (iPadOS only)
* Corrected switch of data feed when application opened via notification 2.33 Jan 4 * Due to a changes in airplanes.live API policy since December 1, 2025 refresh rate for list of airplanes when using airplanes.live connection has changed from every 5 seconds to every 15 seconds. We are working on multiple options to improve refresh rate. If you feed airplanes.live website with traffic higher number of daily requests is allowed.
* Updated databases 2.32 12/03/2025 * Introduced splash screen
* Updated databases 2.31 11/05/2025 1) Visual adjustments for iOS 26
2) Fixed weather radar
3) Updated databases
4) Small bug fixes 2.30 09/29/2025 1) New window "Bonjour" to show available adsb_hub3 services in a local network, helpful when you run multiple instances of adsb_hub3 connected to a different traffic sources or antennas
2) When new private connection created the IP and port will be pre-populated if adsb_hub3 running in local network
3) Update of internal databases 2.29 08/20/2025 Maintenance update to refresh internal databases 2.28 07/14/2025 * New icon for IAI Heron unmanned aerial vehicle with ICAO designator HRON
* Updated database of airplanes, helicopters and UAVs 2.27 05/25/2025 * Now you can easily edit existing private connections by using "tap and hold" gesture in the list of connections.
* Updated database of airplanes 2.26 04/12/2025 * Updated database of airplanes 2.25 03/13/2025 - Updated database of airplanes
- Fixed algorithm to retrieve origin/destination of selected flight on Apple Watch, for better results it is also recommended to update adsb_hub3 to the latest version 2.24 02/03/2025 * Updated database of airplanes 2.23 01/23/2025 Last update of databases in 2024 2.22 11/30/2024 Updated database of airplanes 2.21 10/27/2024 * Updated database of airplanes 2.20 09/11/2024