ATC Downloads & RevenueATC - Live Air Traffic Radio · App Store
ATC - Live Air Traffic Radio is #4 in Travel Grossing in United States and charting in 14 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 9 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperEnhanced Radar
CategoryTravel
PriceFree
Released
Rating★ 4.7 (4.3k)
Version1.18
Age rating9+
First seen by us
24 Sep 2026
24 Sep 2026Installs (est.)100k+ worldwide
ATC - Live Air Traffic Radio update history & changes
Last change · 26 events since 12 Jan 2026Full timeline ↓📦Updated to version 1.18✏️Added hidden keywords: flightradar✏️Added hidden keywords: foreflight📈Entered the top 10📈Entered the top 10📦Updated to version 1.17🆕First spotted by AppInsider🆕Its developer released another app: ATC.fm
Full timeline · 26 events
- 📦ATC - Live Air Traffic Radio updated to version 1.18Some big changes:
REDESIGNED MAP CONTROLS: Drag the map to explore, tap aircraft to follow them, and in general enjoy a more intuitive experience. You’ll see smoother movement, rendering, and camera transitions.
IMPROVED AIRCRAFT TRACKING: Refined flight-following controls and highlighted transcripts make it easier to follow conversations involving your selected aircraft.
SEE WHO’S TALKING (better): See when aircraft are transmitting or receiving communications directly on the map.
CENTERS: You can now search for Air Route Traffic Control Centers as well!
PIN YOUR AIRPORT: Pin multiple airports to “For You” for quick access to your favorite airports.
BETTER REPLAY EXPERIENCE: Smoother navigation between recorded clips, improved loading, synchronized audio and transcripts, and fixes for frozen map frames.
REFINED TRANSCRIPTS: Improved readability, highlighting, and integration with map interactions and aircraft tracking.
GUIDED FEATURE TOUR: Explore the updated map, flight following, transcripts, channel switching, replay, pinning, and search through a new video tour.
GIFT CARDS & MEMBERSHIPS: Redeem annual or Lifetime gift cards, purchase a Lifetime membership, and manage or switch subscription plans through a redesigned subscription screen.… more - ✏️ATC - Live Air Traffic Radio added hidden keywords: flightradarwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️ATC - Live Air Traffic Radio added hidden keywords: foreflightwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️ATC - Live Air Traffic Radio added hidden keywords: foreflightwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈ATC - Live Air Traffic Radio entered the top 10Top Grossing · Travel · FR
- 📈ATC - Live Air Traffic Radio entered the top 10Top Grossing · Travel · CA
- 📈ATC - Live Air Traffic Radio entered the top 10Top Grossing · Travel · JP
- ✏️ATC - Live Air Traffic Radio: description updated· JP
- ✏️ATC - Live Air Traffic Radio: description updated· 14 countries
- 📦ATC - Live Air Traffic Radio updated to version 1.17Updates!
STATS: See how many users have seen an event...we do a little social proof.
SHARING: Now you can share a channel at a point in time, not just an event.
TOP REPLAYS: View the most viewed events from ATC App, highlighted for you.
IMPROVED SEARCH: Search has been updated to improve your experience. Need to access search quickly? Just drag down on the feed.
OTHER: A number of other small improvements implemented for the discerning user. You'll notice, for example, that vertical spacing of items in the feed has greatly improved.
NEW AIRPORTS!
MCI - Kansas City, MO
MLI - Moline, IL
MSN - Dane County, WI
044N - Sky Acres Airport, Upstate NY… more - 📈ATC - Live Air Traffic Radio entered the top 10Top Grossing · Travel · SA
- 📈ATC - Live Air Traffic Radio entered the top 10Top Grossing · Travel · IN
- 📈ATC - Live Air Traffic Radio entered the top 10Top Grossing · Travel · RU
- 📈ATC - Live Air Traffic Radio charting in a new countryRussia
- 📦ATC - Live Air Traffic Radio updated to version 1.16Some small quality-of-life improvements to make the app more enjoyable.
- 📈ATC - Live Air Traffic Radio entered the top 10Top Grossing · Travel · ID
- ✏️ATC - Live Air Traffic Radio added hidden keywords: planewords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈ATC - Live Air Traffic Radio entered the top 100Top Free · Travel · US
- ✏️ATC - Live Air Traffic Radio added hidden keywords: planewords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈ATC - Live Air Traffic Radio entered the top 10 in 2 chartsTop Grossing · Travel · AE · Top Grossing · Travel · GB
- 📈ATC - Live Air Traffic Radio entered the top 100Top Grossing · Travel · IT
- 📈ATC - Live Air Traffic Radio charting in a new countryItaly
- 🆕ATC - Live Air Traffic Radio first spotted by AppInsider#4 in Top Grossing · Travel · United States
- 📦ATC - Live Air Traffic Radio version 1.15No release notes
- 🆕ATC - Live Air Traffic Radio: its developer released another app: ATC.fm
- 🆕ATC - Live Air Traffic Radio released on the App Store
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Rating
4.7 ★
4.3k ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#4
Travel GrossingMeasured
New ratings a week
97
▲ +13% vs the 2 weeks before
Measured
ATC - Live Air Traffic Radio at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-08. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
ATC - Live Air Traffic Radio is a subscription-based app for aviation enthusiasts that combines live air traffic control audio with AI-powered real-time transcription, map visualization, and emergency alerts. The app ranks #4 in US Travel Grossing, significantly outperforming its position in other major markets like Canada (#12) and the UK (#15), indicating strong monetization traction within the United States.
Similar apps: FlightRadar24, LiveATC.net, Flightradar24
ATC - Live Air Traffic Radio on the App Store
App details
App ID
6755132266
Publisher
Enhanced Radar Corporation
On the store since
Jan 2026
Under a year
Minimum OS
iOS 18.0+
iPhone XS and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Content rating
9+
1 content note below
Languages
1
EN
Size
202 MB
Also listed in
Utilities
Content notesInfrequent/Mild Profanity or Crude Humor
ATC - Live Air Traffic Radio downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Apple publishes no download counts. App Store downloads come from chart positions and daily rating growth per country, calibrated on Google Play install counts; lifetime installs from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where ATC - Live Air Traffic Radio's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
Retention · share of new users still active
Day 1
Day 7
Day 30
Time spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
min
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in ATC - Live Air Traffic Radio before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Not in an overall Top Grossing chart, only in category charts: each category position is converted to the overall position it corresponds to, then priced on the same rank-to-revenue curve, inside the part of each market the charted apps leave over.
Business model: Subscription-led
How ATC - Live Air Traffic Radio makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
SubscriptionsIn-app purchasesAds · 1 ad networks
Subscriptions
/mo
of revenue
Ads
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of revenue
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Weekly subscription | |
| 2 | Annual subscription | |
| 3 | Annual subscription | |
| 4 | Yearly subscription | |
| 5 | Weekly subscription | |
| 6 | Annual subscription | |
| 7 | Annual subscription | |
| 8 | Annual subscription |
Hidden keywords
ATC - Live Air Traffic Radio shows up in App Store search (US) for 1 word that appear nowhere in its name, subtitle or developer name, so they are almost certainly in its private keyword field, and it ranks in the top 10 for at least one of them.
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | TravelGrossing | #4 |
 Russia | TravelGrossing | #3 |
 United Kingdom | TravelGrossing | #23 |
| United States | TravelFree | #81 |
 Germany | TravelGrossing | #35 |
 Canada | TravelGrossing | #20 |
 Australia | TravelGrossing | #33 |
 Italy | TravelGrossing | #29 |
 South Korea | TravelGrossing | #73 |
 United Arab Emirates | TravelGrossing | #18 |
 Brazil | TravelGrossing | #60 |
 Saudi Arabia | TravelGrossing | #34 |
 India | TravelGrossing | #62 |
 France | TravelGrossing | #79 |
 Indonesia | TravelGrossing | #73 |
Apps near ATC - Live Air Traffic Radio on the chart
Travel Grossing, around #4.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
4.7 ★
4.3k ratings
Measured
Ratings
4.3k
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
97
▲ +13% vs the 2 weeks before
Written reviews a week
5.2
US App Store
Recent ratings
4.7★
vs 4.6★ lifetime
Recent written reviews
2.1★
people who write skew negative
Review momentum
80/100
faster than 88% of Travel apps
New ratings by country (4)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 86 | 92% | ▲ +10% |
| Canada | 4.2 | 4% | ▲ +11% |
| United Kingdom | 2.5 | 3% | ▲ +40% |
| Germany | 1.2 | 1% | – |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about ATC - Live Air Traffic Radio
From the 85 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users strongly criticize the aggressive paywall and confusing onboarding process that forces subscriptions before allowing app access. While some aviation enthusiasts praise the audio quality and interface, many feel the price is unjustified compared to free alternatives like LiveATC.
Mixed (38% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for good value, and its design. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and missing features or content. Recent reviews are more negative than earlier ones.
What people like
- Price & subscription: “5 stars but for the price”
- Design: “Love the UI and super fun to listen in on ATC”
- Features & content: “Needs to add a chat feature for enthusiasts on app”
- Fun: “So much delightful fun for an aviation nerd”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “The price as-is is insane”
- Features & content: “I want to use the app’s free features”
- Privacy & data: “The free trial is a total scam!”
- Ads: “Ad says free but not free”
About ATC - Live Air Traffic Radio
For the first time ever, you can listen *and* see aircraft as they are guided by air traffic controllers. And with the power of AI, you get real-time transcription and live alerts for interesting emergencies or situations.
LISTEN LIVE
Browse over 2,000 audio feeds from airports across the U.S. and listen to controllers and pilots as things are happening
Easily switch between all radio channels at an airport
Get real-time transcripts of what the pilots and controllers are saying
Lowest broadcast delay in the industry, so you hear it first
MAP VIEW
Rich, true-to-life airport maps with every runway marking and taxiway centerline
AI auto-highlights the aircraft that’s talking, so you’re always aware of what’s happening
Smooth and simple maps with live and historical weather effects
INSTANT ALERTS
Get alerts for interesting situations or emergencies as they’re happening, powered by specialized AI models
Be the first to know — before social media, news, or even the government
Replay interesting events right after they happen, or even as they’re unfolding
FOLLOW AN AIRCRAFT
Tap on an aircraft to follow it — and you'll always be listening to the right channel for that aircraft
EXPANDING COVERAGE
The ATC app covers more than 90 of the busiest airports across the United States
New airports are added each week
Ask for coverage at your favorite airport, and we’ll try to add it soon
SUBSCRIPTION PRICING
ATC is free to use for your first week. After the trial period, an auto-renewing monthly or annual subscription is required to continue accessing live audio, transcripts, and map features.
LISTEN LIVE
Browse over 2,000 audio feeds from airports across the U.S. and listen to controllers and pilots as things are happening
Easily switch between all radio channels at an airport
Get real-time transcripts of what the pilots and controllers are saying
Lowest broadcast delay in the industry, so you hear it first
MAP VIEW
Rich, true-to-life airport maps with every runway marking and taxiway centerline
AI auto-highlights the aircraft that’s talking, so you’re always aware of what’s happening
Smooth and simple maps with live and historical weather effects
INSTANT ALERTS
Get alerts for interesting situations or emergencies as they’re happening, powered by specialized AI models
Be the first to know — before social media, news, or even the government
Replay interesting events right after they happen, or even as they’re unfolding
FOLLOW AN AIRCRAFT
Tap on an aircraft to follow it — and you'll always be listening to the right channel for that aircraft
EXPANDING COVERAGE
The ATC app covers more than 90 of the busiest airports across the United States
New airports are added each week
Ask for coverage at your favorite airport, and we’ll try to add it soon
SUBSCRIPTION PRICING
ATC is free to use for your first week. After the trial period, an auto-renewing monthly or annual subscription is required to continue accessing live audio, transcripts, and map features.
Latest updates
1.18
Some big changes:
REDESIGNED MAP CONTROLS: Drag the map to explore, tap aircraft to follow them, and in general enjoy a more intuitive experience. You’ll see smoother movement, rendering, and camera transitions.
IMPROVED AIRCRAFT TRACKING: Refined flight-following controls and highlighted transcripts make it easier to follow conversations involving your selected aircraft.
SEE WHO’S TALKING (better): See when aircraft are transmitting or receiving communications directly on the map.
CENTERS: You can now search for Air Route Traffic Control Centers as well!
PIN YOUR AIRPORT: Pin multiple airports to “For You” for quick access to your favorite airports.
BETTER REPLAY EXPERIENCE: Smoother navigation between recorded clips, improved loading, synchronized audio and transcripts, and fixes for frozen map frames.
REFINED TRANSCRIPTS: Improved readability, highlighting, and integration with map interactions and aircraft tracking.
GUIDED FEATURE TOUR: Explore the updated map, flight following, transcripts, channel switching, replay, pinning, and search through a new video tour.
GIFT CARDS & MEMBERSHIPS: Redeem annual or Lifetime gift cards, purchase a Lifetime membership, and manage or switch subscription plans through a redesigned subscription screen.
1.17
Updates!
STATS: See how many users have seen an event...we do a little social proof.
SHARING: Now you can share a channel at a point in time, not just an event.
TOP REPLAYS: View the most viewed events from ATC App, highlighted for you.
IMPROVED SEARCH: Search has been updated to improve your experience. Need to access search quickly? Just drag down on the feed.
OTHER: A number of other small improvements implemented for the discerning user. You'll notice, for example, that vertical spacing of items in the feed has greatly improved.
NEW AIRPORTS!
MCI - Kansas City, MO
MLI - Moline, IL
MSN - Dane County, WI
044N - Sky Acres Airport, Upstate NY
1.16
Some small quality-of-life improvements to make the app more enjoyable.
Store changes
What ATC - Live Air Traffic Radio changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
Description updated 
Description updated
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