LiveATC Air Radio: iPhone vs Android
LiveATC Air Radio gets 500+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, October 2026, rounded down to a band).
LiveATC Air Radio by Dave Pascoe is on both the App Store and Google Play. Here are both versions together: downloads, users, revenue, ratings and chart positions, store by store with totals.
Travel PaidLiveATC Air Radio at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-10-24. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
A paid streaming app that provides live audio feeds of air traffic control and pilot communications for aviation enthusiasts, plane spotters, and travelers. The app holds the #1 position in the Paid Travel category in Japan, Canada, and Saudi Arabia, while ranking within the top ten in major markets including the US, UK, France, and Australia.
Similar apps: FlightRadar24, Flightradar24, ADS-B Exchange
App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
LiveATC Air Radio’s App Store privacy label declares 0 data categories used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 0 linked to your identity and 3 collected anonymously.
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
Google Play
App details
LiveATC Air Radio downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| iPhone | 500+ | 100k+ |
| Google Play | 100+ | 100k+ Measured |
| Total | 500+ Confidence | 500k+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
Where LiveATC Air 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.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 3.6 ★ | 645 |
| Google Play | 3.9 ★ | 5k 759 written reviews |
| Both stores | 3.9 ★ weighted by ratings | 5.7k |
What users say about LiveATC Air Radio
From the 50 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users report frequent stream failures, buffering issues, and missing airport coverage, leading to dissatisfaction with the paid app's reliability. While some appreciate the educational value for pilot training, many feel the current performance does not justify the cost compared to free web alternatives.
Mixed (36% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for its features and content, and being useful. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and crashes and bugs.
What people like
- Features & content: “I have fount it very helpful and great tool I’m my bag”
- Useful: “I have fount it very helpful and great tool I’m my bag”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “Not worth the pay for app”
- Crashes & bugs: “Doesn’t work have the time”
- Design: “Definitely could be a better layout especially that the app isn’t free but the website is…”
- Useful: “I’d highly not recommend buying this app for anyone”
About LiveATC Air Radio
PLEASE READ IMPORTANT NOTICE BELOW **BEFORE PURCHASING** (this relates to countries not covered by the LiveATC.net system)
Do you want to know why your flight might be delayed? Live near an airport or enjoy planespotting and want to tune in to the pilots? Have you always wondered what pilots talk to air traffic controllers about? Now you can stop wondering and tune in live!
LiveATC Air Radio provides a quick and easy way to listen in on live conversations between pilots and air traffic controllers near many airports around the world. LiveATC Air Radio lets you easily browse by U.S. state, Canadian province, or by country to find an airport of interest. Once you find an interesting channel you just add it to your Favorites list for quick and easy access! You can also use the Nearby function to find airports near you. We also cover high-altitude (ARTCC/FIR) communications and oceanic (HF radio) traffic.
The LiveATC network is the world's largest network of streaming audio feeds focused solely on aviation-related communications, currently covering over 1,200 airports around the world and over 3,300 different audio feeds and growing daily!
*** IMPORTANT NOTICE ***
Please check to see if your country, city and/or airports of interest are covered by LiveATC *BEFORE PURCHASING* - check at: https://liveatc.net . Note that we do not have coverage in the U.K., Belgium, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, New Zealand, Spain and other countries where streaming ATC communications may be prohibited by law.
Available airports/channels are subject to change at any time - LiveATC owns and operates many of the receivers used in the network but many are provided by volunteers. Available airports can change due to reasons beyond our control. For this reason there is no guarantee that any particular channel will be up 24/7, or forever, though we make our best effort to do so and have an excellent overall track record of uptime.
Follow LiveATC on X and Facebook:
X: https://x.com/liveatc
Facebook: https://facebook.com/liveatc
LiveATC Air Radio iPhone
LiveATC Air Radio gets 500+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, October 2026, rounded down to a band).
LiveATC Air Radio is #2 in Travel Paid in United States and charting in 20 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 25 Oct 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
24 Sep 2026
Travel PaidLiveATC Air Radio at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-10-24. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
A paid streaming app that provides live audio feeds of air traffic control and pilot communications for aviation enthusiasts, plane spotters, and travelers. The app holds the #1 position in the Paid Travel category in Japan, Canada, and Saudi Arabia, while ranking within the top ten in major markets including the US, UK, France, and Australia.
Similar apps: FlightRadar24, Flightradar24, ADS-B Exchange
LiveATC Air Radio on the App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
LiveATC Air Radio’s App Store privacy label declares 0 data categories used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 0 linked to your identity and 3 collected anonymously.
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
LiveATC Air 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
Where LiveATC Air 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.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | TravelPaid | #2 |
 Japan | TravelPaid | #2 |
| Canada | TravelPaid | #1 |
 China | TravelPaid | #4 |
 Saudi Arabia | TravelPaid | #1 |
 South Korea | TravelPaid | #4 |
 United Arab Emirates | TravelPaid | #1 |
 United Kingdom | TravelPaid | #6 |
| Japan | TravelGrossing | #24 |
 Germany | TravelPaid | #10 |
 Brazil | TravelPaid | #6 |
| Australia | TravelPaid | #7 |
| United States | TravelGrossing | #82 |
 Russia | TravelPaid | #6 |
| China | TravelGrossing | #63 |
 Italy | TravelPaid | #7 |
 France | TravelPaid | #15 |
 India | TravelPaid | #13 |
 Indonesia | TravelPaid | #8 |
| Canada | All AppsPaid | #50 |
| Canada | TravelGrossing | #46 |
| Saudi Arabia | TravelGrossing | #31 |
| United Arab Emirates | All AppsPaid | #28 |
| South Korea | TravelGrossing | #91 |
| Australia | TravelGrossing | #78 |
| India | All AppsPaid | #103 |
| Italy | TravelGrossing | #75 |
| United Arab Emirates | TravelGrossing | #56 |
| Saudi Arabia | All AppsPaid | #113 |
| Italy | All AppsPaid | #156 |
 Argentina | All AppsPaid | #52 |
 Netherlands | All AppsPaid | #185 |
 Thailand | All AppsPaid | #151 |
 South Africa | All AppsPaid | #120 |
Apps near LiveATC Air Radio on the chart
Travel Paid, around #2.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
What users say about LiveATC Air Radio
From the 50 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users report frequent stream failures, buffering issues, and missing airport coverage, leading to dissatisfaction with the paid app's reliability. While some appreciate the educational value for pilot training, many feel the current performance does not justify the cost compared to free web alternatives.
Mixed (36% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for its features and content, and being useful. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and crashes and bugs.
What people like
- Features & content: “I have fount it very helpful and great tool I’m my bag”
- Useful: “I have fount it very helpful and great tool I’m my bag”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “Not worth the pay for app”
- Crashes & bugs: “Doesn’t work have the time”
- Design: “Definitely could be a better layout especially that the app isn’t free but the website is…”
- Useful: “I’d highly not recommend buying this app for anyone”
About LiveATC Air Radio
PLEASE READ IMPORTANT NOTICE BELOW **BEFORE PURCHASING** (this relates to countries not covered by the LiveATC.net system)
Do you want to know why your flight might be delayed? Live near an airport or enjoy planespotting and want to tune in to the pilots? Have you always wondered what pilots talk to air traffic controllers about? Now you can stop wondering and tune in live!
LiveATC Air Radio provides a quick and easy way to listen in on live conversations between pilots and air traffic controllers near many airports around the world. LiveATC Air Radio lets you easily browse by U.S. state, Canadian province, or by country to find an airport of interest. Once you find an interesting channel you just add it to your Favorites list for quick and easy access! You can also use the Nearby function to find airports near you. We also cover high-altitude (ARTCC/FIR) communications and oceanic (HF radio) traffic.
The LiveATC network is the world's largest network of streaming audio feeds focused solely on aviation-related communications, currently covering over 1,200 airports around the world and over 3,300 different audio feeds and growing daily!
*** IMPORTANT NOTICE ***
Please check to see if your country, city and/or airports of interest are covered by LiveATC *BEFORE PURCHASING* - check at: https://liveatc.net . Note that we do not have coverage in the U.K., Belgium, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, New Zealand, Spain and other countries where streaming ATC communications may be prohibited by law.
Available airports/channels are subject to change at any time - LiveATC owns and operates many of the receivers used in the network but many are provided by volunteers. Available airports can change due to reasons beyond our control. For this reason there is no guarantee that any particular channel will be up 24/7, or forever, though we make our best effort to do so and have an excellent overall track record of uptime.
Follow LiveATC on X and Facebook:
X: https://x.com/liveatc
Facebook: https://facebook.com/liveatc
Latest updates
Store changes
What LiveATC Air Radio changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
LiveATC for Android Android
LiveATC for Android gets 500+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, October 2026, rounded down to a band).
LiveATC for Android is #1 in Travel & Local Paid on Google Play in United States and charting in 10 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 25 Oct 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Travel & Local PaidLiveATC for Android at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-10-22. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
A paid Android application that streams live air traffic control audio from over 1,200 airports worldwide for aviation enthusiasts and travelers. The app holds the #1 position in US Travel & Local Paid charts and ranks second in multiple international markets including Mexico, Indonesia, Turkey, and India, indicating strong global niche demand despite a moderate 3.6 rating.
Similar apps: FlightRadar24, Flightradar24 Pro, ADS-B Exchange
LiveATC for Android on Google Play
App details
LiveATC for Android downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where LiveATC for Android'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.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Travel & LocalPaid | #1 |
| United States | All AppsPaid | #43 |
| India | Travel & LocalPaid | #3 |
| Mexico | Travel & LocalPaid | #2 |
| United States | Travel & LocalGrossing | #45 |
| Saudi Arabia | Travel & LocalPaid | #3 |
| Indonesia | Travel & LocalPaid | #3 |
 Turkey | Travel & LocalPaid | #2 |
| Thailand | Travel & LocalPaid | #2 |
| United Arab Emirates | Travel & LocalPaid | #3 |
 Vietnam | Travel & LocalPaid | #2 |
| Netherlands | Travel & LocalPaid | #4 |
| India | All AppsPaid | #72 |
| India | Travel & LocalGrossing | #76 |
| Mexico | All AppsPaidTravel & LocalGrossing | #78 |
| Saudi Arabia | All AppsPaid | #76 |
| Indonesia | All AppsPaidTravel & LocalGrossing | #76 |
| Saudi Arabia | Travel & LocalGrossing | #74 |
| Turkey | All AppsPaid | #71 |
| United Arab Emirates | All AppsPaid | #73 |
| Netherlands | All AppsPaid | #76 |
| United Arab Emirates | Travel & LocalGrossing | #76 |
| Thailand | All AppsPaid | #74 |
| Turkey | Travel & LocalGrossing | #79 |
| Netherlands | Travel & LocalGrossing | #82 |
| Vietnam | All AppsPaidTravel & LocalGrossing | #76 |
| Thailand | Travel & LocalGrossing | #76 |
Apps near LiveATC for Android on the chart
Travel & Local Paid, around #1.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
What users say about LiveATC for Android
From the 101 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Users frequently report that the app is useless for non-US locations due to missing airport feeds and lack of refunds. Technical instability, including crashes and audio stopping when backgrounded or locked, further degrades the experience.
Mixed (38% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being easy to use, and working reliably. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and crashes and bugs. Recent reviews are more negative than earlier ones.
What people like
- Ease of use: “Great app that is easy to navigate”
- Crashes & bugs: “bought it last year from Romania (home country) but why is it asking me to buy it again and won't work while I am travelling?”
- Fun: “Worth 3.99 easily (I've enjoyed it for Free for years) - Keep up the great work”
- Useful: “Works great, sometimes pauses on its own but that could just be my phone”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “didn't let me refund the app🤬”
- Crashes & bugs: “Crashes often, pending often”
- Ease of use: “The names aren't intuitive”
- Features & content: “No rewind...really needs basic features of other scanner/ radio apps”
About LiveATC for Android
(PLEASE READ ***IMPORTANT NOTICE*** IN FULL PRODUCT DESCRIPTION BEFORE PURCHASING - NOT ALL COUNTRIES AND/OR AIRPORTS ARE AVAILABLE)
Stuck in the airport terminal with endless delays?
Live near an airport and want to find out what's going on?
Have you always wondered what pilots talk to air traffic controllers about?
Now you can stop wondering and tune in live!
LiveATC for Android provides a quick and easy way to listen in on live conversations between pilots and air traffic controllers near many airports around the world. LiveATC for Android lets you browse by U.S. state or by country to find an airport and listen in to live air traffic conversations at or near a given airport. You can also use the "Nearby" feature to find an airport near you. You can then add any channel to your Favorites list for quick and easy access.
The LiveATC Network (http://liveatc.net) is the world's largest network of streaming audio feeds focused solely on aviation, currently covering over 1,200 airports around the world with over 2,000 different audio feeds and growing daily!
Explanation of some of the needed device permissions:
• The "Location" permission is required so that the app can determine what airports are located in your area when you select "Nearby"
• The "Device ID & Call Information" permission is needed by the app so that it can detect when you're placing or receiving a phone call so that it can automatically stop the audio stream to prevent it from interfering with your phone call
*** IMPORTANT NOTICE ***
Please check to see if your country, city and/or airports of interest are covered by LiveATC *BEFORE PURCHASING* - check at: http://liveatc.net . Note that we currently have no coverage in the U.K., Belgium, Germany, Iceland, India, Italy, New Zealand, Spain and some other countries where streaming ATC communications is prohibited by local law. Available airports are subject to change at any time - LiveATC owns and operates many of the receivers used in the network but most are provided by volunteers working in cooperation with LiveATC. Available airports can change, sometimes due to reasons beyond LiveATC's control. Also, there is no guarantee that all feeds will be up 24/7, though we make our best effort to do so and have a great track record of uptime.
Follow LiveATC for feed updates and breaking aviation and ATC-related news:
Twitter: http://twitter.com/liveatc
Facebook: http://facebook.com/liveatc
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Store changes
What LiveATC for Android changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
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