Plane Identifier - Aircraft ID icon

Plane Identifier - Aircraft IDv2.1

Released August 4, 2026Major

iOS

What changed

  • RetentionAdded Daily Spot silhouette challenge with XP and streaks to encourage daily engagement.
  • New featureIntroduced 'Ask the Expert' for aircraft-specific tips and trivia, available for Premium users.
  • ContentExpanded recognition support for helicopters and military trainers like the Apache and Chinook.
  • UXImproved camera controls, photo importing, and location handling for identification.
  • PerformanceEnhanced overall identification reliability and retry logic.
  • UXAdded ability to cancel or retry a scan without losing the captured aircraft.

Original release notes

Daily Spot & streaks
Test your aircraft knowledge with a new silhouette challenge every day. Earn XP, build your spotting streak, and keep it going even when there’s nothing flying overhead.
Ask the Expert
Ask questions about any aircraft in your hangar and get spotting tips, engineering trivia, and answers tailored to that specific type. Available with Premium.
Expanded catalogue
Added recognition support for more helicopters and military trainers, including the Apache, Chinook, Black Hawk, and popular civilian and training aircraft.
Smoother identification
Improved camera controls, photo importing, location handling, retries, and overall identification reliability. You can now cancel or retry a scan without losing the aircraft you captured.

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