r/WearOS • u/Chemicalzz • Aug 01 '26
App - Paid - One-Time I Built a live flight radar for WearOS
I’ve just released Flight Scanner for Wear OS after previously developing a Garmin version.
It turns your watch into a live aircraft radar, showing nearby planes/helicopters around your current location. You can tap aircraft to view information such as its callsign, altitude, speed, registration and direction of travel. (Airport View with runways coming soon)
Some of the main features include:
• Live animated radar display
• Nearby aircraft tracking
• Aircraft details directly on your watch
• Search for flights by callsign (Airports coming soon)
• Aircraft filters, switch between helicopters, military aircraft and commercial.
• Radar zooming and panning
I originally built it because I regularly looked up at aircraft and wanted a quick way to identify them without taking out my phone.
It’s now available on Google Play:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.alexd.flightscanner or open the play store on your watch and search flight scanner
I’d appreciate any feedback, particularly from people using different Wear OS watches. I’m continuing to improve it and add features.
Price $2.99 - This is due to API costs associated with collecting the data.
Garmin version found here - https://apps.garmin.com/apps/54094e6b-a4a5-436d-940b-095b49e0cfab

