NearestPlane is a UK-made LED board that names the nearest aircraft: airline, route, height and speed, with no app and no subscription. FlightAbove is a full-colour flight tracker display for the desk, produced in the United Kingdom, paid once.
Pick NearestPlane if you want that matrix look and nothing else. Pick FlightAbove if the same screen should show a photograph of the type, follow up to three flights, and become a clock when the sky is empty. Hardware from £99.00 in pounds.
| FlightAbove | NearestPlane | |
|---|---|---|
| Screen | Full colour: 4 inch Mini, 5 inch Altitude, 7 inch Horizon, or Connect on your TV | LED board for the shelf |
| Nearest aircraft | Photo, callsign, height, speed, route when known | Airline, route, height, speed and direction on the matrix |
| A chosen flight | Up to three on the tracker, or one flight in LED Wall | Follow a flight number |
| Quiet sky | Clock, weather, radar, FlightLog | The LED board |
| Money | One-time, in pounds, on this site | One-time, no subscription |
| Made | United Kingdom | United Kingdom |
NearestPlane's site is clear about the job: plug in a Wi-Fi LED display and read the nearest aircraft, with no account. That is a good dedicated board. FlightAbove is the display you also leave on as a clock, with three screen shapes and an LED mode when you want the matrix look for a while.
No. NearestPlane is a UK-made LED board that names the nearest aircraft, with airline, route, height and speed, and no subscription. FlightAbove is a full-colour desk display with a photograph of the type, a clock, weather, radar and FlightLog. LED Wall is one mode, not the whole product.
Both. NearestPlane describes its boards as handmade in the UK. FlightAbove Mini, Altitude, Horizon and Connect are produced in the United Kingdom. Prices on this site are in pounds.
NearestPlane is pay once. FlightAbove Mini, Horizon, Altitude and Connect are pay once, with live data included. FlightAbove Cloud is the subscription, for a browser you already own.
Yes on both. NearestPlane can follow a flight number. FlightAbove can follow up to three specific flights on the tracker, or one flight full screen in LED Wall, and still show what is over the house.
FlightAbove shows a photograph of the aircraft type on the full-colour screen. NearestPlane is an LED board: airline, route, height, speed and direction, in the style of a matrix rather than a photo.
Connect is the lowest one-time hardware price if a TV is already in the room. Mini is the 4 inch square. Horizon is the 7 inch widescreen. Altitude is the 5 inch circular display with sound. The live pound price is on each product page, from £99.00.
