ACARS

The ACARS is now available for $2.99 for both iPhone and iPad owners.The application is designed for use in English language. It weighs in at only 0.1 MB to download. It is highly advisable to have the latest app version installed so that you don`t miss out on the fresh new features and improvements. The current app version 1.2 has been released on 2014-11-26. For ensuring consistency with the device you should take into account the following app compatibility information: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch (2nd generation), iPod touch (3rd generation), iPod touch (4th generation), and iPad. Requires iOS 3.0 or later
More Info: Find more info about ACARS in Black Cat Systems`s Official Website : http://www.blackcatsystems.com/ipad/iPad_ACARS_Pad.html

VERY minimum application it receives ACARS and that s it You can put your earbud microphone next to radio speaker but best bet would be a line level microphone input Even if packet doesn t fully decide properly you get what does decode Thats a plus Wish it could run in the background Only thing I understand is Tail number and type aircraft in packet It would be nice if the rest of the jibberish is translated to what it actually means However it does work I use in with SDR on the Airband             It works KD0

Needs support for Apple Watch             Needs support for Apple Watch TheGadgetinator

I have used top notch ham decoding apps and bad ones I m current iOS and this app works beautifully even unsquelched This is my first time playing with this mode and this app let me confirm some very useful info Even jumbled garbage tells you something I had a minor career in comma and I am going to rate this a 5 because it works off the air no cable you have virtually unlimited number of folders An improvement would be to have a bigger buffer per file but hey it was worth it s weight In gold to ME others not wanting specific data or range extrapolation might not rate it as high All in all if I wanted to follow say a friends aircraft using a minimal outside antenna for about 250 miles with just a used scanner and iOS device can have an easy relatively advanced system incorporating this quick down and cool app I m not into iOS computers or apps and have no idea who or how this was written so take my 5 stars for what it s worth and who wrote it A forever novice to iOS and apps                     Amateur Drone hunter

Does not work on iOS 8 04 FAQ error with unable to read Avoid don t waste your money     Not good Coldnortht6e

I ve tried other ACARS decoding software and have been disappointed but this app worked reasonably well My only wish would be for it to work in the background I ve already had 3 worth of fun with it                 Works better than most ACARS decoders RV7builder

I have verified iPhone 4 IOS 6 that this app works in both audio scanner next to phone and direct connect using home made adapter modes If you are handy with electronics build the adapter it works better there s a link to the plans in the description if you re not there are some commercial versions now available google iphone microphone adapter Obviously you need a scanner or other aircraft radio to receive signals in the first place Nicely done app                     Works perfectly alleycat0

Like the other reviews have alluded this app operates like a proof of concept Yes it decodes but that s it There s no organization of data no filtering no background running of the app screen colors are fixed at black on white It s just simplistic             Neat but needs work for the cost scanPPRCN

Excellent App using it on iPad 2 and works great with just a standard VHF handheld scanner positioned beside the microphone To the developer just one suggestion if you could please update it so that the decoder can run in the background while other apps are being used Many Thanks                     Perfect Kalav0

Needs more features as pause save and keep on memory what is already decoded             Upgrade needed bjorkalanis

Having seen Black Cat Systems Multimode I figured that I d be getting similar quality in thus app Well it s a nice start but it s pretty clumsy to exit this app when it s running you press the button and bail out completely Also wish there more options to save the received ACARS text as well as pause operation too The decodes are sometimes garbled even when there is no background noise present but for the most part can decode ACARS reception decently Here s to hoping the author adds some more features to this first effort to improve its operation         It s a nice start martywittrock