# Drone Assist - Flight Planning — user reviews > 96 indexed App Store user reviews of Drone Assist by Altitude Angel Ltd, rated 4.60/5 from 25 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/drone-assist-flight-planning/id1172916055/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/drone-assist-flight-planning/id1172916055.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 20 · 4★ 2 · 3★ 2 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 1 ## What do users think of Drone Assist? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 👍 Easy to use for flight planning - ✅ Great for checking restrictions and weather - 🗺️ Useful map display of hazards - 💡 Invaluable tool for safe and legal flying - 🚀 Quick and easy flight area outlining - 👍 Provides airspace alerts - ✅ Free and informative - 👍 Essential for drone operators - ✅ Helps maintain safe flying environment - 👍 Great for beginners and experts - ✅ Helps with risk assessment - 👍 Excellent for UK flight approvals - ✅ Very helpful and informative - 👍 Fantastic app for drone pilots - ✅ Great for letting others know you are flying **Cons** - 🐛 Screen not optimized for phones - 🐛 Text and buttons cut off - 🐛 Frustrating UI on smaller screens - 🐛 Clunky and difficult to use - 🐛 No explanations for symbols/colors - 🐛 Registration issues (no email code) - 🐛 App is out of date/developers went bust - 🐛 Company in administration - 🐛 Poor UX, misleading name - 🐛 App requires too many permissions - 🐛 Login issues and password problems - 🐛 New update is confusing - 🐛 Difficult to log planned flights - 🐛 Not registering accounts - 🐛 Flights tagged as commercial instead of recreational - 🐛 App crashes frequently - 🐛 Freezes constantly - 🐛 Can't start new missions/find pilot registration - 🐛 Times out, doesn't support professionals - 🐛 User interface less user-friendly after updates - 🐛 App crashes on opening **Commonly reported bugs** - Cannot see the whole screen on phone - Stretched display on phone - Information cut off on the right side - Never receive email verification code - Getting approvals is no good - App is dangerously out of date - App is in administration - Company gone into administration - Oversized check boxes taking up screen space - Screen zoomed, unable to see all tabs - iPhone screen cuts off - Text is cut off the screen - Buttons are half visible - Right hand side of the app isn’t in full view - App can’t adjust for bigger text or zoomed view - Crashes constantly - Freezes all the time - Keeps crashing - App crashes and exits - Doesn’t work - Refuses to open - Crashes on opening - Instantly crashes on iPhone - Login is a mess - Cannot start a new mission - App says you must be a pilot, cannot find where to add one - Flight times changed in app - New update is confusing - Not as good as the old version - Why can’t I create an account? - Keeps reverting to previous style - Previous reviews were from a long time ago - Map freezes while navigating - App crashes while trying to open - Deleted and reinstalled and still crashes when launching - Always crashes - Can’t use without an account - Privacy not inspiring, gives data to third parties - Appalling - Auto fill didn’t work for domain name change - Reset password only to log in on web, not app - Gave up, too hard - All my flights are tagged as commercial and not recreational - There doesn’t seem to be a way to change to recreational - Updated this morning then went back to previous style - The new update is confusing - Very hard to see the different zones - By making you register and enter all your personal details it will put people off logging a planned flight - Not letting you register an account to set up - Can’t find anywhere in the App where I can add a pilot **Most requested features** - Optimize for phone screens - Improve UI for easier zone visibility - Add explanations for map symbols and colors - Fix email verification code delivery - Provide updates on company status - Clarify data sharing with third parties - Improve UX for flight plan submission - Add option to show unrestricted areas - Allow marking flights as recreational - Add 'authorised by CAA' indicator - Integrate with DJI for unlocking/authorizations - Global support and funding - Allow users to mark recreational or Part 107 flights - Correct terms like 'device ID', 'operator ID', 'pilot ID' - Fix flight plan icon display issues - Improve support response times - Allow users to see more of the map - Make app more accessible for professionals - Fix issues with flight times changing unexpectedly - Allow account creation without extensive personal details - Fix app reverting to previous style after updates - Make it easier to find pilot registration ## Newest reviews (11 of 96) ### 3/5 — Can’t see the whole screen *2026-04-02, version 2.4.182332* The app is ok but why can I not see the whole screen on my phone? Is it optimised for an iPad? It’s stretched and I can’t see the information on the right hand side, frustrating ### 2/5 — Clunky *2026-03-03, version 2.4.182332* Getting approvals is no good. ### 3/5 — NOW DANGEROUSLY OUT OF DATE *2026-02-27, version 2.4.182332* The developers, Altitude Angel went bust several months ago. This app was superb but is now dangerously out of date. ### 4/5 — Great flight planning software *2025-12-03, version 2.4.182332* Drone Assist works great and due to it using altitude angel’s system, you can get airspace alerts. Only thing is it takes a while to load your pilot info when you are using mobile data, other than that it works just as I would want. ### 5/5 — Great App *2025-11-01, version 2.4.182332* Thanks for this App, it’s fantastic ### 4/5 — L *2025-08-20, version 2.4.167213* 5 ### 5/5 — Oversized check boxes *2025-07-22, version 2.4.167213* I have a problem with the white boxes e.g, flight plan, search etc. They are taking up a lot of space on my IPhone Screen. I have seen other users with the main block running along the top of the screen. Whereas mine run from top left to halfway down the screen. With the weather box & flight planning box top right & middle right. They occupy about a third of the screen. Very annoying. Can the developers advise how to change the positions to match what others see? Update:- Had a reply from Altitude Angel. Suggested checking phone settings with regard to font sizes. When I first got the phone I presumably must have changed the setting to enable easier reading of text. Not realising this could change things within an app. All sorted now, for the first time since downloading the app I can see more of the map. Thanks . ### 5/5 — Drone Assist App *2025-07-05, version 2.4.167213* Looks like an invaluable bit of kit to use. Very helpful in letting the Drone user know if it’s safe to fly at all levels. Good Job 👍👏 ### 3/5 — Screen zoomed, unable to see all tabs. *2025-06-26, version 2.4.167213* Unable to see all menus on main screen. Tried pinching to resolve, not working. Sent contact us request, no reply. ### 5/5 — Perfect app *2025-06-17, version 2.4.167213* This app is free and keeps us all well informed of hazards and restrictions in such a way that beginners and experts alike can understand ### 5/5 — Very helpful *2025-05-11, version 2.4.154228* Do get very very helpful and does tell you where they are. Definitely recommend. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — NOW DANGEROUSLY OUT OF DATE *2026-08-17, version 2.4.182332* The developers, Altitude Angel went bust many months ago. This app was superb but is now dangerously out of date. IF YOU RELY ON IT YOU WILL ALMOST CERTAINLY BREAK THE LAW. IT SHOULD NOT BE ON THE APP STORE!!!!!! ### 1/5 — Don't use this app *2026-07-27, version 2.4.182332* Altitude Angel, whose app this was, went out of business October 2025, and the app has had no new information provided since, though NOTAMs &c submitted to AA while they were stoll update, so it LOOKS as if the app is 'live'. It's not, it's a zombie, and the CAA recommend not using it, but, because it's parent went out of business, there is nobody to take it down. Nothing is being done about this! I repeat, DO NOT FLY USING INFORMATION FROM THIS APP. It is your responsibility as the pilot to confirm that you are able to fly in any given airspace at any given time, and you will not be able to use DA's outdated information as an excuse if you are brought to book for infringing a m FRZ or NOTAM not shown on it! ### 1/5 — Register but no email code. *2026-03-25, version 2.4.182332* Can’t log in for first time because I never get an email with the verification code. Tried many times. ### 1/5 — Nope! *2026-01-26, version 2.4.182332* . ### 1/5 — Rubbish *2025-12-17, version 2.4.182332* Had this for less than 3 mins. Total load of rubbish of no use whatsoever to anyone learning. No explanations no help at all. ### 1/5 — In Administration *2025-10-13, version 2.4.182332* Note the company is in administration so do not use until this has been sorted out ### 1/5 — do not download . Gone into administration October 2025 *2025-10-11, version 2.4.182332* Just a quick update for new people do not download this app as the company has now gone administration. May still possibly work but it will not be up. The data on it will be incorrect .... this is correct at the time of 11th Oct 2025 . Until they have sorted the problem now ... ### 1/5 — Not easy *2025-07-28, version 2.4.167213* Not easy ### 1/5 — Poor *2025-05-13, version 2.4.154228* No explanations of any of the symbols or areas listed on the map they expect you to be psychic ### 1/5 — iPhone screen cuts off *2025-05-05, version 2.4.154228* Whilst this is a very good app it doesn’t display correctly on iPhone. Text is cut off the screen and buttons are half visible. I’ve tried to zoom out and turn the phone landscape but nothing changes. Make it responsive please otherwise it’s only half as good. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Steve S *2026-07-27, version 2.4.182332* I’ve been using this app since I started flying my drone. I greatly value the technical information that this app gives and the ability to share my flying activity with those around me. It will be very sad if this app is no longer available because there is nothing quite like it. Well done Drone Assist Team find a way to keep it going because you’re doing a great job! ### 5/5 — Still works! *2026-07-01, version 2.4.182332* Using this most weeks; still working well. ### 5/5 — Excellent app *2026-06-14, version 2.4.182332* Very impressive, registered flight plans with ease. ### 5/5 — great app *2026-06-07, version 2.4.182332* this app is fantastic and easy to use making it safe and accessible for anybody to fly his own who's not quite sure when they are able to ### 5/5 — Good *2026-03-14, version 2.4.182332* This app is good for flight planning ### 5/5 — Great app *2026-01-13, version 2.4.182332* Such a great app glad it’s back online ### 5/5 — The best drone app in the world *2026-01-12, version 2.4.182332* Drone Assist has to be by far the best airspace and safety app in the world for people serious about the hobby as well as commercial users. It’s an absolute must to ensure safe flying, letting others know where and when you are flying, it’s absolutely fantastic and anyone that flies drones this is a must. Really appreciate the app, thank you. ### 5/5 — Beginner drone flyer *2025-12-16, version 2.4.182332* I am in love with how this app can tell you about the restrictions, weather etc of locations before flying. ### 5/5 — Great app *2025-12-10, version 2.4.182332* This is a fantastic app, a real must for any competent drone operators ### 5/5 — Working perfectly still *2025-11-02, version 2.4.182332* Ignore the other reviews; App is working fine still. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-05.*