Automate drone flights for advanced aerial data capture. Generate high-quality maps and 3D models directly from your mobile device. Analyze, annotate, and share your data with teams for various professional applications.
Summarized from real user reviews of DroneDeploy Flight App. Based on 5.3K reviews and a 4.7/5 average, it highlights the 6 positives and 10 negatives reviewers mention most about this Photo & Video app.
5.137.0
June 15, 2026
New Features - RTK connect in flight — Drones can now connect to RTK mid-flight by pausing at the first waypoint, suspending, then resuming - Starting waypoint offset slider — New planning UI control to calibrate the starting waypoint position on long flight legs - Terrain Awareness — Expanded acreage limit for terrain awareness missions - Flight log timestamps — Timestamps now shown alongside entries in the timeline viewer Improvements - Firmware alerts — Only flags firmware that is genuinely older than required, reducing false update prompts - Camera display names — All supported cameras now show human-readable names throughout the app - Travel altitude — Resets automatically when switching back to automatic altitude settings - RTK stability — Consolidated connection paths and prompts drone reset when RTK datum changes mid-connection - Mission reliability — Flight path changes are now applied synchronously; numeric values in mission JSON rounded to prevent floating-point drift Bug Fixes - App startup & navigation — Fixed 60-second startup delay on legacy-auth devices and unsigned sessions; fixed invisible text on the active mobile nav tab - Missions & planning — Fixed geofence RTH marked as failed when all waypoints completed; fixed image count using stale data after flight path changes; fixed non-resumable missions appearing in the queue; fixed approach waypoint heading - Capture — Fixed pano missions capturing half the expected photos on thermal drones; fixed Progress Video recording before the gimbal reached its planned angle - Stand assessment — Fixed markers not loading, gimbal angle on first photo, and PDF reports downloading as 0 bytes - Map & visualization — Fixed FPV view maximizing to map instead of camera from vertical layout; fixed wrong direction in aircraft detection messages
More7 issues
Crashes on iOS 12.5.1 and 12.5.2
Doesn't work with iOS 14 update
4 requests
Dark mode option
Exposure control within the app
The app allows users to automate drone flights for advanced aerial data capture. It enables the creation of high-quality interactive maps, orthomosaics, and 3D models directly from a mobile device. Users can also analyze, annotate, and share this data with their teams.
Key features include automated flight planning and execution, the ability to fly and capture large areas, manual flight mode, professional video filming, automated spherical panoramas, flight log recording, and measurement tools for elevation, distance, and volumes. It also supports creating survey-grade maps and models.
The description states that the app provides easy automated flight and data capture for free. While the app itself is free, it is part of a larger cloud software platform, and advanced features or services might involve additional costs or subscriptions.
The app supports a range of DJI drones including Mavic 2 Pro/Zoom/Enterprise/Dual, Mavic Air 2, DJI Air 2S, Phantom 4 Pro V1/V2, Phantom 4, Inspire 2, Matrice 200/210/210 RTK V1/V2, and Matrice 300 RTK. It is not compatible with the DJI Mavic Mini series.
This app is ideal for high-accuracy aerial imaging and mapping applications across various industries. Common uses include construction site monitoring, solar panel inspection, agricultural analysis, surveying, mining operations, insurance assessments, and general infrastructure inspections.
