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DroneDeploy Ground App

DroneDeploy Ground App

360 Photo Jobsite Capture

33 ratings
57 reviews
💼 Business
📷 Photo & Video
Free

Details

  • Released
  • Updated
  • October 19, 2021
  • September 29, 2026

Features

Background Location Access

Developer

DroneDeploy
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About

Capture and manage ground-level project data for construction and industrial sectors. Document job sites with 360° photos and standard images, then sync to a platform for analysis and collaboration.

✓360° photo and walkthrough capture
✓Standard photo capture
✓Sync to DroneDeploy platform
✓Project data analysis and annotation
✓Team collaboration tools
✓Integration with industry tools
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What users say

Summarized from real user reviews of DroneDeploy Ground App. Based on 33 reviews and a 4.5/5 average, it highlights the 13 positives and 46 negatives reviewers mention most about this Business app.

Positive things

  • 👍Easy to use
  • 👍Makes life easy
  • 👍Functional and quick uploads
  • 👍Smooth capture process
  • 👍Responsive and snappy
  • 👍Great for reality capture
  • 👍Great for 360 photos
  • 👍Easy to teach
  • 👍Great for inspections
  • 👍Captures everything
  • 👍New and improved
  • 👍Works well with Insta X4
  • 👍Familiar for former StructionSite users

Negative things

  • 🐛Freezes, lags, slow
  • 🐛Buggy and unreliable
  • 🐛Extremely hard to login
  • 🐛Glitchy
  • 🐛App doesn't work on new iPhone
  • 🐛Buggy and poor photo selection
  • 🐛App constantly crashes
  • 🐛Beta version feel
  • 🐛Failure to operate
  • 🐛Worst app ever
  • 🐛Disconnects from camera
  • 🐛Does not upload
  • 🐛Footage sped up and unusable
  • 🐛Only works on Apple devices
  • 🐛Does not stay connected to camera
  • 🐛Cannot sync walks without WiFi
  • 🐛Limited supported file formats for drawings
  • 🐛Glitchy interface
  • 🐛Lost a lot of data
  • 🐛Crashes constantly
  • 🐛Will not let you upload photos
  • 🐛Garbage compared to StructionSite
  • 🐛Never works
  • 🐛Fails constantly
  • 🐛Can't login half the time
  • 🐛Crashes a lot
  • 🐛Crosshairs misalign
  • 🐛Crosshairs put you way below pin
  • 🐛Never works and never uploads
  • 🐛App needs to be open to upload
  • 🐛Icons don't show up
  • 🐛Slow speeds
  • 🐛Takes 30+ seconds between photos
  • 🐛Downgraded from StructionSite
  • 🐛No Android app
  • 🐛Significant step back from StructionSite
  • 🐛Frustrating user interface
  • 🐛Freezes during upload
  • 🐛Impractical for interior 360 photography
  • 🐛Missing folders
  • 🐛Absolutely terrible to use
  • 🐛Not uploading data
  • 🐛Loses photos
  • 🐛Trash
  • 🐛Stuck uploads
  • 🐛Not optimized for iPad
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What's New in DroneDeploy Ground App

2.285.0

September 29, 2026

- Added first-time guidance that walks you through capturing higher-quality 3D walks on Ground Pro - RTK connection status and settings are now available any time you're connected to an RTK device - Uploads recover more gracefully from an unstable connection - Fixed a bug where an in-progress walk upload could disappear from the queue - Removed the "new" badge from 3D Scan now that Ground Pro is officially launched

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User reviews

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Struction site was better

Struction site was better
Stevie M TStevie M T

Send to much Spam

The company sends too much Spam email.
gapp01gapp01

Response from developer

Thanks for the feedback. This review looks like it's about email communications from DroneDeploy rather than the Ground app itself, if you're getting unwanted marketing emails, you can unsubscribe via the link at the bottom of those emails, or contact support@dronedeploy.com, and we'll get it sorted. If you're running into issues within the app, we'd love to hear about those.

Awesome tool

This is a must have for construction projects! It lets you track progress and will save your butt if you run into coordination issues. Definitely recommend!!!
Construction Guy 307Construction Guy 307

ABSOLUTELY AWFUL

Freezes, lags, slow!
KMicalaKMicala

Response from developer

Thanks for the feedback. Freezing, lag, and slowness are real problems and we want to fix them. If you have a minute, reach out to support@dronedeploy.com with your device model and what you were doing when it froze. That helps us track down the specific cause.

Efficiency

Amazing app, makes life easy.
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Response from developer

Thank you so much for the review! We are thrilled to hear that the Ground App is making your life easier on the job site. We have put a lot of work into improving the app's efficiency, and your feedback lets us know we are on the right track. Thanks for being part of the DroneDeploy community

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Reported Bugs

68 issues

Spam email

Bug

Freezes, lags, slow

Bug

Constantly have to fight to log in

Bug

Processing walks takes forever and is unreliable

Bug

Fails to process a walk

Bug

Extremely hard to login into

Bug

Lots of errors

Bug

Reset password and still 50/50 shot

Bug

Massive pain to get back into the app

Bug

Have to redownload the app

Bug

Glichy

Bug

App doesn’t work on the new iPhone

Bug

Won’t even open

Bug

Very difficult if not impossible to use at times

Bug

Won’t select the correct icon

Bug

Can’t zoom in anymore

Bug

Selection something approx an inch up and left from where clicking

Bug

App constantly crashes

Bug

Won’t load selected items

Bug

Still feels like a beta version

Bug

App often crashes and becomes unusable

Bug

Disconnects from the camera

Bug

States universal link is not recognized

Bug

Does not upload

Bug

Footage is sped up and unusable

Bug

Only works on apple devices

Bug

Does not stay connected to camera

Bug

Cannot get any walks to stay active

Bug

Camera has disconnected from the app automatically

Bug

Cannot sync walks unless iPad is connected to WiFi

Bug

Drawings need more than two supported file formats

Bug

Need to upload drawing in advance

Bug

No photos of the drawing supported

Bug

New interface is glitchy and does not work well

Bug

Crashes constantly

Bug

Will not let you upload photos

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Does not allow you to sync

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Error message saying there’s no space on the device

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Force closes

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Never works

Bug

Fails constantly

Bug

Can’t login half the time

Bug

App crashes a lot

Bug

Crosshairs misalign all the time

Bug

When clicking an existing pin, crosshairs put you way below the pin and create a new pin

Bug

Very high chance of having to do a 360 walk again because of an error

Bug

Difficult to upload in the background

Bug

App needs to be open to upload

Bug

Takes a long time to upload

Bug

App and website are always crashing

Bug

App doesn’t stay connected to the camera

Bug

Icons don’t show up after you’ve taken photos

Bug

App crashes frequently

Bug

Takes 30 + seconds between photos

Bug

Takes a good 10+ seconds to take your next photo

Bug

Persistent bugs

Bug

Frustrating user interface

Bug

Logging points takes almost twice as long

Bug

Deleting images or removing false points is unnecessarily complicated

Bug

App freezes while a photo uploads

Bug

Missing folders on ground app

Bug

Cannot upload any photos because folders are missing

Bug

Issues with the app not uploading data

Bug

Occasionally completely loses photos

Bug

Cannot delete anything on the app

Bug

Have to delete the app to redownload

Bug

Won’t save good uploads

Bug

Not optimized for iPad

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Requested Features

8 requests

New update for Insta X4 air compatibility

Feature

Android app support

Feature

Downloadable PDF with active 360 photos

Feature

Support for Insta360 One R camera

Feature

iPad optimization

Feature

Ability to add pins to drawings in the app without internet

Feature

Support for more than two drawing file formats

Feature

Background uploads

Feature

FAQ

What does the DroneDeploy Ground app do?

The DroneDeploy Ground app allows businesses in construction, engineering, and industrial sectors to capture and manage ground-level project data. It supports capturing 360° panoramas, 360° Walkthroughs, and standard photos, which are then synced to the DroneDeploy platform for processing, analysis, and collaboration.

What are the key features of the DroneDeploy Ground app?

Key features include the ability to capture 360° photos and walkthroughs using compatible 360 cameras, capture standard photos with your device's camera, and seamlessly sync all captures to the DroneDeploy platform. Once uploaded, users can collaborate, inspect, compare, and annotate project data.

Is the DroneDeploy Ground app free to use?

The DroneDeploy Ground app is a free companion tool for licensed DroneDeploy enterprise customers. A valid enterprise account with an active license or trial is required to upload and process captures.

What hardware is supported by the DroneDeploy Ground app?

The app supports various 360 cameras, including Insta360 X5, Insta360 X4, Insta360 RS 1-inch, Ricoh Theta X, and Ricoh Theta Z1. A complete list of supported hardware can be found on the DroneDeploy website.

How is the captured data used?

Captured data is synced to the DroneDeploy platform where it can be processed, shared, and analyzed. This allows teams to collaborate, inspect and annotate project data over time, and integrate with other industry tools like Procore and Autodesk Build.