# Zeitview Pilot

> Platform for licensed drone pilots to find and complete paid missions. (iPhone/iPad app by DroneBase, Inc..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/zeitview-pilot/id1057404436 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [DroneBase, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1053209108)
- Category: Lifestyle, Photo & Video
- Price: Free
- Rating: 2.30/5 from 164 App Store ratings · 88 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 239 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2016-10-17
- Data updated: 2026-08-31
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/zeitview-pilot/id1057404436/reviews.md

## What is Zeitview Pilot?

DroneBase is now operating as Zeitview!

Network Pilots

Want to make money flying your drone? Want to get more experience and training as a professional drone pilot? You'll find both here. Zeitview is the world's largest drone operations company with customers in residential real estate, commercial real estate, insurance, construction, and more.

Whether you are a full-time, professional drone operator, or just getting started with commercial flying, Zeitview wants to help you build your business, sharpen your skills, and have fun flying. Our app streamlines your workflow so you can spend more time flying and getting paid!

The Zeitview Pilot app is free for our pilots and lets you:

* Accept Client Missions Instantly: Never miss a Mission with push notifications. Get on-the-go access to your completed & upcoming Missions, shot lists, schedule, and more

* Fly Your DJI Drone Seamlessly: Our deep integration with DJI's SDK means you're able to find and fly available Missions without switching apps

* New Features on Fly Mode: We're continually improving our App and updating with the latest DJI advancements so you get the most out of your flying

For licensed pilots interested in making money with their drones, it's simple: download our app, create an account, and fill out your profile. Zeitview will provide you with onboarding and training (when applicable) to get you started. You'll receive detailed instructions for each Mission, and we process all the imagery so you can focus on doing what you love - flying your drone. 

Visit www.dronebase.com/pilots for more information and support.

Automated Roof Inspection Clients

Zeitview Self Capture allows you to plan and fly automated flights for property-focused inspections. You can adjust the flight plan and shot settings to customize your automated flight. Once the project is completed, you are able to preview high resolution assets on site and upload assets directly to Insights Cloud over WiFi or data connection on site. 

Recommended & Verified DJI Drone Models (Fully Supported)
* Mavic Pro, Mavic 2 Pro, Mavic 2 Zoom, Pro Platinum, Air
* Phantom 4, Phantom 4 Pro, Phantom 4 Advanced & Phantom 4 Pro v2
* Phantom 3 Standard, Advanced, 4K & Professional

## Key features

- Accept client missions instantly
- Seamless DJI drone integration
- Streamlined pilot workflow
- On-demand pilot training
- Automated flight planning
- High-resolution asset preview

## What do users think of Zeitview Pilot?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- 👍 User-friendly app interface and design
- 💡 Innovative gig-based drone work platform
- 🚀 Quick payment processing (historically)
- 📚 Good training and documentation for missions
- 🎓 Helpful for gaining drone flying experience
- ⭐ Responsive customer support (in some cases)

**Cons**

- 💰 Severely underpaid jobs ($50-$150 vs industry standard $150-$300+)
- 🚫 Unfair pricing model - charges clients 3-4x what pilots earn
- ⚠️ Sends pilots to restricted/illegal airspace without permits
- 🔒 Unethical practices - covert insurance photo jobs on private property
- ❌ Inconsistent job availability in many regions
- 🔄 Frequent job cancellations without compensation
- 📵 Poor communication and unresponsive support
- ⏱️ Delayed or withheld payments
- 🚫 No phone support available
- 🎯 Jobs sent far outside pilot's specified travel radius
- 📱 Frequent app crashes and logout issues
- 🔐 Account deletion not possible
- ⚡ Technical glitches preventing mission acceptance
- 🚁 Incompatible with many drone models (DJI Air 2S, etc.)
- 📤 Difficult photo upload process
- 🔧 Poor technical support from offshore staff
- 💸 Decreased payouts over time without notice
- 🎲 Unfair mission distribution system
- ⛔ Blocks pilots who question policies or dispute decisions

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Automatic logout during login process
- App crashes and freezes frequently
- Mission acceptance failures
- Photo upload failures and incomplete submissions
- GPS precision issues (off by half block in urban areas)
- Drone connection failures
- Profile photo upload not saving after multiple attempts
- Incompatibility with DJI Air 2S and other drone models
- Push notifications not working on iPhone 7/10
- KML files designed in 2D causing impossible mission parameters
- Accidental SD card reformat capability within app
- Camera roll photo selection not working for profile pictures
- Jobs disappearing from app after acceptance
- Vague and conflicting mission instructions
- Contact form not functional

**Most requested features**

- Batch photo upload/folder selection instead of individual selection
- Folder-based upload functionality for multiple photos
- Gimbal control within flight mode
- Home location indicator and control in flight mode
- Map view in addition to camera feed
- Flight data export or Airdata integration
- Louder/customizable notification sounds for night shifts
- Push notifications instead of email-only alerts
- Clear all notifications at once feature
- Support for uploading photos from local storage
- Re-arrival capability for multi-day missions
- Merit-based mission assignment for long-standing pilots
- Better airspace restriction checking before sending missions
- Account deletion option
- Phone support availability

## Recent user reviews (10 of 88)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/zeitview-pilot/id1057404436/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Illegal

*2026-03-21, version 9.2.5*

Ive done about 65 jobs for these people. At the time, I was in desperate need and got lucky they just so happened to be posting jobs in NYC area.  Here is my issue,  these people will send you anywhere! It does not matter to them whether the airspace is restricted or not, in fact they do not check. They actually leave it up to the pilot to find out himself and potentially get in trouble. Never received a permit for any site. why? because a permit cost $150 and these guys pay $50 to $150 per job if you’re lucky.  Here is the second biggest problem.. insurance companies hire these people to secretly take photos! This one almost got me arrested! They sent me to a ladies house on private property to take photos, this lady came out yelling threatening to call the cops on me! And im like “mam im the pilot from Dronebase! (Which was the base at the time) she was very confused, made me delete all the photos and told me get off the property asap. One time i emailed them about nee drone laws in nyc.. that was the last job I ever got 😂😭😂😭😂. You cannot be aware or question when working for dronebase they will block you. Worst company I ever worked for. Very nice app, very unique business for my area. But terrible experience. I will never go back

### 1/5 — More clowns than McDonalds

*2025-10-16, version 9.2.5*

The experience with Zeitview has gone from barely passable to very laughable.  This is a company in trouble and will do everything in their power to show you they no longer comprehend English.

### 1/5 — Scam

*2025-09-22, version 9.2.4*

First off, the payout for these jobs is ridiculous. Usually starting at $70, sometimes less. A hoard of pilots willing to travel long distances for $70, so it doesn’t really have a chance to increase in price. Also I signed up for multiple jobs that were a ways away but they were all kinda close to each other. One of the jobs I submitted they said it was not the right weather conditions when it clearly was. Told them they could use my perfectly good photos or they could put the listing back up for someone else to get it because I’m not driving all the back over there for $70. They never put the job back up so I assume they used my photos and they never paid me for it even after reaching out multiple times. Scam.

### 1/5 — Sign in / Logout

*2025-09-19, version 9.2.4*

I tried login in. Then the app just log you out automatically. It shows “You’ve have been logged out” everytime you try to login. Please fix this.

### 1/5 — Waste of time

*2025-06-23, version 9.2.3*

Absolutely a waste of time and their pay might as well be nothing. I wouldn’t work for them unless you’re just looking to get some experience flying and don’t care about the money

### 1/5 — Grossly overcharging clients while grossly underpaying pilots!

*2025-06-03, version 9.2.3*

This app and this entire company is a joke. Right now the industry standard is about $150, meaning most pilots won't even put their drone in the air for less than $150. Zeitview is nothing more than a price gouging middleman, charging clients upwards of $400-$500 while only paying pilots $70 on average. Just look at the other reviews and ratings, they are literally charging clients 3-4 times what they should be and only paying pilots half of what they should be getting. If you are a pilot, do yourself a favor and advertise your services on social media and run far away from Zeitview and don't look back.
If you are a client, also do yourself and your wallet a favor and don't feed into price gouging middlemen, search on social media for local Part 107 certified drone pilots, there are nearly half a million of us in the United States as of April 2025 and we are all desperately searching for consistent fair paying work!

### 1/5 — Grossly overcharging clients while grossly underpaying pilots!

*2025-04-21, version 9.2.3*

This app and this entire company is a joke.  Right now the industry standard is about $150, meaning most pilots won’t even put their drone in the air for less than $150.  Zeitview is nothing more than a price gouging middleman, charging clients upwards of $400-$500 while only paying pilots $70 on average.  Just look at the other reviews and ratings, they are literally charging clients 3-4 times what they should be and only paying pilots half of what they should be getting.  If you are a pilot, do yourself a favor and advertise your services on social media and run far away from Zeitview and don’t look back.  If you are a client, also do yourself and your wallet a favor and don’t feed into price gouging middlemen, search on social media for local Part 107 certified drone pilots, there are nearly half a million of us in the United States as of April 2025 and we are all desperately searching for consistent fair paying work!

### 2/5 — File system needs work

*2025-02-15, version 9.2.3*

The interface is nice, but uploading assets to check gps needs work. The only wat is to individually select the photos…not practical for more than like 20 photos. Let us select a folder, that would fix it.

### 3/5 — Glitches

*2025-01-07, version 9.2.3*

Lots of glitches.  May not allow you to accept missions.

### 1/5 — Not worth anyone’s time!

*2024-10-04, version 9.2.3*

The pay penny’s to the dollar and it’s not worth your time. You’d be better off flying jobs for a client for free to gain experience and connections. No one should be driving 10 miles round trip plus 2 hours on site for $70. Look elsewhere.

## Frequently asked questions about Zeitview Pilot

### What does the Zeitview Pilot app do?

The Zeitview Pilot app connects licensed drone pilots with paid missions across various industries such as residential real estate, commercial real estate, insurance, and construction. It helps pilots find work, manage their schedule, and streamline their flying operations.

### How does the app help pilots make money?

The app provides pilots with instant notifications for available client missions. Pilots can accept these missions directly through the app, receive detailed instructions, and focus on flying while Zeitview processes the imagery. This allows pilots to build their business and gain valuable experience.

### Is the Zeitview Pilot app free to use?

Yes, the Zeitview Pilot app is free for pilots. There are no costs associated with downloading the app, creating an account, or accepting missions. The company focuses on providing a platform for pilots to find paid work.

### What types of drones are supported by the app?

The app offers deep integration with DJI drones, allowing pilots to fly missions seamlessly without switching applications. Specifically supported models include various DJI Mavic and Phantom series drones. The app is continually updated with the latest DJI advancements.

### What industries can pilots find work in with this app?

Pilots can find missions in a wide range of industries. These include residential real estate, commercial real estate, insurance claims, and construction projects. The app aims to provide diverse opportunities for professional drone operators.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 9.2.6 — 2026-08-01

Update email contact form

### 9.2.5 — 2025-09-22

Fix automatic logout bug

### 9.2.4 — 2025-08-20

Fix allowing pilots to view mission details

### 9.2.3 — 2023-05-16

- fixed pausing after battery swap

### 9.2.2 — 2023-04-28

- general bug fixes & improvements

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