DronePan vs Rainbow for DJI Drones
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DronePan
Easily capture stunning panorama photos with your compatible DJI drone. Fly, frame your shot using the live FPV screen, and let the app automatically take the necessary photos for seamless stitching.
- Automated panorama capture
- DJI drone compatibility
- Live FPV screen for framing
- Yaw and pitch control
- Fast panorama creation (under 3 minutes)
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DronePan 2.0 is better than ever with a new UI and functionality. A special thanks to Kilian Eisenegger for all his hard work and contributions to this project. If you have any questions about this version please join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/dronepan/ DronePan is free, open source, and makes it easy to capture panorama photos with your DJI Inspire1, Phantom 3, Phantom 4, Phantom 4 Pro, Mavic Pro, Spark and iOS Device. You can use the live FPV screen to fly to the appropriate altitude, frame your shot, and DronePan takes care of the rest. DronePan will take photos at the necessary yaw and pitch with your aircraft. The process takes less than 3 minutes to complete and you can then fly to another location to begin another panorama. Keep your DJI drone within line of sight when using DronePan. Update your aircraft to the latest firmware before using DronePan. Join our Facebook group for more tips and tricks: https://www.facebook.com/groups/dronepan/ When you land your photos are ready to be stitched together with your favorite panorama stitching program. We highly recommend using PTGui or AutoPano Pro. If you're interested in contributing to the DronePan source code then please join us here: https://github.com/dbaldwin/dronepan
Rainbow for DJI Drones
Enhance your DJI drone photography and videography with advanced flight planning and control. This app offers customizable waypoint missions, time-lapse, and various shooting modes for professional results. It supports a wide range of DJI drone models.
- Customizable waypoint missions (up to 99)
- Time-lapse photography
- Orthophoto and navigation belt shooting
- Oblique and 3D modeling photography
- Track mode for object tracking
- Advanced camera and aircraft settings
- Course Lock / Home Lock
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Support Air3/Mavic3 series/Mini 4 Pro new models with Kmz route files. New support Mini 2 / Air 2s / Mini SE drones. Compatible with DJI Mavic Mini/Mavic 2 Zoom/Pro, Mavic Air/Pro, Phantom 4 Normal/Advanced/Pro/ProV2, Phantom 3 Standard/4K/Advanced/Professional, Inspire 1 X3/Z3/Pro/RAW, Inspire 2, Spark We will continue to update Rainbow, so we would like to hear from you. Any suggestions are welcome, please contact us via email: rainbow.feedback@hotmail.com Main features: * New support for Mavic Mini. * Incredible stability, much better than DJI Go. Smooth operation without delays. * Advanced waypoint support, you can customize your auto flight. The number of waypoints is up to 99 waypoints. * Support time-lapse photography. * Waypoint support, you can customize your own automatic flight, support mission continuation, save, restore, specify flight starting navigation point, support navigation point actions (shooting, steering, gimbal adjustment, stay, video recording). * Supports orthophoto shooting, missions can be saved, resumed, and multiple shooting modes include timing, isometric, and hovering. * Supports navigation belt shooting, suitable for orthophotos of rivers, highways and other belt conditions * Supports oblique photography, cross-tilt and other modeling shooting * Supports stereoscopic surround 3D shooting of single buildings * Support Kml import. * Supports panoramic shooting * Support for FPV mode. * Save and load local waypoint mission. * Support camera pointing in waypoint mode. * Track mode supported. Track the object and orbit around it or have the aircraft autonomously follow the subject just like if you use DJI GO. * Advanced camera and aircraft settings. Control everything about your drone. *More flight modes and features are coming. * Support Course Lock / Home Lock. Support worker: * Waypoint management: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajT9T6J2jWk * Fly a mission: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1L_jYuGR-bc Rainbow has an annual subscription plan, you can use it 3 times for free, after that you can subscribe to Rainbow for future use. * Only free user can test the connection, fly three times. * VIP member can unlock all features with an annual subscription. Your subscription (VIP member) will automatically renew each year at the current subscription rate and this amount will be charged to your account within 24 hours before the end of the current subscription year. To manage your subscription or prevent it from auto-renewing, go to Account Settings and turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before your renewal date. No refunds will be issued after the annual subscription fee has been charged. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited once you purchase a subscription. For more information, please see the terms of use: http://www.emojikeyboard.cn/dji/rainbowuser.html and the privacy policy: https://storage.googleapis.com/rainbow-drone/app/privacy. html Note: Continued use of GPS in the background can drastically reduce battery life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DronePan at 3.9 against Rainbow for DJI Drones's 2.9. DronePan also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (61% vs 36%). Rainbow for DJI Drones's advantage is ratings volume (32 vs 7). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Rainbow for DJI Drones sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $39.99 per year. DronePan asks for nothing beyond the download.
DronePan holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 32 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of DronePan's written reviews are positive against 36% of Rainbow for DJI Drones's.
DronePan ships an update every 2 months, Rainbow for DJI Drones every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DronePan | Rainbow for DJI Drones |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (7 ratings) — better | 2.9 (32 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.6% of reviews — better | 36.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 32 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 164 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DroneBlocks, LLC | Zhuhai Huiteng Software Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
DronePan
Rainbow for DJI Drones
In-app purchases
DronePan
No in-app purchases
Rainbow for DJI Drones
- VIP Members yearly$39.991 Year
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