Comparison

Flight Plan for DJI Drones vs DJI Fly

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Flight Plan for DJI Drones

Create advanced autonomous flight plans for DJI drones. This app allows for complex camera movements and waypoint missions, enabling professional-level aerial cinematography and data collection. It supports a wide range of DJI drone models for versatile aerial operations.

Highlights
  • Autonomous camera control
  • Complex flight plans (cable cams, orbits)
  • Grid flights for mapping
  • Offline mission planning
  • Resumable missions
  • Cloud sync for flight plans
Features
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Fly like a pro - Create flight plans quickly that keep the camera focused on your subject with smooth transitions and perfect framing. With autonomous flight plans you can accomplish shots far to difficult to fly manually. Flight Plan and its predecessor have been around since the Phantom 1, they have over 30,000 users and hundreds of thousands of completed flights. Supported Hardware: * Mavic 3 (not yet supported, will be supported as soon as DJI releases the third-party SDK) * Mini 3 (not yet supported, will be supported as soon as DJI releases the third-party SDK) * FPV (not yet supported, will be supported as soon as DJI releases the third-party SDK) * DJI Mini 2 (vitual stick missions only) * DJI Mini SE (virtual stick missions only) * DJI Air 2S (virtual stick missions only) * Mavic Air 2 (virtual stick missions only) * Mavic Mini (virtual stick missions only) * Matrice 300 RTK * Matrice 200 V2 * Matrice 210 V2 * Matrice 210 RTK V2 * Phantom 4 RTK * Mavic 2 Enterprise, Mavic 2 Enterprise Dual * Mavic 2 Pro * Mavic 2 Zoom * Spark * Matrice 210 * Matrice 210RTK * Matrice 200 * Inspire 2 * Mavic Pro * Mavic Air * Phantom 4, Phantom 4 Pro & Phantom 4 Advanced, Phantom 4 Pro V2.0, P4 Multispectral * Matrice 600 & Matrice 600 Pro, RTK and Ronin MX * Phantom 3 Standard, Advanced, 4K & Professional * Inspire 1, Inspire 1 Pro & Inspire 1 RAW * Matrice 100 with X3, X5 & X5R Features: * Multiple Maps - Three base maps to choose from: Google, Apple, and MapBox. * Resumable Missions - Change out batteries and resume your mission. * Autonomous Camera Control - App controls drone yaw and gimbal angles to keep focus. * Offline Planning - Plan and save missions at home. * Large Flight Plans - Mission with over 99 waypoints. * Complex Flight Plans - Complex cable cams, selfies, orbit paths, panoramic paths. * Flight Logs - Load and view your flight logs in the app. * Grid Flights - Fly search and rescue, mapping, surveying missions * Save Flight Plans In The Cloud - Sync your flight plans across your devices. Tracks your flying stats and can share them with other users Includes no fly zones Voice notifications No ground station distance limits Variable speed waypoints POI Orbit Manual POI flight mode, you fly while gimbal pitch is controlled. Crosshairs display lat/lng target Follow-me with auto gimbal control Full ground station Variable width FPV/map view Gesture camera control Instructions: http://flightplan.beyondthecube.ca/ Demo Videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1P83C3znQI keywords: dji,go,4,drone,app,mavic,pro,autopilot,phantom,dronedeploy,litchi,air,ground,station,mobile,fly,gs,mimo,pilot,laanc,map,2,betaflight,store,flight,déplacer,uav,autopilot,dji,drones,dgi,dronego,four.,four,4.,video,dronne,camera,apps

About

DJI Fly

This app simplifies drone piloting with an intuitive interface for aerial photography. It offers quick wireless content transfer to your phone and provides resources for discovering flight locations and learning drone skills. Designed for both beginners and experienced pilots.

Highlights
  • Intuitive flight interface
  • Quick wireless content transfer
  • Discover flight spots and projects
  • Drone piloting tutorials
  • Aerial photography tools
Features
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DJI Fly is designed to help pilots fly drones with ease. (Compatible for DJI Lito X1、DJI Lito 1、DJI Avata 360、DJI Neo 2、DJI Mini 5 Pro、DJI Mavic 4 Pro, DJI Flip, DJI Air 3S, DJI NEO, DJI Mini 4 Pro, DJI Air 3, DJI Mavic 3 Pro, DJI Mini 2 SE, DJI Mini 3, DJI Mavic 3 Classic, DJI Avata, DJI Mini 3 Pro, DJI Mavic 3, DJI Mini SE, DJI Air 2S, DJI FPV, DJI Mini 2, Mavic Air 2, Mavic Mini, DJI Avata 2) What’s great about DJI Fly? · Flight Interface: Effortless Aerial Photography. · QuickTransfer: Wireless Content Transferred Swiftly to Your Phone‌. · Fly Spots & Works: Resources for Hassle-Free Creation‌. · DJI Academy: From Novice to Pro. We appreciate your feedback. All suggestions are welcome. · Feedback Email: support.fly@dji.com

Screenshots

Flight Plan for DJI Drones4 screens
DJI Fly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: DJI Fly at Free against Flight Plan for DJI Drones's $13.99. DJI Fly also leads on ratings volume (4.9K vs 34) and chart position (#104 vs unranked). Flight Plan for DJI Drones's advantage is review sentiment (58% vs 38%) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 13.0). On rating, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

DJI Fly is free to download; Flight Plan for DJI Drones costs $13.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.6 for Flight Plan for DJI Drones against 3.7 for DJI Fly. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DJI Fly has 4.9K ratings behind it against 34, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 58% of Flight Plan for DJI Drones's written reviews are positive against 38% of DJI Fly's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flight Plan for DJI Drones ships an update every 3 weeks, DJI Fly monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Flight Plan for DJI Drones versus DJI Fly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlight Plan for DJI DronesDJI Fly
Price$13.99Free — better
Rating3.6 (34 ratings)3.7 (4.9K ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.9% of reviews — better37.6% of reviews
Number of ratings344.9K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
Best chart rank—#104 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS9.3 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size129 MB1.4 GB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBeyond The CubeDJI

Customer experience

Flight Plan for DJI Drones

All ratings34 ratings
Positive64.7%
Neutral8.8%
Negative26.5%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive57.9%
Neutral5.3%
Negative36.8%

DJI Fly

All ratings4,886 ratings
Positive63.8%
Neutral9.0%
Negative27.2%
Written reviews859 reviews
Positive37.6%
Neutral13.2%
Negative49.2%

Bugs and requests

Flight Plan for DJI Drones

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

DJI Fly

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Unable to download videos
  • Incorrect altitude readings
  • Frequent app crashes
  • Issues with unlocking restricted areas
  • Compatibility problems with newer devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add manual camera controls
  • Implement active tracking
  • Allow customizable flight modes
  • Improve editing capabilities
  • Add offline map support

In-app purchases

None

Flight Plan for DJI Drones

No in-app purchases

None

DJI Fly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flight Plan for DJI Drones free?
Flight Plan for DJI Drones costs $13.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is DJI Fly free?
DJI Fly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Flight Plan for DJI Drones or DJI Fly?
DJI Fly is rated higher. Flight Plan for DJI Drones averages 3.6 out of 5 from 34 ratings, while DJI Fly averages 3.7 from 4.9K ratings.
Do Flight Plan for DJI Drones or DJI Fly have ads?
Neither Flight Plan for DJI Drones nor DJI Fly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flight Plan for DJI Drones or DJI Fly?
Flight Plan for DJI Drones ships an update every 3 weeks, and DJI Fly monthly. Most recently, Flight Plan for DJI Drones was updated on November 2, 2026 and DJI Fly on November 3, 2026.

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