ArcGIS Flight vs MantaLink
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ArcGIS Flight
Plan and execute drone flights for aerial mapping and 3D model creation. Features automated flight path generation, terrain following, and preflight checklists for efficient data collection. Seamlessly transfer images for cloud or desktop processing.
- Automated flight path generation
- Terrain Follow for enhanced imagery
- Customizable preflight checklists
- Automatic flight splitting for long flights
- Wireless image transfer
- Integration with Site Scan Manager, Drone2Map, and ArcGIS Pro
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ArcGIS Flight makes it easy to collect images to create accurate, high-resolution maps and 3D models using drones. Choose from a variety of flight modes tailored to the type of site being captured, and the app will automatically define the optimal flight path and allow you to preview it in 2D or 3D. Pilots can use Terrain Follow, which enhances imagery quality by adjusting the drone's height to follow the terrain. After completing your organization's custom preflight checklist, the app automatically conducts aircraft checks and performs the flight. Long flights are automatically split, allowing you to change your drone’s battery and resume where you left off. After completing the flight, wirelessly transfer the images to your iPad and upload them along with your Fleet Management information to Site Scan Manager for processing on the cloud. It is also possible to transfer the images captured during a flight for processing using ArcGIS Drone2Map or ArcGIS Pro using the ArcGIS Reality for ArcGIS Pro extension. Compatibility: - Requires an ArcGIS account with mobile worker or higher license or a Site Scan operator license. - Requires compatible drone, check the latest documented drone matrix for supported firmware versions: https://doc.arcgis.com/en/flight/latest/get-started/requirements.htm
MantaLink
Connect to Eureka Water Probes via Bluetooth Low Energy to view, collect, and email sensor data directly from the field. Features include real-time data display, time series capture, GPS logging, and sensor calibration.
- Bluetooth Low Energy connection
- Real-time sensor data display
- Time series data capture
- Email data export
- GPS coordinate logging
- Sensor calibration
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The MantaLink app allows battery-saving Bluetooth Low Energy connection with any of Eureka Water Probes family of Manta multiprobes. Used in conjunction with the MantaLink Bluetooth Module, the app allows use of an iPhone/iPad/iPod as a field display to view, collect and email data directly from the field. Features include: • Bluetooth Low Energy connection to any Manta multiprobe • View data for up to 18 sensor parameters, such as temperature, depth, pH, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, and turbidity • Easy to read high-contrast data display with large fonts for use in bright sunlight • Time series data capture using the optional “auto-snapshot” feature • Export logged snapshot data via email • Simple, intuitive interface • Log File management • Sensor Calibration • Manage displayed parameters and the order in which they appear • Review Calibration logs • Automatically capture GPS coordinates on all snapshot data • Manage interval for data capture • View screen in any orientation • Easy auto-connect • Calibrate easily in the field • Built-in Simulator
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: MantaLink at every 2 weeks against ArcGIS Flight's every 4 months. MantaLink also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and device support (3 vs 1). ArcGIS Flight's advantage is ratings volume (20 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MantaLink holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ArcGIS Flight has 20 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
ArcGIS Flight ships an update every 4 months, MantaLink every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ArcGIS Flight | MantaLink |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (20 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 376 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ESRI | Eureka Water Probes |
Customer experience
ArcGIS Flight
MantaLink
In-app purchases
ArcGIS Flight
No in-app purchases
MantaLink
No in-app purchases








