GX vs Dronelink Flight
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GX
Control a four-axis aircraft remotely using your iPhone or iPad. View real-time video from the aircraft's camera and capture photos and videos directly to your device.
- Remote aircraft control
- Real-time video streaming
- Photo and video capture
- 2.4G WiFi transmission
- iOS device compatibility
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This APP function: 1.Remote control the four axis aircraft( Model airplane) by the IOS machine(iPhone/iPad). 2.Display the real-time video which taken by the camera on the aircraft, video data transmitted via 2.4G WiFi protocol. 3.Take the photo and video record on the mobile phone side.
Dronelink Flight
Automate drone flights for mapping, inspections, and aerial photography with advanced mission planning and manual control tools. Supports various DJI and Autel models, offering a free tier for basic manual flight and paid plans for full automation.
- Automated mission planning
- Manual flight tools
- Waypoint and orbit modes
- 3D mission preview
- Cross-device synchronization
- Customizable flight dashboard
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Drone Flight Control - Fully Automated Missions, Semi-Automated Workflows and Manual Flight Tools Fly missions for maps, waypoints, orbits, panos, vertical mapping, or inspections. Use flight modes such as orbit, follow, or focus. Link missions together, automate everything, and preview in 3D. Supports leading drones from DJI and Autel, including Mini, Air, Mavic series drones. Mini 3 / Mini 3 Pro are not supported on iOS. The free app supports manual flight only. A paid plan is required for automated flight control. Select from different plan levels for Professionals, or Hobbyists. Use on web, mobile devices, and Remote Controllers. Trusted by pilots globally for automating flight and data capture for any use case and industry. Choose between multiple workflows: (1) Plan missions on any device and configure every detail. (2) Generate missions on-the-fly in the field, using the position of the drone. (3) Use flight modes and make real-time adjustments. Explore the flight path in 3D before flying, get mission estimates, and preview the mission by flying a virtual drone. Missions are synchronized across devices and ready to fly, open a mission to start it, pause and resume at any time. Customize the flight dashboard to show the details you need during flight. Use the management dashboard to organize missions, enable integrations, and track flights for one or multiple pilots. List of supported drones: https://www.dronelink.com/supported-drones Terms of Use (UELA) https://www.dronelink.com/customer-terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Dronelink Flight at 4.7 against GX's 2.9. Dronelink Flight also leads on ratings volume (565 vs 19) and review sentiment (60% vs 43%). GX's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). On price, 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. Dronelink Flight sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $34.99 per month. GX asks for nothing beyond the download.
Dronelink Flight holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dronelink Flight has 565 ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of GX's written reviews are positive against 60% of Dronelink Flight's.
GX ships an update every 3 months, Dronelink Flight every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GX | Dronelink Flight |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (19 ratings) | 4.7 (565 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews | 60.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 19 | 565 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 109 MB | 289 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 泽生 王 | Dronelink |
Customer experience
GX
Dronelink Flight
Bugs and requests
GX
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Dronelink Flight
Reported bugs
6 issues- Constant crashing
- Made my DJI Mavic Mini crash
- Not working
- Unreliable and not safe or trustworthy
- Unable to set up an account
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- Barely works with the Mavic Mini. Flakey at best
Requested features
3 requests- Add Ruko F11gim compatibility
- Will your app support the DJI Avata 2?
- Why not supporter mini 3 pro and mini 4 pro
In-app purchases
GX
No in-app purchases
Dronelink Flight
- Starter$34.991 Month
- Growth$69.991 Month
- Premium (Basic Upgrade)$29.99
- Basic$29.99
- Premium$59.99
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- Elite (Premium Upgrade)$59.99
- Elite (Basic Upgrade)$89.99
- Elite$119.99









