Comparison

UAV vs Above Pilot

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

Head to head
About

UAV

This app enables drone pilots to stream photos and videos from their UAVs in real-time to a remote server. It allows for interactive viewing of high-precision visual content, even with limited bandwidth, and can be used for various critical operations.

Highlights
  • Real-time visual content streaming from UAVs
  • Interactive preview of photos and videos
  • High-precision optical detail viewing
  • Geo-tagged observations integrated with GIS
  • Flying camera functionality with interval photos
  • Manual ground camera use for information sharing
Features
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UAV-ASIGN is an ASIGN application that specifically targets operations with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), or drones, used to interactively communicate visual content to an ASIGN server in a remote location. • • • Feedback from DJI pilots is always highly appreciated! If you are interested in using UAV-ASIGN please contact us for a user account at: contact@ansur.no • • • UAV-ASIGN targets use with UAV pilots who wish to share photos & video taken from a UAV while UAV is in flight. It works specifically with many DJI drones, such as the Inspire or Phantom models, by controlling the camera of the drone to take photos or video, downloading the media and sending an interactive preview to a remote server where authorized people can view it in real time and pull full precision optical details, seconds after the photo or video was taken. UAV-ASIGN can also be used as a flying camera, attached to a capable UAV, to take photos at desired intervals in selected geo-zones, and share them with a remote viewer via a web browser. UAV-ASIGN can also use the iOS camera manually on the ground to share information of the surrounding areas prior to flight – or in other situations. All observations are geo-tagged and can be seen in maps and integrated with professional GIS systems. ** ASIGN is about communication of visual content in terms of photos and video under critical conditions. Applying a two-step interactive approach ASIGN can save as much as 99% of the bandwidth otherwise required, while still providing operationally relevant content in full precision. Application areas are crisis, emergency and disaster management, UN-operations, law enforcement, safety, security and surveillance, interactive real-time operations and other situations where visual data is used as a source of information, as opposed to entertainment or art. Rapid communication of high precision visual content is a real challenge when network capacity is limited. ASIGN is certified for satellite communications operations. ASIGN requires a user account with an ASIGN server. Contact the developer or consult the product website for further information either on access to a cloud server or obtaining your own server. In addition to running as smartphone applications, ASIGN is also available for personal computers and embedded Linux platforms. It has been developed for mission-critical operations natively.

About

Above Pilot

Features
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Above is developing a mobile application that allows pilots to plan and conduct UAV-based inspections, view and complete Pre-Flight Safety Checks and RAMS documents, and check-in and out of site Main features: - Today, future, and completed job cards - Pre-flight safety checks - Risk and method statement (RAMS) documents - Checkin or check-out of the location of a survey

Screenshots

UAV4 screens
Above Pilot4 screens

Verdict

The call

UAV and Above Pilot are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

UAV ships an update every 2 months, Above Pilot every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
UAV versus Above Pilot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUAVAbove Pilot
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size142 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnsuR Technologies ASApp Inlet (Pty) Ltd

In-app purchases

None

UAV

No in-app purchases

None

Above Pilot

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is UAV free?
UAV is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Above Pilot free?
Above Pilot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do UAV or Above Pilot have ads?
Neither UAV nor Above Pilot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, UAV or Above Pilot?
UAV ships an update every 2 months, and Above Pilot every 6 weeks. Most recently, UAV was updated on October 24, 2026 and Above Pilot on October 30, 2026.

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