Comparison

Maven vs Map Pilot Pro

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

Head to head
About

Maven

Enhance your DJI drone flights with advanced autonomous modes, immersive VR, and intuitive navigation. Plan complex waypoint missions, track subjects with GPS, and capture cinematic shots with ease. Offers features like geofencing, headless mode, and virtual copilot for an unparalleled flying experience.

Highlights
  • Autonomous waypoint missions
  • GPS subject tracking
  • Immersive VR mode
  • Custom geofencing
  • Headless and Cable Cam modes
  • Virtual Copilot camera control
Features
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Fly Your DJI™ Drone Like Never Before! Take full control of your DJI™ drone with powerful autonomous flight modes, immersive VR capabilities, and intuitive navigation tools. Whether you're planning complex waypoint missions, tracking subjects with GPS Follow Me, or capturing cinematic shots with Virtual Copilot, this app is packed with everything you need for an unparalleled flying experience. Key Features: - Waypoint Mission – Plan and execute fully autonomous flights - GPS Follow/Track Me – Intelligent subject tracking with real-time updates - VR Mode with Head Tracking – Full immersion for an incredible flying experience - Polygonal Geofence – Define custom flight zones for safe operations - Headless Mode – Course Lock and Home Lock for effortless control - Cable Cam – Smooth and precise cinematic movements - Automatic Orbit – Perfectly circular shots around a point of interest - Virtual Copilot – Unlock advanced camera control and dynamic movements - And much more Compatible with: - Mavic Air - Air 2 - Air 2S - Mavic Mini - Mini 2 - Mini SE - Mavic 2 Enterprise Dual - Mavic 2 Enterprise - Mavic 2 Pro - Mavic 2 Zoom - Mavic Pro Alpine -Mavic Pro Platinum - Mavic Pro - Spark Autonomous Waypoint Mission: - Full-featured waypoint navigation system - Easy and intuitive mission planning - Point of Interest (POI) support - Corner radius and above-ground altitude settings - Smooth rotation for both drone and gimbal - Autonomous and semi-autonomous flight modes - VR compatibility with waypoint missions - Save, browse, and manage missions easily - Support for up to 99 waypoints - Waypoint actions including auxiliary light control - Share and import missions, including CSV import from Litchi - Define missions “by flight” and search locations Follow Me: - Complete GPS-based follow mode - Track Me – Follow from any direction - Altitude Follow - Orbit while following - Automatic home point update - Live follow parameter adjustments - Requires a GPS-equipped device Virtual Polygonal Geofence: - Custom-defined flight boundaries beyond the default drone firmware limits - Prevents the drone from flying outside the set perimeter - Progressive slowdown near geofence barriers for added safety - Set custom minimum and maximum altitude and speed limits Virtual Copilot: - Ideal for drones without a native Point of Interest mode - Set a location on the map, and let the copilot control yaw and camera angle - Advanced skills including Orbit, Follow/Track Me, and Cable Cam - Unlocks new creative possibilities, even for inexperienced pilots Headless Mode: - Course Lock – Maintain fixed directional control - Home Lock – Fly relative to the home position VR Functionality: - Compatible with all major VR headsets - Fully customizable display settings - Adjustable position, size, and eye width Head Tracking: - Move the gimbal with your head - Up and down (all supported drones) - Left and right (Mavic 2 series, Mavic Air 2, Air 2S) Gimbal Modes: - Follow - FPV Augmented Reality Localizer: - AR indicators on the video feed for enhanced spatial awareness - Green locator – Home position - Red locator – Point of Interest (user-defined) - Blue locator – GPS position of the piloting device - Works in normal mode, full screen, and VR mode Camera Controls: -Full access to all camera settings FCC Mode Friendly: - The app does not automatically revert to CE mode on drones set to FCC Flight Modes: - Atti/GPS Mode - Tripod Mode - Sport Mode Sync flight logs to AirData UAV

About

Map Pilot Pro

Create optimal flight paths for aerial mapping and data collection. This app syncs flight logs and mission plans with a cloud service for enhanced debugging and processing. It supports various drone models and offers offline capabilities for seamless operation.

Highlights
  • Optimal flight path creation
  • Offline map preview
  • Direct upload for processing
  • Multi-battery management
  • FlightSync to cloud service
  • Terrain aware image footprint
  • Offline capable terrain awareness
Features
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Based on 10+ years of DJI flight app experience. Map Pilot Pro helps you create and fly the optimal flight path to create great maps using the Maps Made Easy map processing service. Process into the final product using your own photogrammetry software or our Maps Made Easy online service. Mapping has never been easier. All flight logs and mission planning can be synced with Maps Made Easy's FlightSync system for enhanced debugging and troubleshooting to help users create the best maps around. Map Pilot Pro is a companion app intended for collecting data for the Maps Made Easy processing platform. Maps Made Easy's processing can be purchased by buying points on a pay-as-you-go basis or it can be subscribed to on a monthly basis.  Collect top notch aerial data using Map Pilot Pro and process unlimited jobs of up to 325 images (12 megapixels) for free with Maps Made Easy. View Full Documentation: http://support.dronesmadeeasy.com Define the area, select the level of detail, and go. Features: New Quick Map system for Offline Map Preview Direct upload for processing Multi-Battery Management Manual Restart Point Selection FlightSync to Maps Made Easy Mission and Boundary Sync with Maps Made Easy Flight Zone Management Manual Restart Point definition LAANC Authorizations via AirMap Automatic, Aperture/Shutter Priority and Manual Exposure Modes Basemap Caching for Offline Operations Connectionless Camera Triggering Terrain Aware Image Footprint Display Fully Offline Capable Terrain Awareness Multi-Pass Linear Mission Planning Custom Terrain Data Import 3D Grid Mission Planning Multi-Flight Coordination Movable Home Point to Track the Pilot Save/Edit Missions Refly Saved Missions View 3D logs on-device with Google Earth Import KML via Email or AirDrop Import GPX files Export KML, log files, and Flights file via Email or AirDrop Flight Log review Built-in Simulator for testing AirData and DroneLogbook upload from Log File Manager RAW imaging Fullest Possible Use of Each Battery Appropriate Camera Triggering Overlap Management Speed Management Automatic Takeoff and Landing Live Video Preview Signal Quality Warning Line of Sight Indicator Automatically Captures Elevation Reference Image (Ground Image) Natural Landing Assistance Live Map View Compatible with iOS 15 and up. Supported Aircraft: See our site for the full list - https://support.dronesmadeeasy.com/hc/en-us/articles/205704366-Supported-Hardware Mavic Pro Mavic Air Air 2 and Air 2S Air 3 and Air 3S (Export Only) Mavic Mini 2 SkyRover X1 (Export Only) Mini 4 Pro (Export Only) Mini 5 Pro (Export Only) Mavic 2 (Pro, Zoom, and Enterprise) Mavic 3 Pro (Export Only) Mavic 3 Classic (Export Only) Mavic 4 (Export Only) Phantom 3 Professional Phantom 3 Advanced Phantom 3 Standard Phantom 4 Phantom 4 Pro * (v2 included) Phantom 4 RTK Phantom 4 Advanced Inspire 1 Inspire 1 Pro Inspire 2 Matrice 100 (M100) Matrice 200 (M200) Matrice 210 (M210) Matrice 210 RTK (M210RTK) Matrice 600 (M600) Matrice 600P (M600P) Matrice 300 RTK (M300, M300RTK) Autel EVO II V1 (no V2 support - Base, Pro and Dual cameras) Supported External Cameras: DJI X3 DJI X5 DJI X4S DJI X5S DJI X7 DJI XT2 DJI H20T DJI H20 P1 Sony a7R, a7R II, and a7R III only with Drones Made Easy trigger board* Sony A6000 only with Drones Made Easy trigger board* Sony Multispectral Camera (MSZ-2100G) as part of the Drones Made Easy and Sony Smart Agriculture Solution * Matrice 200/210/600/600P with Sony a7R and other custom camera sensors will require a Drones Made Easy custom trigger board that will only be sold as fully integrated kits built by Drones Made Easy. Email for more details. * Phantom 4 Pro v2 is supported. Phantom 4 Pro Plus version is not supported. No Ronin support is available.

Screenshots

Maven4 screens
Map Pilot Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Map Pilot Pro at Free against Maven's $27.99. Map Pilot Pro also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.3). On review sentiment, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

Map Pilot Pro is free to download; Maven costs $27.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Map Pilot Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 112 and 254 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 72% of Maven's written reviews are positive against 65% of Map Pilot Pro's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Maven ships an update every 9 days, Map Pilot Pro every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Maven versus Map Pilot Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMavenMap Pilot Pro
Price$27.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (112 ratings)4.6 (254 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.8% of reviews — better64.7% of reviews
Number of ratings112254 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.6
Further details — not scored
Size173 MB215 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichele VagnettiAutomotive Data Research

Customer experience

Maven

All ratings112 ratings
Positive82.1%
Neutral7.1%
Negative10.7%
Written reviews252 reviews
Positive71.8%
Neutral11.5%
Negative16.7%

Map Pilot Pro

All ratings254 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral3.1%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews51 reviews
Positive64.7%
Neutral3.9%
Negative31.4%

User reviews

Maven

From 112 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fantastic app
  • 🚀 All the features
  • 🚀 Excellent for DJI drones
  • 🚀 Constant improvement
  • 🚀 Great for waypoint missions

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Compatibility issues with DJI Mini 2 SE
  • 🐛 Crashes and disconnections with DJI Mini 2
  • 🐛 Lack of camera settings control
  • 🐛 Unstable video feed and image quality issues
  • 🐛 Difficulty connecting to DJI Mini 2 SE

Map Pilot Pro

From 254 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Excellent user-friendly interface and ease of use
  • 🚀 Fast processing and quick rendering times
  • 📊 Superior stitching engine and orthomosaic quality
  • 💰 Cost-effective pay-as-you-go pricing model
  • 🔄 Seamless integration with Maps Made Easy platform

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent app crashes and glitches
  • 🚁 Unreliable mission execution and drone control
  • ❌ Limited drone compatibility (missing Mini, Mini SE, Matrice 4)
  • 🔐 Login and authentication issues
  • ⚠️ Inconsistent return-to-home accuracy

Bugs and requests

Maven

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Copilot mode losing target
  • Drone getting stuck in the air after Copilot mode
  • Sudden app crashes
  • Video feed issues and image quality problems
  • Difficulty connecting to DJI Mini 2 SE
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  • Waypoint missions causing unstable flight
  • Inability to disable tripod mode
  • Sporadic photo saving
  • Inability to switch to manual camera mode

Requested features

23 requests
  • Support for DJI Mini 3 Pro
  • Support for DJI Mini 2 SE
  • Ability to import/export waypoint missions
  • Adjustable hard deck for FPV flying
  • Panorama and AEB shooting capabilities
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  • Ability to select return-to-home location
  • Curved waypoint lines
  • Grid wizard for photogrammetry
  • Ability to pause and resume missions
  • Camera settings control
  • Histogram and grid display
  • Obstacle avoidance
  • Quest 3 VR version
  • Ability to hide telemetry data in VR mode
  • Automatic focus control in VR mode
  • Ability to update home point in VR mode
  • Ability to control camera tilt in VR mode
  • Support for DJI Goggles
  • Support for DJI Air 2S
  • Ability to trigger photos automatically with a timer
  • Ability to curve waypoint lines
  • Pre-set grid patterns for mapping
  • Ability to continue mission from last waypoint after connection loss

Map Pilot Pro

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • App crashes during profile computation
  • App crashes when drone is detected
  • Mission execution fails to capture images
  • Drone hovers without starting mission
  • Flight lines not appearing due to work mode error
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  • Custom camera settings glitching
  • Save functionality not working properly
  • Mission changes not persisting
  • App locking when creating plans mid-flight
  • Drone losing control and not responding to RTH
  • Free tier option greyed out in UI

Requested features

8 requests
  • Support for DJI Mini and Mini SE drones
  • Support for Matrice 4 series drones
  • Desktop mission planning capability
  • KMZ and SHP file import functionality
  • Per-mission camera settings configuration
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  • Automated flight path generation
  • Better UI for notched/modern iPhones
  • Improved tutorial and help documentation

In-app purchases

None

Maven

No in-app purchases

None

Map Pilot Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Maven free?
Maven costs $27.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Map Pilot Pro free?
Map Pilot Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Maven or Map Pilot Pro?
Map Pilot Pro is rated higher. Maven averages 4.3 out of 5 from 112 ratings, while Map Pilot Pro averages 4.6 from 254 ratings.
Do Maven or Map Pilot Pro have ads?
Neither Maven nor Map Pilot Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Maven or Map Pilot Pro?
Maven ships an update every 9 days, and Map Pilot Pro every 2 weeks. Most recently, Maven was updated on October 15, 2026 and Map Pilot Pro on October 13, 2026.

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