Fly PHX vs EarthOptics Agronomy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fly PHX
This application enables pilots to easily operate a drone for capturing high-resolution aerial imagery. It facilitates pre-flight planning, real-time flight control, and communication with onboard sensors. The captured data can be used for detailed analysis and reporting on crop health.
- Real-time sensor communication
- Pre-flight planning tools
- Survey area visualization
- Sentera PHX flight control
- Data for FieldAgent platform
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Fly PHX helps pilots fly the Sentera PHX with ease to capture high-resolution imagery to generate real-time insights and analytics. What’s great about Fly PHX? -Communicate with the installed sensor, like the Double 4K from Sentera, and display readiness status, GPS fix type, photo count, and file storage information -Conduct pre-flight planning activities to ensure you are adhering to safety best practices -View survey area and control the Sentera PHX when in the air Data captured from the Sentera PHX flight is then available for use in Sentera’s FieldAgent platform, which provides data visualization and reporting to dig deeper into analysis to understand crop health performance throughout the season, from emergence to harvest and every stage in between.
EarthOptics Agronomy
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Pattern reads the DNA in your field to help you predict and prevent losses from the most damaging row crop pests & diseases.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: EarthOptics Agronomy at none against Fly PHX's shown. EarthOptics Agronomy also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months) and device support (3 vs 1). Fly PHX's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.4). On price 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.
Fly PHX ships an update every 6 months, EarthOptics Agronomy every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fly PHX | EarthOptics Agronomy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sentera, Inc. | Pattern Ag, Inc. |
In-app purchases
Fly PHX
No in-app purchases
EarthOptics Agronomy
No in-app purchases
Questions
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