Comparison

ProCom vs DroneTools

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

Head to head
About

ProCom

Control your Protect alarm system remotely via smartphone. Manage alarm modes, monitor rooms, and use speakerphone functionality. Requires a SIM card in the base unit.

Highlights
  • Remote alarm system control
  • Multiple alarm modes (Active, Inactive, At Home, Silent)
  • Room monitoring
  • Speakerphone functionality
  • SIM card integration
Features
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You can now control the base unit of the Protect alarm system conveniently by using your smartphone. You can choose from the following functions: Alarm mode, Inactive mode, At Home mode, Silent mode, Room Monitoring mode and Speakerphone mode. (There must be a SIM card in the base unit. Consequential costs may ensue through voice calls.) Quick Guide: Before you can use the ProCom App voice call feature on the base unit of the alarm system, you must enter a phone number and PIN of the key lock in the base unit. - Tip on Settings (top left) - Enter the phone number of the SIM card which you have inserted in the base unit of the alarm system. - Enter the PIN number of the key lock of the alarm system’s base unit. - Tip on the tick (top right corner) to confirm your entries. A detailed operating manual for the app is available at: www.olympia-vertrieb.de under the β€œSecurity” caption.

About

DroneTools

Features
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The drone weather app for UAV and FPV pilots: DroneTools checks the current wind, gusts, rain, Kp index and daylight at your location and shows the flight conditions as a clear traffic light. One look and you know whether you can fly. Made for drone pilots in hobby, photography, film, surveying, inspection and emergency services. FLIGHT CONDITIONS AT A GLANCE β€’ Optimal, Limited or Critical for every value and as an overall status β€’ Warning symbols show instantly what's off β€’ Missing or outdated weather data is never shown as green β€’ Updates automatically and reloads as soon as the network is back ALL KEY DRONE WEATHER DATA β€’ Wind speed at 10 m and 120 m altitude, wind gusts β€’ Chance of rain and rain rate (rain, snow), visibility, low clouds, temperature β€’ Kp index (geomagnetic activity) for GPS accuracy β€’ Daylight: next sunrise and sunset, day and night per EU air law, calculated on device and available offline YOUR DRONE, YOUR LIMITS β€’ Set your own wind and weather limits with sliders β€’ Drone profiles for every quadcopter or multicopter, share and import them as a file β€’ Three templates to get started: Cautious, Wind-Resistant Drone and Waterproof Drone β€’ Switch off the critical level or single values, e.g. warn waterproof drones only in heavy rain β€’ Wind in m/s, km/h, kn or mph; Β°C or Β°F; km and mm/h or mi and in/h; 12 or 24 hours FOR FIRE BRIGADES, SITE SECURITY AND INDUSTRY WITH FIREDOCK FireDock connects alerting with DJI FlightHub 2 and the DJI Dock: when the alarm comes in, incident marker, route and flight task are ready. Automated, not autonomous: a responsible remote pilot releases the takeoff. β€’ For fire brigades and industrial fire services, site security, security services and critical infrastructure operators β€’ Incident at a glance: keyword, location, drone status and a map with incident site, dock and drone, also as satellite map β€’ Dock, drone and battery readiness at a glance, even between missions β€’ Release takeoff, do not fly, abort and return to home, depending on your role; takeoff, abort and return confirmed with Face ID β€’ Notifications on alarms, flight events and problems, encrypted for your device β€’ Connect via QR code, link or MDM; roles Viewer, Pilot and Lead β€’ Optimized for DJI FlightHub 2, including FlightHub 2 On-Premises on your own server CopterTec is a DJI Enterprise Gold Partner and a certified DJI FlightHub 2 On-Premises partner. FireDock requires a FireDock installation at your organization. FOR ORGANIZATIONS β€’ Set limits, units, time format and time zone centrally via MDM, managed values are locked in the app FOR IPHONE, IPAD AND MAC β€’ Large tiles on iPad and Mac, keyboard shortcuts ⌘R and ⌘, β€’ Dark mode, large text and VoiceOver Data sources: Open-Meteo and GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences (CC BY 4.0). Your location is only used, rounded, for the weather request, is not stored by the app and is never sent to FireDock. DroneTools and FireDock are made by CopterTec.

Screenshots

ProCom2 screens
DroneTools4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: DroneTools at every 5 days against ProCom's every 6 months. ProCom's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ProCom ships an update every 6 months, DroneTools every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 6 level
ProCom versus DroneTools: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProComDroneTools
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews33.3% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 5 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size12 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOlympia Business Systems Vertriebs GmbHFabian Briese

In-app purchases

None

ProCom

No in-app purchases

None

DroneTools

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ProCom free?
ProCom is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DroneTools free?
DroneTools is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ProCom or DroneTools have ads?
Neither ProCom nor DroneTools shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ProCom or DroneTools?
ProCom ships an update every 6 months, and DroneTools every 5 days. Most recently, ProCom was updated on October 24, 2026 and DroneTools on October 30, 2026.

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