DJI Pilot vs Emlid Flow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DJI Pilot
Control and monitor DJI drones with real-time HD image transmission. This app allows for aircraft and camera control, firmware updates, and flight record management. It offers a user-friendly interface for professional drone operation.
- Real-time HD image transmission
- Aircraft control
- Camera control and playback
- Firmware updates
- Flight record synchronization
- User-friendly UI
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Concise yet professional, here comes the new version of DJI Pilot. The brand new DJI Pilot app supports the latest DJI drones. The new DJI Pilot app can assist the DJI drones to transmit pictures in real time smoothly, control the aircraft, as well as control the camera and its playback. You can also update the firmware and check flight records using DJI Pilot. New Features: Provides a new and user-friendly UI. Supports the feature where you can check the HD image transmission in real-time. Adjusts the camera parameters to provide better and more professional camera control. Improves camera playback. Supports real-time flight records sync. Improves firmware update.
Emlid Flow
Manage Emlid Reach receivers and perform positioning tasks like data collection and mapping. Offers free and pro plans for various survey workflows, with cloud sync and team collaboration features.
- Receiver management (base/rover setup)
- RTK/PPK configuration
- Point collection and stakeout
- Import/export various file formats
- Coordinate system library
- Cloud sync with Emlid Flow 360
- Team collaboration
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Emlid Flow is a companion app for Emlid Reach receivers, designed to manage devices and handle all your positioning tasks in one place. The app has Free and Pro plans for a wide range of applications, from ground control point collection to topographic mapping and earthworks. What you get with the free version: - Full control of your receivers: set up base and rover, update, configure RTK and PPK. - Point collection and stakeout. - Import/Export CSV, DXF, KML, or Shapefile files. - Built-in coordinate system library with over 1000 systems. - Ability to create custom coordinate systems. - Base shift. - Cloud sync with Emlid Flow 360. - Team collaboration with up to 10 members. Emlid Flow 360 is the web platform where you can access all data from the app and vice versa! Sync works instantly, allowing you to prepare, manage, and export projects in the office without manual file transfers and even with the receiver at hand. For more advanced survey workflows, Emlid Flow offers Pro Plan: - Collect and stakeout lines and polygons. - Stakeout reports and collect rules for accuracy control. - Survey codes to better differentiate data. - DTM support. - Auto collection tool to free your hands. - Inverse & Traverse for geometry calculations. - Team collaboration with an unlimited number of members. And much more with continuous updates! Try Pro Plan with a 30-day trial available on all platforms. Terms of use: https://emlid.com/legal/#apps-terms Privacy Policy: https://emlid.com/legal/#privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Emlid Flow at 55% against DJI Pilot's 9%. Emlid Flow also leads on rating (3.9 vs 2.1) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 5 months). DJI Pilot's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (174 vs 36). 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. Emlid Flow sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $24.99 per month. DJI Pilot asks for nothing beyond the download.
Emlid Flow holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 174 and 36 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 9% of DJI Pilot's written reviews are positive against 55% of Emlid Flow's.
DJI Pilot ships an update every 5 months, Emlid Flow every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DJI Pilot | Emlid Flow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (174 ratings) | 3.9 (36 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 9.0% of reviews | 55.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 174 — better | 36 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 374 MB | 205 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | DJI | Emlid Tech Kft. |
Customer experience
DJI Pilot
Emlid Flow
Bugs and requests
DJI Pilot
Reported bugs
20 issues- App crashes on launch or during flight
- Login verification code field unresponsive due to keyboard overlay
- Flight records screen zoomed in with no scroll capability
- Sync button cut off screen on iPhone devices
- External speaker connection causes immediate crash
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- Device compatibility detection fails despite meeting requirements
- Screen jumps during login process preventing verification entry
- App freezes on verification screen
- MSX thermal mode reverts to low-resolution after firmware update
- Auto-focus not working in video mode
- Downloaded videos appear out of focus during live view
- No-fly zone unlock confirmations not populating
- Drone controller linking shows success but doesn't actually connect
- App crashes when syncing flight records on iPad Pro
- Constant disconnections from drone during operation
- Firmware upload fails repeatedly
- GPS timestamping not copying to clipboard on iOS
- App not supporting advertised iOS versions
- Crashes on iOS 13+ versions
- Incompatible with iPhone 6S despite listed support
Requested features
15 requests- Waypoint programming and autonomous flight modes
- Intelligent Flight Modes (IFM) support
- Thermal camera radiometric data and FLIR tools integration
- Live streaming to Facebook and other social media platforms
- Flight record sync functionality on iOS
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- iPad Pro full-screen optimization and resolution support
- MSX thermal mode functionality
- Parity with DJI Go 4 app features
- Proper keyboard handling for login screens
- Landing protection toggle option
- Support for all enterprise drone models
- iOS 13+ compatibility
- iPhone XS/XR/11 Pro Max support
- Multi-gimbal support on iOS
- Firmware update functionality
Emlid Flow
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
DJI Pilot
No in-app purchases
Emlid Flow
- Pro Plan Individual Monthly1 Month trial$24.991 Month
