Comparison

Zing Pilot vs Fly Local

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

Head to head
About

Zing Pilot

Easily make drone deliveries with your DJI drone. Simply tap a location on the map, and the drone will fly, descend, and await your final package drop. Integrates with AirMap for safe flight in restricted airspace.

Highlights
  • Autopilot drone delivery
  • Custom delivery coordinates
  • AirMap airspace integration
  • FPV video feed
  • Local delivery requests map
  • Precision landing technology
  • Abort button for safety
Features
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Making deliveries with your DJI drone has never been easier. Just tap a spot on the map to select your custom delivery coordinates. Your drone will take off, fly to, and descend at the drop-off location autopilot. You just have to make the final descent to safely drop off the package. Deliver anything you want with Zing Pilot. Our integration with AirMap prevents pilots from flying over schools, prisons, hospitals, national parks, and more. The app also prevents pilots from flying into any controlled airspace. We are happy to help provide data about our flights to AirMap and to help them build a robust UTM platform. Compatible with: • DJI Mavic Pro, Mavic 2 Zoom/Pro/Enterprise, Mavic Air • DJI Phantom 4 Normal/Advanced/Pro/ProV2 • DJI Phantom 3 Standard/4K/Advanced/Professional • DJI Inspire 1 X3/Z3/Pro/RAW, Inspire 2 • DJI Matrice M100/M200/M210/M300/M600 • Anything with the DJI A3 Flight Controller Feature highlights: • Full FPV video features. • Tap custom coordinates on the map to lock in coordinates for your delivery. • Work with restaurants! Tap the customer's marker to deliver straight to their location. • See all of the local delivery requests on the map, along with what they are requesting. • Adjust the direction and speed of the drone while remaining on the pre-defined flight path. • Machine learning and computer vision technology for precision landing on our custom Zing landing pad. • Convenient abort button to avoid any accidents. Pilot Guide: 1. Connect your phone to your DJI device's controller. 2. Tap a custom location on the map or tap a local delivery. 3. Tap Start Flight to begin autopilot and open the live camera feed. 4. The drone will takeoff on autopilot immediately. 5 The drone will ascend directly to 30 meters on autopilot. 6. The drone will travel to the drop-off location on autopilot. 7. The drone descends to 5 meters at the drop-off location on autopilot. 8. The pilot resumes manual control and lowers the delivery down to the recipient. 9. The pilot taps "Return Home" to return home on autopilot in the same fashion that it left. Pilot Tips: • You can use the controls to rotate and adjust the speed of the drone during autopilot while remaining on the same flight path. • You can tap "ABORT" at any time on the live camera feed to resume manual control. Visit our website for more information: https://zingdrones.com

About

Fly Local

Features
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Compute a safe altitude for your glider plane on a local flight. The app uses the GPS to display your relative position to an airfield and compute a safe glide altitude according to the selected L/D ratio. Database includes airfields of 34 European countries. You may add your own waypoints and fields. Require iPhone or iPad with GPS. Include Apple Watch app (models with GPS). CAUTION : The app does not monitor the terrain clearance, but only glide angle.

Screenshots

Zing Pilot4 screens
Fly Local4 screens

Verdict

The call

Zing Pilot and Fly Local 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

Zing Pilot ships an update monthly, Fly Local every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Zing Pilot versus Fly Local: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZing PilotFly Local
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size181 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZing Drones LLCStudio BabDreams

In-app purchases

None

Zing Pilot

No in-app purchases

None

Fly Local

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Zing Pilot free?
Zing Pilot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fly Local free?
Fly Local is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Zing Pilot or Fly Local have ads?
Neither Zing Pilot nor Fly Local shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Zing Pilot or Fly Local?
Zing Pilot ships an update monthly, and Fly Local every 3 weeks. Most recently, Zing Pilot was updated on June 1, 2026 and Fly Local on September 16, 2026.

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