Spindle Approvals vs Skippy Scout
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spindle Approvals
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Draycir’s Spindle Approvals streamlines a business’ authorisation process by allowing approval requests to be automatically sent to the relevant approver(s). The app is currently designed for businesses that use Draycir’s Spindle Purchase Invoice Recognition. Where the system offers; • Ability to easily define rules and criteria which determine whether a request requires approval. • Automatic notification to approvers when a request requires their attention. • Ability to setup one or many approvers for a single or multiple rules. • Reduced administration time in manually obtaining approval.
Skippy Scout
Automate crop scouting with drone integration for fast, detailed field analysis. Get instant reports on crop health and progress without manual field walks. Supports custom field maps for precise scouting.
- Automated drone flight paths
- Fast field overviews and close-ups
- Crop health and problem reporting
- Import custom field maps
- Leaf-level detail for early detection
- Immediate report generation
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Walk more crops in less time with fast, efficient, automated scouting & reporting. Skippy Scout connects to your drone and automatically flies it to points of interest in your field. It captures a full field overview and close-up images of your crop in minutes, to give you a high level of detail without needing to walk to each location. Then it sends you field reports on crop health, problems and progress, in minutes Features: Fast & Automated No training needed and quick setup. Skippy flies the drone for you. Affordable Use a DJI drone, available off-the-shelf. Leaf-Level Detail Spot and recognise problems easily, early and automatically & share the images with others. Immediate Reports Image analysis and field reports generated in minutes. Import FieldMaps Use any map to guide where the drone scouts. Data Sync If you reinstall or change device, we will restore your data. “Skippy does everything for you. I don’t have to fly the drone I just choose points on maps of my fields that I have downloaded to my phone. The app flies the drone which sends back images of the crop for the app to present to me. All I have to do is click what I want to see.” Chris Bealby, Farmer, UK “Skippy Scout is a real step forwards “Targeted agronomy is fast becoming a reality and Skippy Scout has the potential to complement this. It offers a unique approach to drone use in agriculture to enhance decision making.” Lewis McKerrow, Digital Farming Manager, Hutchinsons “Skippy saves me walking across a big field, it is literally 5 minutes, job done. I’m a believer in using drones and I think there is a lot of potential for Skippy Scout.” Graham Potter, Farmers Weekly arable farmer of the year finalist We recommend the DJI Mavic Air 2 *Supported Drones* DJI Mavic Air 2 and Air2S
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Skippy Scout at every 3 weeks against Spindle Approvals's every 3 months. Spindle Approvals's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Spindle Approvals ships an update every 3 months, Skippy Scout every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | Spindle Approvals | Skippy Scout |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.3 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 150 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Draycir | Drone Ag Limited |
In-app purchases
Spindle Approvals
No in-app purchases
Skippy Scout
No in-app purchases
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