SafetyDrone vs BeesPilot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SafetyDrone
This app helps commercial drone operators plan, track, and manage flight operations, drones, equipment, and personnel. It integrates business operations with regulatory obligations, automating tasks to save time and money. Features include airspace checks, flight data syncing, and compliance reporting.
- Plan, track, and manage flight operations
- Manage drones, equipment, and personnel
- Integrate business operations with regulatory obligations
- Automate compliance tasks
- Check airspace and LAANC approvals
- Sync flight data and documents
- Generate custom compliance reports
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SafetyDrone Companion is the mobile companion app for SafetyDrone.org powered platforms. SafetyDrone provides commercial drone operators with an easy to use tool to plan, track and manage flight operations, drones & equipment, maintenance, personnel, and more. Our platform integrates your business operations with your regulatory obligations saving you time and money. SafetyDrone reduces the burden by automating many of these tasks. What you can do with SafetyDrone mobile app: • For US users check LAANC and record approval appended to fights • Check airspace (via Airmap): Assign pilots, equipment, documents to flights on the mobile app • Auto sync flight data and documents to telemetry (if telemetry synced to SafetyDrone) • DJI Sync to DJI go to import flights into SafetyDrone.org • Create flights without telemetry and sync flight data to server What can you do with SafetyDrone.org Online: • Manage and track all your operations offline: Flights, Drones & Equipment, Battery Details, Maintenance, Incidents, and Locations. • Detailed past, current and forcasted weather information including KP Index • Create custom documents (Checklists/Risk Assessment) • Attach documentation to flights to track compliance • Check current airspace status (via Airmap integration) • Auto sync telemetry: Import flight log files or automatically push your flight data from 3rd party apps. We support more than 50 telemetry types • Auto store flight details and documentation in project folders • Custom report generation and compliance reporting in seconds for: FAA, CAA CASA, CAD DGAC,... • Replay flight track in 3D
BeesPilot
This application streamlines property inspections by integrating drone flight, mobile image capture, and onsite interviews into a single platform. It provides a map view of property locations, archives completed inspections, and offers detailed information for efficient navigation to the next site. Enhanced drone compatibility ensures broad usability.
- Integrated drone flight, mobile imaging, and interviews
- Map view of property locations
- Automated archiving of inspections
- Detailed inspection information and routing
- Compatibility with multiple drone models
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Bees360 is a leading innovator of deep learning and computer vision technology who focuses on bringing AI and drone solutions to property underwriting and claim inspections. It is founded by PhDs and insurance experts whose collective background in data science, mathematics, property claims & underwriting provide an unparalleled level of knowledge to build AI-powered workflow and a disruptive business model for the conventional insurance industry. The new BeesPilot™ app offers the following features: 1. All-In-One App: Combine Drone Flight, Mobile Image Acquisition, and Onsite Interview altogether. Drone pilots can complete property inspections using this single App; 2. Map view: Display the geographic locations of all properties in one map; 3. History List: Automatically archive the completed inspections in the History List; 4. Inspection Detail Page: Provide the fastest route to the next property along with key information about the inspection; 5. More Drone Compatibility: Now offering compatibility with 8 different types of drones which include: DJI Phantom 4, Phantom 4 Pro & V2.0, Phantom 4 Advanced, Mavic Pro & Platinum, Mavic 2 Zoom, Mavic 2 Pro, Mavic Air, and Mavic Mini. Tips: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. Follow us: 1. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bees360inc/ 2. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bees360/ 3. Twitter: https://twitter.com/bees360inc 4. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNdTfmxsU51NYmryJpGScOw Visit our website for more information at www.bees360.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BeesPilot at 68% against SafetyDrone's 25%. BeesPilot also leads on rating (4.4 vs 2.5) and update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
BeesPilot holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BeesPilot has 304 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of SafetyDrone's written reviews are positive against 68% of BeesPilot's.
SafetyDrone ships an update every 5 weeks, BeesPilot weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SafetyDrone | BeesPilot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (4 ratings) | 4.4 (304 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 68.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 304 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 92 MB | 391 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | DroneAnalytics | Bees360 INC. |
Customer experience
SafetyDrone
BeesPilot
Bugs and requests
SafetyDrone
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
BeesPilot
Reported bugs
13 issues- Audio not playing while inspecting
- Audio pauses when switching categories
- In-app phone calling program not working
- In-app messaging is hit and miss
- App sent a warning and dropped drone
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- Drone battery warning caused crash
- Height altitude not accurate
- Red warning for too high above roof is annoying
- Auto focus beeps are annoying
- Camera turns off before drone is landed
- Does not work for iPhones
- Won't connect to DJI Mavic 3 Classic
- App not working with Mini 3 Pro on Android devices
Requested features
9 requests- Accommodate newer drones
- Support for DJI Air 3
- Support for Mini 4 Pro
- More in-depth app training
- List insured names and addresses
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- Display distance above roof
- Add return to home feature on low battery
- Update software for newer drones
- Add autonomous flight mode compatibility details
In-app purchases
SafetyDrone
No in-app purchases
BeesPilot
No in-app purchases
Questions
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