Comparison

SafetyDrone vs MACH

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

MACH

Features
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A sophisticated CAD, mapping, and communication platform for Public Safety agencies. Improve officer safety by sharing the location of your GPS-enabled iOS device with other MACH users. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

Screenshots

SafetyDrone3 screens
MACH4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SafetyDrone at every 5 weeks against MACH's every 13 months. MACH's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.4). 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

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

SafetyDrone ships an update every 5 weeks, MACH every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SafetyDrone versus MACH: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSafetyDroneMACH
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 13 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.410.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size92 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDroneAnalyticsTechnology Enterprise Group, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

SafetyDrone

No in-app purchases

None

MACH

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SafetyDrone free?
SafetyDrone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MACH free?
MACH is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SafetyDrone or MACH have ads?
Neither SafetyDrone nor MACH shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SafetyDrone or MACH?
SafetyDrone ships an update every 5 weeks, and MACH every 13 months. Most recently, SafetyDrone was updated on October 2, 2026 and MACH on September 27, 2026.

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