Dronelink Flight vs iTello
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dronelink Flight
Automate drone flights for mapping, inspections, and more with advanced mission planning and execution tools. Supports leading drone brands and offers manual flight control in the free version, with automated features available via paid plans.
- Automated mission planning
- Waypoint and orbit flights
- Vertical mapping and inspections
- 3D mission preview
- Real-time flight adjustments
- Cross-device mission sync
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Drone Flight Control - Fully Automated Missions, Semi-Automated Workflows and Manual Flight Tools Fly missions for maps, waypoints, orbits, panos, vertical mapping, or inspections. Use flight modes such as orbit, follow, or focus. Link missions together, automate everything, and preview in 3D. Supports leading drones from DJI and Autel, including Mini, Air, Mavic series drones. Mini 3 / Mini 3 Pro are not supported on iOS. The free app supports manual flight only. A paid plan is required for automated flight control. Select from different plan levels for Professionals, or Hobbyists. Use on web, mobile devices, and Remote Controllers. Trusted by pilots globally for automating flight and data capture for any use case and industry. Choose between multiple workflows: (1) Plan missions on any device and configure every detail. (2) Generate missions on-the-fly in the field, using the position of the drone. (3) Use flight modes and make real-time adjustments. Explore the flight path in 3D before flying, get mission estimates, and preview the mission by flying a virtual drone. Missions are synchronized across devices and ready to fly, open a mission to start it, pause and resume at any time. Customize the flight dashboard to show the details you need during flight. Use the management dashboard to organize missions, enable integrations, and track flights for one or multiple pilots. List of supported drones: https://www.dronelink.com/supported-drones Terms of Use (UELA) https://www.dronelink.com/customer-terms
iTello
This application provides a streamlined interface for controlling a DJI Tello Drone. It simplifies the connection process and offers intuitive joystick controls for flying, taking photos, and recording videos. Easily take off, land, and perform flips with dedicated buttons.
- Easy drone connection
- Video stream for photos/videos
- Two joystick control options
- Invisible, tap-anywhere joysticks
- Takeoff and land buttons
- Flip buttons
- Video recording
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If you want to open your DJI Tello Drone controller app and get right to flying you found the right app. First time use: 1. Turn on your Tello Drone, wait for it to blink yellow to know you can connect 2. Open the app and press the connect button 3. Wait a moment for it to connect, the controller will pop up, fly away All you need to do is open the app to tap the Connect button. Then you'll be connected and ready to fly! Features: * Connect to the Drone from inside the app, it's so easy! * A video stream from the Tello to take photos and videos from * 2 Joystick control options * Static Joysticks that do not move location * Invisible joysticks, tap and drag anywhere on either half of the screen * Takeoff and Land with the upper corner buttons * Flip buttons let you identify which type of flip you are performing or do random flips! * Take photos of the video stream with the camera button * Video Recording Be careful, avoid wind, and please reach out with feedback and feature requests.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Dronelink Flight at 4.7 against iTello's 3.0. Dronelink Flight also leads on ratings volume (562 vs 6) and review sentiment (60% vs 50%). iTello's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8). On price, update cadence, 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. Dronelink Flight sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $34.99 per month. iTello asks for nothing beyond the download.
Dronelink Flight holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dronelink Flight has 562 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Dronelink Flight's written reviews are positive against 50% of iTello's.
Dronelink Flight ships an update every 6 weeks, iTello every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dronelink Flight | iTello |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (562 ratings) — better | 3.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.2% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 562 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 288 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dronelink | Michael Ellis |
Customer experience
Dronelink Flight
iTello
Bugs and requests
Dronelink Flight
Reported bugs
6 issues- Constant crashing
- Made my DJI Mavic Mini crash
- Not working
- Unreliable and not safe or trustworthy
- Unable to set up an account
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- Barely works with the Mavic Mini. Flakey at best
Requested features
3 requests- Add Ruko F11gim compatibility
- Will your app support the DJI Avata 2?
- Why not supporter mini 3 pro and mini 4 pro
iTello
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Dronelink Flight
- Starter$34.991 Month
- Growth$69.991 Month
- Premium (Basic Upgrade)$29.99
- Basic$29.99
- Premium$59.99
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- Elite (Premium Upgrade)$59.99
- Elite (Basic Upgrade)$89.99
- Elite$119.99
iTello
No in-app purchases









