Dronelink Flight vs HM FPV
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
HM FPV
View real-time footage from your drone via WiFi. Control the aircraft's direction and throttle directly from your phone, and capture photos and videos.
- Real-time drone video feed
- WiFi connection
- Aircraft direction control
- Throttle control
- Photo capture
- Video recording
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Through the real-time connection with the uav through WIFI, the pictures taken by the uav will be displayed, and the phone will control the direction of the aircraft throttle, shoot the pictures of the uav and record the video
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Dronelink Flight at 4.7 against HM FPV's 1.0. Dronelink Flight also leads on review sentiment (60% vs 25%) and ratings volume (559 vs 1). HM FPV's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On price, 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. HM FPV asks for nothing beyond the download.
Dronelink Flight holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dronelink Flight has 559 ratings behind it against 1, 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 25% of HM FPV's.
| Parameter | Dronelink Flight | HM FPV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (559 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 59.7% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 559 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 278 MB | 178 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Dronelink | 介甲 张 |
Customer experience
Dronelink Flight
HM FPV
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
HM FPV
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
HM FPV
No in-app purchases









