Comparison

Dronelink Flight vs HM FPV

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Automated mission planning
  • Waypoint and orbit flights
  • Vertical mapping and inspections
  • 3D mission preview
  • Real-time flight adjustments
  • Cross-device mission sync
Features
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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

About

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.

Highlights
  • Real-time drone video feed
  • WiFi connection
  • Aircraft direction control
  • Throttle control
  • Photo capture
  • Video recording
Features
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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

Screenshots

Dronelink Flight4 screens
HM FPV2 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Dronelink Flight versus HM FPV: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDronelink FlightHM FPV
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (559 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews59.7% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings559 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size278 MB178 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperDronelink介甲 张

Customer experience

Dronelink Flight

All ratings559 ratings
Positive92.8%
Neutral1.1%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews129 reviews
Positive59.7%
Neutral3.1%
Negative37.2%

HM FPV

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

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

8 purchases

Dronelink Flight

Subscriptions2
  • Starter$34.991 Month
  • Growth$69.991 Month
One-time6
  • 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
None

HM FPV

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dronelink Flight free?
Dronelink Flight is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HM FPV free?
HM FPV is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dronelink Flight or HM FPV?
Dronelink Flight is rated higher. Dronelink Flight averages 4.7 out of 5 from 559 ratings, while HM FPV averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Dronelink Flight or HM FPV have ads?
Neither Dronelink Flight nor HM FPV shows ads.

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