Comparison

Dronelink Flight vs Shutter Safe

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

Shutter Safe

This app helps photographers catalog and manage their camera gear. Securely store details like make, model, and serial numbers for all your equipment. Keep a reliable record of your cameras, lenses, and accessories for insurance and safekeeping.

Highlights
  • Catalog gear with make, model, and type
  • Save serial numbers for insurance
  • Organize cameras, lenses, and accessories
  • Quickly search and update collection
  • Lightweight, fast, and intuitive design
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Shutter Safe is a lightweight inventory app designed for photographers. Whether you’re a hobbyist or a professional, this app makes it easy to securely manage your collection of cameras, lenses, and accessories. Add make, model, and serial numbers for each item so you always have a reliable record of your gear.vCatalog your gear with make, model, and type. Save serial numbers for insurance and safekeeping, organize cameras, lenses, and accessories in one place, quickly search and update your collection, lightweight, fast, and intuitive design, your gear, always at your fingertips.

Screenshots

Dronelink Flight4 screens
Shutter Safe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shutter Safe at none against Dronelink Flight's 8. Shutter Safe also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Dronelink Flight's advantage is ratings volume (559 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence and ads 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. Shutter Safe asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Shutter Safe holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dronelink Flight ships an update every 6 weeks, Shutter Safe every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Dronelink Flight versus Shutter Safe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDronelink FlightShutter Safe
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (559 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews59.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings559 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better27.0
Further details — not scored
Size278 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDronelinkCalvin Fraites

Customer experience

Dronelink Flight

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

Shutter Safe

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Shutter Safe

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

Shutter Safe

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dronelink Flight free?
Dronelink Flight is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shutter Safe free?
Shutter Safe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dronelink Flight or Shutter Safe?
Shutter Safe is rated higher. Dronelink Flight averages 4.7 out of 5 from 559 ratings, while Shutter Safe averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Dronelink Flight or Shutter Safe have ads?
Neither Dronelink Flight nor Shutter Safe shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dronelink Flight or Shutter Safe?
Dronelink Flight ships an update every 6 weeks, and Shutter Safe every 4 weeks. Most recently, Dronelink Flight was updated on September 25, 2026 and Shutter Safe on September 24, 2026.

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