Aloft Air Control vs Capture
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Aloft Air Control
This platform streamlines drone operations and airspace management. It offers advanced tools for team, fleet, and airspace coordination, including LAANC and UTM capabilities. An accompanying web app provides enterprise-level features for advanced users.
- Drone operations management
- Airspace management
- LAANC capabilities
- UTM integration
- Team and fleet management
- Next-gen tools
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Air Control is the new platform from Aloft (formerly Kittyhawk). Air Control is rebuilt from the ground up to bring new levels of automation and compliance to our industry-leading drone operations and airspace management solutions. Air Control combines the best of our full-stack platform with next-gen tools for team, fleet, and airspace management with LAANC and UTM capabilities. For advanced LAANC tools, fleet management tools, reporting, and other enterprise features, you can access the all-new web app at https://air.aloft.ai/. For more information, see https://aloft.ai/air-control/. To learn more about using your app within a team or organization, or to review our SOC2 and ISO27001 audits, please contact enterprise@aloft.ai. For direct support, you can contact our team at any time at support@aloft.ai.
Capture
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Discover the ultimate Capture app designed for seamless integration with Siteaware. Follow intuitive step-by-step guidance for efficient Self-Capture processes. Easily upload GCP coordinate readings and Core Captures directly to Siteaware, ensuring precision and convenience in every project.
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Verdict
Aloft Air Control and Capture are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Aloft Air Control ships an update monthly, Capture every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Aloft Air Control | Capture |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (158 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 32.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 158 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 172 MB | 184 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aloft Technologies, Inc. | Siteaware |
Bugs and requests
Aloft Air Control
Reported bugs
6 issues- LAANC approvals not showing
- Login screen freezes
- Incompatible with older devices
- Crashes and freezes
- Issues connecting to DJI controllers
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- Unreliable weather data
Requested features
8 requests- Expand the boundaries of LAANC
- Add FaceID login
- Improve landscape mode support
- Add 2FA to accounts
- Improve DJI integration
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- Add option to re-upload failed missions
- Add dark mode option
- Add advanced analytics dashboard
Capture
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Aloft Air Control
No in-app purchases
Capture
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Aloft Air Control free?
Is Capture free?
Do Aloft Air Control or Capture have ads?
Which is updated more often, Aloft Air Control or Capture?
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