Aloft Air Control vs LucidBots
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.
LucidBots
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Welcome to the first release of Lucid Bots. Everything you need to run jobs with your Sherpa drone is now in one app: Claim and manage your fleet, and stay on top of maintenance. Build bids with SurfaceQuote, with coverage, labor, and chemical costs calculated for you. Plan job sites on a map with weather and airspace checks, then export PDF quotes. Dial in mixes and hose runs with the chemical and hose calculators. Get answers from Luci or browse the knowledge base. More to come. Questions or feedback: support@lucidbots.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: LucidBots at every 4 days against Aloft Air Control's every 3 weeks. LucidBots also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Aloft Air Control ships an update every 3 weeks, LucidBots every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Aloft Air Control | LucidBots |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (154 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 32.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 154 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 170 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aloft Technologies, Inc. | LucidBots |
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
LucidBots
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Aloft Air Control
No in-app purchases
LucidBots
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Aloft Air Control free?
Is LucidBots free?
Do Aloft Air Control or LucidBots have ads?
Which is updated more often, Aloft Air Control or LucidBots?
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