CAPE Pilot vs T.R.A.C.S
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CAPE Pilot
This app enables agencies to remotely operate drones, stream live video, and capture evidence from a centralized location. It enhances officer safety, improves response times, and augments operational efficiency for public safety operations.
- Remote drone operation
- Live video streaming
- Evidence capture
- Centralized fleet management
- BVLOS operations support
- Instant video sharing
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CAPE is a scalable drone software solution that allows agencies to stream live video, capture evidence, and operate drones remotely from a centralized location. Increase officer safety, improve response time, and augment operational efficiency with the scalable and cost-effective CAPE solution. CAPE Pilot supports multiple hardware products including various DJI drones and Parrot drones, enabling remote users to jump into the virtual cockpit of supported drones with a FAA section 107 licensed pilot-in-command with complete safety. With approval by the FAA for Beyond-Visual-Line-of-Sight (BVLOS) operations, one remote user can pilot any number of drones at the same time to maximize situational awareness and incident response time. SHORTEN RESPONSE TIMES - Quickly get to the scene to better inform situational awareness and incident response REMOTE DEPLOYMENT AND OPERATIONS - Manage your drone fleet, control video feeds and view alerts directly from public safety operations center INSTANT VIDEO SHARING - Instantly select and mobilize live video streams to operators, field commanders and response teams TRUSTED AND SECURE - Solution architecture is designed to protect sensitive data and system operations COST EFFECTIVE SOLUTION - Dispatching drones as part of emergency response has been shown to reduce response times and allow agencies to gain faster situational awareness at a lower cost. REMOTE OPERATION - Allow drone pilots to hand off drone control to a remote operator when aerial support or expert eyes are required to gain a clear view of the situation. With aerial telepresence drones can be remotely operated from anywhere. This enables remotely gathering aerial intelligence and integrated operational workflows. LIVE STREAM - Rapidly deploy drones and stream live, high quality video to individuals and groups. Get expert eyes on scene in the moments that matter most. Aerial intelligence improves situational awareness and enables remote viewing, informing both subject matter experts and responding teams while reducing the need to visit remote, and hard to access locations. CAPTURE EVIDENCE - Gather high-quality images and video suitable for evidentiary use. Show an incident developing from a perspective that in-car and body-worn cameras cannot offer.
T.R.A.C.S
This application is a modern reimagining of an incident management system, offering enhanced reliability and user-friendliness. It allows for video attachments, location-based incident creation, and improved mapping features with multiple view types.
- Incident video attachments
- Location search for incident creation
- Token-based authentication
- Multiple map view types (Satellite, Hybrid, Terrain)
- Create incidents from bridge/milepost locations
- Incident clustering for large datasets
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TRACS is the successor to the IIMS (Integrated Incident Management System) application. The IIMS app has been completely recreated using a modern architecture and design, making it more reliable and user friendly. It includes many improvements, including: Improved email notification sending An option to include incident videos (no longer restricted to images) Location search functionality when creating incidents Token-based authentication eliminating the need to authenticate every time User feedback (“Report a Bug” page) to allow users to submit bug reports right from the app Many mapping enhancements including: New map view types: Satellite, Hybrid, and Terrain The ability to create incidents directly from bridge or milepost locations Clustering of incidents to handle large data sets without performance issues
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: T.R.A.C.S at 5.0 against CAPE Pilot's 4.3. CAPE Pilot's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
T.R.A.C.S holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CAPE Pilot | T.R.A.C.S |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.2 — better | 13.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 255 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Motorola Solutions, Inc | Etch Ltd |
Customer experience
CAPE Pilot
T.R.A.C.S
In-app purchases
CAPE Pilot
No in-app purchases
T.R.A.C.S
No in-app purchases
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