Comparison

Rainbow for DJI Drones vs DP Drone

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

Head to head
About

Rainbow for DJI Drones

Enhance your DJI drone photography and videography with advanced flight planning and control. This app offers customizable waypoint missions, time-lapse, and various shooting modes for professional results. It supports a wide range of DJI drone models.

Highlights
  • Customizable waypoint missions (up to 99)
  • Time-lapse photography
  • Orthophoto and navigation belt shooting
  • Oblique and 3D modeling photography
  • Track mode for object tracking
  • Advanced camera and aircraft settings
  • Course Lock / Home Lock
Features
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Support Air3/Mavic3 series/Mini 4 Pro new models with Kmz route files. New support Mini 2 / Air 2s / Mini SE drones. Compatible with DJI Mavic Mini/Mavic 2 Zoom/Pro, Mavic Air/Pro, Phantom 4 Normal/Advanced/Pro/ProV2, Phantom 3 Standard/4K/Advanced/Professional, Inspire 1 X3/Z3/Pro/RAW, Inspire 2, Spark We will continue to update Rainbow, so we would like to hear from you. Any suggestions are welcome, please contact us via email: rainbow.feedback@hotmail.com Main features: * New support for Mavic Mini. * Incredible stability, much better than DJI Go. Smooth operation without delays. * Advanced waypoint support, you can customize your auto flight. The number of waypoints is up to 99 waypoints. * Support time-lapse photography. * Waypoint support, you can customize your own automatic flight, support mission continuation, save, restore, specify flight starting navigation point, support navigation point actions (shooting, steering, gimbal adjustment, stay, video recording). * Supports orthophoto shooting, missions can be saved, resumed, and multiple shooting modes include timing, isometric, and hovering. * Supports navigation belt shooting, suitable for orthophotos of rivers, highways and other belt conditions * Supports oblique photography, cross-tilt and other modeling shooting * Supports stereoscopic surround 3D shooting of single buildings * Support Kml import. * Supports panoramic shooting * Support for FPV mode. * Save and load local waypoint mission. * Support camera pointing in waypoint mode. * Track mode supported. Track the object and orbit around it or have the aircraft autonomously follow the subject just like if you use DJI GO. * Advanced camera and aircraft settings. Control everything about your drone. *More flight modes and features are coming. * Support Course Lock / Home Lock. Support worker: * Waypoint management: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajT9T6J2jWk * Fly a mission: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1L_jYuGR-bc Rainbow has an annual subscription plan, you can use it 3 times for free, after that you can subscribe to Rainbow for future use. * Only free user can test the connection, fly three times. * VIP member can unlock all features with an annual subscription. Your subscription (VIP member) will automatically renew each year at the current subscription rate and this amount will be charged to your account within 24 hours before the end of the current subscription year. To manage your subscription or prevent it from auto-renewing, go to Account Settings and turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before your renewal date. No refunds will be issued after the annual subscription fee has been charged. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited once you purchase a subscription. For more information, please see the terms of use: http://www.emojikeyboard.cn/dji/rainbowuser.html and the privacy policy: https://storage.googleapis.com/rainbow-drone/app/privacy. html Note: Continued use of GPS in the background can drastically reduce battery life.

About

DP Drone

Control a UAV toy via WiFi, displaying real-time video and enabling flight maneuvers. This app is designed for children and beginners, offering easy-to-use functions for exciting aerial experiences and capturing high-altitude photos and videos.

Highlights
  • WiFi UAV control
  • Real-time video transmission
  • UAV flight control
  • 360-degree flight maneuvers
  • Photo and video capture
  • Beginner-friendly interface
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DP Drone is a UAV toy control app. App communicates with UAV via WiFi. The video data collected by the real-time transmission device is displayed on the mobile phone.While previewing the UAV screen, the App can also control the UAV to fly. As a lightweight UAV, DP Drone is very suitable for children and beginners and is very safe and stable. Various auxiliary functions are provided on the App, and users can easily use the App to achieve difficult flight operations, such as turning the UAV 360 degrees.Let users experience the excitement and fun of flying. The app's photo and video functions allow users to easily save the beautiful scenery at high altitude.

Screenshots

Rainbow for DJI Drones4 screens
DP Drone2 screens

Verdict

The call

Rainbow for DJI Drones and DP Drone both sit at 2.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 36% of Rainbow for DJI Drones's written reviews are positive against 0% of DP Drone's. DP Drone's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Rainbow for DJI Drones sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $39.99 per year. DP Drone asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.9 for Rainbow for DJI Drones against 2.9 for DP Drone. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 32 and 13 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 36% of Rainbow for DJI Drones's written reviews are positive against 0% of DP Drone's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rainbow for DJI Drones ships an update every 5 weeks, DP Drone every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Rainbow for DJI Drones versus DP Drone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRainbow for DJI DronesDP Drone
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (32 ratings)2.9 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews36.1% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings32 — better13
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size164 MB98 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZhuhai Huiteng Software Technology Co., Ltd.军年 陈

Customer experience

Rainbow for DJI Drones

All ratings32 ratings
Positive40.6%
Neutral18.8%
Negative40.6%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive36.1%
Neutral25.0%
Negative38.9%

DP Drone

All ratings11 ratings
Positive36.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative63.6%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Rainbow for DJI Drones

Subscriptions1
  • VIP Members yearly$39.991 Year
None

DP Drone

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rainbow for DJI Drones free?
Rainbow for DJI Drones is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DP Drone free?
DP Drone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Rainbow for DJI Drones or DP Drone?
DP Drone is rated higher. Rainbow for DJI Drones averages 2.9 out of 5 from 32 ratings, while DP Drone averages 2.9 from 13 ratings.
Do Rainbow for DJI Drones or DP Drone have ads?
Neither Rainbow for DJI Drones nor DP Drone shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rainbow for DJI Drones or DP Drone?
Rainbow for DJI Drones ships an update every 5 weeks, and DP Drone every 3 weeks. Most recently, Rainbow for DJI Drones was updated on October 29, 2026 and DP Drone on October 24, 2026.

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