FADER 2 vs Drone Scanner (gen.2)
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FADER 2
Control your drone from your iPhone and capture stunning HD photos and videos. View and save your media directly to your device's camera roll. Experience immersive piloting from the drone's perspective.
- Drone piloting from iPhone
- HD photo and video capture
- In-app media gallery
- Save media to camera roll
- Effortless drone connection
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Description: Step into the pilot’s seat of your FADER 2 drone! See the world as if you’re piloting your done from the pilot’s seat itself. Easily connect FADER 2 to your iPhone via this application and make lasting memories by taking photo’s or even making video’s. View your media in the in-app gallery and effortlessly store them to your iPhone’s camera roll. Effortless connection between drone and iPhone. Make beautiful HD photos and videos. Easily store media from the app to your iPhone’s camera roll.
Drone Scanner (gen.2)
Transform your iPhone into a real-time drone detection tool. See nearby drones, monitor their activity, and gain visibility into the skies. Enhance detection range with an optional dedicated hardware detector.
- Real-time drone detection
- Monitor drone activity
- Display pilot location
- Map and list view
- Supports Bluetooth and Wi-Fi scanning
- Compatible with Remote ID regulations
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Drone Scanner by Dronetag transforms your iPhone into a real-time drone detection tool, allowing you to see what’s flying nearby, monitor drone activity, and gain visibility into the skies from your pocket. You can scan drones using your mobile device or connect to a Dronetag RIDER, our dedicated drone detector with significantly greater range. RIDER can detect drones up to 5 km (3 mi) away with its default antenna and up to 10 km (6 mi) with a directional antenna. New in the next-generation Drone Scanner: - A completely redesigned interface and an intuitive scans list - Recent scans are stored locally on your phone and can be exported to open formats - Scan using Dronetag RIDER for enhanced range and Wi-Fi scanning support on iPhones Core Features: - Detect drones using Bluetooth 4, Bluetooth 5, Wi-Fi Beacon, and Wi-Fi NAN - Display pilot location (if available) - Monitor height, direction, and operation type - Browse nearby drones on a map or in list view - Compatible with EU, US, and Japanese Remote ID regulations - Developed by Dronetag, a global leader in drone Remote ID solutions Feature availability depends on your device and OS limitations. iOS restricts access to certain Wi-Fi channels - only Bluetooth-based scanning may work. If you're using Drone Scanner on an iOS device, some drones that transmit their identification data via Wi-Fi may not be visible to you. This is a system-level restriction, not a bug in the app. How It Works: Remote ID is a feature that transmits identification and flight data from drones using wireless signals like Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. Manufacturers implement this in different ways, using various technologies. Drone Scanner captures these signals using your phone’s built-in hardware - or via the Dronetag RIDER for extended detection range and higher reliability.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: FADER 2 at 3.1 against Drone Scanner (gen.2)'s 1.0. FADER 2 also leads on ratings volume (10 vs 1) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.6). Drone Scanner (gen.2)'s advantage is review sentiment (25% vs 0%). 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.
FADER 2 holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FADER 2 has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of FADER 2's written reviews are positive against 25% of Drone Scanner (gen.2)'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FADER 2 | Drone Scanner (gen.2) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (10 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 25.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 107 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TRNDlabs | Dronetag |
Customer experience
FADER 2
Drone Scanner (gen.2)
In-app purchases
FADER 2
No in-app purchases
Drone Scanner (gen.2)
No in-app purchases
Questions
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