iTello vs Ruko Scanner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iTello
This application provides a streamlined interface for controlling a DJI Tello Drone. It simplifies the connection process and offers intuitive joystick controls for flying, taking photos, and recording videos. Easily take off, land, and perform flips with dedicated buttons.
- Easy drone connection
- Video stream for photos/videos
- Two joystick control options
- Invisible, tap-anywhere joysticks
- Takeoff and land buttons
- Flip buttons
- Video recording
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If you want to open your DJI Tello Drone controller app and get right to flying you found the right app. First time use: 1. Turn on your Tello Drone, wait for it to blink yellow to know you can connect 2. Open the app and press the connect button 3. Wait a moment for it to connect, the controller will pop up, fly away All you need to do is open the app to tap the Connect button. Then you'll be connected and ready to fly! Features: * Connect to the Drone from inside the app, it's so easy! * A video stream from the Tello to take photos and videos from * 2 Joystick control options * Static Joysticks that do not move location * Invisible joysticks, tap and drag anywhere on either half of the screen * Takeoff and Land with the upper corner buttons * Flip buttons let you identify which type of flip you are performing or do random flips! * Take photos of the video stream with the camera button * Video Recording Be careful, avoid wind, and please reach out with feedback and feature requests.
Ruko Scanner
This utility app allows users to read and edit information from Ruko external Remote ID modules. It supports searching for Remote ID signals, binding UAV identity information to an RID account, and resetting binding details. The app also functions as a monitoring tool to view broadcast information from nearby drones and their locations on a map.
- Read and edit Remote ID module information
- Search for Remote ID signals
- Bind UAV identity to RID account
- Reset module account binding
- Monitor drone broadcast information
- View drone and map locations
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This APP is used for reading and editing Ruko external Remote lD module information 1. It can support to automatically search the Remote lD signal, load device UAV identity information and bind to the RID account. 2. You can use it to reset the Remote lD module account binding information. 3. It can be used as a monitoring tool APP to check the broadcast information of the Remote lD module and the flying drones around it. 4. You can browse the detailed map location and drone location through this APP.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: iTello at 50% against Ruko Scanner's 17%. Ruko Scanner's advantage is rating (3.3 vs 3.0) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Ruko Scanner holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 7 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of iTello's written reviews are positive against 17% of Ruko Scanner's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
iTello ships an update every 2 months, Ruko Scanner fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iTello | Ruko Scanner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (6 ratings) | 3.3 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 16.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Michael Ellis | Shenzhen Ruike Innovation Technology |
Customer experience
iTello
Ruko Scanner
In-app purchases
iTello
No in-app purchases
Ruko Scanner
No in-app purchases
