Drone Harmony Mobile vs ApeSurvey
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Drone Harmony Mobile
Plan and execute drone flights directly from your iPhone or iPad. This app allows you to synchronize with the cloud, load sites, and adapt flight plans for mapping and inspection missions. Future updates will introduce a 3D interface and expanded drone compatibility.
- iOS flight planning and execution
- Cloud synchronization
- Load and adapt flight plans
- Mapping & Inspection mission support
- Terrain category missions
- Gimbal adjustments
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We have released Drone Harmony Mobile for iOS, the first Drone Harmony flight planning and execution app for iPhones and iPads. You can now plan and execute flights on all iOS devices running iOS 14.0 or later. The new app can synchronize with the Drone Harmony cloud, load sites, plan and adapt flight plans, and execute missions. It provides the required toolset to plan and execute missions from the Mapping & Inspection and Terrain categories in the flight plan catalog. You can also adapt missions planned in Drone Harmony Web on the iOS mobile device (e.g., gimbal adjustments). Flight mission planning and execution in iOS Future updates of Drone Harmony for iOS will include numerous key additions, such as the 3D interface. Moreover, missions can currently not be executed in the virtual stick control mode, meaning that some drones (e.g., the Mavic Mini, the Mavic Air 2, and the Spark) and missions that include panorama waypoints, are currently not supported. The support of this flight mode will be included in an upcoming update.
ApeSurvey
This surveying software offers precise algorithms for construction scenarios, surpassing traditional calculators. Its intuitive graphical interface and fast processing on modern smartphones streamline tasks. It directly interfaces with total stations for advanced functionality, making it efficient and user-friendly.
- Precise surveying algorithms
- Intuitive graphical interface
- Fast calculation processing
- Direct total station interface
- User-friendly design
- Frequent updates
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This surveying software is ideally suited for field surveyors; featuring precise algorithms, it is applicable to virtually every construction scenario. It serves as the premier alternative to a traditional calculator—indeed, it is poised to surpass the capabilities of any handheld device. Its graphical interface renders construction tasks more intuitive, while the powerful processors found in modern smartphones accelerate calculations to eliminate wait times. Furthermore, its ability to interface directly with total stations offers a level of functionality that no standard calculator can match. By distilling the best features from other applications and incorporating extensive feedback and suggestions from the surveying community, we have designed an interface that is highly user-friendly, easy to understand, and exceptionally efficient—our goal is to create the most convenient surveying software available. We release frequent updates to ensure that any issues are resolved immediately, thereby safeguarding users against errors caused by software malfunctions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ApeSurvey at 100% against Drone Harmony Mobile's 9%. ApeSurvey also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.0) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). Drone Harmony Mobile's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ratings volume (6 vs 2). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. ApeSurvey sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Drone Harmony Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.
ApeSurvey holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 9% of Drone Harmony Mobile's written reviews are positive against 100% of ApeSurvey's.
Drone Harmony Mobile ships an update every 6 weeks, ApeSurvey fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Drone Harmony Mobile | ApeSurvey |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (6 ratings) | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 9.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 157 MB | 164 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Drone Harmony AG | 炎冰 刘 |
Customer experience
Drone Harmony Mobile
ApeSurvey
In-app purchases
Drone Harmony Mobile
No in-app purchases
ApeSurvey
- 一个月会员2 variants$1.99
- 三个月会员2 variants$4.99
- 一年会员2 variants$14.99









