Comparison

Dronemaps24 vs Vindrose

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

Head to head
About

Dronemaps24

Features
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Quick, easy review of drone regulation on the map as well as country specific airspace and flight regulations. With more then 5 million location queries per day and 10,000+ active UAV pilots, Dronemaps24 is the leading drone map for drone flights and customer jobs in Europe. With the free Dronemaps24 app you can find out quickly if it is allowed to fly in a certain region or not. You simply determine your flight altitude and mark your location on the map. The app shows you all relevant and applicable regulations in a list. No registration, no advertising - pure service. Register at Dronemaps24 and become visible to receive customer jobs. With an account, you can manage your profile including pilotΒ΄s license, services you offer and drone types. If you have the drone pilotΒ΄s license according to EU-947 you can qualify for drone jobs in your region. Specify your circle of action, your half-day price and your hour rate to become visible to our clients with your drone services. ACCURACY: By integrating over 180 different data sources, Dronemaps24 has the highest accuracy available in Europe in terms of flight zones, regulation and geodata. TIME SAVINGS: The uncomplicated display of the applicable conditions at the selected location saves lengthy research and various e-mails and telephone calls. INDIVIDUALITY: Show or hide airspaces and areas. Use five different map modes and choose between your own location or any point on the map. APPLICABILITY: The app was developed for professional drone pilots, but also includes information and functions for hobbyist users. What is Dronemaps24? The most important thing in advance: The no-fly zones at Dronemaps24 are free for drone pilots. Dronemaps24 is an interactive map from pilots for pilots. It helps to maintain zones with legal restrictions, so that drone pilots at any location in Germany, Austria, Luxembourg and Switzerland know what they need to consider and – what makes Dronemaps24 unique – whom to contact, if you want to get a permission to fly in such a zone. We have created the foundation and deposited all the contacts we know so far. However, the card can only grow with your help. We are happy if you sign-up for free to help and edit the no-flight zones and contact persons as accurately as possible. If you also notice something else, we look forward to your feedback on each topic. Simply use the β€œFeedback” link at the bottom right. With Dronemaps24 we want to enable pilots: Where can I fly? Mark a point on the map where you as a drone pilot want to take aerial shots. In addition to the general permit, you may also need a special permit. In the sidebar, you’ll see all relevant contact information and the current forms for this location. What do I need to apply for where? You will immediately see all no-fly zones at the marked location, as well as contact details and forms from local authorities. With pre-formulated mails, you can, for example, apply for a certificate of safety from the responsible public order office for your flight. Once you’ve received all the permits, nothing stands in the way of your drone flight. In order for the contact information on Dronemaps24 to be up-to-date, we need your support. We have laid the foundation stone and deposited all the contacts we know so far. Now it’s up to you. Simply register and add zones or add additional contacts via the zone editor. Motivation: We want to make it easier for drone pilots to fly, rather than dealing with permits. With the new drone regulation, these are now also required for hobby istes with cameras in many cities and municipalities since April 2017. For many, this is still new. Who do I have to ask? Who is responsible for what? We want to help ensure that even a short commercial flight at the wedding is pre-approved by a friend’s friend – it should be as simple as that.

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Vindrose

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Vindrose puts everything you have to check before take-off in one place: restriction zones, the wind where you are standing, and the rules that apply to your particular drone. ZONES 4,383 zones from the Norwegian CAA's dataset ship inside the app. The zone check runs on the phone and works without a connection. Tap anywhere on the map to check somewhere other than where you are standing. The authorities' own wording is shown verbatim, never paraphrased. WEATHER Hour-by-hour wind and gusts from the Norwegian Meteorological Institute, judged against your drone's own wind limit. It turns amber before you reach that limit, because the forecast is for ground level and it is windier at altitude. YOUR DRONE Add your drone from a list with checked specifications, or enter the figures yourself for home-built and older aircraft. The app works out the subcategory (A1, A2, A3), whether you must register as an operator, which proficiency certificate is required, and whether insurance applies. ALSO INCLUDED - Pre-flight checklist - Flight logging with CSV export - Norwegian and English IMPORTANT Vindrose is a planning aid, not an authorisation. It does not give you permission to fly. NOTAM are not in the dataset β€” you must check those yourself at ippc.no. Nine security areas are published without map geometry and cannot be checked automatically; the app names them. Zone data from the Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority via dronesoner.no. Weather from the Norwegian Meteorological Institute. Maps from Kartverket. Vindrose is not affiliated with any of them. No account, no ads, no tracking. Your drones stay on your phone.

Screenshots

Dronemaps243 screens
Vindrose4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Vindrose at daily against Dronemaps24's every 19 months. Dronemaps24's advantage is iOS requirement (13.4 vs 16.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dronemaps24 ships an update every 19 months, Vindrose daily. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Dronemaps24 versus Vindrose: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDronemaps24Vindrose
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 19 monthsDaily β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.4 β€” better16.4
Further details β€” not scored
Size11 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNicopter GmbHEmre Sanden

In-app purchases

None

Dronemaps24

No in-app purchases

None

Vindrose

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dronemaps24 free?
Dronemaps24 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vindrose free?
Vindrose is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Dronemaps24 or Vindrose have ads?
Neither Dronemaps24 nor Vindrose shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dronemaps24 or Vindrose?
Dronemaps24 ships an update every 19 months, and Vindrose daily. Most recently, Dronemaps24 was updated on October 6, 2026 and Vindrose on October 9, 2026.

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