Comparison

Drone Scanner vs GRIDCON

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

Head to head
About

Drone Scanner

Transform your device into a drone scanner to track nearby flights in real-time. View detailed flight information, including pilot data and location history, on an interactive map. The app is updated to comply with current EU and US regulations.

Highlights
  • Real-time drone tracking
  • Detailed drone information
  • Interactive flight map
  • Support for Bluetooth and Wi-Fi broadcasts
  • Flying zone highlighting
  • Data export functionality
Features
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The world's first drone Remote ID scanner made by Dronetag. _____ READ BEFORE DOWNLOADING! Limited access to features on some phones is caused by manufacturers’ restrictions. All iOS phones, for example, prohibit app access to Wi-Fi, so only Bluetooth data transmission will work (if and only the drone has an active Remote ID over Bluetooth). It is not a flaw of our app; we cannot fix this, and we don’t deserve negative reviews for these issues. _____ Transform your phone or tablet into a drone scanner and track all the nearby flights over Direct / Broadcast Remote ID standards. Browse real-time data about drones on a detailed map highlighting specific flying space zones. Download Drone Scanner for free and discover what drones fly above your head. Favourite features: - Discover more about drones flying nearby in real-time - Examine detailed information broadcasted by drones via Bluetooth 4, Bluetooth 5, Wi-Fi Beacon, and Wi-Fi NAN - Browse a detailed map with your location and all nearby aircraft - Check available data about drones, including real-time height, direction, pilot identification, pilot position, operation description, and location history - Various flying zones marked and highlighted on the map - Easy export of collected data - Continuously updated to reflect the latest EU & US regulations All these features you find in Drone Scanner – a free app for tracking drones. The app is developed by Dronetag, manufacturing devices for remote drone identification. How it works: Anyone can quickly identify what drones are flying in the sky nearby. Direct Remote ID is a feature that transmits live flight data via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi to the surrounding area. Drone manufacturers use various technologies to build an identification feature in new drones. Older drone pilots use add-on devices, enabling them to become digitally visible. With hardware on your smartphone, Drone Scanner can receive and read broadcasted data.

About

GRIDCON

Features
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GRIDCON shows Ireland's electricity grid as a car dashboard, live and at a glance, in bright plasma colour. Twin gauges read system frequency and demand. Warning lights come on when wind passes 40 percent of generation, when the island starts importing power, when SNSP passes 70 percent and when carbon climbs. A spinning wind turbine and a glowing sun show what the weather is giving the grid at this moment. Every figure is real. GRIDCON reads EirGrid's Smart Grid Dashboard for the whole island, the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland. DASH Everything at a glance. Frequency and demand gauges, the renewables pod, supply gauges for wind, solar, SNSP and carbon, live interconnector flows, and a countdown to the next update. FREQUENCY The balance of supply and demand, second by second. The last fifteen minutes of system frequency at five-second resolution, with the deviation from 50 Hz and the highs and lows of the window. SUPPLY Wind and solar output against EirGrid's forecasts, each one's share of generation and today's peaks. SNSP through the day, and the fuel mix behind it. DEMAND What the island is drawing, against yesterday and against the forecast for the rest of the day. Carbon intensity against its forecast, with the cleanest time ahead to run the washing machine or charge the car. MARKET A live chart of the Irish Sea, with power pulsing along EWIC, Greenlink and Moyle in the direction it flows. Each cable's flow against its capacity, and the imbalance settlement price for every half hour. BUILT FOR EVERY SCREEN GRIDCON runs on iPhone, on iPad in every orientation, and on both displays of iPhone Duo. Reduce Motion stills every needle, light and pulse. KIND TO THE GRID GRIDCON asks EirGrid only for figures that are due to have changed, one request at a time, and keeps everything it has between launches. It opens on the last figures it fetched and never hammers the feed. Pull down on the Dash to check for anything newer. No account. No ads. No tracking. Supported by EirGrid Group Data. GRIDCON is not affiliated with EirGrid.

Screenshots

Drone Scanner2 screens
GRIDCON4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Drone Scanner at Free against GRIDCON's $0.99. Drone Scanner also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 8 months) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.2). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Drone Scanner is free to download; GRIDCON costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drone Scanner ships an update every 3 months, GRIDCON every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Drone Scanner versus GRIDCON: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrone ScannerGRIDCON
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating1.9 (148 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews15.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings148 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDronetagStuart Woolley

Bugs and requests

Drone Scanner

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes on launch
  • Unable to locate drones in proximity
  • Inaccurate location tracking

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add support for WiFi-based Remote ID
  • Add support for more drone models
  • Allow changing units from metric to imperial

GRIDCON

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Drone Scanner

No in-app purchases

None

GRIDCON

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Drone Scanner free?
Drone Scanner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GRIDCON free?
GRIDCON costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Drone Scanner or GRIDCON have ads?
Neither Drone Scanner nor GRIDCON shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Drone Scanner or GRIDCON?
Drone Scanner ships an update every 3 months, and GRIDCON every 8 months. Most recently, Drone Scanner was updated on November 12, 2026 and GRIDCON on November 13, 2026.

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