TowerLocator Canada vs Drone Pilot Canada
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TowerLocator Canada
Discover the locations of cellular provider towers across Canada. This app maps out services from all major and smaller providers, helping you find network coverage.
- Cellular tower locator
- Canada-wide coverage
- All major providers
- Small provider support
- Map interface
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A map to locate cellular provider towers within Canada. Includes all the big and small providers.
Drone Pilot Canada
This app helps Canadian drone pilots comply with Transport Canada regulations. It features a map for safe flying locations, flight logging, checklists, and management of pilot/aircraft data. Easily export records for reporting.
- Transport Canada compliance
- Safe flying location map
- Flight logging
- Customizable checklists
- Pilot/crew certification management
- Aircraft registration & maintenance logs
- Data export to CSV
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The Drone Pilot Canada app allows Canadian drone pilots to easily meet Transport Canada’s procedural requirements under the 2019 Canadian RPAS (Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems) regulations. Drone Pilot Canada provides a simple map interface to help identify safe flying locations. It offers flight logging capabilities to record flight location and time, pilot and crew identification, the aircraft used, and weather at the time of the flight. Standard pre-flight checklists and procedures are built into the app and can be tailored by the user. Pilot and crew certification data can be managed directly in the app. Aircraft registration data and maintenance log recording is included. All user records can be exported from the tool into csv format for reporting or archival. Numerous other features make the Drone Pilot Canada app a simple one-stop-shop for meeting all Transport Canada procedural requirements for drone pilots in Canada.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: TowerLocator Canada at Free against Drone Pilot Canada's $44.99. TowerLocator Canada also leads on ratings volume (9 vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). Drone Pilot Canada's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
TowerLocator Canada is free to download; Drone Pilot Canada costs $44.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Drone Pilot Canada holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of TowerLocator Canada's written reviews are positive against 87% of Drone Pilot Canada's.
TowerLocator Canada ships an update every 6 months, Drone Pilot Canada every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TowerLocator Canada | Drone Pilot Canada |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $44.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 69.4% of reviews | 87.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Steven Nikkel | My Appatory |
Customer experience
TowerLocator Canada
Drone Pilot Canada
User reviews
TowerLocator Canada
From 9 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Useful for travel planning
- 👍 Great for checking cell coverage
- 👍 Accurate tower locations
- 👍 Data-rich and well-organized
- 👍 Free and ultimate app
Room to improve
- 🐛 Inaccurate data
- 🐛 Missing towers
- 🐛 Outdated information
- 🐛 App not working properly
- 🐛 Laggy and underdetailed maps
Drone Pilot Canada
From 2 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 All-in-one information source
- 👍 Simplifies regulations
- 👍 Useful for flight reviews
- 👍 Customizable checklists
- 👍 Easy to use interface
Room to improve
- 🐛 App crashes frequently
- 🐛 UI is clunky
- 🐛 File input/output could be easier
- 🐛 No syncing between devices
- 🐛 Workaround for syncing is messy
Bugs and requests
TowerLocator Canada
Reported bugs
11 issues- App has not worked properly for over 2 years
- App has not worked properly for over a year
- App gets devices very hot
- App is laggy and underdetailed
- App is crashy on iPhone 4s ios7
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- App not compatible with US towers
- Tower info not up to date or accurate
- Not accurate
- Does not work with iOS 6
- Shows towers that don't exist
- Developer is arrogant and dishonest by not acknowledging wrong data
Requested features
16 requests- Option to use Apple Maps
- Option to use Google Maps API
- Ability for users to rate signal strength at pinpoint locations
- Include Xplor towers
- Show 5G towers
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- Show Shaw Mobile and Freedom Mobile towers
- Update for iOS 26.2
- Update for iOS 26
- Add option to use native Apple Maps
- Allow users to save settings (e.g., provider groups)
- Include 2G, 3G, 4G, or LTE capability for towers
- US version of the app
- Ability to select a particular tower and use GPS/compass to point in the right direction
- Filter for multiple carriers simultaneously
- Remove ads (willing to pay)
- CDMA tower information
Drone Pilot Canada
Reported bugs
13 issues- App crashes when creating flight plan
- App crashes on startup
- No syncing between devices
- Workaround for syncing is messy
- TC and DJI sRPAS/sub250g options missing
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- Font size inconsistent in PDF export
- Wind speed not accurate (min/max gusts needed)
- Location on map out by ~400 feet
- Cannot edit or delete added aircraft
- App crashes on iPhone X
- Cannot open app
- Planning flight always returns to home location
- Unable to edit checklist or add new items
Requested features
22 requests- Add new Lito drones to aircraft list
- Add operation temp range and max wind speed to aircraft details
- Sync data via iCloud
- Link to Nav Drone or approve flights
- List all airspace levels above flight location
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- Improve font consistency in PDF exports
- Add future weather radar
- Add 'export all' function for flight logs
- Make app beginner friendly (explain abbreviations)
- Allow editing/deleting of added aircraft
- Add French version
- Allow storing maps offline for use without cell coverage
- Save completed checklists to a time-stamped list, CSV reportable
- Save flight checklists with the flight
- Access procedures during flight (e.g., landing)
- Sync data to tablet and phone (iCloud or account login)
- Allow deleting maintenance entries
- Improve site survey creation (drawing, default boundaries)
- Sort aerodromes by distance
- Fix issue where planning flight returns to home location
- Correct inaccurate location on map
- Allow editing checklists and adding new items
In-app purchases
TowerLocator Canada
No in-app purchases
Drone Pilot Canada
No in-app purchases
Questions
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