Ground Station vs Drone Harmony Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ground Station
Control your drone with an iPad using this ground control station software. Plan flight courses on the ground and execute them with a simple tap or joystick control. Supports various DJI flight controllers and Bluetooth 4.0 iPads for a seamless flying experience.
- Waypoint flight planning
- Joystick control
- Custom joystick support
- Save and upload flight courses
- Voice reminders
- Bluetooth 4.0 connectivity
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The Ground Control Station software is specially designed for BVR flight. With the DJI hardware, you just need an iPad, then you can make the aircraft carry out the flight course preset on the ground control station software. With the click & go flight and joystick control on touch screen functionality you can enjoy the pleasure of using the iPad to control the aircraft. The software now only supports Bluetooth 4.0 iPad devices (such as: the new iPad, the iPad mini and the iPad 4). Features: ※ Single Waypoint, Multi Waypoints, Joystick Control ※ Custom Joystick Supported ※ Save & Upload Flight Course Supported ※ Chinese and English Supported ※ Voice Reminder ※ Using Bluetooth 4.0 Low Power Consumption Technology ※ WooKong-M Supported ※ Naza-M Supported ※ A2 Supported ※ Phantom 2 Supported
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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ground Station at 2.5 against Drone Harmony Mobile's 2.0. Ground Station also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks) and review sentiment (19% vs 9%). Drone Harmony Mobile's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Ground Station holds the better App Store score, 2.5 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 19% of Ground Station's written reviews are positive against 9% of Drone Harmony Mobile's.
Ground Station ships an update every 3 weeks, Drone Harmony Mobile every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Ground Station | Drone Harmony Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (22 ratings) — better | 2.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 18.9% of reviews — better | 9.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 6.1 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 157 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DJI | Drone Harmony AG |
Customer experience
Ground Station
Drone Harmony Mobile
In-app purchases
Ground Station
No in-app purchases
Drone Harmony Mobile
No in-app purchases
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