DroneTime vs Buildots Capture
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DroneTime
This app helps drone pilots plan, checklist, and log their flights with detailed flight plans, shot lists, and custom equipment. It offers secure on-device data storage with easy backup and export options, and includes detailed camera settings for photography and cinematography.
- Flight planning
- Checklists
- Flight logging
- Shot lists
- Custom equipment lists
- Secure on-device data
- Data export
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Move beyond pen and paper- DroneTime is the premiere way to Plan, Checklist, and Log you drone flights! All of your important info in one sleek modern app. Your data belongs to you- it stays secure on your device, and easily backup or export to a spreadsheet. Create a detailed plan of your drone flight with only the info you need. Design Shot lists and create custom equipment lists to plan for success. Easily parse your past flight data with search function. Built with Photography/Cinematography in mind, detailed camera settings.
Buildots Capture
This app enhances construction project management by using AI and computer vision to automatically capture and analyze site data. It provides unbiased metrics for strategic decision-making, improving visibility and control to minimize delays and keep projects on budget.
- AI and computer vision for data capture
- Automatic generation of unbiased data
- Actionable metrics for decision-making
- Enhanced site and management visibility
- Configure 360° cameras
- Monitor video capture process
- Review previous captures
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Buildots, an award-winning leader in construction technology, leverages AI and computer vision to upgrade traditional project management methods, introducing a performance-driven approach to managing construction projects. Our platform automatically generates accurate, unbiased data and actionable metrics crucial for strategic decision-making. Enhancing visibility and control for site teams and management alike, Buildots sets new standards for efficiency and productivity, effectively minimizing delays and ensuring projects are completed on time and within budget. Available for Buildots users, our Buildots Capture application facilitates the ongoing data capture of your project for progress analysis. Configure your 360° camera, monitor the video capture process and review previous captures.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Buildots Capture at Free against DroneTime's $0.99. DroneTime's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1). On rating, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Buildots Capture is free to download; DroneTime costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for DroneTime against 5.0 for Buildots Capture. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DroneTime has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DroneTime | Buildots Capture |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Jeff Komarow | Buildots Ltd |
Customer experience
DroneTime
Buildots Capture
In-app purchases
DroneTime
No in-app purchases
Buildots Capture
No in-app purchases
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