Find My Drone vs Tailboard UAS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Find My Drone
Locate your lost drone by connecting to its MAVLink protocol. It displays the drone's coordinates and distance, guiding you with an inbuilt compass. Manual mode allows searching using last known coordinates from telemetry units.
- MAVLink protocol connection
- Displays drone latitude and longitude
- Calculates drone distance
- Inbuilt compass for direction
- Manual search mode
- Uses last known coordinates
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FIND MY DRONE actively connects to your personal UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) using the popular MAVLink protocol used by ArduPilot and other Open Source autopilots. If you were forced to land your drone some distance away, this convenient App will determine the latitude and longitude of the drones' location and its' distance from you. The inbuilt compass can then direct you to the drone, saving you a haphazard and time consuming search. In addition, the "Manual Mode" allows you to search for your drone even when using an alternative autopilot or Radio Control telemetry units. Just enter the last known coordinates from your drones’ telemetry and FIND MY DRONE will calculate the bearing and direct you to that location.
Tailboard UAS
This app provides drone pilots with a comprehensive toolkit for safe and efficient flight operations. It includes features for airspace and weather checks, document storage, risk assessments, and rule references.
- Airspace and weather checks
- Pilot document storage
- Risk assessment forms
- Part 107 rule reference
- Professional flight workflows
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Tailboard UAS is all-in-one tool to help pilots of all skill levels. Easily check airspace, weather, checklists, store pilot document, fill out risk assessments, reference Part 107 rules, and more. New Pilot - Learn an irreplaceable workflow to help you consistently flying in a safe way. Gain confidence knowing you have a professional workflow without building one. Experienced Pilot - Keeps you consistently building decision making skills, and instincts. You'll be a legend in no time. Professional Pilot - Prevent complacency and document actions to cya and make sure you stay at the top of your game. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ https://www.tailboarduas.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tailboard UAS at 100% against Find My Drone's 11%. Tailboard UAS also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.5) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 7 months). Find My Drone's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, ads 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
Both are free to download. Tailboard UAS sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Find My Drone asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tailboard UAS holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 25 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 11% of Find My Drone's written reviews are positive against 100% of Tailboard UAS's.
Find My Drone ships an update every 7 months, Tailboard UAS fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Find My Drone | Tailboard UAS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (24 ratings) | 4.8 (25 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 10.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 24 | 25 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | William Bonney | Kurtis Damerow |
Customer experience
Find My Drone
Tailboard UAS
In-app purchases
Find My Drone
No in-app purchases
Tailboard UAS
- Monthly14 Days trial$6.991 Month
- Monthly Professional$12.991 Month
- Yearly14 Days trial$76.901 Year
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- Yearly Professional14 Days trial$142.991 Year
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