Comparison

PilotByte vs Drone360

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

Head to head
About

PilotByte

Features
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Inside the PilotByte app, you can: Access all of your videos in one easy to use app Receive push notifications with the latest news and updates Access to all of your videos without having to remember your password Save your favorite posts so you can quickly find them later END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Drone360

This app allows drone pilots to view, edit, and share 360-degree photos. It preserves essential metadata for interactive uploads to social media and offers a range of editing tools and filters specifically for aerial photography. The app works offline and supports various drone brands.

Highlights
  • Interactive 360 panorama viewer
  • Metadata preservation for social media uploads
  • Aerial photography filters and manual adjustments
  • Import from camera roll, Files, or SD card
  • Custom text watermarking
  • Full resolution export (JPEG/TIFF)
  • Optional GPS/EXIF data stripping
Features
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Drone360 is a drone photo editor and interactive 360 panorama viewer built for drone photographers. Sharing a 360 panorama through apps that remove its panorama metadata can leave it appearing as a flat image. Drone360 adds Facebook-compatible GPano metadata when sharing supported 360 JPEGs, helping Facebook recognise them as interactive panoramas. Import photos from your camera roll or the Files app, including images transferred from SD cards and DJI folders. Drone360 automatically identifies images with a compatible 2:1 panorama layout and lets you explore them using drag-to-look controls. Edit standard drone photos and 360 panoramas with aerial photography filters and manual adjustments. Fine-tune filter strength, hold to compare your edits with the original, and save your favourite settings as personal presets. WHAT’S INSIDE β€’ Interactive 360 panorama viewer with drag-to-look controls β€’ Editor for standard drone photos and compatible 360 panoramas β€’ Facebook-compatible GPano metadata added when sharing supported 360 JPEGs β€’ Import from your camera roll or Files app, including files on connected storage supported by your device β€’ Free to import, view, edit and save edited copies inside Drone360 β€’ One-time unlock to export and share your photos β€’ 14 built-in filter options: Normal, Golden Hour, Haze Cut, Vivid Sky, Cinematic, Arctic, Dusk, Mono, Coastal, Soft Dawn, Overcast, Urban, Autumn and Clean Mono β€’ Adjustable filter strength β€’ Press-and-hold before-and-after comparison β€’ Save, reuse and delete personal filter presets β€’ Undo and redo filter and adjustment changes β€’ Manual controls for brightness, contrast, saturation, warmth, highlights, shadows, sharpness and fade β€’ Vignette for standard photos only, excluded from 360 exports β€’ Custom text watermarks with adjustable size and opacity, six positions, four font styles and six colours β€’ Save edits as separate JPEG copies while keeping your originals β€’ Share standard photos to Instagram, Facebook, Messages and other supported apps β€’ Share compatible 360 panoramas to Facebook with GPano metadata for interactive viewing β€’ Supports compatible photos and completed 2:1 spherical panoramas from DJI and other drone brands β€’ On-device photo editing and viewing, available offline ABOUT 360 SHARING Interactive 360 viewing is available only in apps that support it. Instagram does not support interactive 360 photos: panoramas shared to Instagram appear as flat images and may require cropping. Facebook’s recognition and display of 360 photos depend on its current support and processing. Drone360 prepares supported panoramas with the required metadata but cannot control how another app displays them. Drone360 works with completed panoramas; it does not stitch separate images together. Internet access is required for purchases, purchase verification and online sharing. Drone360 is built by the team behind Drone Companion. We fly. We edit. We built the app we wished existed.

Screenshots

PilotByte3 screens
Drone3604 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PilotByte at none against Drone360's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Drone360 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PilotByte asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PilotByte ships an update every 3 weeks, Drone360 monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 6 level
PilotByte versus Drone360: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPilotByteDrone360
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks β€” betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
Monetizationβ€”Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.615.1 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size45 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDylan GormanDRONE COMPANION LTD

In-app purchases

None

PilotByte

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Drone360

One-time1
  • Drone360 Full Unlock$4.99

Questions

Is PilotByte free?
PilotByte is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Drone360 free?
Drone360 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PilotByte or Drone360 have ads?
Neither PilotByte nor Drone360 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PilotByte or Drone360?
PilotByte ships an update every 3 weeks, and Drone360 monthly. Most recently, PilotByte was updated on October 2, 2026 and Drone360 on September 30, 2026.

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