Comparison

Drone Map & UAV Forecast vs Flyby

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

Head to head
About

Drone Map & UAV Forecast

Plan and organize drone flights with community-sourced locations and detailed weather forecasts. Discover new flying spots, receive golden hour reminders, and log your flights. Stay safe with no-fly zone data and connect with other drone pilots.

Highlights
  • Community map of flying spots
  • 10-day weather forecasts
  • Golden hour reminders
  • No-fly zone data
  • Customizable checklists
  • Flight log
  • Community comments and upvotes
Features
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Drone Map & UAV Forecast: The Essential App for Drone Pilots Discover, plan, fly, and organize your drone adventures with Drone Map & UAV Forecast—the all-in-one app built to help drone pilots check airspace, review UAV weather, log flights, find great places to fly, and connect with a worldwide community of pilots. Plan Safer Flights with Airspace Tools Check nearby airspace information, local airports, and no-fly zone data before you take off. Use dedicated flight-planning tools to view restrictions for your current location or search other areas, helping you make safer, more informed flight decisions wherever you plan to fly. Check UAV Weather Forecasts Review UAV weather conditions before launching, including wind, gusts, rain, visibility, humidity, cloud base, GPS signal, and more. Extended forecasts, hourly weather breakdowns, safe-to-fly insights, and detailed forecast data are available with a purchase or active subscription. Log Every Flight Build your personal flight history with an easy-to-use flight log. Record flight duration, altitude, drone, conditions, notes, and flight paths so you can keep track of where, when, and how you fly. Stay Organized Save your favorite drone spots, create custom lists, manage your drone fleet, and build preflight checklists to match your workflow. Keep your locations, drones, checklists, and flight history organized in one place. Find Your Next Perfect Spot Explore drone-friendly locations shared by pilots around the world. Browse the community map, search for and discover spots, filter by country, sort by nearest or highest-rated, view locations on the map, and get directions. Connect with the Drone Community Join conversations about drone spots through comments and replies, share tips, ask questions, and help other pilots discover better places to fly. Like and upvote useful locations and comments, create your pilot profile, and stay up to date through your activity feed. Whether you’re checking airspace information, reviewing UAV weather forecasts, logging flights, organizing favorite locations, or discovering new drone spots, Drone Map & UAV Forecast gives you powerful tools to fly smarter, safer, and with greater confidence. Drone Map & UAV Forecast requires a purchase or active subscription to access the app’s flight-planning tools, weather features, saved locations, flight logs, checklists, community features, and other app content. Download Drone Map & UAV Forecast today and, with a purchase or active subscription, unlock the tools you need to plan better flights, discover better places, and get more from every drone adventure. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Flyby

This app provides drone pilots with a flight-readiness snapshot, factoring in wind, visibility, rain, daylight, and magnetic conditions. It helps users make informed decisions before takeoff by offering a simple Fly Score and detailed hourly updates tailored to their aircraft and flying preferences.

Highlights
  • Flight-ready snapshot with Fly Score
  • Hourly weather and condition updates
  • Customizable aircraft profiles
  • Daylight and timing planning tools
  • Flight history log
  • Map previews with airspace context
Features
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Know before you launch. Flyby turns wind at height, gusts, rain, visibility, and daylight into one Fly Score for your drone, so you know whether it’s a good time and place to fly. Built for drone pilots, not generic weather browsing. Open Flyby for the quick answer at your location or a saved launch spot, then go deeper when you need to. KNOW THE CONDITIONS • Fly Score: wind, gusts, rain, clouds, visibility, daylight, and Kp index in one number, explained factor by factor • Wind at height: wind at 33, 262, and 394 ft, not just on the ground, checked against your drone’s limit • Hourly charts for score, wind, rain, clouds, and visibility • Pilot limits: start Careful, Standard, or Flexible, then tune every threshold PLAN THE FLIGHT • Flight windows: Flyby picks out the best stretch of each day • Flight plans with a go/no-go verdict from the forecast for your window • Forecast alerts when a plan’s conditions really change • A preflight checklist on every plan • Sunrise, sunset, golden hour, blue hour, and daylight wherever you fly • Usable flight time, with battery reserve and accessory load CHECK THE AIRSPACE • FAA ceilings and LAANC availability on the map, free for everyone • Save launch spots and compare their conditions side by side KEEP EVERY FLIGHT • A logbook with routes, conditions, totals, and notes • Import GPX tracks to fill in launch point, distance, altitude, and duration • Flight cards: share a postcard of a flight with your best shot • Home Screen widgets for Fly Score, the sun arc, and your Flyby scene YOUR DRONE, YOUR WAY • Presets for popular drones, or build your own aircraft profile • Free Flight: fly around a 3D town, and race Gate Run with Game Center achievements FLYBY PASS Flyby is free to use. Flyby Pass, monthly, yearly, or lifetime, adds: • Flyby Guides: parks, waterfronts, and viewpoints near your launch • Scan or import your own drone in 3D • Hourly detail and charts beyond today • Live Activities for planned flights on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island • Unlimited launch spots, flight plans, aircraft, and collections, plus more map styles PRIVATE BY DESIGN Flyby follows the O13 Standard. Your places, plans, and flights are stored on your iPhone. No ads, no ad tracking, and only minimal anonymous analytics. IMPORTANT Flyby is for planning and weather context, not authorization. Always verify local rules, temporary flight restrictions, LAANC requirements, manufacturer guidance, aircraft condition, people, wildlife, and launch access before flying. Privacy Policy: https://www.onethirteen.co/apps/flyby/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.onethirteen.co/apps/flyby/terms

Screenshots

Drone Map & UAV Forecast4 screens
Flyby4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Flyby at 5.0 against Drone Map & UAV Forecast's 4.4. Flyby also leads on monetization model (free vs freemium). Drone Map & UAV Forecast's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 days) and ratings volume (15 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Drone Map & UAV Forecast sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Flyby sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flyby holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drone Map & UAV Forecast has 15 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drone Map & UAV Forecast ships an update every 3 days, Flyby every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Drone Map & UAV Forecast versus Flyby: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrone Map & UAV ForecastFlyby
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (15 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size91 MB123 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristopher HeffermanNicholas Dapolito

Customer experience

Drone Map & UAV Forecast

All ratings15 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral13.3%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive53.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative46.2%

Flyby

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Drone Map & UAV Forecast

Subscriptions7
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Weekly$5.997 Days
Show 4 more
  • Limited Time Offer$19.991 Year
  • Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Yearly$29.991 Year
  • Yearly7 Days trial$69.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$59.99
3 purchases

Flyby

Subscriptions2
  • Flyby Pass (Monthly)$3.991 Month
  • Flyby Pass (Yearly)7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Flyby Pass (Lifetime)$79.99

Questions

Is Drone Map & UAV Forecast free?
Drone Map & UAV Forecast is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flyby free?
Flyby is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Drone Map & UAV Forecast or Flyby?
Flyby is rated higher. Drone Map & UAV Forecast averages 4.4 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Flyby averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Drone Map & UAV Forecast or Flyby have ads?
Neither Drone Map & UAV Forecast nor Flyby shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Drone Map & UAV Forecast or Flyby?
Drone Map & UAV Forecast ships an update every 3 days, and Flyby every 9 days. Most recently, Drone Map & UAV Forecast was updated on October 25, 2026 and Flyby on October 25, 2026.

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