Comparison

DroneTools vs Platform Pool & Spa

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

Head to head
About

DroneTools

Features
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The drone weather app for UAV and FPV pilots: DroneTools checks the current wind, gusts, rain, Kp index and daylight at your location and shows the flight conditions as a clear traffic light. One look and you know whether you can fly. Made for drone pilots in hobby, photography, film, surveying, inspection and emergency services. FLIGHT CONDITIONS AT A GLANCE • Optimal, Limited or Critical for every value and as an overall status • Warning symbols show instantly what's off • Missing or outdated weather data is never shown as green • Updates automatically and reloads as soon as the network is back ALL KEY DRONE WEATHER DATA • Wind speed at 10 m and 120 m altitude, wind gusts • Chance of rain and rain rate (rain, snow), visibility, low clouds, temperature • Kp index (geomagnetic activity) for GPS accuracy • Daylight: next sunrise and sunset, day and night per EU air law, calculated on device and available offline YOUR DRONE, YOUR LIMITS • Set your own wind and weather limits with sliders • Drone profiles for every quadcopter or multicopter, share and import them as a file • Three templates to get started: Cautious, Wind-Resistant Drone and Waterproof Drone • Switch off the critical level or single values, e.g. warn waterproof drones only in heavy rain • Wind in m/s, km/h, kn or mph; °C or °F; km and mm/h or mi and in/h; 12 or 24 hours FOR ORGANIZATIONS • Set limits centrally via MDM, managed values are locked in the app FOR IPHONE, IPAD AND MAC • Large tiles on iPad and Mac, keyboard shortcuts ⌘R and ⌘, • Dark mode, large text and VoiceOver Data sources: Open-Meteo and GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences (CC BY 4.0). Your location is only used, rounded, for the weather request and is not stored by the app. DroneTools is made by CopterTec, the team behind FireDock, the drone solution for fire brigades and emergency services.

About

Platform Pool & Spa

Features
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The Platform Pool & Spa Controller app gives you complete control over your pool and spa temperature with a simple, intuitive interface. Whether you're at home, managing a rental property, or preparing for guests, you can monitor and adjust your system in real time for optimal comfort and efficiency.

Screenshots

DroneTools4 screens
Platform Pool & Spa3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: DroneTools at every 5 days against Platform Pool & Spa's every 5 weeks. Platform Pool & Spa's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DroneTools ships an update every 5 days, Platform Pool & Spa every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
DroneTools versus Platform Pool & Spa: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDroneToolsPlatform Pool & Spa
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFabian BrieseICM controls corp

In-app purchases

None

DroneTools

No in-app purchases

None

Platform Pool & Spa

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DroneTools free?
DroneTools is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Platform Pool & Spa free?
Platform Pool & Spa is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DroneTools or Platform Pool & Spa have ads?
Neither DroneTools nor Platform Pool & Spa shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DroneTools or Platform Pool & Spa?
DroneTools ships an update every 5 days, and Platform Pool & Spa every 5 weeks. Most recently, DroneTools was updated on October 18, 2026 and Platform Pool & Spa on October 21, 2026.

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