Comparison

DroneTools vs Scampilot

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Limited or Critical for every value and as an overall status • Warning symbols show instantly what's off • Missing or outdated weather data is never shown as green • Updates automatically and reloads as soon as the network is back ALL KEY DRONE WEATHER DATA • Wind speed at 10 m and 120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

Scampilot

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Scampilot helps you spot phishing, scams, and spam before they cost you anything. CHECK ANYTHING Paste a message, link, or phone number. Or scan a QR code, dictate what someone said on the phone, or check a photo or screenshot straight from your camera or gallery. PLAIN-LANGUAGE VERDICT A clear answer - Looks safe, Caution, or Likely a scam - with a confidence score and concrete next steps. Have it read aloud if you prefer listening. SHARE TO CHECK Send a suspicious text or image to Scampilot from any app via the system share sheet. PROTECT YOUR FAMILY Create a family circle, invite relatives (even ones without an account), and get a push alert when something dangerous reaches them. The alert never contains the message itself - just a heads-up. HISTORY Your past checks, stored on your device and readable offline. Delete any entry, or everything, at any time. SIGN IN YOUR WAY Passkeys (Face ID or fingerprint, no password) or email and password with two-factor support. Biometric app unlock available. NO ACCOUNT REQUIRED Check a few messages per day anonymously. A free account adds cross-device history, family protection, and alerts. Available in English and German. Content you submit is sent to https://scampilot.de for analysis - nowhere else. No ads, no tracking, no data sale.

Screenshots

DroneTools4 screens
Scampilot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: DroneTools at every 5 days against Scampilot's every 2 months. Scampilot's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DroneTools ships an update every 5 days, Scampilot every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
DroneTools versus Scampilot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDroneToolsScampilot
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFabian BriesePixel & Process UG (haftungsbeschränkt)

In-app purchases

None

DroneTools

No in-app purchases

None

Scampilot

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DroneTools free?
DroneTools is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Scampilot free?
Scampilot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DroneTools or Scampilot have ads?
Neither DroneTools nor Scampilot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DroneTools or Scampilot?
DroneTools ships an update every 5 days, and Scampilot every 2 months. Most recently, DroneTools was updated on October 18, 2026 and Scampilot on October 10, 2026.

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