Comparison

Strongstead vs Remote ID Drone Radar

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

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About

Strongstead

Features
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Strongstead is a crisis-preparedness app for your household. Pantry inventory, bug-out bags, emergency contacts, offline maps, medical profiles and an encrypted document vault — in one place, all of it working with no signal. WORKS OFFLINE. ALWAYS. Everything runs on your device. No account, no sign-up, no e-mail. There is no Strongstead server holding your data. Optional sync goes through your own iCloud, and only if you switch it on. SUPPLIES • Scan barcodes (EAN-8 / EAN-13 / UPC) to add food and water fast • See how many days your household is covered for • Expiry warnings, so you rotate stock before it spoils • Sort and filter by category, place or shelf life BUG-OUT BAGS AND PLANS • Starter templates: 24h, 72h, winter and summer evacuation • Photo, quantity and weight for every item • Re-check reminders — has that flashlight battery leaked? • Plans with destination and waypoints, plus a guided run: Grab, Notify, Move, Arrive CRISIS DASHBOARD • One screen: emergency call, SOS text with your location, ICE contacts • Flashlight, strobe and siren • Medical QR code for first responders • Works with zero connectivity; a map link is added only when GPS is available CHECKLISTS AND GUIDES • 15 ready-made checklists: earthquake, flood, wildfire, hurricane, blackout, evacuation and more • 45 step-by-step guides — water purification, food safety in an outage, evacuating with pets • Progress is saved per scenario, so everyone knows what is left to do MEDICAL • Profiles with blood type, allergies, medications and dosages • Searchable reference: bleeding, hypothermia, dehydration, burns, fractures • Share a profile as a QR code MAP • Offline map tiles you download in advance • Your own pins: rally points, shelters, caches, water sources VAULT • Scan documents and IDs into an encrypted local vault • AES-GCM encryption, unlocked with your passphrase or Face ID HOME • Where the gas, water and power shut-offs are, with photos • Step-by-step procedures anyone in the family can follow WIDGETS • SOS from your Lock Screen and Home Screen • Medical profile, expiring supplies and household readiness at a glance THREE MODES Light for daylight, Dark for indoors, and Tactical — pure black with red hairlines that preserves night vision and barely leaks light through a window during a blackout. FOUR LANGUAGES English, German, French and Polish. STRONGSTEAD PRO Free to start. PRO unlocks: • iCloud sync across your devices, plus Family Share • PDF export of checklists, guides and inventory • Bug-out plans with routes, waypoints and execution mode • Custom checklists and guides you write yourself • The full home infrastructure planner Choose a monthly or yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. PRO is shareable with up to six people through Apple Family Sharing. Subscriptions are billed to your Apple Account and renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Prices are shown in the app in your local currency. Privacy Policy: https://strongstead.com/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Strongstead is a planning and reference tool. It is not a medical device, it does not provide medical advice, and it does not contact emergency services on your behalf. In an emergency, call your local emergency number.

About

Remote ID Drone Radar

This app detects drones broadcasting Remote ID signals, showing their location, altitude, and operator information. It renders 3D flight paths and allows recording, playback, and export of flight data. Offline maps and alerts are also available.

Highlights
  • Drone location tracking
  • Operator location display
  • 3D flight path rendering
  • Flight data recording and playback
  • Offline map support
  • Detection alerts
Features
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Drones over 250g flying in U.S. airspace are required to broadcast a Remote ID signal for anyone to receive with their position, altitude, and in most cases, the operator's location or takeoff location. Remote ID Drone Radar listens for those broadcasts and renders their 3D flight path. WHAT YOU SEE • Drone location • Operator location - pilot location or take off location • Altitude, ground speed, vertical speed, and flight status (ground or airborne) • Distance from the drone to you, to its operator, and operator to you • Make and model, matched from the drone's serial number • 3D flight paths over standard, hybrid, satellite, or offline maps TWO WAYS TO RECEIVE • Bluetooth Remote ID works on your iPhone or iPad by itself, with no extra software. Range is roughly a quarter mile, and it's used mostly by add-on broadcast modules. • Wi-Fi Remote ID is what the vast majority of drones over 249g use, including DJI and Autel aircraft, and it reaches several miles in good conditions. The optional RID Radar Mac Helper turns a Mac into the receiver: download the free Mac helper, and your iPhone or iPad connects to it over Bluetooth or locally. Wi-Fi detection requires a Mac on macOS 26.4 or later — please read the Requirements section below before you subscribe. RECORD THE AIRSPACE • Tap Record and the app captures the whole picture: every drone, every track, timestamped. • Play it back at 1×, 3×, 5×, 10×, or 20×, scrub the timeline, and export the result as a flight file to share or as CSV to analyze. • Import flight files back in on any of your devices. ALERTS • Get a notification the moment a drone appears, with the app in the background and your phone locked. OFFLINE MAPS • Download a global base map plus the regions you fly in, and keep a working map with no cell service at all. PRIVACY • Recordings are stored on your device, or in your own iCloud and synced across your Apple devices — your choice. We never receive them either way. • There is no account, and no analytics pipeline pointed at you. TRY IT • A sample flight is built in, so you can explore recording, playback, and export. PLANS • Standard — live drone map, telemetry, 3D flight paths, make and model • Advanced — adds operator location, flight recording, detection alerts, offline maps, and flight file export and import • Pro — adds serial number decoding and CSV export and import • Lifetime — everything in Pro, one purchase REQUIREMENTS • iPhone, iPad, or Mac • Bluetooth Remote ID: no additional software • Wi-Fi Remote ID: a Mac running macOS 26.4 or later, with the free helper app from pxatech.com/mac. While scanning, the helper puts that Mac's Wi-Fi interface into monitor mode to listen for drone signals. Please note this means you will not be able to use WiFi internet on the Mac while this is active. RID Radar receives publicly broadcast Remote ID signals only. It does not intercept private communications, control any aircraft, or interfere with flight operations in any way. Not all drones are required to broadcast Remote ID, and reception depends on terrain, distance, and antenna placement.

Screenshots

Strongstead4 screens
Remote ID Drone Radar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Strongstead at 17.0 against Remote ID Drone Radar's 26.4. 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. Strongstead sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Remote ID Drone Radar sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
Strongstead versus Remote ID Drone Radar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStrongsteadRemote ID Drone Radar
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.4
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB23 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperLukasz RauszPXA Tech LLC

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Strongstead

Subscriptions2
  • PRO Monthly$4.991 Month
  • PRO Yearly$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • PRO Lifetime$99.99
4 purchases

Remote ID Drone Radar

Subscriptions3
  • Remote ID Drone Radar Standard7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Remote ID Drone Radar Advanced$69.991 Year
  • Remote ID Drone Radar Pro$299.991 Year
One-time1
  • Remote ID Drone Radar Lifetime$599.99

Questions

Is Strongstead free?
Strongstead is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Remote ID Drone Radar free?
Remote ID Drone Radar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Strongstead or Remote ID Drone Radar have ads?
Neither Strongstead nor Remote ID Drone Radar shows ads.

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