Comparison

The Flying App vs Drone Scanner (gen.2)

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

Head to head
About

The Flying App

Control bionicbird drones with intuitive gesture commands or an optional joystick. Experience the sensation of flight with flapping-wing ornithopters that can fly over 100 meters and even attract real birds.

Highlights
  • Intuitive gesture controls
  • Optional physical joystick attachment
  • Long-range flight (100+ meters)
  • Flapping wing ornithopter technology
  • Piloting assistance with gyro sensors
  • Attracts real birds
Features
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The Flying App only supports iPhones with Bluetooth 5 and over. Tablets are not adapted to use it. Throughout history man has dreamed of flying. Today, Bionic Bird offers the opportunity to experience that extraordinary sensorial adventure: to fly like a bird, or an insect, with flapping wings. Our ornithopters takes on the heavens with a range of more than100 meters. Even apartment interiors don’t scare them! The Flying App is ultra-sensitive and intuitive: a wave of the hand, the bird obeys. With our newest relase, the X-Fly, you'll get many additional features: a piloting assistance brought by our custom dedicated gyro sensors, and the ability to stick the X-Play, a dedicated physical joystick, on your smartphone and transform it into a real remote controller! In the sky, all our models are the only flying object in the world that does not frighten birds away. On the contrary, it attracts them all! Friends and enemies alike... Have a great flight!

About

Drone Scanner (gen.2)

Transform your iPhone into a real-time drone detection tool. See nearby drones, monitor their activity, and gain visibility into the skies. Enhance detection range with an optional dedicated hardware detector.

Highlights
  • Real-time drone detection
  • Monitor drone activity
  • Display pilot location
  • Map and list view
  • Supports Bluetooth and Wi-Fi scanning
  • Compatible with Remote ID regulations
Features
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Drone Scanner by Dronetag transforms your iPhone into a real-time drone detection tool, allowing you to see what’s flying nearby, monitor drone activity, and gain visibility into the skies from your pocket. You can scan drones using your mobile device or connect to a Dronetag RIDER, our dedicated drone detector with significantly greater range. RIDER can detect drones up to 5 km (3 mi) away with its default antenna and up to 10 km (6 mi) with a directional antenna. New in the next-generation Drone Scanner: 
- A completely redesigned interface and an intuitive scans list - Recent scans are stored locally on your phone and can be exported to open formats - Scan using Dronetag RIDER for enhanced range and Wi-Fi scanning support on iPhones
 
Core Features: 
 - Detect drones using Bluetooth 4, Bluetooth 5, Wi-Fi Beacon, and Wi-Fi NAN 
 - Display pilot location (if available) 
 - Monitor height, direction, and operation type 
 - Browse nearby drones on a map or in list view 
 - Compatible with EU, US, and Japanese Remote ID regulations 
 - Developed by Dronetag, a global leader in drone Remote ID solutions  Feature availability depends on your device and OS limitations. iOS restricts access to certain Wi-Fi channels - only Bluetooth-based scanning may work. If you're using Drone Scanner on an iOS device, some drones that transmit their identification data via Wi-Fi may not be visible to you. This is a system-level restriction, not a bug in the app.    How It Works:  Remote ID is a feature that transmits identification and flight data from drones using wireless signals like Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. Manufacturers implement this in different ways, using various technologies. Drone Scanner captures these signals using your phone’s built-in hardware - or via the Dronetag RIDER for extended detection range and higher reliability.

Screenshots

The Flying App4 screens
Drone Scanner (gen.2)3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: The Flying App at 4.3 against Drone Scanner (gen.2)'s 1.9. The Flying App also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). Drone Scanner (gen.2)'s advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 7 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Flying App holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 11 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 22% of The Flying App's written reviews are positive against 25% of Drone Scanner (gen.2)'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Flying App ships an update every 7 months, Drone Scanner (gen.2) every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
The Flying App versus Drone Scanner (gen.2): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Flying AppDrone Scanner (gen.2)
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (7 ratings) — better1.9 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews22.2% of reviews25.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings711 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperXTIM sariDronetag

Customer experience

The Flying App

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive22.2%
Neutral11.1%
Negative66.7%

Drone Scanner (gen.2)

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

In-app purchases

None

The Flying App

No in-app purchases

None

Drone Scanner (gen.2)

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Flying App free?
The Flying App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Drone Scanner (gen.2) free?
Drone Scanner (gen.2) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, The Flying App or Drone Scanner (gen.2)?
The Flying App is rated higher. The Flying App averages 4.3 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Drone Scanner (gen.2) averages 1.9 from 11 ratings.
Do The Flying App or Drone Scanner (gen.2) have ads?
Neither The Flying App nor Drone Scanner (gen.2) shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Flying App or Drone Scanner (gen.2)?
The Flying App ships an update every 7 months, and Drone Scanner (gen.2) every 5 weeks. Most recently, The Flying App was updated on November 1, 2026 and Drone Scanner (gen.2) on November 4, 2026.

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