DroneDeploy Flight App vs Sky Rider GPS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DroneDeploy Flight App
Automate drone flights for advanced aerial data capture. Generate high-quality maps and 3D models directly from your mobile device. Analyze, annotate, and share your data with teams for various professional applications.
- Automated flight planning
- High-resolution map generation
- 3D model creation
- Data analysis and annotation
- Team collaboration
- Support for various DJI drones
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DroneDeploy is the leading flight app for drones with millions of missions flown by over 130,000 pilots. DroneDeploy is the leading cloud software platform for commercial drones, making the power of aerial data accessible and productive for everyone. The free DroneDeploy app provides easy automated flight and data capture, and enables you to create, explore and share high-quality interactive maps, orthomosaics and 3D models directly from your mobile device. Fly your DJI drone autonomously with just two taps on your iOS device. Quickly process your imagery with DroneDeploy to generate accurate, high-resolution maps and 3D models. Analyze, annotate and share your maps with others directly from within the app. Extend your capabilities and take your analysis to the next level with AI reporting and over 80 best-in-class apps available for install within DroneDeploy’s App Market. DroneDeploy is the ultimate app for a wide range of high-accuracy aerial imaging and mapping applications in construction, solar, agriculture, surveying, mining, insurance, inspection and more. DroneDeploy has empowered users to map and analyze over 30 million acres in more than 160 countries. DRONE SUPPORT • Mavic 2 Pro / Zoom / Enterprise / Dual (thermal) • Mavic Air 2 • DJI Air 2S • Phantom 4 Pro V1 / V2 • Phantom 4 • Inspire 2 • Matrice 200 / 210 / 210 RTK V1 / V2 • Matrice 300 RTK Not compatible with the following hardware: • DJI Mavic Mini series HIGHLIGHTS • Easily plan and schedule repeatable flights • Fly and capture massive areas • Disable auto-flight with a single tap • Includes a full featured manual flight mode • Film professional quality video hands-free • Create automated spherical panoramas • Record all your flight logs in one place • Measure elevation, distance, volumes, surface area and roof geometry (roof reports) • Quickly create survey-grade maps and models with ground control points • Collaborate with teams through shared maps, annotations and comments • Wirelessly upload images from the drone • Export data in the format you need - JPG, Geotiff, OBJ, XYZ, LAS • Explore orthomosaic, NDVI, VARI, digital elevation maps and 3D models - - - Find out more at www.dronedeploy.com Please join us in improving and discussing the app at http://forum.dronedeploy.com
Sky Rider GPS
Control your Sky Rider GPS drone directly from your iPhone. Stream real-time video from the drone's camera and capture photos and videos. Supports advanced flight modes like WayPoint, Orbit, and Follow Me.
- Remote drone control via WiFi
- Real-time video streaming
- Photo and video capture
- Waypoint navigation
- Orbit flight mode
- Follow me functionality
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Sky Rider GPS is a APP for the Sky Rider GPS Drone's control via WiFi protocol 1.Remote control the Sky Rider GPS Drone's by iPhone/iPhone X. 2.Display the real-time video which taken by the camera on the drone,video data transmitted via 2.4G WiFi protocol. 3.Take the photo and video record on iPhone/iPhone X. 4.Support WayPoint\Orbit\Follow me.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DroneDeploy Flight App at 4.7 against Sky Rider GPS's 3.2. DroneDeploy Flight App also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 13 months) and ratings volume (5.3K vs 29). Sky Rider GPS's advantage is review sentiment (64% vs 40%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DroneDeploy Flight App holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DroneDeploy Flight App has 5.3K ratings behind it against 29, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 40% of DroneDeploy Flight App's written reviews are positive against 64% of Sky Rider GPS's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
DroneDeploy Flight App ships an update fortnightly, Sky Rider GPS every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DroneDeploy Flight App | Sky Rider GPS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (5.3K ratings) — better | 3.2 (29 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 64.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5.3K — better | 29 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 387 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DroneDeploy | DPI (HK) LTD. |
Customer experience
DroneDeploy Flight App
Sky Rider GPS
Bugs and requests
DroneDeploy Flight App
Reported bugs
7 issues- Crashes on iOS 12.5.1 and 12.5.2
- Doesn't work with iOS 14 update
- Login issues, can't create account
- Doesn't work on iPad mini
- Fails to upload and process flight data
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- Loses GPS signal mid-flight
- Camera view doesn't work with Mavic 2 Pro
Requested features
4 requests- Dark mode option
- Exposure control within the app
- Ability to change start position
- Support for more drone models like DJI Mini 2, Mavic Air 2, and Inspire 1
Sky Rider GPS
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
DroneDeploy Flight App
No in-app purchases
Sky Rider GPS
No in-app purchases
Questions
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