DroneDeploy Flight App vs DJI Fly
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
DJI Fly
This app simplifies drone piloting with an intuitive interface for aerial photography. It offers quick wireless content transfer to your phone and provides resources for discovering flight locations and learning drone skills. Designed for both beginners and experienced pilots.
- Intuitive flight interface
- Quick wireless content transfer
- Discover flight spots and projects
- Drone piloting tutorials
- Aerial photography tools
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DJI Fly is designed to help pilots fly drones with ease. (Compatible for DJI Lito X1、DJI Lito 1、DJI Avata 360、DJI Neo 2、DJI Mini 5 Pro、DJI Mavic 4 Pro, DJI Flip, DJI Air 3S, DJI NEO, DJI Mini 4 Pro, DJI Air 3, DJI Mavic 3 Pro, DJI Mini 2 SE, DJI Mini 3, DJI Mavic 3 Classic, DJI Avata, DJI Mini 3 Pro, DJI Mavic 3, DJI Mini SE, DJI Air 2S, DJI FPV, DJI Mini 2, Mavic Air 2, Mavic Mini, DJI Avata 2) What’s great about DJI Fly? · Flight Interface: Effortless Aerial Photography. · QuickTransfer: Wireless Content Transferred Swiftly to Your Phone. · Fly Spots & Works: Resources for Hassle-Free Creation. · DJI Academy: From Novice to Pro. We appreciate your feedback. All suggestions are welcome. · Feedback Email: support.fly@dji.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DroneDeploy Flight App at 4.7 against DJI Fly's 3.6. DroneDeploy Flight App also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). DJI Fly's advantage is chart position (#94 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5.3K and 4.8K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of DroneDeploy Flight App's written reviews are positive against 37% of DJI Fly's.
DroneDeploy Flight App ships an update fortnightly, DJI Fly monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DroneDeploy Flight App | DJI Fly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (5.3K ratings) — better | 3.6 (4.8K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better | 37.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5.3K — better | 4.8K |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Best chart rank | — | #94 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 387 MB | 1.4 GB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DroneDeploy | DJI |
Customer experience
DroneDeploy Flight App
DJI Fly
User reviews
DroneDeploy Flight App
From 5.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fantastic user experience
- 🚀 Very streamlined
- 🚀 Automated missions are great
- 🚀 Excellent program
- 🚀 Easy to understand and operate
Room to improve
- 🐛 BUG RIDDEN, COST ME TIME AND MONEY, WASTED ON SITE DISASTER 4YRS NOW
- 🐛 Many bugs
- 🐛 Crashes mid flight
- 🐛 Freezes, glitches, and crashes
- 🐛 Unreliable, loses drone position, cuts video feed
DJI Fly
From 4.8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 👍 User-friendly interface
- 🚀 Fast GPS connection
- 👍 Cinematic footage
- 🚀 Stable flight performance
Room to improve
- 🐛 Quick transfer not working
- 🐛 App crashes during editing
- 🔋 Phone overheating issues
- 🐛 Unreliable connection
- 🐛 Buggy firmware updates
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
DJI Fly
Reported bugs
5 issues- Unable to download videos
- Incorrect altitude readings
- Frequent app crashes
- Issues with unlocking restricted areas
- Compatibility problems with newer devices
Requested features
5 requests- Add manual camera controls
- Implement active tracking
- Allow customizable flight modes
- Improve editing capabilities
- Add offline map support
In-app purchases
DroneDeploy Flight App
No in-app purchases
DJI Fly
No in-app purchases
Questions
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