Comparison

DroneDeploy Flight App vs TelloMe

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

About

TelloMe

This app uses computer vision to analyze a drone's live video feed, enabling it to track faces, people, or objects. It allows the drone to follow targets or fly in a circle around them, enhancing autonomous flight capabilities.

Highlights
  • Face tracking
  • Person tracking
  • Object tracking
  • Orbit flight mode
  • Autonomous following
  • Computer vision analysis
Features
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Analyzes the drone's live video feed and applies computer vision technology to track a face or a person. Allows Tello to follow a person, a face, or an arbitrary object, or to fly a circle around an object. Works with the Ryze Tello EDU, Tello Iron Man Edition, and standard Tello drone. Totally calm weather is required for outdoor use! Supports only videos and no photos because Tello firmware has a bug that causes loss of image stabilization when taking photos. Please check youtube for user videos and reviews, and read the manual available in the app ! Important: When using this app consider safety your responsibility and use the drone and this app at your own risk! We shall have no responsibility for any damage caused to your drone or any damages or injuries caused to you or anyone else. This app comes without any warranties, express or implied, including without limitation, those of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. By purchasing and using this app you declare to agree to these conditions!

Screenshots

DroneDeploy Flight App4 screens
TelloMe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: DroneDeploy Flight App at Free against TelloMe's $5.99. DroneDeploy Flight App also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.6) and ratings volume (5.3K vs 14). TelloMe's advantage is review sentiment (69% vs 40%) and update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). On 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

DroneDeploy Flight App is free to download; TelloMe costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DroneDeploy Flight App holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DroneDeploy Flight App has 5.3K ratings behind it against 14, 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 69% of TelloMe's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DroneDeploy Flight App ships an update fortnightly, TelloMe every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
DroneDeploy Flight App versus TelloMe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDroneDeploy Flight AppTelloMe
PriceFree — better$5.99
Rating4.7 (5.3K ratings) — better3.6 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews69.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5.3K — better14
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size387 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDroneDeployRainer Bischof

Customer experience

DroneDeploy Flight App

All ratings5,227 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral2.5%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews140 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral7.9%
Negative52.1%

TelloMe

All ratings14 ratings
Positive64.3%
Neutral7.1%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive69.0%
Neutral2.4%
Negative28.6%

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

TelloMe

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

DroneDeploy Flight App

No in-app purchases

None

TelloMe

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DroneDeploy Flight App free?
DroneDeploy Flight App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TelloMe free?
TelloMe costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DroneDeploy Flight App or TelloMe?
DroneDeploy Flight App is rated higher. DroneDeploy Flight App averages 4.7 out of 5 from 5.3K ratings, while TelloMe averages 3.6 from 14 ratings.
Do DroneDeploy Flight App or TelloMe have ads?
Neither DroneDeploy Flight App nor TelloMe shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DroneDeploy Flight App or TelloMe?
DroneDeploy Flight App ships an update fortnightly, and TelloMe every 5 days. Most recently, DroneDeploy Flight App was updated on October 16, 2026 and TelloMe on October 13, 2026.

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