Comparison

DroneDeploy Flight App vs FreeFlight 7

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

FreeFlight 7

This drone piloting application simplifies complex missions for professionals. It offers advanced features for inspection, surveying, and 3D model generation, with a focus on safety and data privacy.

Highlights
  • Advanced mission planning
  • 3D model generation
  • Standard mapping missions (Grid, Double Grid, Orbit)
  • GPS Lapse for manual mapping
  • Obstacle avoidance system
  • Private mode for data security
Features
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FreeFlight 7 is the Parrot piloting App specifically designed for the ANAFI Ai. The App makes complex drone missions simpler and quicker. Inspection, construction, infrastructure, energy, utilities, public safety, surveying, agriculture and defense professionals will benefit from advanced features: - Inspecting buildings with strong 4G connectivity in built-up urban missions. - Generating 3D models of buildings just by clicking on its land register - Creating standard mapping missions: Grid, Double Grid and Orbit. - Manually mapping infrastructures in 48 MP at 1fps with the GPS Lapse - Creating precise flight plans in complex environments thanks to a unique obstacle avoidance system. - Flying the drone automatically above a vehicle as a watchtower. - Using private mode to keep sensitive data safe. FreeFlight 7 is natively connected to PIX4Dcloud. Courtesy of Parrot and PIX4D, new users can enjoy 3 photogrammetry models to familiarize themselves with 3D mapping. For more information on ANAFI Ai, visit: https://www.parrot.com/en/drones/anafi-ai

Screenshots

DroneDeploy Flight App4 screens
FreeFlight 74 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: FreeFlight 7 at 100% against DroneDeploy Flight App's 40%. FreeFlight 7 also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). DroneDeploy Flight App's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 3.3) and ratings volume (5.3K vs 6). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

DroneDeploy Flight App holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DroneDeploy Flight App has 5.3K ratings behind it against 6, 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 100% of FreeFlight 7'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, FreeFlight 7 monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
DroneDeploy Flight App versus FreeFlight 7: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDroneDeploy Flight AppFreeFlight 7
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (5.3K ratings) — better3.3 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5.3K — better6
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size387 MB645 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDroneDeployParrot SA

Customer experience

DroneDeploy Flight App

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

FreeFlight 7

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

FreeFlight 7

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

DroneDeploy Flight App

No in-app purchases

None

FreeFlight 7

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DroneDeploy Flight App free?
DroneDeploy Flight App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FreeFlight 7 free?
FreeFlight 7 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DroneDeploy Flight App or FreeFlight 7?
DroneDeploy Flight App is rated higher. DroneDeploy Flight App averages 4.7 out of 5 from 5.3K ratings, while FreeFlight 7 averages 3.3 from 6 ratings.
Do DroneDeploy Flight App or FreeFlight 7 have ads?
Neither DroneDeploy Flight App nor FreeFlight 7 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DroneDeploy Flight App or FreeFlight 7?
DroneDeploy Flight App ships an update fortnightly, and FreeFlight 7 monthly. Most recently, DroneDeploy Flight App was updated on October 16, 2026 and FreeFlight 7 on September 28, 2026.

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