DroneDeploy Flight App vs 1000 Series
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
1000 Series
View live video streams captured by your drone's camera directly on your device. This application provides a real-time feed, allowing you to monitor your drone's perspective as it flies.
- Real-time video display
- Drone camera feed
- Live streaming
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This is a APP for display the real-time video which taken by the camera on the drone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DroneDeploy Flight App at 4.7 against 1000 Series's 3.2. DroneDeploy Flight App also leads on ratings volume (5.3K vs 234) and review sentiment (40% vs 24%). 1000 Series's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). 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
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 234, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of DroneDeploy Flight App's written reviews are positive against 24% of 1000 Series's.
DroneDeploy Flight App ships an update fortnightly, 1000 Series every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DroneDeploy Flight App | 1000 Series |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (5.3K ratings) — better | 3.2 (234 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better | 24.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5.3K — better | 234 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| 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 | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DroneDeploy | AMAX INDUSTRIAL GROUP CHINA CO LTD |
Customer experience
DroneDeploy Flight App
1000 Series
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
1000 Series
From 234 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✈️ Flies well and responsive controls
- 💰 Good value for budget price
- 🎮 Fun starter drone for beginners
- 📹 SD card recording functionality works
- ⚙️ Easy maintenance and upkeep
Room to improve
- 📱 App frequently fails to connect to drone
- 📹 Camera streaming/live video doesn't work
- 🐛 App crashes and freezes frequently
- ⚠️ Poor video quality and low FPS
- 🔋 Short battery life
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
1000 Series
Reported bugs
17 issues- App won't connect to drone camera
- Live video streaming fails or shows loading screen
- Video frames freeze and lag heavily
- WiFi connection drops repeatedly
- Camera fails to initialize on phone
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- App crashes during setup process
- Drone won't pair with controller
- Drone randomly launches or crashes into objects
- Kill switch doesn't stop drone immediately
- Photos take too long to capture, resulting in blur
- Video playback stutters and artifacts in editing software
- App shows both success and failure screens simultaneously
- Drone flies away uncontrollably on its own
- Battery won't charge or arrives dead
- Rotors turn off mid-flight causing crashes
- Incompatible with iPhone 15 Pro Max
- App doesn't download properly
Requested features
8 requests- Whistle/beeper button on remote to locate lost drone
- Find drone tracking feature
- Longer camera range for live video
- VR mode for FPV-like experience
- Video quality adjustment options
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- Second battery included
- Better app UI and navigation
- Password reset option in app
In-app purchases
DroneDeploy Flight App
No in-app purchases
1000 Series
No in-app purchases
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