Drone Buddy vs GOOLRC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Drone Buddy
This app provides drone pilots with essential flight data, including weather radar, wind maps, and no-fly zone information. It helps users plan safe flights, discover new flying locations, and stay updated on drone news. An optional subscription offers advanced features.
- Weather radar and wind maps
- No-fly zone data
- Best flying window forecasts
- Crowd-sourced flying spot discovery
- Drone news updates
- Drone flying hub for jobs and business
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Don’t waste a trip. Check wind, weather, and airspace before you take off — then find nearby flying sites shared by other pilots. Trusted by over 1 million pilots. 4.7 stars from 8.4K App Store ratings. WHAT YOU GET • Go / no-go — a clear fly check for your pin from weather, TFRs, and U.S. Class B/C/D/E • Wind and weather — live wind, gusts, rain radar, and visibility so you know if it’s actually flyable • Best flying windows — the calmest daylight slots, scored for wind, rain, cloud, visibility, and daylight • No-fly reference maps — global airports, U.S. Class B/C/D/E, US / UK / Canada national parks, TFRs, stadium events, and FAA UAS restricted areas. Adjust airport circle range for your certification. These are planning tools, not official clearance, and not a LAANC filing. • Where to fly — crowd-sourced sites with photos and notes from other pilots • Flying Hub — save favorite spots; businesses can post jobs, inspections, surveys, and training • Drone news — regulations, gear, and industry updates DRONE BUDDY PRO Check any pin first: go / no-go on a searched site, hourly wind, calm flying windows for 10 days, and TFR alerts on the pin you care about. 3-day free trial on the annual plan, then the yearly price shown in-app. Cancel anytime in Apple ID settings. Also available as a 3-month plan or a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions auto-renew unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the period ends. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Manage or cancel in Account Settings. Please cross-check local laws and airspace before every flight. Drone Buddy is not affiliated with the FAA and does not replace B4UFLY or an FAA-listed LAANC app. Maps and community sites can be incomplete — you are responsible for a legal, safe flight. Privacy: https://dronebuddy.io/privacy Terms: https://dronebuddy.io/terms Support: sayhi@dronebuddy.io Web: https://dronebuddy.io
GOOLRC
Control a toy quadrocopter using your device via Wi-Fi. Stream real-time video directly from the drone. Compatible with a range of iOS devices.
- Wi-Fi quadrocopter control
- Real-time video transfer
- iOS device compatibility
- Supports multiple iPhone models
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A toy quadrocopter control by wifi with video transfer real time. Support iOS 7 ,iOS 8, iOS 9,iOS 10,iPhone 5 ,iPhone 5c,iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s plus, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 plus
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Drone Buddy at 4.7 against GOOLRC's 2.7. Drone Buddy also leads on review sentiment (55% vs 29%) and ratings volume (8.4K vs 21). GOOLRC's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Drone Buddy sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. GOOLRC asks for nothing beyond the download.
Drone Buddy holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drone Buddy has 8.4K ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Drone Buddy's written reviews are positive against 29% of GOOLRC's.
Drone Buddy ships an update every 10 days, GOOLRC fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Drone Buddy | GOOLRC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (8.4K ratings) — better | 2.7 (21 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 55.2% of reviews — better | 28.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8.4K — better | 21 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 127 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kirway LLC | ShanTou City Vison Electronictechnology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Drone Buddy
GOOLRC
Bugs and requests
Drone Buddy
Reported bugs
3 issues- Map crashes after populating airports
- Profile settings not saving
- Inconsistent wind speed data
Requested features
4 requests- Color-coded wind speed indicators
- Ability to report and verify no-fly zones
- Integration with air traffic control
- Metric units support
GOOLRC
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Drone Buddy
- Upgrade to Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
- Unlock Drone Buddy Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- Drone Buddy Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
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- Drone Buddy Pro 3 months$12.993 Months
- Unlock Drone Buddy Pro$17.996 Months
- Drone Buddy Pro Access Yearly$19.991 Year
- Unlock Drone Buddy Pro Yearly3 Days trial$34.991 Year
- Unlock Drone Buddy Pro Yearly$39.991 Year
- Unlock Drone Buddy Pro Yearly3 Days trial$59.991 Year
- Unlock Pro Access Lifetime$79.99
- Unlock Pro Lifetime$99.99
GOOLRC
No in-app purchases
