Comparison

Drone Buddy vs Safe2Fly

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Safe2Fly

This app provides real-time information on restricted airspace, local rules, and weather conditions for drone pilots. Users can contribute by adding and editing data, fostering a community-driven knowledge base for safe and informed flights.

Highlights
  • Community-sourced restricted area data
  • Local rules and regulations information
  • Real-time weather and wind forecasts
  • Add, edit, and report map spots
  • Flight planning with Quick Check
  • Check-in/check-out from community spots
Features
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Safe2Fly has decided to fly further and become global! Would you join us in this trip? Restricted areas, and local rules information is provided and maintained by the community that uses the app. What does this mean? From now on, Safe2Fly will provide information with regards to aerodrome, weather conditions, KP index, wind, wind gusts and forecast, and it is the community who adds Local Restrictions and Spots. We think you are the ones who know your area the best, so now you have the coolest tool ever to share your knowledge with other members of the community. How does it work? With Safe2Fly you are able to easily add Restricted Areas and Local Restrictions, with a name, description, a link (for users to find more information online), and if the restriction is applicable to a specific area, you can draw it on the map. How cool! You can also edit Restricted Areas and report wrong or outdated areas. How does ‘Report an area’ work? When you report an area, the area gets a bad score, and after several bad reports by different users, that area will be automatically disabled, you can also report a restriction to be improved. Community Spots: Because we listen to your feedback, from this version you have the ability to check-in and check-out from Spots added by you or by someone else within the community. You can also edit your own Spots or delete them, as well as add comments, like, and share Spots via email or social networks. As you may know, creating and maintaining a useful App such as Safe2Fly is time-consuming and generates some basic costs. Help us to continue improving Safe2Fly with a contribution: options are from one dollar a month. Visit www.patreon.com/safe2fly to become a patron of Safe2Fly! Keep sending us feedback! We love hearing from you and work on stuff that you would like to have. We hope you enjoy this new version of the app, your app! Main Features are: Map: Community Spots: view, add, and edit good or bad spots; add a link in the spot to your photos or videos; publish anonymously; check in, check out, share, comment, and like spots. Restricted areas: add, view, edit, and report restricted areas. Plan a flight: long press to access to Quick Check functionality anywhere on the map. Quick Check: Weather: check the weather at your current position, wind speed, day and week forecast. Local restrictions: check local restrictions based on information provided by the community. Check local rules. Rules: keep the rules in your pocket. One of the goals of Safe2Fly is to help combat the "drone-phobia", help us knowing your rights and obligations as a pilot.

Screenshots

Drone Buddy4 screens
Safe2Fly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Drone Buddy at 55% against Safe2Fly's 0%. Drone Buddy also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.3) and ratings volume (8.4K vs 3). Safe2Fly's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and iOS requirement (10.0 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Drone Buddy sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Safe2Fly asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Drone Buddy holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drone Buddy has 8.4K ratings behind it against 3, 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 0% of Safe2Fly's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drone Buddy ships an update every 10 days, Safe2Fly every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Drone Buddy versus Safe2Fly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrone BuddySafe2Fly
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (8.4K ratings) — better1.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews55.2% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings8.4K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 11 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS1510.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size127 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKirway LLCpablo rendon

Customer experience

Drone Buddy

All ratings8,419 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral3.1%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews221 reviews
Positive55.2%
Neutral9.5%
Negative35.3%

Safe2Fly

All ratings3 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

Safe2Fly

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Drone Buddy

Subscriptions9
  • Upgrade to Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Unlock Drone Buddy Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Drone Buddy Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
Show 6 more
  • 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
One-time2
  • Unlock Pro Access Lifetime$79.99
  • Unlock Pro Lifetime$99.99
None

Safe2Fly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Drone Buddy free?
Drone Buddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Safe2Fly free?
Safe2Fly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Drone Buddy or Safe2Fly?
Drone Buddy is rated higher. Drone Buddy averages 4.7 out of 5 from 8.4K ratings, while Safe2Fly averages 1.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Drone Buddy or Safe2Fly have ads?
Neither Drone Buddy nor Safe2Fly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Drone Buddy or Safe2Fly?
Drone Buddy ships an update every 10 days, and Safe2Fly every 11 days. Most recently, Drone Buddy was updated on October 26, 2026 and Safe2Fly on October 24, 2026.

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