Looking for something that will help you achieve a better flying experience with your drone? The following apps have all been designed to do just that! Regardless of whether you’re a beginner struggling with controls, or a seasoned drone enthusiast looking for advanced software, you’ll find what you’re looking for among these ten useful apps!
FreeFlight Pro.
by Parrot SA
FREE
This app allows you to control and fly your Parrot Drone with the use of your tablet or smartphone. It has been designed to easily recognize and connect to the drone, and offers an extremely intuitive interface that is easy to navigate even for beginners. By downloading FreeFlight 3, you will be able to share your photos and videos via Facebook or Google+ on the spot! (» iOS / Android)
DJI Assistant
by DJI
FREE
This app’s main purpose is to allow you to make real-time parameter adjustments on your drone, and via your tablet or smartphone. Apart from that, it will provide support for your DJI A2 Flight Controller Systems, as well as for Bluetooth. The newest version has been upgraded with the Push Mode setting, but what’s even more important – it doesn’t have the flash back problem that the old one had! (» iOS / Android)
You can use your iPhone or iPad to upgrade your DJI Inspire or Phantom to become an even smarter drone. With this app, it’s easier to execute flight and camera control sequence, which is hard to do manually. There are plenty of features provided by this app that will make your flying of the aircraft much easier, including Motion Tracking, Point-of-Interest, Pre-Flight Planning and Flight School (» iOS)
Tower
by 3D Robotics
FREE
If you want an intuitive flight control program, and your drone is a 3DR powered one, Tower is just the right application for you! You can create whatever flight suits your specific purpose, as well as fly your UCAV in smooth curves and in circle waypoints which allow you to orbit an object and point the camera directly in it. This is also an open source app, which means the code is available to anyone who wants to customize the already existing features of the Tower. (» Android)
3DR Services
by 3D Robotics
FREE
This App provides you with an ultimate guide to all the apps you can use with the drone. It supports helicopters, planes, rovers built and multi-rotors, all with the open-source ArduPilot control software. One of the biggest advantages of this app is that anyone can create new settings for vehicles, and by doing that upgrade the navigation. (» Android)
The booster for Vision+ brings a brand-new FPV experience into flying the Phantom 2 Vision+ with its innovative features. The intention of this app is not to kill DJI Vision app, but if you already have DJI installed, you may need to uninstall it before trying FPV, since you will need to be able to install a new app without having a similar one in the memory. (» iOS / Android)
This app is for DJI Phantom 3 and Inspire 1 only. 3D FPV allows you to fly along with your drone with a 3D real-time view, which might give you a vertigo during the epic first flight! Simply connect your iPhone to the drone remote control with a USB. You will be launched into the sky after inserting your iPhone into a VR headset. (» iOS)
DronePan
FREE
This application makes it easy to capture panorama photos with your DJI Inspire 1. You can also use FPV screen to frame your shot and DronePan will do the rest of the job. The process takes less than two minutes and considering the fact that the app is able to capture 20 photos, we can say that it is pretty useful. When shooting with DronePan, your work will be done pretty fast, which leaves you plenty of time to choose another location. (» iOS)
DJI GO
by DJI
FREE
To use this app, the only thing you need to do is connect your tablet or phone with DJI Equipment and start filming. The app features live HD camera view, camera control and settings, map view, instant sharing of your photos, SkyPixel aerial photography community, YouTube live streaming, library view to edit and share photos, and many other features, one more interesting than the other. (» iOS / Android)
You can use this app with your 3DR solo drone and get live HD video, as well as access to the camera features and Solo’s smart flight. This app is designed precisely for use with a Solo. Among its many useful features, there is also the Flight School, which allows you to understand how the app works. If you want to improve the quality of your aerial photos, 3DR Solo is the right choice! (» iOS / Android)