Dronelink
5.5/10Dronelink is a web and mobile flight automation app for DJI and Autel drones that plans and flies mapping, orbit, facade and inspection missions.
Data last updated November 2026 · Our methodology
Overview
Dronelink, from Dronelink LLC in Austin, Texas, is a drone flight control platform. Missions are planned in a web mission planner or in the mobile app and then flown on iOS, Android or a drone remote controller, all under one account. Mission types include grid, crosshatch and linear mapping, waypoints, orbits, facade work and vertical inspections of structures such as storage tanks and cell towers. Separate mission components can be linked into a single automated flight that also controls drone and camera settings. Before takeoff, pilots can preview the mission in 3D, see time and capture estimates, and run a virtual flight. The app drives the drone with a virtual sticks approach rather than onboard waypoints, which is why it works on consumer drones such as the DJI Mini and Air series that many waypoint apps cannot fly. Pricing has two tracks. Hobbyist plans (Basic, Premium, Elite) are one-time App Store purchases. Professional plans are subscriptions: a third-party listing shows Starter at about 18 USD and Growth at about 36 USD per month, and Growth adds Mavic Enterprise support, inspection missions, shared repositories and up to 25 users. Dronelink connects to Airdata for flight logs and to Pix4D and WebODM for processing, but it does not process imagery itself. Its main limitations are that it depends on what each drone's SDK allows, planning needs an internet connection, and users report a steep learning curve because of the number of settings.
Our Rating
Who Dronelink is best for
Good fit
The vendor markets directly to service providers, offering repeatable mapping and inspection missions across many drone models.
Construction progress monitoring is one of the vendor's headline use cases, supported by repeatable mapping missions.
Less suited
Support for low-cost DJI Mini and Air drones makes it practical for educators, as the GeoNadir review notes.
Energy, telecom and tank inspection appear among its listed use cases, but it offers no analytics built for these industries.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Its virtual sticks autopilot can fly automated missions on DJI Mini and Air drones that many waypoint apps cannot fly.
- Pilots can check a mission before flying with a 3D preview, a simulated camera view and a virtual flight.
- Mapping, orbit, facade and inspection components can be combined into one automated mission.
- Hobbyist plans cost a one-time 30 to 120 USD, and professional subscriptions are reported from about 18 USD per month.
- The App Store listing shows a 4.7 rating from 567 reviews, and the GeoNadir reviewer got support replies within about a day.
Cons
- It does not process imagery or run analytics, so a separate tool such as Pix4D or WebODM is needed.
- Planning or editing missions needs an internet connection, and offline flying only works with missions and base maps saved in advance.
- The GeoNadir review found the many settings and pop-ups overwhelming for beginners.
- Some drones are not supported because of SDK limits, such as the Mavic 3 Pro for mapping and the Mini 3 on iOS.
- Some app-store and forum users report flight lag or missions that behaved differently in the field than in the preview.
Key Features
Dronelink Pricing
Starter (Professional)
- Email support
- Facade missions
- Advanced mapping
- Terrain follow (AGL)
- Flight logging and data integrations
- Supports Mavic, Phantom and Inspire series
Growth (Professional)
- Up to 25 users
- Shared repositories
- Everything in Starter
- Supports Mavic Enterprise series
- Adaptive flight and dynamic home point
- Expert mapping and inspection missions
Premium (Hobbyist)
- Includes mapping missions
- One-time purchase of 59.99 USD
Basic (Hobbyist)
- One-time purchase of 29.99 USD in the iOS App Store
- Can be upgraded to Premium or Elite later by paying the difference
Frequently Asked Questions
Only partly. You need to plan and save missions and cache the base maps while online, and then you can fly them offline.
Hobbyist plans (Basic, Premium, Elite) are one-time purchases according to Dronelink staff on its support forum. Professional plans are subscriptions that can be billed monthly or annually.
The Dronelink website advertises a 14-day money-back guarantee.
It supports DJI and Autel drones, including the Mini, Air and Mavic series. Some models are excluded because of SDK limits, such as the Mini 3 on iOS.
No. It integrates with Pix4D and WebODM for processing and with Airdata for flight logs.
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