Skydio

Name: Skydio
Rating: 4 (77 reviews)
Author: Skydio, Inc.

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Free

77 Ratings
Ages

4+
Years
Category

Photo & Video
Developer

Skydio, Inc.
Language

EN
English
Size

221.5
MB

Designed to be your personal film crew, Skydio 2+ captures stunning 4K60 HDR content, follows subjects, and avoids obstacles to create previously impossible shots. Launch, fly, land, and export all in the Skydio app. Connect a Skydio 2+ Beacon for easy, one-handed control at greater distances, or use a Controller for high-precision, stress-free manual control with the most advanced obstacle avoidance system ever developed. Skydio app is compatible with Skydio 2+ and Skydio 2. Skydio is an American robotics company designing, manufacturing, and supporting products in Redwood City, California.

Ratings & Reviews

4.0

out of 5

77 Ratings

Solid App, room for improvement
11/24/2020

CircusMcGurkus
I've used many drone apps. This one is pretty smooth and reliable for what it does. It's missing a couple of key subtle touches that would really take it up a notch such as: showing the number of GPS satellites connected on the flight screen, not starting every flight in auto record mode (media controls are okay, but not fully clear in app), and more. If not done, would be good to bench mark the parrot and dji app and get deeper user input. I want the American made drone app to be as world class as the drone itself.And what's up with the crazy storage usage on my phone? I'm at 4gb, and find others online with the same problem, but cannot find any media stored on my device, and no option to explore and clean this up when a drone isn't connected. Let my memory go!
Solid App, room for improvement
11/24/2020

CircusMcGurkus

I've used many drone apps. This one is pretty smooth and reliable for what it does. It's missing a couple of key subtle touches that would really take it up a notch such as: showing the number of GPS satellites connected on the flight screen, not starting every flight in auto record mode (media controls are okay, but not fully clear in app), and more. If not done, would be good to bench mark the parrot and dji app and get deeper user input. I want the American made drone app to be as world class as the drone itself.And what's up with the crazy storage usage on my phone? I'm at 4gb, and find others online with the same problem, but cannot find any media stored on my device, and no option to explore and clean this up when a drone isn't connected. Let my memory go!
Local Files
03/27/2022

mr_feedback
The way the opposite of, if I would like to preview a video, the Skydio app saves it locally. Then, if I’d like to access that video when I’m not connected to the drone, from Photos for example, I cannot. The video files are saved in a private directories so that I can preview them. If I try to save them locally on my phone, it takes quite a bit of time to save each clip. Why not allow users to either access the local videos from the photos app directly, or copy them from the Skydio app directories to photos quickly. Exporting new clips, takes too long.
Local Files
03/27/2022

mr_feedback

The way the opposite of, if I would like to preview a video, the Skydio app saves it locally. Then, if I’d like to access that video when I’m not connected to the drone, from Photos for example, I cannot. The video files are saved in a private directories so that I can preview them. If I try to save them locally on my phone, it takes quite a bit of time to save each clip. Why not allow users to either access the local videos from the photos app directly, or copy them from the Skydio app directories to photos quickly. Exporting new clips, takes too long.
Save your money
04/06/2022

davidd_yj
For anyone planning on buying this drone be very cautious. Skydio promotes this drone has being exceptional and tracking and avoiding objects. I can tell you from experience and two skydio crashes thats this drone is garbage. The only way this drone works properly is in a super wide open field and with very bright lighting. Camera quality is not very good and the drone loses connection every second. While regaining connection you have absolutely no control of the drone, do there is no way of you stopping the drone from hitting a branch a powerline. DJI had been out for way longer and believe their drones are way better and actually cheaper. The skydio is $1000 just the drone. With all the accessories you are easily looking at $1600 to $1700 for the basic package. There are lots of drones out there that are less expensive and do a better job than the skydio.
Save your money
04/06/2022

davidd_yj

For anyone planning on buying this drone be very cautious. Skydio promotes this drone has being exceptional and tracking and avoiding objects. I can tell you from experience and two skydio crashes thats this drone is garbage. The only way this drone works properly is in a super wide open field and with very bright lighting. Camera quality is not very good and the drone loses connection every second. While regaining connection you have absolutely no control of the drone, do there is no way of you stopping the drone from hitting a branch a powerline. DJI had been out for way longer and believe their drones are way better and actually cheaper. The skydio is $1000 just the drone. With all the accessories you are easily looking at $1600 to $1700 for the basic package. There are lots of drones out there that are less expensive and do a better job than the skydio.
Since the drone does so much, the app can be simpler than DJI
12/30/2019

AustxCyclist
While simple is good, there are several features that need to be added to make this a really useful app. First, we need telemetry data (it was announced before Christmas but I’ve still not seen the update). For aerial photography it would also be nice to have some additional tools like rule if thirds bars, and even center reticle, and quick camera controls on the same screen that don’t require multiple menus. Also curve based gimbal and controller modifications to allow for more nuanced and cinematic movements. There needs to be some indication of GPS strength and confirmation of a good position lock for the take off point so if the drone needs to return to home, we can be confident it will come back to the right spot.And finally, the messages are not clear when connected to the controller and you loose connection. It seems to have you try and reconnect (why doesn’t it automatically do this) and it looks like it then tries to join the drone’s WiFi instead of the controller connection, but it is kind of confusing and usually too much to focus on when you are suddenly trying to figure out what’s going on and regain control and I just end up mashing whatever button it presents to me and hope it works.Overall, this is a decent app and works well in conjunction with the autonomy aspects of the Skydio. It will probably seem too basic for DJI pilots at first, but this isn’t the same kind of drone and doesn’t bolt on features like DJI (see how many different obstacle avoidance settings are there on a Mavic?). Instead, they just make everything work for the most part so you don’t need to micromanage the drone.Skydio - an awesome bonus feature would be to add an option to slow the drone down if necessary and then allow the user to shrink the protective bubble around the drone to enable indoor movement or navigation thru tighter spots. Kind of like the switch to turn off the height floor now.

Developer Response
Thank you for your feedback. We were able to provide an update for Telemetry data. Those are great suggestions for more cinematic options for the Skydio 2. We want customers to feel confident when flying Skydio 2 and have transparency as to what's occurring in the Skydio 2 app. We've seen similar feedback regarding reducing the obstacle avoidance bubble, and we appreciate the input. Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback on the Skydio 2 ecosystem as it helps us make improvements to the overall experience for every customer.
Since the drone does so much, the app can be simpler than DJI
12/30/2019

AustxCyclist

While simple is good, there are several features that need to be added to make this a really useful app. First, we need telemetry data (it was announced before Christmas but I’ve still not seen the update). For aerial photography it would also be nice to have some additional tools like rule if thirds bars, and even center reticle, and quick camera controls on the same screen that don’t require multiple menus. Also curve based gimbal and controller modifications to allow for more nuanced and cinematic movements. There needs to be some indication of GPS strength and confirmation of a good position lock for the take off point so if the drone needs to return to home, we can be confident it will come back to the right spot.And finally, the messages are not clear when connected to the controller and you loose connection. It seems to have you try and reconnect (why doesn’t it automatically do this) and it looks like it then tries to join the drone’s WiFi instead of the controller connection, but it is kind of confusing and usually too much to focus on when you are suddenly trying to figure out what’s going on and regain control and I just end up mashing whatever button it presents to me and hope it works.Overall, this is a decent app and works well in conjunction with the autonomy aspects of the Skydio. It will probably seem too basic for DJI pilots at first, but this isn’t the same kind of drone and doesn’t bolt on features like DJI (see how many different obstacle avoidance settings are there on a Mavic?). Instead, they just make everything work for the most part so you don’t need to micromanage the drone.Skydio - an awesome bonus feature would be to add an option to slow the drone down if necessary and then allow the user to shrink the protective bubble around the drone to enable indoor movement or navigation thru tighter spots. Kind of like the switch to turn off the height floor now.
Developer Response 04/23/2020
Thank you for your feedback. We were able to provide an update for Telemetry data. Those are great suggestions for more cinematic options for the Skydio 2. We want customers to feel confident when flying Skydio 2 and have transparency as to what's occurring in the Skydio 2 app. We've seen similar feedback regarding reducing the obstacle avoidance bubble, and we appreciate the input. Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback on the Skydio 2 ecosystem as it helps us make improvements to the overall experience for every customer.

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Version 24.10.3 12/03/2025

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Seller: Skydio Inc
Size: 221.5 MB
Category: Photo & Video
Compatibility: Requires iOS 14.0 or later.

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Location: This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease device battery life.
Languages: English
Age Rating: 4+

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Ratings & Reviews

Solid App, room for improvement

Local Files

Save your money

Since the drone does so much, the app can be simpler than DJI

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