Map Pilot Pro
5.5/10Map Pilot Pro is an iOS and Android flight planning app from Drones Made Easy that automates photogrammetry data capture with DJI drones for mapping and surveying.
Data last updated November 2026 · Our methodology
Overview
Map Pilot Pro is a mobile mission planning and flight control app from Drones Made Easy, a San Diego company. It flies DJI aircraft on automated paths to collect overlapping images for photogrammetry. The output is meant for the company's own cloud processing service, Maps Made Easy, but you can also process it in other software. Mission types include grid, linear, orbit, vertical and spot check missions. It has terrain awareness that works offline, and you can import your own terrain data. Other features include basemap caching for flying without a signal, Quick Map previews in the field, multi-battery management, RAW imaging, and syncing missions across devices. Pricing is a subscription shared with Maps Made Easy. The Free plan costs nothing and has fixed overlap and altitude ranges. Base is 5 USD a month, Pro is 15 USD and Elite is 45 USD, and annual billing costs about ten times the monthly price. Higher tiers unlock more mission types, better terrain data, support for enterprise aircraft such as the Matrice 350 and Mavic 3 Enterprise, more allowed devices, and larger free processing allowances. Processing beyond those allowances is charged per gigapixel or bought as pay-as-you-go points. The main integrations are Maps Made Easy, KMZ export, DJI hardware, and LAANC authorizations through AirMap. Its main limitation is that it is tied closely to DJI. Several consumer models, such as the Mini 4 Pro on iOS, are export-only, and support depends on DJI SDK updates. User reviews also mention a learning curve, no desktop mission planning, and no KMZ or SHP boundary import. The app suits small survey teams, drone service providers, and agricultural or construction users who want low-cost automated mapping flights.
Our Rating
Who Map Pilot Pro is best for
Best software for Drone Service ProvidersGood fit
It is built to plan and fly automated photogrammetry missions on DJI drones, with low monthly prices and per-job processing.
There is a free tier, paid plans start at 5 USD a month, and the app runs on a phone or tablet.
Offline basemaps, offline terrain awareness and in-field Quick Map previews support work at remote sites.
Less suited
Grid and terrain-aware missions produce orthophotos, surface models and volume measurements through Maps Made Easy, which suit site mapping.
Team management is limited to Elite device management, and the app is DJI-centric with no published security or compliance documentation.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Low entry cost, with a free tier and paid plans from 5 USD a month or 50 USD a year.
- Terrain awareness and basemap caching work offline, which users rely on at remote sites.
- Many mission types, including grid, linear, orbit, vertical and spot check, on the Pro tier.
- Plans flow directly into Maps Made Easy, which processes orthophotos, 3D models and NDVI with mission and log syncing.
- App store reviewers praise responsive support, including on weekends, and fast updates after new DJI SDK releases.
- Supports enterprise DJI hardware such as the Mavic 3 Enterprise, M30 and M350 with P1 or L1 on the higher tiers.
Cons
- Tied to DJI aircraft. Some consumer models, such as the Mini 4 Pro on iOS, are export-only and cannot be flown directly.
- Users report a learning curve and an interface on which some controls are hard to find.
- There is no desktop mission planner, and reviewers say they cannot import KMZ or SHP boundaries for planning.
- One reviewer reports the app resetting DJI camera settings when used alongside the DJI app.
- Subscription web maps expire once the subscription lapses, and subscriptions do not include full 3D processing.
- There is little enterprise documentation on security, compliance or team administration.
Key Features
Map Pilot Pro Pricing
Free
- Up to 3 mobile devices
- 3 free maps per 24 hours
- 50 images of 20MP per map
- Quick Maps up to 20 images
- Mission saving without basemap
- Overlap fixed at 75-85%, altitude 50-80 m
- 1 gigapixel of free processing (DJI workflow only)
Base
or $50/year (save 17%)
- Up to 5 mobile devices
- 200 images of 20MP per map
- Access to tiered discounts
- 2 gigapixels of free processing
- Overlap 50-95%, altitude 10-300 m
- Terrain awareness and orbit missions
- 7 free maps per 30 days, 5 per 24 hours
- Terrain processing 500 acres per 30 days
- In-air restart, video mode, RAW (DNG) imaging
- Virtual Stick controls for Mini and Air series
Pro
or $150/year (save 17%)
- Up to 7 mobile devices
- 600 images of 20MP per map
- Mission sharing between users
- 3 gigapixels of free processing
- Overlap 5-95%, altitude 2-500 m
- 20 free maps per 30 days, 7 per 24 hours
- Grid, linear, spot check and vertical missions
- Stop to image, movable home point, manual focus
- Multi-flight KMZ export and premium 30 m terrain data
- Thermal processing; terrain processing 1,000 acres per 30 days
- Tier 1 enterprise hardware such as P4RTK, Mavic 3 Enterprise, M30
Elite
or $450/year (save 17%)
- Up to 20 mobile devices
- Premium 10 m terrain data
- 1,600 images of 20MP per map
- 8 gigapixels of free processing
- 30 free maps per 30 days, 10 per 24 hours
- Terrain processing 10,000 acres per 30 days
- Team device management (annual billing only)
- Tier 2 hardware such as M300/M350, P1, L1, H20/H20T
Frequently Asked Questions
The app is free to download and has a Free plan with fixed overlap and altitude ranges. Paid plans are Base at 5 USD a month, Pro at 15 USD and Elite at 45 USD, with annual options of 50, 150 and 450 USD. New Maps Made Easy accounts get 15 days of Pro-tier access.
It is built for DJI aircraft, including Mini and Air models through Virtual Stick control and enterprise models such as the P4RTK, Mavic 3 Enterprise, M30, M300/M350 and Zenmuse P1, L1 and H20 on the higher tiers. Some models are export-only on certain platforms. For example, the Mini 4 Pro is export-only on iOS and needs an RC Pro or N2 remote on Android.
No. The vendor says you can process the imagery in your own photogrammetry software, but the app is designed around Maps Made Easy and includes free processing allowances there.
Yes. It supports basemap caching for offline operations, offline terrain awareness, and Quick Map previews in the field. Quick Maps is available on iOS only.
It runs on iOS and iPadOS 15.6 or later and on Android. DJI CrystalSky and other Android-based DJI remotes need an APK install. The vendor recommends at least 6 GB of RAM on Android devices.
Extra processing costs 0.36 USD per gigapixel on Base, 0.25 USD on Pro and 0.18 USD on Elite. You can also buy pay-as-you-go points, from about 0.016 USD per 12MP image, for jobs of up to 5,000 images.
Pro allows user-to-user mission sharing and up to 7 devices. Elite allows up to 20 devices and adds team device management, which requires annual billing.
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