The world's first drone Remote ID scanner made by Dronetag
Drone Scanner (legacy) from Dronetag turns your Android device into a real-time drone Remote ID scanner with live map data and zone visualization. It supports decoding broadcast drone data via Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, offering on-device insights about nearby flights, pilots, and operations. With 100,000+ total and 6.4K downloads in the last 30 days, the app has shown sustained interest since its launch, 1302 days ago.
Pros & Cons
Real-time discovery of nearby drones
Supports Bluetooth and Wi‑Fi broadcast data for comprehensive insights
Interactive map showing location and aircraft data
Detailed flight data including height, direction, and pilot info
Visible flying zones on the map for safer awareness
Free download with ongoing regulatory updates
Relatively low average user rating (2.24 from 720 ratings) which may reflect room for improvement
Described as a legacy app, which could imply older architecture or slower feature updates compared to newer tools
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Drone Scanner (legacy) is a tools app developed by Dronetag.
Download Statistics
Drone Scanner (legacy) has been downloaded 400 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 6.4 thousand times.
User Ratings
Drone Scanner (legacy) is rated 2.22 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 730 ratings.
App Information
Drone Scanner (legacy) is FREE to download. The APK download size is 3.62 MB. The latest version available is 1.16.0. The last update was on April 14, 2025.
Technical Requirements
Drone Scanner (legacy) requires Android 5.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play September 2022.
Description
Transform your phone or tablet into a drone scanner and track all the nearby flights over Direct / Broadcast Remote ID standards.
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On a Galaxy S24 Ultra the Wi-Fi doesn't work, Bluetooth does, Galaxy Note 10+ works BUT I'm flying a DJI drone, their serial numbers (all DJI Drone I own) start with 1581, Drone Scanner tells me my drone is a NewBeeDrone Model Bee ID yet the 1 (ONE) NewBeeDrone in the FAA database start with 2AC7Z .... I can see where they can get Drone Manufacture and model from the RID using the FAA data, but somewhere they goofed. After 3 days of trying to confirm my 'newly' Part 107 Registered work
★★★★☆Pratik Jadhav· Sep 8, 2024
We can see which drones are flying in my area.....?
★★★★★roy hemion· Nov 16, 2024
Downloaded.turned on my drone tracking device .ran the app. Gave blue tooth and Wi-Fi permissions. Running android on Google 8pro. The app immediately showed my location and my device location as well as my registration serial number works like a charm.no issues. Thank you for a simple bit effective tracking app.if my plane should run away I have a pretty good shot of finding it .
★★★★★Joe Sova· Dec 27, 2024
It worked after about 3 minutes, lots of info to display. My personnel info is "unknown". Strange, I want to see what the cops see. How do I enable full info?
★☆☆☆☆Trent Sanden· Dec 25, 2025
Does not detect my DJI or any other drone around me. I hade my Wi-Fi on and it still does not detect my DJI drone. Yes the Wi-Fi was on. I had my drone up for over 20 minutes, and it did not detect anything.
★☆☆☆☆Kevin Meyers· Jan 23, 2026
Doesn't work at all have a new 2026 Samsung Galaxy S25+, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth enabled. My DJI mini 4 pro is broadcasting remote ID I can see it listed on my phone Wi-Fi networks available. This app doesn't detect anything.
★☆☆☆☆Rich James· Apr 23, 2025
There are 2 drones flying your vicinity and this thing doesn't see either one of them. It does not work.
Google Play Rankings for Drone Scanner (legacy)
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Technologies used by Drone Scanner (legacy)
Drone Scanner (legacy) is requesting 25 permissions and is using 14 libraries.
Trust & Safety: The app requests a broad set of permissions (location, network, Bluetooth, storage, notifications) typical for a real-time map and drone-tracking tool. Users should review permission prompts and ensure compliance with privacy expectations and device policies. The presence of a DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION indicates standard integration behavior for dynamic features.
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