# Avision for Drones

> Drone safety - drone flight planner. FAA, LAANC, B4UFLY and drone map services

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.avision](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.avision)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.avision`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Avision, Inc
- **Category:** MAPS\_AND\_NAVIGATION
- **Downloads:** 24,127
- **Rating:** 3.88 / 5 (63 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.4.3.83
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-31
- **First published:** 2020-05-06
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 30 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-17
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.avision)
- **Website:** [https://avision.io/](https://avision.io/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://avision.io/privacy-policy/](https://avision.io/privacy-policy/)

## Description

Avision for Drones is a Chrome extension that helps pilots safely plan, approve, and execute drone flights by leveraging FAA B4UFLY airspace awareness, automated LAANC authorization, and Flight Intelligence for automated validation against weather, terrain, and regulations.

It includes a UTM-based fleet management system for BVLOS operations, live video streaming for enhanced situational awareness, and account-based access. Access requires signing in, and commercial LAANC and fleet management features require a paid upgrade per the privacy policy.

## Rankings

- #404,589 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.avision.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`

## Review summary

Users praise Avision for Drones for fast LAANC approvals, accurate airspace information, and convenient flight plan syncing between devices, greatly enhancing commercial drone flight safety and efficiency. However, multiple users criticize the app's mandatory location access, costly subscription fees, problematic profile data saving, app instability with billing concerns, and questionable Bluetooth permission requests, highlighting areas needing improvement.

### Pros

- Fast and reliable LAANC approvals, making flight authorization quick and easy.
- Accurate and real-time airspace data helps ensure compliance with no-fly zones and restrictions.
- Seamless syncing of flight plans between laptop and phone, improving flight planning convenience.
- Makes commercial drone flights safer and more efficient by reducing guesswork in regulated airspace.

### Cons

- Mandatory location permission even when users want to explore maps without revealing location.
- Subscription fee considered too high by some users since LAANC is a government-provided system.
- App instability and billing issues reported, leading to subscription cancellation problems.
- Inability to enter or save Part 107 information in user profiles.
- Security concerns over Bluetooth permission requests that seem unnecessary for app functionality.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.avision)