AURA - Smart Weather for Drone

Name: AURA - Smart Weather for Drone
Rating: 4.5 (152 reviews)
Author: Daniel Widjaja

By: Daniel Widjaja

Sky, GPS, NFZ, Hourly Forecast

Features & Capabilities

AURA is a smart weather forecast app for drone and UAV flights. It combines wind data, satellite information, No-Fly Zones, and smart flight guidance into a single, well-designed interface.

Features include hour-by-hour and daily forecasts (free up to 5 days), AI-driven weather scoring, dark mode, Apple Watch and iPad support, accessibility for color-blind users, and an ad-free experience. It’s a must-have tool for both beginner pilots and seasoned flyers.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Weather Photography AI

By:

Daniel Widjaja

Rating:

4.50

(152)

Version:

1.2.6 Last updated: 2026-05-01

Version code:

885170638

Creation date:

2019-03-27

Compatible devices:

Size:

70.14MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-11

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 128,564 ▲ 60

For Developers

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Developed by:

Daniel Widjaja

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aura-smart-weather-for-drone/id1449728758

Website:

http://aura.danielvw.com

User Reviews

Users generally find AURA to be accurate for planning and visually appealing, with a useful, all-in-one interface. However, recurring issues undermine trust: NFZ warnings frequently misclassify airspace and lack adjustable radius; weather and current condition data can be inconsistent or misleading; the subscription model causes friction, with prompts, access limits, and perceived poor support; and bugs with updates, force restarts, and slow development cycle further reduce reliability. Overall, strong potential and UI, but reliability and support gaps prevent it from meeting expectations across multiple reviews.

Pros

Accurate data for flight planning
Visually polished, intuitive interface
Useful collection of information for drone planning (good overall usability)

Cons

NFZ/no-fly zone warnings are frequently inaccurate and radius cannot be adjusted
Weather/current conditions data can be inconsistent or misleading
Subscription model causes friction (pricing, access, prompts) and reported poor support
Bugs and reliability issues (updates, restarts) with slow development

Recent reviews

This app shows me in a NFZ, however, according to the FAA I am in Class G airspace.

by gh*****, 2024-12-22

Used the Aura app many times and found it very useful and accuracy was surprisingly excellent. So much so that I subscribed. Meanwhile with the recent update it tells me that I am in a No Fly Zone. With no way to make any setting changes to adjust the "zone" radius. I am NOT in a No Fly Zone. There are a couple of private a runways (not airports) but no reason to call it a NFZ. Nearest County Airport is over 10 miles North of me. I will not be renewing my subscription until the Devs incorporate some settings to change the type of airfields and radius area.

by Bo*****, 2023-07-18

1) It disagrees with other drone specific weather apps and even with what I’m seeing outside as far as local conditions. 2) If there’s a Cloud Base feature or setting to enable the readout I can’t find it. Either incorporate Cloud Base or give me a Dew Point readout so I can calculate it myself without opening another weather app. Again, sexy looking app, but I can’t trust it because it’s inconsistent with current conditions I can physically feel and see while other apps are more representative of the actual conditions. I’ll keep it on my device, though, in hopes of a reliable app in future updates. Hopefully the owners will invest their earnings into R&D for needed improvements. ETA: App could use customizations like longpressing a tile to add/change or remove a tiles information. For example, I don’t need sunrise/sunset so getting rid of it or replacing it with something more preferable (dew point, cloud base) or just decluttering and reorganizing the tiles to taste would be phenomenal! Also, needs option to display pressure reading in inHg