Dronetag Drone Scanner

Drone Scanner turns a compatible phone or tablet into a local Direct Remote ID viewer. It listens for Bluetooth and Wi-Fi broadcasts, places detected aircraft on a map, shows the fields each message provides and can export captured data. Pilots can use it to check whether a module appears before a flight, while a proximity feature helps visualize other broadcasting participants. Dedicated Dronetag receivers extend reception beyond the phone's radios.

Reception is the critical limitation. The documentation notes that iOS cannot receive some Wi-Fi Remote ID modes and that Android behavior depends on hardware and refresh rate; Bluetooth connections can also interfere with scanning. A missing target may therefore reflect the receiver, distance, obstruction or broadcast mode rather than a legal failure. The app is not an air-traffic-control picture and cannot show aircraft that do not broadcast a compatible signal. Diagnose with a supported second device or receiver, and use the applicable regulator's compliance procedure for the aircraft itself.