DroneBlocks
DroneBlocks teaches programming and STEM with the DJI/Ryze Tello drone
Total ratings
3.32
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spammy, or outdated. Pros
- Great tool for teaching programming concepts
- Recent updates improved functionality like camera and curve features
- User-friendly interface for beginners, including children
Cons
- Frequent connectivity issues with Tello drone
- Inconsistent performance, often only takes off and hovers
- No camera block or feature available on Android version
Most mentioned
- Issues with mission launching and execution
- Problems with drone control, including flyaways and loss of control
- Need for camera functionality to enhance app usability
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2.30
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| Date | Author | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-23 |  | | App looks great. The variety of functions and an ease of use is amazing, but... There's no saving missions locally, no warning when creating new mission (this is related to no mission saving feature), and I couldn't find any access to sensors. |
| 2023-04-29 |  | | Could be a good app but has bugs/annoyances. 1. I tried the Fly Forward 20 inches. My Tello barely moved. I switched to metric units and this worked. 2. This is a major annoyance: Upon starting up the app, it is full screen with no Android buttons showing and no Android message bar across the top. So the drone parameters can be read across the top, and also the "Connect to Tello" button. As soon as I touch anywhere, it seems, the buttons and bar come back and the above items disappear. |
| 2023-03-17 |  | | Thanks for keep updating the app. Recent version camera and curve function already work well on my gadget. Hope "sensor variables" which exists in db windows version could also implemented on future release. |
| 2022-07-30 |  | | Not well programmed. Most of the time, the mission never launches after repeatedly pressing the Launch button. The Abort Mission button does not disappear after pressing it. Worse issue is the Connect To Tello button never connects to the Tello's wifi. |
| 2022-06-14 |  | | Your odds of winning the lottery are better than your odds of getting a mission to run properly on this app. There are just too many things that have to go right. - You have to be able to connect - You have to be able to stay connected - You have to hope it doesn't randomly drift off in a different direction after takeoff - You have to hope that it doesn't randomly skip blocks of code or freeze on blocks of code - You have to hope that it actually goes the distance that you set it to go |
| 2022-04-11 |  | | If it could connect to my Tello Talent it would be an amazing app. I spent hours trying to make the app connect to TT. I watched youtube videos, read instructions, searched for error mistakes but without any result. If you connect first to the Tello's RTM wifi, the app shows an error web page and does nothing. If you first open the app and then try to connect to RTM wifi, the app initializes properly but unable to connect to Tello's wifi. I decided to look elsewhere. |
| 2022-03-21 |  | | Used with Tello drone. My 10 year old granddaughter enjoyed programming. HOWEVER, the program "froze" very often. I'd guess about 50% of the time. NOT ACCEPTABLE. We did get the "Abort Mission" to work by holding it down till it landed, not just tapping on it. This would be a great tool if it worked consistently. |
| 2021-11-19 |  | | Does not work on the new iPad mini. My drones class spent more time trying to connect than they did flying. Partially works on Android. It takes off correctly but nothing else is consistent. Abort does nothing. Don't tell me it's a tello firmware issue. I have the latest version. |
| 2021-09-06 |  | | This wonderful app is a great tool for teaching Math Science technology and Engineering. Now with the additional camera function it adds to the cool functionality. Make sure you have good illumination for your Tello drone so that it will navigate reliably and also ensure that you have the latest firmware for your drone. I've had a lot of success using this with a Tello drone. Kudos to the droneblocks team! |
| 2021-08-24 |  | | It doesn't even give me the scratch table at all. It gives me the drone position info, gives me a moveable camera feed, but instead of getting the actual scratch table, I get "Web page not available" I'd suggest not just using an embedded webpage. |
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