# Snaptain Era — user reviews > 66 indexed App Store user reviews of Snaptain Era by 介甲 张, rated 4.00/5 from 234 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/snaptain-era/id1422943984/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/snaptain-era/id1422943984.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 134 · 4★ 42 · 3★ 17 · 2★ 10 · 1★ 31 ## What do users think of Snaptain Era? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 👍 Easy to use and beginner-friendly - 💰 Affordable price point - 📸 Good camera quality for the price - 🎮 Smooth and responsive controls - 🚀 Quick and easy setup - ✨ Reliable connection when working - 📱 QR code app installation feature - 🎯 Hand gesture photo/video features - 🛡️ Protective guards keep drone safe - 🪶 Lightweight and portable design **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent app crashes - 📹 Black screen/camera not displaying - 📡 Poor WiFi connection issues - 🔌 Battery life is very short - 📊 Low signal range (10-30 feet) - ⚠️ Incompatible with some iPhone models - 🌪️ Unstable in windy conditions - 🔋 USB charging problems - 📉 Video frame rate drops at distance - 🔧 Tiny screws difficult to handle - 💾 High data consumption - 📱 Device age affects performance **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes every 3 minutes - App crashes when drone starts flying - Black screen on camera display - Camera feed not appearing - App crashes when taking photos - WiFi connection failures - Tutorial video button not functional - App crashes on startup - Photos/videos won't save to app - App incompatible with iPhone SE and some iPhone models - VR mode displays half black and white/half normal color - App crashes after takeoff - Drone won't turn on consistently **Most requested features** - More detailed tutorial videos - Camera pan/tilt controls (up and down movement) - Improved VR mode color display - Better video/photo saving functionality - Extended signal range - Longer battery life - Better frame rate at distance - Improved WiFi connection stability ## Newest reviews (13 of 66) ### 2/5 — Doesn’t connect to Wi-Fi *2022-12-21, version 2.4* I got this drone as a gift from work. Glad I didn’t pay money for it. It does fly well, but will not connect to Wi-Fi. That was kind of the whole purpose of picking this drone as a gift, so I can take an aerial picture of my house. So sad.. I guess I’ll just run it ragged till I break it.😎 ### 4/5 — It worked so well *2022-09-30, version 2.4* I got this to learn how to use drones and it worked so well, it wasn’t too pricey for a drone to learn with. I used it a lot but it eventually broke and I sent it back. I was in a state of anger and bought a newer and way more expensive drone, one not meant to be used for fun. How ever I could have gotten the first one replaced and never replaced it and used the more expensive one which broke. It’s been almost one or two years since that one broke horribly and I haven't touched it or attempted to repair and cannot get y money back. I regret not getting the original getting replaced and wish I stuck with this brand. ### 2/5 — App doesn’t work with iPhone *2022-06-30, version 2.3* I just purchased a drone which told me to download this app to use. The app won’t work with the drone on my iPhone, used the same app on an android tablet and it worked perfectly ### 4/5 — Good price and maneuverability but screws are small *2021-06-18, version 2.2* Ok, so the price is pretty reasonable, considering how well the drone flies, but still the really tiny screws are hard to screw in, as a few people commented and I’m having problems connecting to the live feed but overall I really enjoyed flying the drone ### 4/5 — Works well *2020-07-20, version 1.6* The pictures and videos from the drone won’t save onto the app it say I need a file but everything else is good ### 2/5 — Problems *2020-07-18, version 1.6* The problem is that everything is good but the battery is not working the usb won’t charge them so I can’t play with the, the most important to me on the drone is the battery ### 2/5 — Low signal range *2020-07-04, version 1.6* The camera range is really bad it looses the signal 10 feet away and crashes so you cannot pilot the drone like that which is the main function of the app but the drone is great ### 2/5 — Great but the ap is bad *2020-06-21, version 1.6* I loopoovvve the new drone and the controller works great but the app is the worst I can’t get the camera to wirk ### 4/5 — Amazing *2020-06-15, version 1.6* This is my first drone and it is amazing! It is easy to control and the instructions are easy to follow. Setup is mostly easy and easier for the app. I rated 4 stars instead of 5 because I did find one bug, the tutorial video button didn’t work when I pressed it. ### 3/5 — It’s good. But just a couple flaws *2020-05-19, version 1.6* It’s a good app and all. But it takes up too much data and doesn’t have that good of a frame rate once it gets a little further away. But it’s overall a good app and I enjoy it ### 3/5 — Well *2020-05-13, version 1.6* It is very hard to set up on your phone ### 5/5 — Love it *2020-04-17, version 1.6* I like the idea that they put i to it. ### 5/5 — Awesome app *2020-04-13, version 1.6* I normally don’t write reviews but in this case. I was struggling with the WiFi connection but I was reading the instructions again and there we go. It worked very easy. Control of the drone easy to handle and I love the photo function and the quality of the picture amazing. The only point is the battery lifetime but you have to keep both batteries charged. Thanks for this cool drone. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — App won’t run *2026-05-21, version 2.5* App keeps crashing ### 1/5 — App crashes! *2026-03-07, version 2.5* The app crashes about every three minutes, and it takes forever for it to get working. I connect to the drone, and every time I go to the video display it shows black then after a minute it works, ### 1/5 — App crashes *2025-04-13, version 2.5* App crashes as soon as the drone starts flying. The app and drone are useless to me if I can’t see the video ### 1/5 — Camera not working *2025-01-05, version 2.5* When i connect to the drones WiFi and i go into the app for the camera it just shows a black screen ### 1/5 — Camera doesn’t appear. Just opened. *2024-05-08, version 2.5* App works fine except camera doesn’t appear on my phone. ### 1/5 — App will not install. *2020-12-27, version 1.7* I’m able to install it on my iPad, but not on the iPhone. I have an iPhone SE and shouldn’t be having problems. Without my phone I’m flying blind. So far 1 star for the app and not sure on the drone yet. ### 1/5 — This drone is trash *2020-12-27, version 1.7* It’s trash because it won’t let connect to the internet and it doesn’t let me turn it on jade the time ### 1/5 — Tuturoial video not working *2020-01-25, version 1.6* As above ### 1/5 — The app crash every time *2019-12-27, version 1.6* I can’t check the video tutorials ### 1/5 — Tutorial Video *2019-12-24, version 1.6* Tutorial video won’t play in the app. Suggestions?? ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Amazing *2022-04-17, version 2.3* It’s amazing it works well in my iPhone XR ### 5/5 — Love it!!! *2021-11-28, version 2.2* I love this app!!! The only suggestion I have is a more explanatory video. Overall great app. ### 5/5 — Love it. *2021-04-26, version 1.9* As a beginner, this really helps. ### 5/5 — Why doesn’t my camera work *2021-02-26, version 1.8* I love this app I love the drone the only thing is my camera for the drone won’t work I’ve deleted the app and downloaded is again and even reseted my phone nothing works I even tried with my mothers phone and it worked perfectly fine I love the app just need a little help with tag cam so just please help me thanks. ### 5/5 — Nice *2021-01-28, version 1.7* Nice ### 5/5 — Wonderful! *2020-09-29, version 1.6* It works great. My brother and I use it as a security camera sometimes. But it has other uses. ### 5/5 — Its a great starter drone *2020-08-04, version 1.6* Its a great starter drone, but the downside is the range of the camera isn’t great. ### 5/5 — Love it!!!!😃 *2020-07-23, version 1.6* Spaptain era is such a good app for our drone. We use it to tale pics and vids to send to our family. We love it sooooooooo much!! ### 5/5 — From a beginner standpoint *2020-06-01, version 1.6* This is my first time ever flying a drone, or anything for that matter. It takes a few tries to get use to it if you’ve got zero experience flying drones/model airplanes etc. but once you get the hang of it it is loads of fun. You gotta be careful of wind, even small gusts as the drone is small and lightweight and will be blown around. I did find that once you get the hang of it you can “fight” the wind to maintain your flight path- as long as it isn’t a really strong gust. A clear area is best, until you fully know how to control the drone. Headless mode is pretty fun when you first get it so you can get the hang of how to fly. I highly recommend keeping the drone in the default speed until you have more experience with it (I turned mine up thinking I’d be fine and had to fetch it off my roof lol.) all in all super fun at a really good price. ### 5/5 — Fantastic! *2020-05-31, version 1.6* It always connects first time and it never ever crashes, although I’m guessing it depends on how old your device is but anyway, FANTASIC APP!!! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-27.*