SeaLife Micro Cam vs Hover
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SeaLife Micro Cam
Wirelessly connect your SeaLife Micro camera to your iPhone or iPad. View, download, and remotely control your camera's capture and settings. Stream live video from your camera up to 225 feet away.
- Wireless camera connection
- View saved pictures and videos
- Download media to device
- Live streaming view
- Remote capture
- Change camera settings
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Works with SeaLife Micro HD+ and 2.0 camera models. Wirelessly connect camera to iPhone and iPad devices. SeaLife Micro Cam app includes the following features: • View pictures and videos saved on camera • Wirelessly download pictures and videos from camera to iPhone and iPad devices • Downloaded pictures and videos are automatically saved to device’s camera roll • Live streaming view – you see what the camera sees up to 225ft (69m) distance from camera • Remotely capture pictures and videos • Change camera settings
Hover
Control a flying camera with real-time preview and adjustable parameters. Manage your captured photos and videos, and switch between shooting modes for creative control.
- Real-time shooting preview
- Adjustable camera parameters
- Video/Photo shooting modes
- Material management
- One-click film maker
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Hover is an exclusive app for Hover Camera. You can preview the shooting in real time and lock the shooting details; the camera parameter adjustment function brings various gameplay, and there is also a video material management function to create your exclusive library for photogenic spot. Function introduction: -【Real-time preview】Real-time preview of the shooting ,check the quality and content at any time; -【Camera parameter adjustment】arbitrary adjustment of the camera's flight angle, distance and tracking form, and shoot more freely. -【Video/Photo mode】Single mode/continuous mode can be switched during the shooting process, to freeze every wonderful moments; -【Material Management】One-click film maker, saving time and efficiency, and sharing one step faster.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hover at 2.9 against SeaLife Micro Cam's 1.6. Hover also leads on review sentiment (32% vs 0%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months). SeaLife Micro Cam's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15). On price, ads, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Hover sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. SeaLife Micro Cam asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hover holds the better App Store score, 2.9 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hover has 101 ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of SeaLife Micro Cam's written reviews are positive against 32% of Hover's.
SeaLife Micro Cam ships an update every 5 months, Hover every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SeaLife Micro Cam | Hover |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (20 ratings) | 2.9 (101 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 32.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20 | 101 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 344 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nusoft | Hangzhou Zero Zero Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
SeaLife Micro Cam
Hover
Bugs and requests
SeaLife Micro Cam
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Hover
Reported bugs
24 issues- App closes out after login attempt
- Repeated failures to connect to drone's WiFi
- Cannot access videos or photos even when logged in
- App shuts down involuntarily
- Setup process is a moving target
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- New update damaged batteries, reducing flight time
- App not loading at first
- App says network failed
- App doesn't connect to drone
- Audio recording not downloading/merging with video
- Photo function lost after update
- Cannot sign into app, network unavailable error
- App doesn't work
- App requires full access to media
- App requires full access to photos
- App requires GPS access to download videos
- App doesn't connect for downloads after iPadOS update
- Permissions issues, requires full photo library access
- Cannot initiate connection/pairing with VoiceOver screen reader
- Doesn't allow shooting more than 15 seconds in specific modes
- Login process does not allow re-login, prompts for new account
- Mode tab cannot be used to access mode settings
- Network unavailable error when downloading videos
- Manual button not found
Requested features
18 requests- Allow access to album when drone is off
- Unlock flight modes immediately
- Add voice control
- Add more fun flight modes
- Improve UI and UX design
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- Add comprehensive editing tool features
- Add manual flight mode for iPad
- Allow flight at any firmware version
- Add option to mute or lower robotic sound
- Add settings for camera quality adjustments (EV, contrast, saturation, sharpening)
- Allow reinitiating flight from phone without tapping power button
- Add duration option on all modes
- Program a sequence for flight execution
- Allow limited photo access instead of full access
- Improve translations
- Add more operational manuals in the app
- Allow user-controlled exposure/EV, saturation, contrast, and sharpening settings
- Add option to create instructions in a sequence for execution and return to user
In-app purchases
SeaLife Micro Cam
No in-app purchases
Hover
- 450 Token$0.99
- 4500 Token$9.99
- 45000 Token$99.99
