Rx Drone vs THWiFi FPV
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rx Drone
Control a toy drone wirelessly via Wi-Fi, stream live video, and capture photos and videos. Save media to your device's album and review recorded footage.
- Wi-Fi drone control
- Live video streaming
- Take snapshots
- Record video
- Browse media album
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1.it can control a toy via WIFI 2.play video via toy 3.play video in full-screen 4.get a snapshot from video and save it into the album 5. it can record,display record time and save it into the album 6. it can browse the pictures and play record files in the album
THWiFi FPV
View real-time footage from a 4-Axis aircraft on your smart device. This app enables you to capture photos and videos, and experience immersive flight through VR goggles.
- Real-time WiFi image transmission
- Photo and video capture
- VR goggle compatibility
- File review
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This app is specially created for 4-Axis aircraft, which allows you to see things in an real awesome way! The camera on the 4-Axis aircraft transmits footage back to your smart device in real time, put your smart device into the VR goggle and see things like you're truly up there flying. NOTE, please read the instruction carefully before you take off. Main function: 1. Real time display of the image from 4-Axis aircraft via WIFI 2. Take photo and video from 4-Axis aircraft via WIFI transmission; 3. Put smart device into the VR goggle and see things like you're truly up there flying. 4. Review the photo and video files.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: THWiFi FPV at fortnightly against Rx Drone's every 5 weeks. THWiFi FPV also leads on iOS requirement (9.3 vs 15.6). Rx Drone's advantage is review sentiment (20% vs 7%) and ratings volume (137 vs 29). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.4 for Rx Drone against 2.3 for THWiFi FPV. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 137 and 29 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 20% of Rx Drone's written reviews are positive against 7% of THWiFi FPV's.
Rx Drone ships an update every 5 weeks, THWiFi FPV fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rx Drone | THWiFi FPV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (137 ratings) — better | 2.3 (29 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews — better | 7.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 137 — better | 29 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 9.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 144 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Robert Ronash | 深圳市天之衡电子科技有限公司 |
Customer experience
Rx Drone
THWiFi FPV
Bugs and requests
Rx Drone
Reported bugs
51 issues- Camera view upside-down
- OK button unpressable
- Emergency stop button failed
- No connection at all
- GPS system jammed in USA
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- Lost drone, bad GPS logs
- Cannot fly the drone
- Cannot view video
- No flight parameters
- Wi-Fi connection issues
- Confusing and doesn't work
- Features fail or incompatible
- Motors won't run
- No longer works with iOS 17
- App doesn't work with drone
- Footage connects, but won't fly
- Video feed horrible
- Disconnects frequently
- Cannot control drone
- No internet connection
- Horrible to control drone
- Advanced flight modes don't work
- None of the options work
- App not working, not recording
- Broke first flight
- App not working, doesn't connect
- App won't unlock drone
- Follow me, RTH, GPS not working
- Not compatible with new iPhone
- Calibration not working
- Unlock won't stay unlocked
- Other features useless
- Not functional, won't unlock
- Live feed only, no stats
- Tries to connect/disconnect
- Cannot unlock drone
- Distance not within specs
- Cannot see drone stats
- No metric/imperial switch
- Cannot fly drone
- Random pop-up with Chinese
- App crashes
- No propeller operation
- Cannot find in settings
- Pathetic interface, scam company
- Terrible app, terrible product
- App requires iPhone 7, not 6s
- App is useless, doesn't support options
- Wi-Fi disconnects often
- Guided modes non-functional
- No update for 3 years
Requested features
7 requests- Basic instructions for features
- Switch between metric and imperial
- Update frequently for new users
- Developer response to reviews
- Fix for iPhone 6s compatibility
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- Option for imperial measurements
- Feature to switch between metric and imperial
THWiFi FPV
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Rx Drone
No in-app purchases
THWiFi FPV
No in-app purchases
