Rx Drone vs Mi Drone Mini
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
Mi Drone Mini
Experience precise hovering and effortless palm takeoffs with this mini drone. Engage in aerial combat with friends using gravity sensing controls and a minimalist interface.
- Precise hovering
- One-button palm takeoff
- Gravity sensing control
- Aerial combat with friends
- Minimalist interface
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1. Can achieve Precise hovering 2. Without fear of terrain effects, One-button palm takeoff 3. Supports gravity sensing control 4. have an exceptional aerial combat with friends 5. The interface is designed in a minimalist style
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Mi Drone Mini at 3.4 against Rx Drone's 2.4. Mi Drone Mini also leads on review sentiment (30% vs 20%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). Rx Drone's advantage is ratings volume (137 vs 10). On price, update cadence, 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.
Mi Drone Mini holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rx Drone has 137 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Rx Drone's written reviews are positive against 30% of Mi Drone Mini's.
Rx Drone ships an update every 5 weeks, Mi Drone Mini every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rx Drone | Mi Drone Mini |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (137 ratings) | 3.4 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 30.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 137 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 144 MB | 176 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Robert Ronash | Beijing FIMI Technology CO.,LTD |
Customer experience
Rx Drone
Mi Drone Mini
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
Mi Drone Mini
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Rx Drone
No in-app purchases
Mi Drone Mini
No in-app purchases
