Rx Drone vs HS FLY
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
HS FLY
Control a drone via Wi-Fi with FPV support for clear photo and video display. Features include GPS positioning and smart phone following flight capabilities, making it an engaging hobby product.
- Wi-Fi control
- FPV support
- Clear photo display
- Video FPV
- GPS positioning flight
- Smartphone following flight
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The HS FLY can be control by the wifi, with FPV support, clear photo display, also video FPV. There are interesting function, such as GPS positioning flight, smart phone following flight. It’s a powerful and interesting hobby product.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HS FLY at 3.5 against Rx Drone's 2.4. HS FLY also leads on review sentiment (39% vs 20%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
HS FLY holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 137 and 58 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Rx Drone's written reviews are positive against 39% of HS FLY's.
Rx Drone ships an update every 5 weeks, HS FLY every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rx Drone | HS FLY |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (137 ratings) | 3.5 (58 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 38.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 137 — better | 58 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 144 MB | 168 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Robert Ronash | HOLY STONE TECHNOLOGY Co.,Ltd. |
Customer experience
Rx Drone
HS FLY
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
HS FLY
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Rx Drone
No in-app purchases
HS FLY
No in-app purchases
