Rx Drone vs HD dragon
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
HD dragon
Control your toy drone with this app, featuring automatic Bluetooth connection and Wi-Fi setup. Enjoy real-time HD video, photo/video capture, and various flight modes including fixed altitude, headless, and trajectory flight. It also offers advanced controls like gesture photography and zoom.
- Automatic Bluetooth connection
- Real-time HD video streaming
- Photo and video capture
- Fixed altitude and headless modes
- Gravity sensing and VR mode
- Trajectory flight
- Gesture photography and zoom
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HD Dragon is a toy drone control application that supports automatic Bluetooth connection with devices and acquisition of device Wi-Fi information, enabling one-click connection. It offers real-time high-definition video streaming playback, supports taking photos, recording videos, and album management. It has basic control functions such as one-click take-off, landing, and emergency stop, as well as various flight modes like fixed altitude, headless mode, gravity sensing, VR mode, and trajectory flight. It also supports advanced functions such as gesture photography, 360-degree rotation, zooming, gyroscope calibration, etc. It offers three speed adjustment levels (30%/60%/100%), multiple language interfaces, and provides a complete control experience for drone enthusiasts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Rx Drone at 2.4 against HD dragon's 1.9. Rx Drone also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (20% vs 0%). HD dragon's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
Rx Drone holds the better App Store score, 2.4 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rx Drone has 137 ratings behind it against 14, 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 0% of HD dragon's.
Rx Drone ships an update every 5 weeks, HD dragon every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rx Drone | HD dragon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (137 ratings) — better | 1.9 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 137 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 144 MB | 120 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Robert Ronash | Shenzhen Yilushi Technology Co.,ltd |
Customer experience
Rx Drone
HD dragon
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
HD dragon
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Rx Drone
No in-app purchases
HD dragon
No in-app purchases
