Comparison

AppGameKit Player vs FlightPlan!

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

AppGameKit Player

Test games and apps created with AppGameKit directly on your mobile device. Broadcast your projects from the IDE to see them run in real-time before building standalone applications.

Highlights
  • Real-time testing on device
  • Broadcast from AppGameKit IDE
  • Supports AppGameKit Classic and Studio
  • Test simple apps to 3D games
  • Build standalone applications
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Test games and apps on your device by broadcasting them from the AppGameKit IDE on Windows, Mac, or Linux before using them in a standalone application. You can make games and apps in the IDE using AppGameKit's BASIC inspired script and at the press of a button see them running on your iOS device. Scripts can be used to write anything from simple applications to sophisticated 3D games. When you are happy with your script you can use the IDE to build it into a standalone application and use Transporter to submit it to the App Store*. Compatible with both AppGameKit Classic and AppGameKit Studio *requires a Mac

About

FlightPlan!

Visually program and execute flight paths for your Tello drone. Control the drone manually or upload pre-designed flight plans. Monitor real-time telemetry data on a digital cockpit display.

Highlights
  • Visual flight plan programming
  • Upload flight plans to drone
  • Manual drone control
  • Real-time telemetry display
  • Glass cockpit interface
  • WiFi connection management
Features
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This app allows you to visually program a flight plan for the Tello Drone and then upload it to the drone for execution. You can also fly the drone manually with the app if you wish. Real time telemetry from the drone is displayed on the glass cockpit. Tello is a mini drone equipped with a HD camera that is manufactured by Ryze Robotics and includes a flight controller with DJI smarts. We access the Tello API by connecting to the airframe via a WiFi UDP port. Once a connection is in place, the drone is controlled using simple text commands. So before using the app, make sure that your Tello drone is on and the iPhone is connected to the Tello WiFi. You can check this by going to Settings -> WiFi. The first time that you use the app it will request your permission to use Location Services. This is required to allow the app to determine the SSID of the WiFi connection so we know when you are connected to the drone. The app doesn't use location services for anything else. The app has two modes of operation: manual and planning / auto pilot. The app status is shown in the top centre panel. This panel also indicates whether WiFi is connected or not. It may take a few seconds for a change in WiFi status to be displayed.  If you are connected to the Tello and in manual mode, then tapping the take off icon will cause the drone to auto take off and hover. Tapping land will auto land. Only tap emergency stop if necessary as it will immediately stop all four motors and the drone will fall out of the sky! Tapping the plan button toggles the app state between planning mode and manual mode. In planning mode a grid (representing the ground) and yellow arrow (representing the drone), will appear. The arrow direction indicates the front of the drone. In planning mode, you can enter the sequence of commands which will be transmitted to your drone for execution. Start with take off or you will receive a warning message. When you are finished with your flight plan tap land. The arrow will simulate the position of the drone but is not to scale. Tapping the upload icon will send your flight plan to the Tello and execute it. While the plan is being flown, the app will display the glass cockpit. Real time telemetry from the drone is displayed on the glass cockpit. This includes pitch, roll, yaw, velocity (x, y, z), temperature, time of flight (tof), height, battery percentage, motor on time, barometric pressure, and acceleration (x, y, z). A full description of how the app operates is provided at our website (reefwing.com.au). FlightPlan is a refined version of another that I described in an article called "Programming the Tello Drone using Swift." (https://medium.com/@reefwing/programming-the-tello-drone-using-swift-f9122fd4aeb8?). You can refer to this article to understand how the app operates and create your own version.

Screenshots

AppGameKit Player3 screens
FlightPlan!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: AppGameKit Player at 78% against FlightPlan!'s 20%. AppGameKit Player also leads on rating (4.0 vs 1.0) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.2). FlightPlan!'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AppGameKit Player holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of AppGameKit Player's written reviews are positive against 20% of FlightPlan!'s.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
AppGameKit Player versus FlightPlan!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAppGameKit PlayerFlightPlan!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (10 ratings) — better1.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews — better20.0% of reviews
Number of ratings10 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.2
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe Game CreatorsReefwing Software

Customer experience

AppGameKit Player

All ratings10 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%

FlightPlan!

All ratings4 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%

In-app purchases

None

AppGameKit Player

No in-app purchases

None

FlightPlan!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AppGameKit Player free?
AppGameKit Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FlightPlan! free?
FlightPlan! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AppGameKit Player or FlightPlan!?
AppGameKit Player is rated higher. AppGameKit Player averages 4.0 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while FlightPlan! averages 1.0 from 4 ratings.
Do AppGameKit Player or FlightPlan! have ads?
AppGameKit Player shows ads; FlightPlan! does not.

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