Exploration_UFO vs HS GPS V1
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Exploration_UFO
Control your aircraft's flight and view real-time camera feeds on your mobile device. Capture photos and videos, and experience immersive flight with various control modes and aerial stunts.
- Real-time camera feed
- Photo and video recording
- Gravity control mode
- Rocker control mode
- 360° roll over
- Headless mode
- Gesture recognition for photos/videos
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App can control any flight of our aircraft, and the camera on the aircraft can transfer the real-time landscape to our mobile phone and show you the feeling of being on scene. This APP function: 1.Take the photo and video record on the mobile phone side. 2.Including two types of control:gravity mode,rocker mode 3.Support 360° roll over 4.Support headless mode 5.Support recognize gesture to take photo and record with the real-time video
HS GPS V1
Control a toy quadrocopter using your device via Wi-Fi. Stream real-time video directly from the drone to your screen.
- Wi-Fi quadrocopter control
- Real-time video transfer
- Drone operation via mobile device
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A toy quadrocopter control by wifi with video transfer real time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: HS GPS V1 at every 6 weeks against Exploration_UFO's every 26 months. HS GPS V1 also leads on review sentiment (43% vs 25%) and rating (3.4 vs 3.2). Exploration_UFO's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 11.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 GPS V1 holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HS GPS V1 has 199 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Exploration_UFO's written reviews are positive against 43% of HS GPS V1's.
Exploration_UFO ships an update every 26 months, HS GPS V1 every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Exploration_UFO | HS GPS V1 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (10 ratings) | 3.4 (199 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 42.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 199 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 26 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 125 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Top Sunshine Technology Co.,Ltd. | HOLY STONE TECHNOLOGY Co.,Ltd. |
Customer experience
Exploration_UFO
HS GPS V1
Bugs and requests
Exploration_UFO
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
HS GPS V1
Reported bugs
16 issues- App does not connect to drone
- Camera not connecting
- App is slow
- Drone won't connect to GPS
- App continuously says calibrating
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- Drone loss due to app glitching
- App doesn't allow takeoff or follow features
- Map controls are difficult to use or don't work
- Video feed does not work on newer iPhone models
- App not working with iOS 13
- Most functions don't work, only video/photo
- App doesn't work for HS140 drone
- HS260 not supported
- Signal gets glitchy sometimes
- WiFi connection issues
- Drone unresponsive after takeoff
Requested features
5 requests- Add flight control joysticks to the app
- Improve app interface for better visibility of drone status
- Implement traffic light system for drone battery status
- Add English language option for app updates
- Clarify which Holy Stone app to download
In-app purchases
Exploration_UFO
No in-app purchases
HS GPS V1
No in-app purchases
