Deerc FPV vs SNAPTAIN Mate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Deerc FPV
Control a toy quadrocopter using your device via WiFi. Stream real-time video directly from the drone to your screen for an immersive flying experience.
- WiFi quadrocopter control
- Real-time video transfer
- FPV experience
- Drone piloting
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A toy quadrocopter control by wifi with video transfer real time.
SNAPTAIN Mate
Control your drone's flight and capture aerial photos and videos. Experience real-time camera feeds and utilize various control modes, including gravity and voice commands. Enhance your footage with filters and enjoy immersive VR capabilities.
- Real-time camera feed
- Gravity and rocker control modes
- Trajectory flight mode
- Filter and voice control
- Gesture photo/video
- VR Mode support
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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 trajectory flight mode 4.Support add filter mode 5.Support headless mode 6.Support voice-control mode 7.Support gestures for Photo/Video 8.Support VR Mode
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Deerc FPV at fortnightly against SNAPTAIN Mate's every 2 months. Deerc FPV also leads on ratings volume (257 vs 26). SNAPTAIN Mate's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). On price, rating, review sentiment 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.3 for Deerc FPV against 3.3 for SNAPTAIN Mate. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Deerc FPV has 257 ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 34% of Deerc FPV's written reviews are positive against 38% of SNAPTAIN Mate's.
Deerc FPV ships an update fortnightly, SNAPTAIN Mate every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Deerc FPV | SNAPTAIN Mate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (257 ratings) | 3.3 (26 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 34.1% of reviews | 38.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 257 — better | 26 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 120 MB | 179 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Xiamen Huoshiquan Import & Export CO., LTD | 军年 陈 |
Customer experience
Deerc FPV
SNAPTAIN Mate
Bugs and requests
Deerc FPV
Reported bugs
11 issues- App won't connect to drone WiFi network
- White/blank screen when launching app
- Camera feed not displaying
- On-screen control buttons non-functional
- App crashes when accessing photo/video gallery
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- Video freezing during flight
- App crashes on startup
- Incompatibility with newer iPhone models (iPhone 15, iPhone 13, iPhone X)
- Drone loses connection during flight
- Video/photos not saving properly
- Trimming controls missing from interface
Requested features
7 requests- Battery percentage indicator
- WiFi signal strength meter
- One-button gyro recalibration
- Range indicator display
- Xbox/PlayStation controller support
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- Better setup instructions in-app
- Improved documentation and user guides
SNAPTAIN Mate
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Deerc FPV
No in-app purchases
SNAPTAIN Mate
No in-app purchases
