Flyingsee vs FreeFlight 3
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flyingsee
Control your drone directly from your iPhone or iPad. View a live video feed from the aircraft's camera and capture photos and videos in 720P resolution.
- Remote drone control
- Real-time video streaming
- Photo and video recording
- 720P video support
- WiFi protocol control
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This is a APP for the four axis aircraft control via WiFi protocol This APP function: 1.Remote control the four axis aircraft by iPhone/iPad/iPod. 2.Display the real-time video which taken by the camera on the aircraft,video data transmitted via 2.4G WiFi protocol. 3.Take the photo and video record on iPhone/iPad/iPod. 4.Support 720P
FreeFlight 3
This app allows drone pilots to track adventures, share media, and connect with a community. It offers cloud backup and redirects users to specific apps for controlling various drone models.
- Track drone adventures
- Connect with drone pilots
- Share photos and videos
- Cloud data backup
- Control Parrot drones
- Upload to social media
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PARROT CLOUD By becoming a member of Parrot Cloud, you can keep track of all your adventures and connect with other drone pilots. Share your photos, videos and data sessions with other pilots and instantly upload to YouTube, Google Photos or Twitter. In addition, you get a free backup of all the data shared on Parrot Cloud. Freeflight 3 now redirects you to the right application to control your Parrot Drone or Minidrone. - FreeFlight 3 now becomes FreeFlight Pro. Use to pilot Parrot Bebop drone, Bebop 2 and Disco. For Flight Plan enthusiasts, you can find your plans in the new app FreeFlight Pro. - FreeFlight Mini is now available to pilot the Parrot Minidrones Airborne Cargo, Airborne Night, Hydrofoil, Rolling Spider, Mambo and Swing. With FreeFlight Jumping, you can pilot the Jumping Sumo, Jumping Race and Jumping Night.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Flyingsee at 3.7 against FreeFlight 3's 2.8. Flyingsee also leads on review sentiment (56% vs 16%). FreeFlight 3's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 13.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Flyingsee holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 143 and 89 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Flyingsee's written reviews are positive against 16% of FreeFlight 3's.
Flyingsee ships an update every 3 months, FreeFlight 3 every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 21, 2026.
| Parameter | Flyingsee | FreeFlight 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (143 ratings) — better | 2.8 (89 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 56.3% of reviews — better | 15.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 143 — better | 89 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | UDIRC TOYS INDUSTRY CO., LTD | Parrot SA |
Customer experience
Flyingsee
FreeFlight 3
Bugs and requests
Flyingsee
Reported bugs
26 issues- App not found in store
- Support app doesn't work
- Waiting for tech support
- Cannot connect drone
- Image format bad
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- Video cuts every 2 seconds
- Drone unstable, descends rapidly
- Battery lasts short time
- Drone doesn't have landing legs
- Route tracing doesn't work
- Cannot connect to drone
- App closes by itself
- Video not saving
- Unable to download app
- Battery meter always red
- App would not save video (permissions issue)
- No video
- Cannot camera working and picture
- Camera and virtual control doesn't work
- Cannot access controls, pictures, and videos
- Camera doesn't work when activated
- App crashes iPhone
- Drone went flying when app turned on
- Download stops midway
- Videos not saved
- Camera not working
Requested features
8 requests- Change age restriction (from 17+ to lower)
- Add landing legs for drone
- Improve route tracing functionality
- Add ability to add video or photo
- Provide Japanese language explanation
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- Explain how to view real-time video
- Add dark mode option
- More comprehensive app features
FreeFlight 3
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Flyingsee
No in-app purchases
FreeFlight 3
No in-app purchases
