SkyRover FPV vs HolyStone
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SkyRover FPV
Control your drone remotely and view real-time FPV video transmissions via WiFi. Capture 720P video, take snapshots, browse files, and download content from your drone.
- Real-time WiFi video transmission
- 720P video recording
- Snapshot capture
- Remote drone control
- SD card download
- File browsing
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The real-time video transmission are connected through WiFi. Function: ( FPV ) 1. snapshot 2. 720P video record 3. file browsing 4. Remote control drone 5. SD download.
HolyStone
Control your drone with your mobile device. Experience real-time FPV video, multiple control methods including gravity sensing and voice commands, and capture photos and videos directly from the app.
- WiFi real-time image transmission
- Gravity sensing control
- Trajectory control
- Voice command control
- Hand photography and video recording
- Manual photography and video recording
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A drone controls the app. The main features are as follows: 1. WiFi real-time image transmission 2. Real time manual control, gravity sensing control, trajectory control, voice command control 3. Hand photography and video recording, manual photography and video recording
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: HolyStone at 111 against SkyRover FPV's 5. SkyRover FPV's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 13.0). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.4 for SkyRover FPV against 3.5 for HolyStone. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HolyStone has 111 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | SkyRover FPV | HolyStone |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (5 ratings) | 3.5 (111 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 29.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 111 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 104 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Logic Electronics Technology Co.,Ltd | HOLY STONE TECHNOLOGY Co.,Ltd. |
Customer experience
SkyRover FPV
HolyStone
Bugs and requests
SkyRover FPV
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
HolyStone
Reported bugs
16 issues- App freezes
- Drone won't pair with controller
- Home button causes drone to fly erratically
- Cannot log back into account
- Videos turn screen white
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- Cannot connect to Wi-Fi (security warning)
- Videos and pictures are excessively large files
- App steals information
- Drone flies away on its own
- App disconnects from drone
- App doesn't show recorded videos
- App requires location permission
- App claims to be for email
- Drone blades not spinning
- Drone flies in random direction
- App crashes iPhone when viewing media
Requested features
5 requests- Update app to fix bugs
- Provide better customer support
- Fix video file size issue
- Improve drone control responsiveness
- Fix account creation issues
In-app purchases
SkyRover FPV
No in-app purchases
HolyStone
No in-app purchases
