StudioXm vs ISD Go
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
StudioXm
This utility app allows configuration and management of specific flybarless receivers and related devices for RC helicopters. It offers features like preset backup/restore, firmware updates, and a flight logbook for battery monitoring.
- Configure flybarless receivers
- Backup and restore presets
- Perform device updates
- Load helicopter specific presets
- Flight log book for battery monitoring
- Connects via BLE2SYS Bluetooth interface
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StudioX mobile App connects your iOS device with your BEASTX MICROBEAST, MICROBEAST PLUS, MICROBEAST ULTRA, NANOBEAST and SPEKTRUM AR7200BX, AR7300BX, AR7210BX flybarless receiver. You can use it to configure your devices, backup and restore presets, perform updates, load helicopter specific presets and much more... Additionally StudioX features a flight log book for monitoring your lipo batteries used in RC helicopters or other RC applications. Please note: To connect to your device the BLE2SYS Bluetooth interface is required.
ISD Go
Control and manage wireless smart devices with a user-friendly interface. Connect and operate devices via Bluetooth, and receive automatic firmware updates when new versions are available.
- Connect BLE smart devices
- Wireless device operation
- Automatic firmware detection
- Firmware upgrades
- User-friendly interface
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ISD GO is an APP specially used to connect Aster wireless smart devices, so as to provide users with a more convenient and user-friendly user interface to operate Aster's smart devices. We have added the following features in ISD GO: 1. Bind Esther BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) smart device Users can bind Aster Bluetooth smart devices with their mobile phones, so that they can wirelessly access and operate the devices through their mobile phones. 2. Firmware upgrade When a new device firmware is released on the official website of Esther, ISD GO will automatically detect it, so as to realize the firmware upgrade of the smart device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: StudioXm at 3.4 against ISD Go's 1.8. ISD Go's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (31 vs 5). 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.
StudioXm holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ISD Go has 31 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.
StudioXm ships an update every 2 months, ISD Go weekly. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | StudioXm | ISD Go |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (5 ratings) — better | 1.8 (31 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 18.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 31 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | freakware | 深圳艾斯特创新科技有限公司 |
Customer experience
StudioXm
ISD Go
Bugs and requests
StudioXm
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
ISD Go
Reported bugs
56 issues- App crashes during updates
- Device not recognized by app
- Abnormal network connection for firmware server
- App not updated for current iOS
- Bluetooth not reconnecting
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- Inaccurate current readings
- Device disconnected during update
- No device detected
- App corrupts N series chargers
- Batteries showing incorrect discharge status
- Unable to bind to FD-200
- Bluetooth will not connect
- Computer doesn't recognize charger
- App fails to download firmware
- Drag brake not engaging
- ESC not staying connected via Bluetooth
- Timeout messages
- CM1620: inaccurate battery/power display, cut-off info
- A8 Air not seen via USB or Bluetooth
- Unstable firmware update connection
- FD200: impossible to discharge below 3.0V, limited current options, preset conflicts
- N16 recognized as N8
- App shows 'Waiting for device'
- Bluetooth drops all the time
- Does not work on iOS 16.5
- Shows wrong device (N8 instead of 16N)
- Firmware version mismatch
- K4 locked on 'UPDATE' screen
- FD-200 disconnects during discharge
- FD-200 keeps discharging regardless of parameters
- App disconnects and won't reconnect
- FD200 Bluetooth disconnects all the time
- CM1620: unstable Bluetooth, incorrect charge level display
- App does not stay connected via Bluetooth
- ESC70: times out, loses connection, resets to factory settings
- FD-200 drops Bluetooth signal
- Bluetooth dropping constantly
- App loses connection to FD200
- H605 Air error code
- New version doesn't work with H605
- App crashes constantly
- App does not remember cut off voltage
- App loses binding to device
- Fails to connect to FD-200
- Difficulty re-establishing BT connection
- K4 won't connect
- Cannot connect to FD-200
- Bluetooth connection problem
- App doesn't find FD-200
- Bluetooth connection with iPad not working
- Cannot connect with iPad or Android
- H605 Air overvolts battery packs
- Incapable of balance charge
- Font size too big on iPhone SE
- Cell voltage not displayed correctly after update
- Manual calibration doesn't work
Requested features
13 requests- Update app for current iOS
- Fix firmware update issues
- Improve Bluetooth connection stability
- Allow discharging to lower voltages (e.g., 0.0V)
- Increase discharge current options
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- Fix preset conflicts
- Improve drag brake settings
- Add dark mode
- Add balance charge option
- Improve font size for smaller screens
- Allow landscape mode on iPad
- Add charge volume in %
- Add alarm for charged battery
In-app purchases
StudioXm
No in-app purchases
ISD Go
No in-app purchases
