JY UFO vs Mi Drone Mini
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
JY UFO
Control a four-axis aircraft remotely using your iPhone, iPad, or iPod. View real-time video from the aircraft's camera and capture photos or videos directly to your device.
- Remote drone control via WiFi
- Real-time video streaming
- Photo capture
- Video recording
- 720P video support
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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
Mi Drone Mini
Experience precise hovering and effortless palm takeoffs with this mini drone. Engage in aerial combat with friends using gravity sensing controls and a minimalist interface.
- Precise hovering
- One-button palm takeoff
- Gravity sensing control
- Aerial combat with friends
- Minimalist interface
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1. Can achieve Precise hovering 2. Without fear of terrain effects, One-button palm takeoff 3. Supports gravity sensing control 4. have an exceptional aerial combat with friends 5. The interface is designed in a minimalist style
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Mi Drone Mini at 3.4 against JY UFO's 3.0. Mi Drone Mini also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). JY UFO's advantage is ratings volume (145 vs 10). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Mi Drone Mini holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: JY UFO has 145 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of JY UFO's written reviews are positive against 30% of Mi Drone Mini's.
JY UFO ships an update every 4 months, Mi Drone Mini every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | JY UFO | Mi Drone Mini |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (145 ratings) | 3.4 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.6% of reviews | 30.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 145 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 176 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 泽楷 陈 | Beijing FIMI Technology CO.,LTD |
Customer experience
JY UFO
Mi Drone Mini
In-app purchases
JY UFO
No in-app purchases
Mi Drone Mini
No in-app purchases
