Hover vs PuppySmart
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hover
Connect your compatible hoverboard via Bluetooth to monitor speed, battery life, and track trips. Adjust skill levels, access support, and customize light colors on supported models.
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Track trips and mileage
- View speed and battery life
- Change skill levels
- Access manuals and support
- Customize light colors
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The Hover-1 App is compatible with the following Hover-1 models: Beast Charger Eclipse H1 Horizon Nomad (no color changing lights) Superstar Titan (no color changing lights) The Hover-1 App allows you to connect several models via Bluetooth to do the following: - Change skill levels - Access manuals and customer support - Track trips, mileage & use GPS - View speed - View battery life - Change color of lights (not available on all models) Please note, continued of GPS location can dramatically decrease your devices battery life. Thank You for Choosing Hover-1, America’s #1 Hoverboard Brand! The App requires iOS9.0 above the system. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
PuppySmart
Program a robotic puppy to perform custom dances and tricks using Bluetooth. Interact with the toy by feeding it, playing music, and taking it for virtual walks. This interactive toy offers a fun way to engage with technology and develop creative programming skills.
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Custom dance programming
- Trick execution
- Virtual feeding
- Music playback
- Interactive walks
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Connect PuppySmart to your smart device using Bluetooth technology. Program your own dance for PuppySmart using all the best tricks. Feed PuppySmart some pork chops and watch him go wild. Play the famous melodies with PuppySmart as if he were an instrument. Jam to your tunes and watch PuppySmart dance to the beat.Take PuppySmart on a walk or get him to do trick-like a handstand.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PuppySmart at 100% against Hover's 26%. PuppySmart also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.9). Hover's advantage is ratings volume (1.2K vs 14) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). 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.
PuppySmart holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hover has 1.2K ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of Hover's written reviews are positive against 100% of PuppySmart's.
Hover ships an update every 5 weeks, PuppySmart every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hover | PuppySmart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (1.2K ratings) | 4.9 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DGL Group LTD | Shenzhen TBZ Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Hover
PuppySmart
Bugs and requests
Hover
Reported bugs
4 issues- App unable to connect to hoverboard
- Incorrect battery percentage display
- Inability to change LED light colors
- Sudden hoverboard malfunctions
Requested features
4 requests- Add more hoverboard models
- Improve jerkiness and responsiveness of hoverboard
- Add e-scooter support
- Implement a lock system to prevent theft
PuppySmart
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Hover
No in-app purchases
PuppySmart
No in-app purchases
