Comparison

Hover vs Dog

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth connectivity
  • Track trips and mileage
  • View speed and battery life
  • Change skill levels
  • Access manuals and support
  • Customize light colors
Features
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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.

About

Dog

Interact with a unique robot dog through a dedicated app. Care for, train, and play games with your digital companion. Customize its appearance and teach it tricks using simple programming.

Highlights
  • Care and status tracking
  • Virtual treat feeding
  • Play 6 fun games
  • Train tricks with sequential programming
  • Customize tail messages and drawings
  • Mint unique Dog-E profiles
Features
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Care for, train, play games and more with Dog-E, your one in a million robot dog. Connect the app to Dog-E via Bluetooth to unlock more ways to play and see Dog-E come to life. Customize your Dog-E even more to make your robot dog totally unique to you. THE ONE IN A MILLION ROBOT DOG APP Through the minting process, the all-white Dog-E comes to life and reveals a unique combination of colorful lights, sounds and personality traits. Using the app, you can reveal a one in a million Dog-E, take the personality quiz and name your dog. So no two Dog-Es are ever the same. Save multiple profiles, so you can mint Dog-Es again and again. CARE FOR YOUR DOG-E Keep track of Dog-E’s needs in the app, so you can keep your pup happy. Dog-E’s status screen in the app tells you when your Dog-E needs love, food, playtime and more. FEED DOG-E TREATS Feeding your Dog-E is even more fun in the app! Hold the app up, and you can “throw” Dog-E treats, and Dog-E eats them. Dog-E will even tell you when it likes a specific treat or not. You can even earn special treats the more you PLAY GAMES & ACTIVITIES Dog-E includes 6 fun games you can play, including Ultimate Nose Boop, Fortune Teller and Turbo Pet. Use the app to access Dog-E’s games and see your high scores. You can also level up your play in caring for Dog-E by playing the flea flicking game to boost Dog-E’s health meter and taking Dog-E to the Dog Spa to change its colors. TEACH DOG-E TRICKS Train your Dog-E to do tricks using the app. Using simple sequential programming, practice STEM skills by creating your own trick with up to 6 sequences. The Trick Maker includes 44 different sequences that you can use to build custom tricks, including emotes, light shows and motion. You can save up to 4 custom tricks for each Dog-E profile you have. DOG-E TALKS WITH ITS TAIL Using innovative persistence of vision (POV) technology, Dog-E can communicate with you using its tail. Use the Dog-E App to write custom messages that will play in Dog-E’s tail. You can also draw pictures! Save up to 4 custom tail creations in each Dog-E profile you have. CREATE A DOG-E WITHOUT THE TOY No Dog-E toy? No problem! You can Quick Mint one in a million Dog-E profiles in the app even without the toy. Even name your dogs. When you get a Dog-E toy, you can load those profiles onto your toy to bring them to life. ABOUT US At WowWee, we don’t just create, we wow. We astonish imaginations and inspire kids around the world. We believe in the power of innovation, which is why we develop industry-leading apps to pair with our award-winning interactive toys. Learn more about WowWee and our products at www.wowwee.com Privacy is an issue we take very seriously. To learn more about our app and our privacy policy, visit https://dog-e.com/policies/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Hover4 screens
Dog4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Dog at 3.9 against Hover's 2.9. Dog also leads on review sentiment (58% vs 26%) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 weeks). Hover's advantage is ratings volume (1.2K vs 173) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dog holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hover has 1.2K ratings behind it against 173, 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 58% of Dog's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hover ships an update every 5 weeks, Dog every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Hover versus Dog: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHoverDog
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (1.2K ratings)3.9 (173 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.9% of reviews58.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.2K — better173
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB158 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDGL Group LTDWowWee Group Limited

Customer experience

Hover

All ratings1,185 ratings
Positive42.3%
Neutral11.5%
Negative46.2%
Written reviews147 reviews
Positive25.9%
Neutral16.3%
Negative57.8%

Dog

All ratings173 ratings
Positive69.4%
Neutral8.1%
Negative22.5%
Written reviews62 reviews
Positive58.1%
Neutral11.3%
Negative30.6%

User reviews

Hover

From 1.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Customizable lights
  • 👍 Beginner mode
  • 🚀 Bluetooth connectivity
  • 👍 Kid and adult friendly layout

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Connectivity issues
  • 🐛 App not compatible with all models
  • 🔋 Battery life issues
  • 🐛 Login/account problems
  • 🐛 Calibration and mode switching issues

Dog

From 173 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun to play with
  • 🐶 Cute robot dog
  • 💖 Interactive features
  • 📱 App enhances experience
  • 🤖 Dog-E is awesome

Room to improve

  • ❓ Unclear battery percentage
  • 🤷‍♀️ App stuck on intro
  • ❓ Don't know what to do
  • 🤔 Confusing permissions
  • 🚫 Items are locked

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

Dog

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • App stuck on intro screen
  • App won't pair or open
  • App freezes on screen
  • Bluetooth connection issues
  • App crashes
Show 10 more
  • Love icon doesn't work
  • Potty icon doesn't work
  • Turbo pet doesn't work
  • Nose boop delays
  • Items in app locked
  • App won't open past intro
  • App flashes to dog then back to intro
  • Poop feature doesn't work
  • Feeding part doesn't work
  • App doesn't ask for permissions

Requested features

14 requests
  • Update app for new features
  • More interactive features
  • More games
  • More updates
  • Fix tail color to look green
Show 9 more
  • Fix green paws
  • Ability to delete Dog-E profiles
  • Update app for Amazon tablet
  • Fix love icon
  • Fix potty icon
  • Fix turbo pet
  • Fix poop feature
  • Fix feeding feature
  • Add dark mode

In-app purchases

None

Hover

No in-app purchases

None

Dog

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hover free?
Hover is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dog free?
Dog is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hover or Dog?
Dog is rated higher. Hover averages 2.9 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while Dog averages 3.9 from 173 ratings.
Do Hover or Dog have ads?
Neither Hover nor Dog shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hover or Dog?
Hover ships an update every 5 weeks, and Dog every 5 days. Most recently, Hover was updated on October 8, 2026 and Dog on October 12, 2026.

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