Comparison

Play700 vs Group Control

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

Head to head
About

Play700

Control robot kits using your smartphone with simple programming. This app offers features for vision detection, displaying information, multimedia playback, and sensor input.

Highlights
  • Robot control via smartphone
  • Simple programming interface
  • Vision detection (face, color, motion, line)
  • Display image, shape, character, number
  • Multimedia playback (voice, audio, video)
  • Sensor input (shaking, gradient, illumination)
Features
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Applicaton 'R+ Play700' can use smart phone utility such as sensor, image processing with camera, video and audio or more. You can control robot kit by using smart phone with simple programming. Currently, It supports 4 kinds of robot sample in Play 700, 1 stage. [Main Function] 1. Vision It supports face, color, motion and line detection. 2. Display It supports image, shape, character, number displaying. 3. Multimedia It supports function of voice output(TTS), voice input, play audio or video. 4. Sensor It supports function which relate with shaking, gradient, illumination or other several senses. 5. etc. It supports for using messenger receiving, vibration, email sending. # roboplus Play700, R+ Play700

About

Group Control

Features
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1, through the connection of the LAN, control the robot movement. You can control a variety of action groups, such as kicking the left foot, kicking the right foot, sitting down, you can also customize the action group.

Screenshots

Play7004 screens
Group Control2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Play700 at every 2 months against Group Control's every 7 months. Play700 also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Play700 ships an update every 2 months, Group Control every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Play700 versus Group Control: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlay700Group Control
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperROBOTIS CO., LTD.Shenzhen Hiwonder Technology Co.,Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Play700

No in-app purchases

None

Group Control

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Play700 free?
Play700 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Group Control free?
Group Control is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Play700 or Group Control have ads?
Neither Play700 nor Group Control shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Play700 or Group Control?
Play700 ships an update every 2 months, and Group Control every 7 months. Most recently, Play700 was updated on September 16, 2026 and Group Control on October 11, 2026.

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