Comparison

FreeFlight 3 vs Sphero Play

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

Head to head
About

FreeFlight 3

This app allows drone pilots to track adventures, share media, and connect with a community. It offers cloud backup and redirects users to specific apps for controlling various drone models.

Highlights
  • Track drone adventures
  • Connect with drone pilots
  • Share photos and videos
  • Cloud data backup
  • Control Parrot drones
  • Upload to social media
Features
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PARROT CLOUD By becoming a member of Parrot Cloud, you can keep track of all your adventures and connect with other drone pilots. Share your photos, videos and data sessions with other pilots and instantly upload to YouTube, Google Photos or Twitter. In addition, you get a free backup of all the data shared on Parrot Cloud. Freeflight 3 now redirects you to the right application to control your Parrot Drone or Minidrone. - FreeFlight 3 now becomes FreeFlight Pro. Use to pilot Parrot Bebop drone, Bebop 2 and Disco. For Flight Plan enthusiasts, you can find your plans in the new app FreeFlight Pro. - FreeFlight Mini is now available to pilot the Parrot Minidrones Airborne Cargo, Airborne Night, Hydrofoil, Rolling Spider, Mambo and Swing. With FreeFlight Jumping, you can pilot the Jumping Sumo, Jumping Race and Jumping Night.

About

Sphero Play

Control and play with various Sphero robots using a single application. Explore multiple drive modes, engage in robot-controlled games, and learn basic programming through a block-based interface.

Highlights
  • Multiple drive modes (joystick, tilt, voice)
  • Robot-controlled games
  • Block Drive programming
  • Sports-themed drive modes
  • Voice control
Features
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Drive and play games from ONE app with your Sphero Mini, Sphero 2.0, SPRK, SPRK+, BOLT, and BOLT+. Connect and control your robots with several exciting drive modes, use your robot as a controller to play games, or try out Block Drive for an intro to programming with colorful blocks. Features include: DRIVE MODES Drive your robots several ways with the Sphero Play app. Use the joystick and slingshot controls, tilt your device, or use your voice. Our sports-themed drive modes keep things fun with the ability to swing your device to "golf"*, or flick to "kick" your robot. BLOCK DRIVE PROGRAMMING Learn programming basics by controlling your robot with colorful movement and light blocks. GAMES Use your robot as a controller to shoot your way through space, race your vehicle through a tunnel avoiding obstacles and scoring points, or rotate your ball to destroy a polygon of bricks. Need robots? We know a guy. Visit sphero.com and order today. *This mode is not available on iPads.

Screenshots

FreeFlight 32 screens
Sphero Play4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sphero Play at 69% against FreeFlight 3's 16%. Sphero Play also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.8) and ratings volume (37K vs 89). FreeFlight 3's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, 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

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

Sphero Play holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sphero Play has 37K ratings behind it against 89, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 16% of FreeFlight 3's written reviews are positive against 69% of Sphero Play's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FreeFlight 3 ships an update every 5 weeks, Sphero Play every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
FreeFlight 3 versus Sphero Play: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFreeFlight 3Sphero Play
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (89 ratings)4.8 (37K ratings) — better
Positive reviews15.8% of reviews69.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8937K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB193 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperParrot SASphero, Inc.

Customer experience

FreeFlight 3

All ratings90 ratings
Positive42.2%
Neutral8.9%
Negative48.9%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive15.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative84.2%

Sphero Play

All ratings36,681 ratings
Positive96.3%
Neutral2.1%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews519 reviews
Positive69.2%
Neutral6.2%
Negative24.7%

Bugs and requests

FreeFlight 3

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Sphero Play

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Joystick controls not working as expected
  • Alignment issues causing unexpected movement

Requested features

4 requests
  • More games and activities
  • Support for additional Sphero products (e.g. Ollie, BB-8)
  • Improved aiming and control precision
  • Camera integration to see the Sphero's view

In-app purchases

None

FreeFlight 3

No in-app purchases

None

Sphero Play

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FreeFlight 3 free?
FreeFlight 3 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sphero Play free?
Sphero Play is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FreeFlight 3 or Sphero Play?
Sphero Play is rated higher. FreeFlight 3 averages 2.8 out of 5 from 89 ratings, while Sphero Play averages 4.8 from 37K ratings.
Do FreeFlight 3 or Sphero Play have ads?
Neither FreeFlight 3 nor Sphero Play shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FreeFlight 3 or Sphero Play?
FreeFlight 3 ships an update every 5 weeks, and Sphero Play every 2 months. Most recently, FreeFlight 3 was updated on October 29, 2026 and Sphero Play on November 1, 2026.

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