FreeFlight 3 vs Sphero Play
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Track drone adventures
- Connect with drone pilots
- Share photos and videos
- Cloud data backup
- Control Parrot drones
- Upload to social media
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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.
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.
- Multiple drive modes (joystick, tilt, voice)
- Robot-controlled games
- Block Drive programming
- Sports-themed drive modes
- Voice control
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
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.
| Parameter | FreeFlight 3 | Sphero Play |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (89 ratings) | 4.8 (37K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.8% of reviews | 69.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 89 | 37K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 193 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Parrot SA | Sphero, Inc. |
Customer experience
FreeFlight 3
Sphero Play
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
FreeFlight 3
No in-app purchases
Sphero Play
No in-app purchases









