FreeFlight 3 vs DE FPV
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.
DE FPV
Stream live video from your drone's camera directly to your device. Capture photos and videos in real-time and experience immersive first-person view with VR goggles.
- Live drone camera feed
- Record photos and videos
- Store media in app album
- VR mode for first-person view
- 2.4GHz Wi-Fi transmission
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This streaming drone gives you a birds-eye view of the world using its onboard video camera. Capture video and pictures in real time transmitted via 2.4GHz Wi-Fi. App functions: 1. Displays a live streaming feed taken by the drone's onboard camera. 2. Records and stores photos and videos directly to the app's album. 3.Use VR mode in conjunction with VR googles to experience a FPV(frist person view) experience.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DE FPV at 3.6 against FreeFlight 3's 2.8. DE FPV also leads on review sentiment (37% vs 16%). FreeFlight 3's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 11.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
DE FPV holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 90 and 188 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 16% of FreeFlight 3's written reviews are positive against 37% of DE FPV's.
FreeFlight 3 ships an update every 5 weeks, DE FPV every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FreeFlight 3 | DE FPV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (90 ratings) | 3.6 (188 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.8% of reviews | 37.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 90 | 188 — 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 — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 92 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Parrot SA | Xiamen Huoshiquan Import & Export CO., LTD |
Customer experience
FreeFlight 3
DE FPV
Bugs and requests
FreeFlight 3
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
DE FPV
Reported bugs
19 issues- Wi-Fi connection fails
- Camera feed not showing
- App controls won't activate
- Tutorial videos won't load
- Cannot select drone model in tutorial
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- Drone crashes
- Motors cut out unexpectedly
- App shows 'no internet connection'
- App shows 'unsecured network'
- App shows 'not connected to drone wifi' when connected
- App crashes when using it
- Camera works only once
- Drone doesn't stay still
- Camera is glitchy
- App is slow
- App is hard to understand
- App kicks user out
- Cannot connect to camera
- Invert Y axis camera
Requested features
7 requests- Fix tutorial video loading/clicking
- Improve Wi-Fi connection stability
- Fix camera connectivity and glitches
- Make app compatible with more drone models
- Improve app performance and reduce crashes
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- Add Bluetooth connectivity option
- Provide troubleshooting support for connection issues
In-app purchases
FreeFlight 3
No in-app purchases
DE FPV
No in-app purchases
