Comparison

FreeFlight 3 vs POWERUP 4.0

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

POWERUP 4.0

Transform paper airplanes into smart, controllable flying machines. Experience smooth, intuitive flight with advanced sensors and dual motors. Master aerobatics, track flight data, and enjoy night flying with optional LEDs.

Highlights
  • On-board flight computer
  • Gyro and accelerometer sensors
  • Dual thrust vectoring motors
  • Auto-looping aerobatics
  • Real-time flight analytics
  • Optional LED lights
  • Wheeled takeoff and landing
Features
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POWERUP 4.0 is the smartest, most intuitive paper plane kit we’ve ever made. It makes it possible to fly with ease and smoothness in a variety of conditions. Say goodbye to nosedives and choppy flights. We’ve added a new on-board flight computer and 2 new sensors: gyro and accelerometer, combined with 2 thrust vectoring motors. That means flying POWERUP 4.0 is smoother than ever, and can now do all this: That’s right. POWERUP 4.0 can auto-loop. So you can master tricks and awesome aerobatics by simply pressing a button. We’ve added 2 high speed motors to POWERUP 4.0. That means you’ve got double the thrust, additional maneuvering possibilities, and sharper turns. And together with the flight assist, you can fly just about anything Now you can learn to fly like a pro. We’re showing you real-time analytics including heading direction, thrust level and turning angles. We’ve made it a lot easier and way cooler to fly POWERUP 4.0 at night. Optional LED lights will enable you to light up the night - making for awesome visuals and round-the-clock fun. 2 rear wheels and 1 front wheel give your paper plane more style and make for easier takeoff and landing. They also make it possible to launch off of a surface rather than hand-launching. We partnered with the best RC hobby vloggers on the planet – FliteTest! They have put together their incredibly creative minds to develop a foam jet inspired by the F22 for the 4.0. It is made from a special laser cut foam board they created and make in the USA. Intuitive control makes it easy to fly. Simply tilt your phone in the direction you want your plane to fly. It’s really that easy. POWERUP is an incredibly helpful tool when it comes to teaching and learning aeronautics. Students can test multiple designs, analyze their work and improve their planes. Through trial and error, they can understand what makes their plane fly smoother, longer and farther- key lessons in airplane design.

Screenshots

FreeFlight 32 screens
POWERUP 4.04 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: POWERUP 4.0 at 3.8 against FreeFlight 3's 2.8. POWERUP 4.0 also leads on review sentiment (45% vs 16%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 weeks). FreeFlight 3's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.6). On price, ratings volume, 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

POWERUP 4.0 holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 89 and 125 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 16% of FreeFlight 3's written reviews are positive against 45% of POWERUP 4.0's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FreeFlight 3 ships an update every 5 weeks, POWERUP 4.0 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
FreeFlight 3 versus POWERUP 4.0: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFreeFlight 3POWERUP 4.0
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (89 ratings)3.8 (125 ratings) — better
Positive reviews15.8% of reviews45.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings89125 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB143 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperParrot SATailor Toys LTD

Customer experience

FreeFlight 3

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

POWERUP 4.0

All ratings125 ratings
Positive67.2%
Neutral6.4%
Negative26.4%
Written reviews60 reviews
Positive45.0%
Neutral11.7%
Negative43.3%

In-app purchases

None

FreeFlight 3

No in-app purchases

None

POWERUP 4.0

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FreeFlight 3 free?
FreeFlight 3 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is POWERUP 4.0 free?
POWERUP 4.0 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FreeFlight 3 or POWERUP 4.0?
POWERUP 4.0 is rated higher. FreeFlight 3 averages 2.8 out of 5 from 89 ratings, while POWERUP 4.0 averages 3.8 from 125 ratings.
Do FreeFlight 3 or POWERUP 4.0 have ads?
Neither FreeFlight 3 nor POWERUP 4.0 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FreeFlight 3 or POWERUP 4.0?
FreeFlight 3 ships an update every 5 weeks, and POWERUP 4.0 every 3 weeks. Most recently, FreeFlight 3 was updated on October 21, 2026 and POWERUP 4.0 on October 27, 2026.

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