CloudRover IV vs Sphero Play
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CloudRover IV
This app allows you to remotely control a camera-equipped car to patrol your home, monitor real-time situations, and interact with family members. It functions as an intelligent home appliance, a safety guard, and a portable IP camera accessible from any internet-connected smart device.
- Remote control camera car
- Real-time video and picture capture
- Home monitoring and safety guard
- Family interaction and companionship
- Accessible via smart devices
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CloudRover Remote Control Camera Car is a new crossover product. It's an intelligent home appliance which can accompany babies for parents, serve as a safety guard, and monitor real-time situation at home. Technically, it's a portable IP Camera that can be remotely controlled via the Internet. When CloudRover is connected to the Internet by a router, at any place with Internet coverage, you can use a smart device to control it to patrol in your houses and take real-time pictures or videos. Be with you families, anytime, anywhere! 云伴远程视频车是个跨界新品。它既是父母陪小孩互动玩耍的新世代智能玩具，又是守护家居安全、能随时随地得悉家人状况的智能家居新品。从功能角度讲，它是一个能遥控巡航，会移动的IP Camera。云伴远程视频车通过您的Wi-Fi路由器连接互联网，所以您的智能设备能够在任何有互联网的地方远程遥控小车在您的家里巡航，实时看到您家里的情况。无论何时，家中牵挂，尽在掌心！
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 CloudRover IV's 0%. Sphero Play also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.9) and ratings volume (37K vs 10). CloudRover IV's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 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 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sphero Play has 37K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of CloudRover IV's written reviews are positive against 69% of Sphero Play's.
CloudRover IV ships an update every 6 weeks, Sphero Play every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CloudRover IV | Sphero Play |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (10 ratings) | 4.8 (37K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 68.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 37K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 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 | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 193 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 志刚 陈 | Sphero, Inc. |
Customer experience
CloudRover IV
Sphero Play
Bugs and requests
CloudRover IV
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
CloudRover IV
No in-app purchases
Sphero Play
No in-app purchases
