Spider vs Spider Hand AR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spider
Stream and capture live HD video directly to your iOS device from a remote-controlled drone. Explore flight features, track your progress with an achievement checklist, and review your captured media.
- Live video streaming to iOS
- HD video recording
- Flight manual access
- Achievement checklist
- Media gallery
- Flight activity log
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The Official Movie Edition Streaming Video Spider-Drone looks great in the package, but you can't wait to get it in the air to stream & capture live video to your iOS device. Besides streaming video from your Spider-Drone, the Spider-Drone App hosts a flight manual, achievement checklist and media gallery to start your web adventures and calm your spider sense. Record HD video straight to your device or a micro SD card. Unlock achievements as your flight skills progress. Access your complete flight activity log at any time.
Spider Hand AR
Experience augmented reality by shooting spider silk that reacts to your finger movements. Create intricate web patterns in your environment by adopting specific hand poses. The app offers a unique way to interact with AR, but prolonged use may consume significant memory.
- Shoot spider silk in AR space
- Silk reacts to finger movements
- Create spider web patterns
- Hand pose detection for web shooting
- Hand tracking visualization settings
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Shoot spider silk in AR space! The silk reacts to your fingers and shoots out into the AR space! • How To 1.Launch Camera Press the \"Start\" button to launch the camera. 2.Make the pose and shoot web lines Point your camera at your hand. Extend your index and pinky fingers while bending your middle and ring fingers. When you make this pose, a web line will shoot out. 3.Create spider webs Hold the pose for one second to create a spider web pattern. • Cautions - If the web doesn't shoot, check hand detection by enabling hand tracking visualization in settings. - Avoid prolonged AR use as it consumes significant memory. - Be aware of your surroundings
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Spider Hand AR at 71% against Spider's 20%. Spider Hand AR also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.2). Spider's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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.
Spider Hand AR holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 151 and 87 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Spider's written reviews are positive against 71% of Spider Hand AR's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spider | Spider Hand AR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (151 ratings) | 4.6 (87 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 151 — better | 87 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.2 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 150 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Skyrocket, LLC | takeshi ogawa |
Customer experience
Spider
Spider Hand AR
Bugs and requests
Spider
Reported bugs
14 issues- Cannot find SPIDER_DRONE_XXXXXX network
- App does not work
- App won't open completely
- WiFi not showing up
- No place to put password
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- App keeps saying searching for drone
- Internet not showing
- No support or troubleshooting
- No firmware update options
- Can't connect to phone
- WiFi box won't allow password input
- WiFi ID not showing
- Network doesn't show up
- Cannot get into the game
Requested features
10 requests- Fix the app
- Help finding the network
- Make it easier to set up
- Allow password creation
- Fix the game
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- Show the WiFi name
- Add support and troubleshooting
- Add firmware updates
- Fix the WiFi connection
- Make it work for Brits
Spider Hand AR
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Spider
No in-app purchases
Spider Hand AR
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Spider free?
Is Spider Hand AR free?
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