Flydrone vs Blueye
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flydrone
Control small aircraft remotely from your mobile device for aerial photography and video capture. Explore the skies and create stunning aerial footage with intuitive controls.
- Mobile phone control for small aircraft
- Aerial photography capabilities
- Video recording from drone
- Intuitive flight controls
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Mobile phone control small aircraft, aerial photography, video.
Blueye
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The Blueye app lets you control your Blueye underwater drone from your iPhone or iPad. Choose between the touch interface or connecting an MFi-licensed wireless gaming controller to control the drone. The app shows telemetry data from the drone, such as depth, heading, orientation, water temperature, and battery level, as well as a full HD 1080p/30fps video stream. After your dive, the app lets you download a dive log to your device, as well as any video or pictures captured from your underwater inspection. Visit www.blueye.com for more information about Blueye and our products.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Blueye at every 3 weeks against Flydrone's every 23 months. Flydrone's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Flydrone ships an update every 23 months, Blueye every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flydrone | Blueye |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 23 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 314 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Sunshine Technology Development Co.,Ltd | Blueye Robotics AS |
In-app purchases
Flydrone
No in-app purchases
Blueye
No in-app purchases
Questions
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