Turbo Dave vs Hello Loona
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Turbo Dave
Control a robot sidekick with hand gestures and on-screen controls. Plan paths for autonomous navigation, trigger emotional responses, and interact with movie-themed props. Engage in competitive battles with other robots.
- Remote control driving
- Path tracing for autonomous navigation
- Trigger emotional responses
- Interact with movie props and characters
- Robot battle mode
- Educational coding functionality
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Have you ever wanted to have your very own loyal henchman to help carry out all of your mischievous schemes? Meet Turbo Dave, your own personal sidekick! Turbo Dave responds to hand gestures and can even navigate your room. With the Turbo Dave App, control your Turbo Dave remotely, plan paths for him to self-navigate, or even have your Turbo Dave interact with other characters or props from the popular movie Franchise. When desperate times call for DESPICABLE measures, Wowwee®’s Turbo Dave can bring in the mischievous fun! App Features Include: Drive Drive Turbo Dave with despicably easy controls. Path Trace a path with your finger and Turbo Dave will follow along. Emotions Your own personal sidekick to make laugh, cry, fart and more! Cards Watch Turbo Dave reacts to props and characters from the popular movie franchise. VS It's a fart blaster battle between two or more Turbo Dave robots. Last one standing wins! Also includes educational Coding functionality Have fun programming with the CODER MIP App. App requires "WowWee MiP - Turbo Dave" to function Find out more: http://www.wowwee.com/mipturbodave.com Disclaimer: Despicable Me 3, Minion Rush and their respective logos and characters are trademarks and copyrights of Universal Studios. Licensed by Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.
Hello Loona
Control and program a robotic pet with this app. Explore various scenarios, perform talents, play games, and connect with other users in the community.
- Robot control
- Programming software
- Talent shows
- Play games
- Community interaction
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Loona APP is a mobile control and programming software developed for Loona robots. Rich robot application scenarios are provided in the application. Users can experience various robot control and functions by connecting robots according to software guidance. The robot can be controlled in the APP to perform talent shows, play small games, and also enter the community to communicate with other users.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Turbo Dave at weekly against Hello Loona's every 5 weeks. Turbo Dave also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). Hello Loona's advantage is ratings volume (238 vs 35). On price, rating, review sentiment 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.
Turbo Dave holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hello Loona has 238 ratings behind it against 35, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 57% of Turbo Dave's written reviews are positive against 62% of Hello Loona's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Turbo Dave ships an update weekly, Hello Loona every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Turbo Dave | Hello Loona |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (35 ratings) — better | 4.3 (238 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | 62.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 35 | 238 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 212 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | WowWee Group Limited | Beijing KEYi Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Turbo Dave
Hello Loona
Bugs and requests
Turbo Dave
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Hello Loona
Reported bugs
14 issues- App registration verification code not sending
- Email registration failing
- QR code scanner unable to focus
- WiFi connection timeouts and bad gateway errors
- App forces landscape mode only
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- Keyboard covers registration buttons
- App signs users out unexpectedly
- App requires reinstalling to function
- Server connection timeouts
- Robot wheels not turning after minimal use
- Robot stares at walls instead of following
- Game ball breaks within days
- Charging station malfunction
- Robot making noises when powered off
Requested features
12 requests- More games and interactive content
- Spanish language support
- Turkish language support
- Adult-friendly app interface version
- Camera/photo capture feature
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- Alarm and wake-up scheduling
- Customizable behavior schedules
- Pet interaction capabilities
- Sleep/rest mode functionality
- Improved voice command integration
- Multiple variable types in programming tool
- Landscape mode toggle for app
In-app purchases
Turbo Dave
No in-app purchases
Hello Loona
No in-app purchases
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