Smart Drone vs TH FPV
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smart Drone
Control a four-axis aircraft remotely using your iPhone or iPad. View real-time video from the aircraft's camera and capture photos and videos directly to your mobile device.
- Remote drone control
- Real-time video streaming
- Photo capture
- Video recording
- WiFi video transmission
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This APP function: 1.Remote control the four axis aircraft( Model airplane) by the IOS machine(iPhone/iPad). 2.Display the real-time video which taken by the camera on the aircraft, video data transmitted via 2.4G WiFi protocol. 3.Take the photo and video record on the mobile phone side.
TH FPV
View real-time footage from a 4-Axis aircraft directly on your smart device. This app enables you to capture photos and videos from your drone and experience immersive flight through VR goggles.
- Real-time WIFI image transmission
- Capture photos and videos
- VR goggle integration
- Review recorded files
- 4-Axis aircraft compatible
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This app is specially created for 4-Axis aircraft, which allows you to see things in an real awesome way! The camera on the 4-Axis aircraft transmits footage back to your smart device in real time, put your smart device into the VR goggle and see things like you're truly up there flying. NOTE, please read the instruction carefully before you take off. Main function: 1. Real time display of the image from 4-Axis aircraft via WIFI 2. Take photo and video from 4-Axis aircraft via WIFI transmission; 3. Put smart device into the VR goggle and see things like you're truly up there flying. 4. Review the photo and video files.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Smart Drone at 3.5 against TH FPV's 2.4. Smart Drone also leads on iOS requirement (6.0 vs 9.3). TH FPV's advantage is ratings volume (19 vs 4). 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.
Smart Drone holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 19 respectively.
Smart Drone ships an update every 5 weeks, TH FPV every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smart Drone | TH FPV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (4 ratings) — better | 2.4 (19 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 23.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 19 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 9.3 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Top Sunshine Technology Co.,Ltd. | 深圳市天之衡电子科技有限公司 |
Customer experience
Smart Drone
TH FPV
In-app purchases
Smart Drone
No in-app purchases
TH FPV
No in-app purchases
