Comparison

Seabob vs Hover

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Seabob

Easily manage and download underwater video footage captured by your SEABOB camera system. Preview recordings, save them to your device's gallery, and free up storage space on your SEABOB. The app allows for sorting and professional control of camera functions.

Highlights
  • Preview underwater recordings
  • Download captured movies
  • Delete movies from SEABOB
  • Sort recordings by date, length, or cam mode
  • Save to device gallery
  • Control camera functions
Features
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With SEABOB Cam you can easily preview, download or delete your captured movies from your SEABOB cam system. Sort your recordings by date, length or cam mode. View your recordings in the preview mode and decide to download the movie while watching it. The downloaded movie will be automatically saved to your gallery. After downloading you can delete the movie from your SEABOB to safe storage space for new recordings. The deleted movie will still be in your gallery. The new SEABOB with integrated camera technology turns every SEABOB into the fastest underwater camera, and also enables unique video recordings. The SEABOB-Camsystem has two full-HD cameras: One in the bug of the water vehicle that films and saves everything discovered in the fascinating underwater world at the push of a button. A further full-HD camera is located in the information display. This is an Action-Selfie-Cam that records the pilot’s unique experiences when moving above and underwater, and is activated by pressing the sensor. When the recording equipment is activated, the information display assumes the monitor function. All camera functions can be controlled professionally.

About

Hover

Control a self-flying camera for real-time shooting previews and detailed parameter adjustments. Capture photos and videos with various modes and manage your footage efficiently.

Highlights
  • Real-time shooting preview
  • Camera parameter adjustment
  • Adjust flight angle, distance, and tracking
  • Switch between single and continuous photo/video modes
  • Manage video and photo materials
  • One-click film maker
Features
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Hover is an exclusive app for Hover Camera. You can preview the shooting in real time and lock the shooting details; the camera parameter adjustment function brings various gameplay, and there is also a video material management function to create your exclusive library for photogenic spot. Function introduction: -【Real-time preview】Real-time preview of the shooting ,check the quality and content at any time; -【Camera parameter adjustment】arbitrary adjustment of the camera's flight angle, distance and tracking form, and shoot more freely. -【Video/Photo mode】Single mode/continuous mode can be switched during the shooting process, to freeze every wonderful moments; -【Material Management】One-click film maker, saving time and efficiency, and sharing one step faster.

Screenshots

Seabob4 screens
Hover4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Seabob at 100% against Hover's 33%. Seabob also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15). Hover's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). On price, ads, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Hover sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Seabob asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Seabob ships an update monthly, Hover every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Seabob versus Hover: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSeabobHover
PriceFreeFree
Rating—2.9 (99 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better32.8% of reviews
Number of ratings—99 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB342 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCayago AGHangzhou Zero Zero Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Seabob

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Hover

All ratings99 ratings
Positive43.4%
Neutral9.1%
Negative47.5%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive32.8%
Neutral12.1%
Negative55.2%

Bugs and requests

Seabob

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Hover

Reported bugs

24 issues
  • App closes out after login attempt
  • Repeated failures to connect to drone's WiFi
  • Cannot access videos or photos even when logged in
  • App shuts down involuntarily
  • Setup process is a moving target
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  • New update damaged batteries, reducing flight time
  • App not loading at first
  • App says network failed
  • App doesn't connect to drone
  • Audio recording not downloading/merging with video
  • Photo function lost after update
  • Cannot sign into app, network unavailable error
  • App doesn't work
  • App requires full access to media
  • App requires full access to photos
  • App requires GPS access to download videos
  • App doesn't connect for downloads after iPadOS update
  • Permissions issues, requires full photo library access
  • Cannot initiate connection/pairing with VoiceOver screen reader
  • Doesn't allow shooting more than 15 seconds in specific modes
  • Login process does not allow re-login, prompts for new account
  • Mode tab cannot be used to access mode settings
  • Network unavailable error when downloading videos
  • Manual button not found

Requested features

18 requests
  • Allow access to album when drone is off
  • Unlock flight modes immediately
  • Add voice control
  • Add more fun flight modes
  • Improve UI and UX design
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  • Add comprehensive editing tool features
  • Add manual flight mode for iPad
  • Allow flight at any firmware version
  • Add option to mute or lower robotic sound
  • Add settings for camera quality adjustments (EV, contrast, saturation, sharpening)
  • Allow reinitiating flight from phone without tapping power button
  • Add duration option on all modes
  • Program a sequence for flight execution
  • Allow limited photo access instead of full access
  • Improve translations
  • Add more operational manuals in the app
  • Allow user-controlled exposure/EV, saturation, contrast, and sharpening settings
  • Add option to create instructions in a sequence for execution and return to user

In-app purchases

None

Seabob

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Hover

One-time3
  • 450 Token$0.99
  • 4500 Token$9.99
  • 45000 Token$99.99

Questions

Is Seabob free?
Seabob is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hover free?
Hover is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Seabob or Hover have ads?
Neither Seabob nor Hover shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Seabob or Hover?
Seabob ships an update monthly, and Hover every 2 weeks. Most recently, Seabob was updated on October 3, 2026 and Hover on October 17, 2026.

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