LW vs HFun Fly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LW
Control your drone remotely using your iPhone or iPad. View real-time video feeds from the aircraft's camera and capture photos or videos directly to your device.
- Remote drone control
- Real-time video streaming
- Photo capture
- Video recording
- WiFi protocol control
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LW-FPV is a APP for the axis aircraft control via WiFi protocol LW-FPV APP function: 1.Remote control the axis aircraft by iPhone/iPad/iPod. 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 iPhone/iPad/iPod.
HFun Fly
Control your drone with advanced features like GPS waypoint navigation, intelligent follow modes, and AI recognition. Capture stunning aerial footage with 6K photos and 2K video through a simple interface.
- GPS waypoint navigation
- GPS surround and follow modes
- AI recognition
- 6K high-definition photography
- 2K high-definition video recording
- Simple user interface
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This app is a supporting app for hfun fly medium and high-end series of four axis unmanned aerial vehicles. It has unique innovative design, supports GPS waypoint, GPS surround, GPS follow, AI recognition and other cutting-edge technologies, as well as constantly updated new functions, so as to meet the needs of users; high-definition photography, 6K pixels; high-definition video recording, 2K pixels; simple interface, etc;
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: HFun Fly at every 2 weeks against LW's monthly. HFun Fly also leads on rating (3.6 vs 3.4). LW's advantage is review sentiment (32% vs 18%). On price, ratings volume, 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.
HFun Fly holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 10 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 32% of LW's written reviews are positive against 18% of HFun Fly's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
LW ships an update monthly, HFun Fly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LW | HFun Fly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (16 ratings) | 3.6 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 31.8% of reviews — better | 18.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 621 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 武裕 麦 | 元明 苏 |
Customer experience
LW
HFun Fly
In-app purchases
LW
No in-app purchases
HFun Fly
No in-app purchases
