HFUN vs SNAPTAIN Mate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HFUN
Control your drone and view its camera feed in real-time. Capture photos and videos, even with gesture recognition, and share them instantly. Explore advanced features like master following and MV shooting for enhanced aerial photography.
- Real-time UAV camera feed
- Photo and video capture
- Gesture recognition for photos
- Social media sharing
- Photo and video browsing
- Master following
- MV shooting
Read full descriptionHide full description
HFUN and UAV can be used through Wi Fi connection, including the following functions: 1. Connect to UAV Wi Fi; 2. It can watch the real-time pictures taken by UAV; 3. It can take photos and videos. 4. Take pictures by recognizing scissors gestures; 5. You can share your photos to the social platform. 6. You can browse your photos and videos. 7. Series of advanced functions, including master following, MV shooting and so on! 8. HD transmission; 9. Electronic anti shake; 10. Electronic pan tilt; 11. Innovative multiple windows;
SNAPTAIN Mate
Control your drone's flight and capture aerial photos and videos. Experience real-time camera feeds and utilize various control modes, including gravity and voice commands. Enhance your footage with filters and enjoy immersive VR capabilities.
- Real-time camera feed
- Gravity and rocker control modes
- Trajectory flight mode
- Filter and voice control
- Gesture photo/video
- VR Mode support
Read full descriptionHide full description
App can control any flight of our aircraft, and the camera on the aircraft can transfer the real-time landscape to our mobile phone and show you the feeling of being on scene. This APP function: 1.Take the photo and video record on the mobile phone side. 2.Including two types of control:gravity mode,rocker mode 3.Support trajectory flight mode 4.Support add filter mode 5.Support headless mode 6.Support voice-control mode 7.Support gestures for Photo/Video 8.Support VR Mode
Screenshots
Verdict
HFUN and SNAPTAIN Mate both sit at 3.2 stars, but that hides the real split: 38% of SNAPTAIN Mate's written reviews are positive against 23% of HFUN's. SNAPTAIN Mate also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.2 for HFUN against 3.3 for SNAPTAIN Mate. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 62 and 26 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 23% of HFUN's written reviews are positive against 38% of SNAPTAIN Mate's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HFUN | SNAPTAIN Mate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (62 ratings) | 3.3 (26 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.3% of reviews | 38.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 62 — better | 26 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 243 MB | 179 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 元明 苏 | 军年 陈 |
Customer experience
HFUN
SNAPTAIN Mate
Bugs and requests
HFUN
Reported bugs
4 issues- App not connecting to drone's WiFi
- Camera feed not displaying
- Sudden app crashes after updates
- Controls not working as expected
Requested features
4 requests- Add Russian language support
- Improve camera and video quality
- Provide better instructions and troubleshooting
- Implement one-click return to home function
SNAPTAIN Mate
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
HFUN
No in-app purchases
SNAPTAIN Mate
No in-app purchases
