HFUN vs Elite Drone
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
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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;
Elite Drone
Control your drone's flight and capture stunning aerial photos and videos. This application connects via Wi-Fi to stream live images and manage your drone's camera functions.
- Wi-Fi drone control
- Live image transmission
- Photo capture
- Video recording
- Flight management
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This APP uses WIFI to transmit images to control drone flight, and has functions such as taking photos and videos.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Elite Drone at 3.6 against HFUN's 3.1. HFUN's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (64 vs 5). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Elite Drone holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HFUN has 64 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of HFUN's written reviews are positive against 25% of Elite Drone's.
HFUN ships an update every 2 months, Elite Drone every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HFUN | Elite Drone |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (64 ratings) | 3.6 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.3% of reviews | 25.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 64 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 243 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 元明 苏 | Shenzhen Yilushi Technology Co.,ltd |
Customer experience
HFUN
Elite Drone
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
Elite Drone
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
HFUN
No in-app purchases
Elite Drone
No in-app purchases
