Sphero Play vs XT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sphero Play
Control and play with various Sphero robots using a single application. Explore multiple drive modes, engage in robot-controlled games, and learn basic programming through a block-based interface.
- Multiple drive modes (joystick, tilt, voice)
- Robot-controlled games
- Block Drive programming
- Sports-themed drive modes
- Voice control
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Drive and play games from ONE app with your Sphero Mini, Sphero 2.0, SPRK, SPRK+, BOLT, and BOLT+. Connect and control your robots with several exciting drive modes, use your robot as a controller to play games, or try out Block Drive for an intro to programming with colorful blocks. Features include: DRIVE MODES Drive your robots several ways with the Sphero Play app. Use the joystick and slingshot controls, tilt your device, or use your voice. Our sports-themed drive modes keep things fun with the ability to swing your device to "golf"*, or flick to "kick" your robot. BLOCK DRIVE PROGRAMMING Learn programming basics by controlling your robot with colorful movement and light blocks. GAMES Use your robot as a controller to shoot your way through space, race your vehicle through a tunnel avoiding obstacles and scoring points, or rotate your ball to destroy a polygon of bricks. Need robots? We know a guy. Visit sphero.com and order today. *This mode is not available on iPads.
XT
Control a four-axis aircraft with your iPhone. View real-time camera feeds, capture photos and videos, and use voice commands for flight operations like take-off and landing.
- Aircraft flight control
- Real-time camera feed viewing
- Photo and video capture
- Speech control for flight
- iPhone connectivity
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Iphone is connected to a four-axis aircraft through this APP. 1. It can control the flight of the aircraft, and can view the pictures captured by the camera on the aircraft in real time. 2. It can also take pictures or videos to the mobile phone. 3. Speech control can be used to control aircraft take-off, landing, forward and backward, etc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sphero Play at 4.8 against XT's 3.5. Sphero Play also leads on ratings volume (37K vs 6). XT's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). 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.
Sphero Play holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sphero Play has 37K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Sphero Play ships an update every 2 months, XT monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sphero Play | XT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (37K ratings) — better | 3.5 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 69.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 37K — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 193 MB | 97 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sphero, Inc. | Shenzhen Joyhonest Technology Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
Sphero Play
XT
Bugs and requests
Sphero Play
Reported bugs
2 issues- Joystick controls not working as expected
- Alignment issues causing unexpected movement
Requested features
4 requests- More games and activities
- Support for additional Sphero products (e.g. Ollie, BB-8)
- Improved aiming and control precision
- Camera integration to see the Sphero's view
XT
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sphero Play
No in-app purchases
XT
No in-app purchases
