SYMA FLY vs HFun_Drone
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SYMA FLY
Stream live video from your device in real-time via Wi-Fi. Capture photos and record videos directly from the app. Browse and manage your captured media files.
- Real-time video transmission
- Wi-Fi connectivity
- Snapshot
- Video record
- File browsing
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The real-time video transmission are connected through Wifi. Founction: 1.snapshot 2.video record 3.file browsing
HFun_Drone
Stream live video from a 4-axis aircraft directly to your smart device. Capture photos and videos in real-time and review your recorded files.
- Real-time WiFi image transmission
- Capture photos and videos
- Review media files
- Compatible with HFun 4-Axis aircraft
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This app is specially created for HFun 4-Axis aircraft, which allows you to see things in an real awesome way! The camera on the 4-Axis aircraft transmits footage back to your smart device in real time. NOTE, please read the instruction carefully before you take off. Main function: 1. Real time display of the image from 4-Axis aircraft via WIFI 2. Take photo and video from 4-Axis aircraft via WIFI transmission; 3. Review the photo and video files.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HFun_Drone at 4.2 against SYMA FLY's 2.3. HFun_Drone also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 15%). SYMA FLY's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 18 months) and ratings volume (476 vs 19). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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_Drone holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SYMA FLY has 476 ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of SYMA FLY's written reviews are positive against 50% of HFun_Drone's.
SYMA FLY ships an update every 2 months, HFun_Drone every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SYMA FLY | HFun_Drone |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (476 ratings) | 4.2 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.8% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 476 — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 18 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.1 — better | 9.3 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 102 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Guangdong Syma Model Aircraft Industrial Co., Ltd | 深圳市天之衡电子科技有限公司 |
Customer experience
SYMA FLY
HFun_Drone
Bugs and requests
SYMA FLY
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes on startup
- Inability to connect to drone's WiFi
- Recorded videos and photos not saving properly
Requested features
4 requests- Add support for more drone models
- Improve video/photo export and sharing capabilities
- Provide better instructions and troubleshooting guides
- Implement language localization options
HFun_Drone
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SYMA FLY
No in-app purchases
HFun_Drone
No in-app purchases
