Comparison

TELLO vs Teeeello

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

TELLO

This app makes flying a drone incredibly easy and fun. It offers intuitive controls for beginners, allowing you to launch, perform aerial stunts, and capture videos with simple gestures. Enjoy a first-person view with VR compatibility and precise control options.

Highlights
  • Intuitive UI for easy start
  • Throw & Go launch
  • 8D Flips for aerial stunts
  • Bounce Mode for automatic flight
  • EZ Shots for short video recording
  • Electronic Image Stabilization
  • VR Headset Compatibility
Features
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Feel the Fun! We set out to build the most fun drone ever, and we came up with Tello. Get yourself a Tello to find out just how awesome flying can be! -Tello App Getting started is extra easy with the Tello app’s friendly UI. - Throw & Go Start flying by simply tossing Tello into the air. - 8D Flips Slide on screen to perform cool aerial stunts. -Bounce Mode Tello flies up and down from your hand automatically. -EZ Shots Record coordinated short videos with Circle, 360, and Up & Away. -Electronic Image Stabilization Capture consistently clear images. -VR Headset Compatibility Fly with a breathtaking first-person view. -720p HD Transmission -Bluetooth Controller Compatibility Precise control for unforgettable experiences.

About

Teeeello

Control a toy drone using your iPhone's motion. Features include gesture-based flight, automatic panorama photo creation, and adjustable altitude limits. Capture stunning aerial photos with intuitive controls.

Highlights
  • Gesture-based flight control
  • Automatic panorama photo creation
  • Fixed throttle mode
  • Adjustable altitude limits
  • Take off and landing buttons
  • Save panorama pieces
Features
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And, you can control Tello just like using an actual flight control stick by moving the iPhone. When you use the fixed throttle mode, you can fly with right and left, up and down operations only. It will gives you a feeling to fly an actual air craft. You can get pictures but cannot get videos at this time. It doesn't support FPV. TELLO is a toy drone made by Ryze Tech. = SELECT STICK TYPE You can select two types of stick. One is the normal type stick, and the other is the gesture type stick. The gesture type can control TELLO just like using an actual flight control stick by moving the iPhone. = USAGE OF PANORAMA Connect to WiFi of TELLO in setting App. To make panorama photos, use "Auto Flight Control" feature. - Take off To take off TELLO, press the take off button. - Landing To land TELLO, press the landing button. - Up and Down Ascend TELLO to the desired altitude using stick. Or, press the "Auto" button and, choose "Ascend to the Maximum Altitude" so that TELLO can ascend to the maximum altitude. If you changed the value, TELLO can ascend to the desired altitude, it is within 30m heigh though. - Start Panorama To make panorama photos, press the "Auto" button. And, choose "Automatic Panorama Photo" . TELLO starts taking pictures for pieces of panorama by rotating 360 degrees. After finished taking pictures, APP generates panorama photo. In case TELLO is blown by wind and tilted the angle, generating panorama may be failed. You can select the way of saving the pieces of panorama pictures by settings button. If you would like to use the other App to make panorama photo, choose saving the pictures all. = TAKE A PHOTO To take a photo, touch the "Shutter Button". The photo which you take will be directly saved to you camera roll (Photo Album). You should enable to access to your camera roll when you shoot the photo first time. = AUTO FLIGHT CONTROL When you press "Auto" button, you can start the auto flight control. There are three types of auto flight controls at this time. -- Automatic Panorama Photo -- Ascend to the Maximum Altitude -- Descend to the Minimum Altitude(1m) If you would like to stop the auto flight control, press the red cross button. = SETTINGS Using settings button, you can change the followings. - Unit - The way of saving panorama pictures - Stick type - Stick mode - Max Height(Altitude) Limit. You can change the max height limit between 1m to 100m. This value saves on the TELLO memory, it keeps when you use the official TELLO controller. = USAGE OF GESTURE STICK When you choose the gesture type stick, operate the following. - Start To use the stick operation, press the start button. - Stop To stop the stick operation, press the stop button. Then, TELLO enters the hovering state. - Rotate clockwise, Rotate counterclockwise To rotate clockwise or counterclockwise, tilt the iPhone left or right. - Up and Down To up and down, tilt the iPhone forward or backward. - Forward To move forward, slide up the left throttle. - Backward To move backward, slide down the right throttle. - Fixed Throttle When you turn on the fixed throttle switch, the throttle will be fixed even if you release the throttle. Then, TELLO moves forward at a constant speed, you can control it as a fixed wing aircraft. - Sports mode When you turn on sports mode, the operation becomes more sensitive. Use it when you fly TELLO outside. - Fast Speed You can switch the speed of flying into fast speed with fast speed switch. = IMPORTANT This app is not an official by Ryze Tech. It may become unusable in the future. If you feel TELLO performs unexpected behavior during flight, land TELLO immediately. When you fly TELLO using this app, consider safety on your responsibility. The app makes no warranty that app will meet or satisfy your requirements The app shall have no responsibility for any damage to your phone, tablet, drone, people or things that results from your use of the app.

Screenshots

TELLO4 screens
Teeeello4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Teeeello at every 4 days against TELLO's every 2 months. Teeeello also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). TELLO's advantage is ratings volume (798 vs 10). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.3 for TELLO against 3.2 for Teeeello. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TELLO has 798 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 31% of TELLO's written reviews are positive against 38% of Teeeello's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TELLO ships an update every 2 months, Teeeello every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and August 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
TELLO versus Teeeello: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTELLOTeeeello
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (798 ratings) — better3.2 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews31.2% of reviews38.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings798 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShenzhen RYZE Tech Co., Ltd.Tomohiko Sugimoto

Customer experience

TELLO

All ratings798 ratings
Positive55.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative36.5%
Written reviews874 reviews
Positive31.2%
Neutral15.6%
Negative53.2%

Teeeello

All ratings10 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral30.0%
Negative30.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive38.5%
Neutral30.8%
Negative30.8%

Bugs and requests

TELLO

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes when trying to view photos/videos
  • Connectivity issues, drone disconnects mid-flight
  • App not compatible with latest iOS versions
  • Firmware update issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • Return to home function
  • Percentage battery indicator
  • Customizable controls
  • Panorama mode

Teeeello

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

TELLO

No in-app purchases

None

Teeeello

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TELLO free?
TELLO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Teeeello free?
Teeeello is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TELLO or Teeeello?
TELLO is rated higher. TELLO averages 3.3 out of 5 from 798 ratings, while Teeeello averages 3.2 from 10 ratings.
Do TELLO or Teeeello have ads?
Neither TELLO nor Teeeello shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TELLO or Teeeello?
TELLO ships an update every 2 months, and Teeeello every 4 days. Most recently, TELLO was updated on September 30, 2026 and Teeeello on August 21, 2026.

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