TELLO vs Aftercam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Aftercam
Create a shared disposable camera experience for events. Guests can contribute photos without downloading an app, and all images are revealed at a set time. Hosts can customize shot limits, film looks, and reveal schedules.
- Shared disposable camera for events
- Guest contributions without app download
- Private photo uploads
- Timed photo reveal
- Customizable shot limits per guest
- Film look options
- Memory reel creation
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Turn your event into a shared disposable camera. Guests on iPhone join without downloading the app or making an account. Photos from your wedding, party or dinner stay hidden from guests until your chosen reveal time. Create an event in the iPhone app and share a QR code. At reveal, everyone in the event can open the shared gallery. Relive the event with a memory reel. Set it up your way: how many guests, how many shots each, a film look, and when the roll reveals. Guests scan the QR code and shoot in an App Clip, a light version of Aftercam that opens instantly; a name is all it asks for. Their photos upload privately, and nobody sees the roll while it is open. Not the guests, not you. After it closes, review it before the reveal if you want to. WHAT YOU GET • One private roll everyone contributes to • A film look chosen for the whole roll • A shot limit per guest, so people choose their moments • A memory reel made from the revealed gallery • Full-size downloads to keep HOSTING Small events are free. Larger guest counts are a one-time purchase made when you create the event — never a subscription, and the price is fixed before you pay. You can add guest capacity later to an event that is already open, and the QR code you printed stays valid. WHO CAN JOIN Hosting and photographing need an iPhone. After the reveal you can share the gallery by link, and it opens on the web. PRIVACY Photos are private to the event. Captures are re-encoded without location data. Hosts review the roll before it reveals and can remove a guest. Guests can erase what they contributed. Reported photos reach a monitored address.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Aftercam at 100% against TELLO's 31%. Aftercam also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.3) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). TELLO's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ratings volume (799 vs 2). On price 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
Both are free to download. Aftercam sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. TELLO asks for nothing beyond the download.
Aftercam holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TELLO has 799 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 31% of TELLO's written reviews are positive against 100% of Aftercam's.
TELLO ships an update every 2 months, Aftercam every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TELLO | Aftercam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (799 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 31.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 799 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen RYZE Tech Co., Ltd. | Lucas Han |
Customer experience
TELLO
Aftercam
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
Aftercam
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
TELLO
No in-app purchases
Aftercam
- Event roll: up to 25 guests$3.99
- Add 10 guest spots$3.99
- Add 25 guest spots$8.99
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- Event roll: up to 50 guests$11.99
- Add 50 guest spots$15.99
- Event roll: up to 100 guests$23.99
- Add 100 guest spots$29.99
- Event roll: up to 150 guests$35.99
- Event roll: up to 300 guests$59.99
- Event roll: up to 500 guests$79.99









