Potensic vs HolyStone
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Potensic
Control your Potensic drone directly from your iPhone or iPad. Stream real-time video from the drone's camera and capture photos and videos directly to your device.
- Remote drone control
- Real-time video streaming
- Photo and video recording
- 720P video support
- WiFi protocol connection
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Potensic is a APP for the Potensic Drones control via WiFi protocol 1.Remote control the Potensic Drone by iPhone/iPad/iPod. 2.Display the real-time video which taken by the camera on the drone,video data transmitted via 2.4G WiFi protocol. 3.Take the photo and video record on iPhone/iPad/iPod. 4.support 720P
HolyStone
Control your drone with your mobile device. Experience real-time FPV video, multiple control methods including gravity sensing and voice commands, and capture photos and videos directly from the app.
- WiFi real-time image transmission
- Gravity sensing control
- Trajectory control
- Voice command control
- Hand photography and video recording
- Manual photography and video recording
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A drone controls the app. The main features are as follows: 1. WiFi real-time image transmission 2. Real time manual control, gravity sensing control, trajectory control, voice command control 3. Hand photography and video recording, manual photography and video recording
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Potensic at 80% against HolyStone's 30%. Potensic also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.5) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). HolyStone's advantage is ratings volume (111 vs 31). 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.
Potensic holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 111 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Potensic's written reviews are positive against 30% of HolyStone's.
Potensic ships an update every 3 weeks, HolyStone every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Potensic | HolyStone |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (31 ratings) — better | 3.5 (111 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 29.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 31 | 111 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 104 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Huizhidi Technology co.,ltd. | HOLY STONE TECHNOLOGY Co.,Ltd. |
Customer experience
Potensic
HolyStone
Bugs and requests
Potensic
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
HolyStone
Reported bugs
16 issues- App freezes
- Drone won't pair with controller
- Home button causes drone to fly erratically
- Cannot log back into account
- Videos turn screen white
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- Cannot connect to Wi-Fi (security warning)
- Videos and pictures are excessively large files
- App steals information
- Drone flies away on its own
- App disconnects from drone
- App doesn't show recorded videos
- App requires location permission
- App claims to be for email
- Drone blades not spinning
- Drone flies in random direction
- App crashes iPhone when viewing media
Requested features
5 requests- Update app to fix bugs
- Provide better customer support
- Fix video file size issue
- Improve drone control responsiveness
- Fix account creation issues
In-app purchases
Potensic
No in-app purchases
HolyStone
No in-app purchases
