MJXC vs HolyStone
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MJXC
Control toy drones and other devices via Wi-Fi. Experience the intelligence and pleasure of easy operation through your mobile phone.
- Wi-Fi video transmission
- Toy control
- Easy operation
- Mobile phone control
- Intelligent experience
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MJXC is an UAV controller using WIFI video transmission technology,the control of toys through WIFI is convenient and easy to operate,a mobile phone easy to do, let you experience the Intelligence of the pleasure.
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 rating: HolyStone at 3.5 against MJXC's 1.6. HolyStone also leads on review sentiment (30% vs 0%) and ratings volume (111 vs 8). MJXC's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). 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.
HolyStone holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HolyStone has 111 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of MJXC's written reviews are positive against 30% of HolyStone's.
MJXC ships an update every 4 months, HolyStone every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MJXC | HolyStone |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (8 ratings) | 3.5 (111 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 29.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 111 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 244 MB | 104 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 瑞慧 谭 | HOLY STONE TECHNOLOGY Co.,Ltd. |
Customer experience
MJXC
HolyStone
Bugs and requests
MJXC
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
MJXC
No in-app purchases
HolyStone
No in-app purchases
