Comparison

LEGO® Powered Up vs DE FPV

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

Head to head
About

LEGO® Powered Up

Control motorized LEGO sets like trains and the Batmobile via Bluetooth. Bring your custom LEGO creations to life by coding movements and sounds using drag-and-drop programming. Experience interactive play with lights, sensors, and motors.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth control for LEGO vehicles
  • Customizable coding for models
  • Drag-and-drop programming
  • Add sounds and lights
  • Control speed and direction
  • Bring custom builds to life
Features
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Combine this app with the LEGO DC Super Heroes App-Controlled Batmobile (76112), the LEGO City Cargo Train (60198), or the LEGO City Passenger Train (60197) (each sold separately) to operate the motorized engines via Bluetooth controls, or use your imagination and build entirely new creations using LEGO Powered Up components and bring them to life by coding them. Make your models move and respond to real-world events. The LEGO Powered Up app puts you in the driver’s seat of the awesome 4-wheel-drive Batmobile to speed through the streets of GOTHAM CITY™. Drive forwards, backwards, left and right… or pull 360-degree turns! You can even activate cool tricks and stunts as you become the Dark Knight and fight crime. You can customize and code your Batmobile tricks and choose your sounds and movements – pretty awesome! The LEGO Powered Up app also controls LEGO trains to haul goods or pick up passengers around LEGO City. You can control the speed, change directions, and bring even more life to your play with various sounds such as a whistle, passenger announcement, railroad crossing bell, and more! The Bluetooth remote control app and the remote control handset included in the LEGO City train sets aren’t compatible with older infrared remote-controlled LEGO train sets. Thanks to Powered Up components like hubs, motors, sensors, and lights you will be able to bring your customized creations to life. You can also bring your existing LEGO models to life. Is your device compatible? Please go to LEGO.com/devicecheck to check if your device is compatible. Ask your parents’ permission before going online. The LEGO Powered Up App Feature List - Access control panels for DC Super Heroes App-Controlled Batmobile, LEGO City Cargo Train or LEGO City Passenger Train. - Control speed and direction of LEGO vehicles with a variety of exciting interfaces. - Add playful sounds and take your play to the next level. - Use LEGO Powered Up hardware components in your customized models to bring them to life! - Code movements and sounds for your models to create real-life behaviors. - Simple, easy-to-understand programming language based on drag’n’drop coding. LEGO and the LEGO logo are trademarks of the LEGO Group. ©2019 The LEGO Group

About

DE FPV

Stream live video from your drone's camera directly to your device. Capture photos and videos in real-time and experience immersive first-person view with VR goggles.

Highlights
  • Live drone camera feed
  • Record photos and videos
  • Store media in app album
  • VR mode for first-person view
  • 2.4GHz Wi-Fi transmission
Features
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This streaming drone gives you a birds-eye view of the world using its onboard video camera. Capture video and pictures in real time transmitted via 2.4GHz Wi-Fi. App functions: 1. Displays a live streaming feed taken by the drone's onboard camera. 2. Records and stores photos and videos directly to the app's album. 3.Use VR mode in conjunction with VR googles to experience a FPV(frist person view) experience.

Screenshots

LEGO® Powered Up4 screens
DE FPV2 screens

Verdict

The call

LEGO® Powered Up and DE FPV are too close to call on the numbers: across 10 compared parameters — price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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 — 3.6 for LEGO® Powered Up against 3.6 for DE FPV. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 554 and 188 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 42% of LEGO® Powered Up's written reviews are positive against 37% of DE FPV's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
LEGO® Powered Up versus DE FPV: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLEGO® Powered UpDE FPV
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (554 ratings)3.6 (188 ratings) — better
Positive reviews41.5% of reviews — better37.3% of reviews
Number of ratings554 — better188
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1.5 GB92 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLEGOXiamen Huoshiquan Import & Export CO., LTD

Customer experience

LEGO® Powered Up

All ratings550 ratings
Positive61.8%
Neutral8.2%
Negative30.0%
Written reviews407 reviews
Positive41.5%
Neutral15.2%
Negative43.2%

DE FPV

All ratings188 ratings
Positive62.2%
Neutral10.1%
Negative27.7%
Written reviews51 reviews
Positive37.3%
Neutral25.5%
Negative37.3%

User reviews

LEGO® Powered Up

From 554 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Works great
  • 🚀 Excellent app
  • 🚀 Awesome thing
  • 👍 Good app
  • 👍 Works like a dream

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Doesn't work
  • 🐛 Wouldn't work
  • 🐛 Not working
  • 🐛 Terrible
  • 🐛 Doesn't work at all

DE FPV

From 188 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Good drone for price
  • 👍 Fun to play with
  • 👍 Good beginner drone
  • 👍 Can manage without controller
  • 👍 Works well with correct drone model

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Wi-Fi connection issues
  • 🐛 Camera glitchy/not working
  • 🐛 App doesn't work/connect
  • 🐛 Tutorial videos won't load/click
  • 🐛 Drone crashes

Bugs and requests

LEGO® Powered Up

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Bluetooth connection drops
  • Motors not controllable through app
  • Timer blocks don't work
  • Motor code blocks don't work
  • Coding canvas is broken
Show 7 more
  • Loses Bluetooth connection randomly
  • Coding blocks not working properly
  • App doesn't run in background
  • Doesn't work on latest iOS
  • Doesn't work with new hubs and motors
  • Can only connect one hub at a time
  • Train stops when app closes

Requested features

12 requests
  • Add more sound effects
  • Add more music to the playlist
  • Allow custom sounds
  • Improve parameters
  • Add more controls
Show 7 more
  • Add more widgets
  • Allow custom themes
  • Add documentation
  • Add support for LEGO Boost and Mindstorms
  • Add loop option for sounds
  • Add dark mode option
  • Add advanced analytics dashboard

DE FPV

Reported bugs

19 issues
  • Wi-Fi connection fails
  • Camera feed not showing
  • App controls won't activate
  • Tutorial videos won't load
  • Cannot select drone model in tutorial
Show 14 more
  • Drone crashes
  • Motors cut out unexpectedly
  • App shows 'no internet connection'
  • App shows 'unsecured network'
  • App shows 'not connected to drone wifi' when connected
  • App crashes when using it
  • Camera works only once
  • Drone doesn't stay still
  • Camera is glitchy
  • App is slow
  • App is hard to understand
  • App kicks user out
  • Cannot connect to camera
  • Invert Y axis camera

Requested features

7 requests
  • Fix tutorial video loading/clicking
  • Improve Wi-Fi connection stability
  • Fix camera connectivity and glitches
  • Make app compatible with more drone models
  • Improve app performance and reduce crashes
Show 2 more
  • Add Bluetooth connectivity option
  • Provide troubleshooting support for connection issues

In-app purchases

None

LEGO® Powered Up

No in-app purchases

None

DE FPV

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LEGO® Powered Up free?
LEGO® Powered Up is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DE FPV free?
DE FPV is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, LEGO® Powered Up or DE FPV?
DE FPV is rated higher. LEGO® Powered Up averages 3.6 out of 5 from 554 ratings, while DE FPV averages 3.6 from 188 ratings.
Do LEGO® Powered Up or DE FPV have ads?
Neither LEGO® Powered Up nor DE FPV shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LEGO® Powered Up or DE FPV?
LEGO® Powered Up ships an update every 2 months, and DE FPV every 2 months. Most recently, LEGO® Powered Up was updated on October 21, 2026 and DE FPV on October 20, 2026.

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