Comparison

X vs XL

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

Head to head
About

X

Control your GPS drone with real-time image transmission, capture photos and videos, and enable immersive 3D VR split-screen viewing. Features include GPS route flight, intelligent following, and automatic return-to-home functionality.

Highlights
  • Real-time image transmission
  • Capture photos and videos
  • 3D VR split screen
  • GPS route flight
  • GPS following
  • Automatic return
Features
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This app is used for a set of GPS Drone flight control: it mainly has the following functions: 1. Real time image transmission 2. Capture and video 3. Image flipping and 3D VR split screen 4. GPS route flight, GPS following and GPS surround 5. Automatic return

About

XL

This app simplifies aerial photography by integrating flight control, shooting, editing, and sharing. Its intuitive interface and guided tutorials make it easy to capture and create stunning aerial visuals.

Highlights
  • Integrated flight control
  • Aerial shooting capabilities
  • Built-in editing tools
  • Easy sharing options
  • User-friendly interface
  • Flight tutorials
Features
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XiL-Super app Designed for aerial photography, it integrates flight, shooting, editing and sharing. The new aerial photography interface is more simple and beautiful, convenient and easy to use; With easy to understand flight teaching and a better editor, it can help you fly out of the box, quickly get started and make wonderful works.

Screenshots

X3 screens
XL2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: XL at 5.0 against X's 2.9. XL also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). X's advantage is ratings volume (37 vs 2) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). 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

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

XL holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: X has 37 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

X ships an update every 3 months, XL monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
X versus XL: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterXXL
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (37 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews38.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings37 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB467 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer健 吴元明 苏

Customer experience

X

All ratings34 ratings
Positive47.1%
Neutral17.6%
Negative35.3%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive38.5%
Neutral15.4%
Negative46.2%

XL

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

X

No in-app purchases

None

XL

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is X free?
X is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is XL free?
XL is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, X or XL?
XL is rated higher. X averages 2.9 out of 5 from 37 ratings, while XL averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do X or XL have ads?
Neither X nor XL shows ads.
Which is updated more often, X or XL?
X ships an update every 3 months, and XL monthly. Most recently, X was updated on October 24, 2026 and XL on October 17, 2026.

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