X vs LW Fly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Real-time image transmission
- Capture photos and videos
- 3D VR split screen
- GPS route flight
- GPS following
- Automatic return
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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
LW Fly
Control drones for high-definition, long-distance aerial photography. Features include return-to-home, waypoint navigation, orbit, and follow modes, along with real-time video transmission and photo/video capture.
- Drone control
- Return-to-home
- Waypoint navigation
- Orbit mode
- Follow mode
- Real-time video transmission
- Photo/video capture
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LW Fly 是高清、远距离无人航拍应用 功能： 1.无人机控制 返航、航点、环绕、跟随 2.无人机实时图传、照片/视频拍摄
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Verdict
X and LW Fly both sit at 2.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 38% of X's written reviews are positive against 0% of LW Fly's. X also leads on ratings volume (37 vs 2) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). LW Fly's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.9 for X against 3.0 for LW Fly. 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. Written reviews are what separate them: 38% of X's written reviews are positive against 0% of LW Fly's.
X ships an update every 3 months, LW Fly every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | X | LW Fly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (37 ratings) | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 38.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 37 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 156 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 健 吴 | Le Wei Technology(HK) Limited |
Customer experience
X
LW Fly
In-app purchases
X
No in-app purchases
LW Fly
No in-app purchases
