Comparison

X vs HT Drone

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

HT Drone

Control HT series drones with your mobile device. Monitor flight status, capture photos and videos, and manage your drone's functions.

Highlights
  • Connect to HT drones
  • View detailed flight status
  • Control flight operations
  • Record video
  • Take photos
Features
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HT Drone是一款HT系列无人飞行器相关APP,能够连接HT无人飞行器,并能够给使用者提供详尽的飞行器状态信息和飞行控制;以及录像拍照;

Screenshots

X3 screens
HT Drone1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: HT Drone at 5.0 against X's 3.0. X's advantage is ratings volume (34 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). 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

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

HT Drone holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: X has 34 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

X ships an update every 3 months, HT Drone every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on July 5, 2026 and July 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
X versus HT Drone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterXHT Drone
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (34 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews38.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings34 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB152 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%

HT Drone

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

X

No in-app purchases

None

HT Drone

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is X free?
X is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HT Drone free?
HT Drone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, X or HT Drone?
HT Drone is rated higher. X averages 3.0 out of 5 from 34 ratings, while HT Drone averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do X or HT Drone have ads?
Neither X nor HT Drone shows ads.
Which is updated more often, X or HT Drone?
X ships an update every 3 months, and HT Drone every 2 months. Most recently, X was updated on July 5, 2026 and HT Drone on July 8, 2026.

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