HS GPS V1 vs Shining Mask
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HS GPS V1
Control a toy quadrocopter using your device via Wi-Fi. Stream real-time video directly from the drone to your screen.
- Wi-Fi quadrocopter control
- Real-time video transfer
- Drone operation via mobile device
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A toy quadrocopter control by wifi with video transfer real time.
Shining Mask
Control your LED display mask with this app. Customize text, effects, and choose from various animations and pictures. You can even capture or import images to display on your mask, making your device stand out.
- Change display text
- Customize display effects
- Select animations and pictures
- Read display from photos
- Import from photo album
- Unique mask customization
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Shining Mask is a cool app to control LED display mask. It can change the display text and display effect in the app, provide various interesting animations and pictures to meet your desire for performance. You can also take photos or read the display effect from photo album pictures. Cool and diverse playing methods make your mask equipment unique. Shining Mask是一款控制LED显示面具的酷炫App,实现在app中更改显示文字以及显示效果，提供各种有趣的动画和图片，满足你的表演欲,更可拍照或从相册图片读取显示效果，酷炫多样的玩法，让您的面具设备独一无二。
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HS GPS V1 at 3.4 against Shining Mask's 3.2. Shining Mask's advantage is iOS requirement (9.1 vs 11.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
HS GPS V1 holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 199 and 422 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 43% of HS GPS V1's written reviews are positive against 45% of Shining Mask's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
HS GPS V1 ships an update every 6 weeks, Shining Mask every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HS GPS V1 | Shining Mask |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (199 ratings) — better | 3.2 (422 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 42.5% of reviews | 45.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 199 | 422 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 9.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 125 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | HOLY STONE TECHNOLOGY Co.,Ltd. | Shenzhen Heaton Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
HS GPS V1
Shining Mask
User reviews
HS GPS V1
From 199 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to fly
- 👍 Good for beginners
- 👍 Decent video quality
- 👍 Good drone for the price
- 👍 Helpful customer support
Room to improve
- 🐛 App does not connect
- 🐛 App is slow
- 🐛 Calibration issues
- 🐛 Limited range
- 🐛 Glitchy video feed
Shining Mask
From 422 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Good artist
- 🚀 Amazing app
- 💡 DIY and music features
- 👍 Comfortable to wear
- 👍 Cruise use is great
Room to improve
- 🐛 Mask switches faces constantly
- 🐛 Music doesn't work
- 🐛 DIY doesn't work
- 🐛 App doesn't load
- 🐛 Mask glitches and stops working
Bugs and requests
HS GPS V1
Reported bugs
16 issues- App does not connect to drone
- Camera not connecting
- App is slow
- Drone won't connect to GPS
- App continuously says calibrating
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- Drone loss due to app glitching
- App doesn't allow takeoff or follow features
- Map controls are difficult to use or don't work
- Video feed does not work on newer iPhone models
- App not working with iOS 13
- Most functions don't work, only video/photo
- App doesn't work for HS140 drone
- HS260 not supported
- Signal gets glitchy sometimes
- WiFi connection issues
- Drone unresponsive after takeoff
Requested features
5 requests- Add flight control joysticks to the app
- Improve app interface for better visibility of drone status
- Implement traffic light system for drone battery status
- Add English language option for app updates
- Clarify which Holy Stone app to download
Shining Mask
Reported bugs
7 issues- DIY mode doesn't work
- App gets stuck loading
- App doesn't connect to mask
- Mask stops working after some time
- Bluetooth connection issues
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- Text feature issues
- Gesture switching issues
Requested features
9 requests- Ability to upload custom animations/GIFs
- Ability to create custom designs
- Ability to sync with Spotify
- More mask designs and animations
- Ability to control light patterns
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- Ability to make a playlist of animations
- Ability to upload videos
- Ability to draw on the mask
- Ability to freeze animated images
In-app purchases
HS GPS V1
No in-app purchases
Shining Mask
No in-app purchases
