ElegooKit vs Swifsen
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ElegooKit
Control your ELEGOO device using a virtual joystick or customize your own control scheme. This utility app offers a direct interface for managing your compatible hardware.
- Joystick control
- DIY control customization
- BLE device management
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In this app, you can control the elegoo device with the joystick, or diy the control that you want.
Swifsen
Control and connect to your Swifsen model drones with real-time camera previews. Supports various flight modes including trajectory, joystick, and gravity sensor control. Capture photos and videos directly to your device's album.
- Real-time drone camera preview
- Mobile control page
- Trajectory flying mode
- Manual joystick mode
- Gravity sensor control
- Photo and video capture
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This application is used to connect and control Swifsen model drones, and mainly has the following functions: 1. Real time preview of drone camera images 2. Support control through the mobile control page, support trajectory flying mode, manual joystick mode, and control mode based on the mobile gravity sensor. 3. Support capturing and video recording to save to albums.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ElegooKit at monthly against Swifsen's every 8 months. ElegooKit also leads on ratings volume (93 vs 31). Swifsen's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 53%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). 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 — 3.5 for ElegooKit against 3.6 for Swifsen. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 93 and 31 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 53% of ElegooKit's written reviews are positive against 67% of Swifsen's.
ElegooKit ships an update monthly, Swifsen every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ElegooKit | Swifsen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (93 ratings) | 3.6 (31 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 53.3% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 93 — better | 31 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 121 MB | 97 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 东 陈 | 文 张 |
Customer experience
ElegooKit
Swifsen
In-app purchases
ElegooKit
No in-app purchases
Swifsen
No in-app purchases
