Tello Hero vs QRControl
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tello Hero
Experience the Avengers universe with this app. Learn to fly a drone through interactive missions guided by an AI assistant, featuring a colorful, Iron Man-inspired interface. Perform aerial stunts and capture coordinated videos with ease.
- Interactive missions with AI assistant
- Drone flying tutorials
- Throw & Go launch
- 8D aerial stunts
- 720p HD video recording
- Electronic image stabilization
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Tello Hero is a fun, immersive app that allows you to step into the world of the Avengers. Explore Tello’s range of intelligent features and capabilities while completing missions with help from FRIDAY, Iron Man’s AI assistant. A colorful interface and Iron Man-inspired design make it a fun app for learning how fly a drone while saving the day. - Throw & Go Start flying by simply tossing Tello into the air. - 8D Flips Slide on screen to perform cool aerial stunts. -720p HD Transmission Record coordinated short videos with Circle, 360, and Up & Away. -Electronic Image Stabilization Capture consistently clear images.
QRControl
Control GoPro cameras with custom QR codes, even without an internet connection. Set modes, Protune, preferences, and trigger various capture types. Supports multiple QR codes and saving for sharing.
- Control GoPro cameras via QR codes
- Set video, photo, and time-lapse modes
- Configure custom Protune settings
- Adjust camera preferences
- Trigger time-delayed captures
- Enable motion detection and GPS captures
- Support for multiple QR codes
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This is an unofficial app compatible with GoPro™ Labs enabled cameras. With the launch of GoPro Labs, users can control their GoPro cameras via custom QR Codes. This utility makes that easier on a mobile device, particularly for those without reliable internet connections. QR Codes generated support: 1) setting video, photo and time-lapse camera modes on the MISSION, HERO13, HERO12, HERO11/Mini, HERO10/Bones, HERO9, HERO8, HERO7 and MAX/2 cameras. 2) setting up custom Protune configurations 3) setting camera preferences 4) triggering time delay starts, including sunset and sunrise 5) motion detection video captures 6) GPS speed triggered captures 7) support for multiple QR Codes. 8) saving QR Codes for sharing
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: QRControl at 4.7 against Tello Hero's 4.1. QRControl also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months) and review sentiment (60% vs 50%). Tello Hero's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
QRControl holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 28 and 114 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Tello Hero's written reviews are positive against 60% of QRControl's.
Tello Hero ships an update every 7 months, QRControl every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tello Hero | QRControl |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (28 ratings) | 4.7 (114 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 60.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 28 | 114 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 156 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen RYZE Tech Co., Ltd. | David Newman |
Customer experience
Tello Hero
QRControl
Bugs and requests
Tello Hero
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
QRControl
Reported bugs
18 issues- White screen on iOS 16.2 public beta
- Doesn't work
- White screen
- Used to work, now white screen
- Not working, white screen
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- White screen after update on iPad Pro
- No working, white screen
- Doesn't work after updates, white screen
- Stopped working after upgrade to version 1.73, white screen
- White screen at the start, nothing happens
- Scaling of text and boxes messed up
- Attach QR Command in metadata not working
- Issues when enabling Time Date and changing screens
- QR code appears to stop updating with current time
- All profiles were deleted
- Stripped Pro Tune feature
- Text in app does not display correctly with larger font
- Some generated codes do not work
Requested features
15 requests- Night Photo mode with motion/lightning trigger support
- Support for Night Photo mode with motion/lightning-style triggering
- Sync configs across multiple devices
- Add Performance Camera Mode setting
- Instruction pages or info bubbles
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- Option to format SD card with QR code
- Add zoom function
- Rearranging presets
- Create duplicate of current preset
- Update for new Hero 10 features
- Add title for settings when saving
- Make an iPhone version
- Include missing toggles from web page (lens selection, auto settings)
- Add delayed start / timed start codes
- Add missing features
In-app purchases
Tello Hero
No in-app purchases
QRControl
No in-app purchases
Questions
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