SKY vs Tachyon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SKY
Control a toy aircraft remotely using your phone. Stream real-time video from the aircraft and capture photos and videos using gesture commands. Enhance your interaction with the toy by using intuitive hand movements.
- Remote flight control via WiFi
- Real-time video streaming
- Gesture photography
- Gesture video recording
- Interactive toy aircraft control
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SKY-Drone-G is a toy aircraft remote control App. The App sends data through the WiFi to the aircraft for flight control. The aircraft sends video data to App through WiFi. App displays real-time video on the phone. The new version of the gesture photography and video recording function adds the interaction between people and toy aircraft. We can use specific gestures to activate the video and photo functions of App without doing anything on App.
Tachyon
Control your camera remotely to start/stop recordings, play back footage in slow motion, and download videos directly to your iOS device. This app enhances your camera's functionality for seamless video capture and management.
- Remote recording control
- Slow-motion playback
- Video download to device
- iOS device as remote
- Compatible with Tachyon cameras
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Tachyon iOS App is designed to use with Tachyon cameras. The user can use iOS device as a remote controller to start and stop the recording, to playback in slo-mo, and to download the videos to their devices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SKY at 2.8 against Tachyon's 1.0. SKY also leads on ratings volume (4 vs 1). Tachyon's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, review sentiment, 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.
SKY holds the better App Store score, 2.8 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.
SKY ships an update every 5 months, Tachyon every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SKY | Tachyon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (4 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Top Sunshine Technology Co.,Ltd. | Chris Whitehouse |
Customer experience
SKY
Tachyon
In-app purchases
SKY
No in-app purchases
Tachyon
No in-app purchases
