Hohem Gimbal vs Hover
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hohem Gimbal
This app enhances mobile videography with advanced stabilization features. It offers various timelapse modes, beauty filters, and intelligent tracking for hands-free recording. Cinematic controls and easy firmware management are also included.
- Intelligent tracking (face, object)
- Multiple timelapse modes
- Beauty Mode for recording
- Cinematic focus and zoom
- Firmware upgrade and calibration
- Motionlapse and hyperlapse
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New App " Hohem Gimbal" with Video Creation 1. The App is designed for iSteady Mobile+, iSteady Pro2, iSteady Multi, XG1 Classic and iSteady Gear series. 2. Various timelapse features: the exclusive tracking motionlapse, timelapse, motionlapse, hyperlapse, slow-motion 3. The Beauty Mode allows you to record every single time of your smile. 4. Various timelapse features：The exclusive tracking motionlapse，Timelapse， Motionlapse，Hyperlapse，Slow-motion，Tracklapse 5. Optimized face tracking frees up your hands Visual auto-tracking to take photo or record Object tracking， it enable to track any object by picking off it on screen 7. Cinematic features like focus and zoom make you pro 8. Make it simple to upgrade firmware on the App, Parameters Setting, 7-side Calibration, Firmware Upgrade.
Hover
Control a self-flying camera for real-time shooting previews and detailed parameter adjustments. Capture photos and videos with various modes and manage your footage efficiently.
- Real-time shooting preview
- Camera parameter adjustment
- Adjust flight angle, distance, and tracking
- Switch between single and continuous photo/video modes
- Manage video and photo materials
- One-click film maker
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Hover is an exclusive app for Hover Camera. You can preview the shooting in real time and lock the shooting details; the camera parameter adjustment function brings various gameplay, and there is also a video material management function to create your exclusive library for photogenic spot. Function introduction: -【Real-time preview】Real-time preview of the shooting ,check the quality and content at any time; -【Camera parameter adjustment】arbitrary adjustment of the camera's flight angle, distance and tracking form, and shoot more freely. -【Video/Photo mode】Single mode/continuous mode can be switched during the shooting process, to freeze every wonderful moments; -【Material Management】One-click film maker, saving time and efficiency, and sharing one step faster.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hover at 2.9 against Hohem Gimbal's 2.2. Hover also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 17%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). Hohem Gimbal's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Hover sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Hohem Gimbal asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hover holds the better App Store score, 2.9 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 239 and 101 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Hohem Gimbal's written reviews are positive against 33% of Hover's.
Hohem Gimbal ships an update monthly, Hover every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hohem Gimbal | Hover |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (239 ratings) | 2.9 (101 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.4% of reviews | 32.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 239 — better | 101 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 253 MB | 342 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Hohem Technology Co.,Ltd | Hangzhou Zero Zero Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Hohem Gimbal
Hover
User reviews
Hohem Gimbal
From 239 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Works well
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 💡 Useful features like face tracking
Room to improve
- 🐛 App crashes frequently
- 🐛 Bluetooth connectivity issues
- 🐛 Saving videos/photos unreliable
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 🐛 Compatibility problems with iOS 13 and newer devices
Hover
From 101 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 👍 Great quality
- 👍 Fun to use
- 👍 Innovative product
- 👍 Good video quality
Room to improve
- 🐛 App crashes frequently
- 🐛 Login issues
- 🐛 Connection failures
- 🐛 Confusing UI
- 🐛 Ads in notifications
Bugs and requests
Hohem Gimbal
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes on launch
- Bluetooth connection drops constantly
- Recorded videos not saving properly
Requested features
3 requests- Improve motion lapse and panorama functionality
- Add more camera control options (FPS, resolution, etc.)
- Implement better video saving and management
Hover
Reported bugs
24 issues- App closes out after login attempt
- Repeated failures to connect to drone's WiFi
- Cannot access videos or photos even when logged in
- App shuts down involuntarily
- Setup process is a moving target
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- New update damaged batteries, reducing flight time
- App not loading at first
- App says network failed
- App doesn't connect to drone
- Audio recording not downloading/merging with video
- Photo function lost after update
- Cannot sign into app, network unavailable error
- App doesn't work
- App requires full access to media
- App requires full access to photos
- App requires GPS access to download videos
- App doesn't connect for downloads after iPadOS update
- Permissions issues, requires full photo library access
- Cannot initiate connection/pairing with VoiceOver screen reader
- Doesn't allow shooting more than 15 seconds in specific modes
- Login process does not allow re-login, prompts for new account
- Mode tab cannot be used to access mode settings
- Network unavailable error when downloading videos
- Manual button not found
Requested features
18 requests- Allow access to album when drone is off
- Unlock flight modes immediately
- Add voice control
- Add more fun flight modes
- Improve UI and UX design
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- Add comprehensive editing tool features
- Add manual flight mode for iPad
- Allow flight at any firmware version
- Add option to mute or lower robotic sound
- Add settings for camera quality adjustments (EV, contrast, saturation, sharpening)
- Allow reinitiating flight from phone without tapping power button
- Add duration option on all modes
- Program a sequence for flight execution
- Allow limited photo access instead of full access
- Improve translations
- Add more operational manuals in the app
- Allow user-controlled exposure/EV, saturation, contrast, and sharpening settings
- Add option to create instructions in a sequence for execution and return to user
In-app purchases
Hohem Gimbal
No in-app purchases
Hover
- 450 Token$0.99
- 4500 Token$9.99
- 45000 Token$99.99
