Skydio vs Eachine TEC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Skydio
This app acts as your personal film crew, capturing breathtaking 4K60 HDR footage. It intelligently follows subjects and navigates obstacles, enabling unique aerial shots. Control is intuitive, from simple launches to precise manual flight.
- 4K60 HDR content capture
- Subject tracking
- Obstacle avoidance
- Autonomous flight
- One-handed control with Beacon
- Precise manual control with Controller
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Designed to be your personal film crew, Skydio 2+ captures stunning 4K60 HDR content, follows subjects, and avoids obstacles to create previously impossible shots. Launch, fly, land, and export all in the Skydio app. Connect a Skydio 2+ Beacon for easy, one-handed control at greater distances, or use a Controller for high-precision, stress-free manual control with the most advanced obstacle avoidance system ever developed. Skydio app is compatible with Skydio 2+ and Skydio 2. Skydio is an American robotics company designing, manufacturing, and supporting products in Redwood City, California.
Eachine TEC
Control your drone remotely via WiFi. View real-time video from the drone's camera, take photos, and record videos directly on your iPhone. Supports voice commands and advanced flight modes like orbit and follow me.
- Remote drone control via WiFi
- Real-time video streaming
- Photo and video recording
- Voice command support
- Waypoint and orbit flight modes
- Follow me GPS functionality
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Eachine TEC is a APP for the eachine drone control via WiFi protocol APP function: 1.Remote control the eachine drone by iPhone. 2.Display the real-time video which taken by the camera on the drone,video data transmitted via WiFi protocol. 3.Take the photo and video record on iPhone. 4.support voice command control. 5.support waypoint orbit follow me gps drone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Skydio at 4.0 against Eachine TEC's 2.8. Skydio also leads on review sentiment (43% vs 7%). Eachine TEC's advantage is monetization model (free vs paid) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
Skydio holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 77 and 37 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of Skydio's written reviews are positive against 7% of Eachine TEC's.
Skydio ships an update every 2 months, Eachine TEC every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Skydio | Eachine TEC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (77 ratings) — better | 2.8 (37 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 43.2% of reviews — better | 7.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 77 — better | 37 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 211 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Skydio, Inc. | 武裕 麦 |
Customer experience
Skydio
Eachine TEC
In-app purchases
Skydio
No in-app purchases
Eachine TEC
No in-app purchases
