Skydio vs ARC Pilot
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.
ARC Pilot
Control your motion control rig using your iPad and a GameVice controller. This app connects to Dragonframe 4 to provide intuitive control over your animation setup.
- Connects to Dragonframe 4
- Drives motion control rigs
- Uses iPad with GameVice
- Intuitive animation control
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Connect to Dragonframe 4 and drive your motion control rig via the iPad + GameVice. After connecting to Dragonframe, you can use your iPad + GameVice to drive your motion control system. Requires Dragonframe 4.2 or newer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ARC Pilot at 5.0 against Skydio's 4.0. ARC Pilot also leads on monetization model (free vs paid) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). Skydio's advantage is ratings volume (77 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, 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.
ARC Pilot holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Skydio has 77 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Skydio | ARC Pilot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (77 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 43.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 77 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 211 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Skydio, Inc. | DZED Systems LLC |
Customer experience
Skydio
ARC Pilot
In-app purchases
Skydio
No in-app purchases
ARC Pilot
No in-app purchases
