Skydio vs HFun_Drone
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.
HFun_Drone
Stream live video from a 4-axis aircraft directly to your smart device. Capture photos and videos in real-time and review your recorded files.
- Real-time WiFi image transmission
- Capture photos and videos
- Review media files
- Compatible with HFun 4-Axis aircraft
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This app is specially created for HFun 4-Axis aircraft, which allows you to see things in an real awesome way! The camera on the 4-Axis aircraft transmits footage back to your smart device in real time. NOTE, please read the instruction carefully before you take off. Main function: 1. Real time display of the image from 4-Axis aircraft via WIFI 2. Take photo and video from 4-Axis aircraft via WIFI transmission; 3. Review the photo and video files.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: HFun_Drone at free against Skydio's paid. HFun_Drone also leads on rating (4.2 vs 4.0) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 14.0). Skydio's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 18 months) and ratings volume (77 vs 19). 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.
HFun_Drone holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 77 and 19 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of Skydio's written reviews are positive against 50% of HFun_Drone's.
Skydio ships an update every 2 months, HFun_Drone every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Skydio | HFun_Drone |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (77 ratings) | 4.2 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 43.2% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 77 — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 18 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 9.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 211 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Skydio, Inc. | 深圳市天之衡电子科技有限公司 |
Customer experience
Skydio
HFun_Drone
In-app purchases
Skydio
No in-app purchases
HFun_Drone
No in-app purchases
