Skydio vs FDFly
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.
FDFly
This app enables pilots to manage aircraft settings and plan flight missions. It offers full compatibility and functionality for specific drone series.
- Aircraft settings adjustment
- Waypoint mission planning
- Mission execution
- SwellPro Fisherman series compatibility
- Full support and functionality
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FDFly allows pilots to adjust aircraft settings, plan and execute waypoints mission. FDFly is compatible with the SwellPro Fisherman series, providing full support and functionality.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Skydio at 4.0 against FDFly's 1.0. Skydio also leads on review sentiment (43% vs 17%) and ratings volume (77 vs 4). FDFly's advantage is monetization model (free vs paid) and update cadence (every 11 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Skydio has 77 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of Skydio's written reviews are positive against 17% of FDFly's.
Skydio ships an update every 2 months, FDFly every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Skydio | FDFly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (77 ratings) — better | 1.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 43.2% of reviews — better | 16.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 77 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 211 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Skydio, Inc. | Shenzhen SwellPro Technology Co.,LTD |
Customer experience
Skydio
FDFly
In-app purchases
Skydio
No in-app purchases
FDFly
No in-app purchases
