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 (79 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 79 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. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Skydio | FDFly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (79 ratings) — better | 1.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 43.2% of reviews — better | 16.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 79 — 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
Bugs and requests
Skydio
Reported bugs
10 issues- App crashes immediately on startup
- Cannot create a clip from footage
- Drone unable to update
- App takes up excessive storage space
- Video settings not saved between sessions
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- App launches in portrait mode
- GUI needs to overlay full 16:9 image
- Local video files saved in private directories
- Formatting micro-SD card issues
- App closes in flight with remote control
Requested features
29 requests- Further drone range
- GPS strength indication
- More than two points for cable cam
- Add POIs in cable cam
- Allow local video access from Photos app
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- Faster export of clips
- Tap-fly function
- Show number of GPS/beacon sats
- Augment position with phone GPS
- Cinematic steering rates for Beacon
- Battery storage function (70%)
- Allow users to set clip storage quote
- Disable video recording on phone
- Save video settings between sessions
- Landscape mode option
- Show GPS satellite count on flight screen
- Option to not start in auto-record mode
- More user input for app features
- Option to slow drone down
- Shrink protective bubble for indoor use
- Telemetry data
- Rule of thirds bars
- Center reticle
- Quick camera controls on main screen
- Curve-based gimbal and controller modifications
- Indication of GPS strength for takeoff
- Automatic reconnection feature
- More features like Parrot app
- More flight telemetry information
FDFly
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Skydio
No in-app purchases
FDFly
No in-app purchases
