Skydio vs SKYROVER
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.
SKYROVER
Control your drone with an intuitive interface and intelligent assistance features. Master flight skills and capture stunning aerial photography. Generate smart videos and manage your media.
- Drone flight control
- Flight settings adjustment
- Smart video generation
- Media preview and transfer
- Intuitive interface
- Intelligent assistance features
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The SkyRover App is the mobile control software for the SkyRover drone. With its simple and intuitive interface, as well as intelligent assistance features, it allows you to effortlessly master flight control skills and enjoy an immersive aerial photography experience. SkyRover App supports drone flight control, flight settings, smart video generation, and media preview/transfer functions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Skydio at none against SKYROVER's shown. Skydio also leads on ratings volume (77 vs 21). SKYROVER's advantage is review sentiment (75% vs 43%) and monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs paid). On price, rating, update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for Skydio against 4.1 for SKYROVER. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 77 and 21 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 43% of Skydio's written reviews are positive against 75% of SKYROVER's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Skydio | SKYROVER |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (77 ratings) | 4.1 (21 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 43.2% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 77 — better | 21 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 211 MB | 1009 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Skydio, Inc. | SZ Knowact Robot Technology Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
Skydio
SKYROVER
In-app purchases
Skydio
No in-app purchases
SKYROVER
No in-app purchases
