Ophelia GO vs Hover
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ophelia GO
Control a toy quadrocopter using Wi-Fi for real-time video transfer. Experience aerial photography and videography from a unique perspective.
- Wi-Fi quadrocopter control
- Real-time video transfer
- Aerial photography
- Drone videography
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A toy quadrocopter control by wifi with video transfer real time.
Hover
Control a flying camera with real-time preview and adjustable parameters. Manage your captured photos and videos, and switch between shooting modes for creative control.
- Real-time shooting preview
- Adjustable camera parameters
- Video/Photo shooting modes
- Material management
- One-click film maker
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Hover is an exclusive app for Hover Camera. You can preview the shooting in real time and lock the shooting details; the camera parameter adjustment function brings various gameplay, and there is also a video material management function to create your exclusive library for photogenic spot. Function introduction: -【Real-time preview】Real-time preview of the shooting ,check the quality and content at any time; -【Camera parameter adjustment】arbitrary adjustment of the camera's flight angle, distance and tracking form, and shoot more freely. -【Video/Photo mode】Single mode/continuous mode can be switched during the shooting process, to freeze every wonderful moments; -【Material Management】One-click film maker, saving time and efficiency, and sharing one step faster.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ophelia GO at none against Hover's 3. Ophelia GO also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15). Hover's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Hover sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Ophelia GO asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.0 for Ophelia GO against 2.9 for Hover. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 186 and 101 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 30% of Ophelia GO's written reviews are positive against 32% of Hover's.
Ophelia GO ships an update every 2 months, Hover every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ophelia GO | Hover |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (186 ratings) — better | 2.9 (101 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 30.1% of reviews | 32.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 186 — better | 101 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 344 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HOLY STONE TECHNOLOGY Co.,Ltd. | Hangzhou Zero Zero Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Ophelia GO
Hover
User reviews
Ophelia GO
From 186 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Great performance
- 💡 Useful features
- 🤝 Excellent customer support
Room to improve
- 🐛 App crashes and bugs
- 🔒 Connectivity issues
- 🔋 Battery life problems
- 📺 Camera and video quality issues
Hover
From 101 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 👍 Great quality
- 👍 Fun to use
- 👍 Innovative product
- 👍 Good video quality
Room to improve
- 🐛 App crashes frequently
- 🐛 Login issues
- 🐛 Connection failures
- 🐛 Confusing UI
- 🐛 Ads in notifications
Bugs and requests
Ophelia GO
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashing when accessing videos
- Drone controls not working with app
- GPS and return-to-home issues
- Connectivity problems at longer distances
Requested features
4 requests- Add override option for flight restrictions
- Improve camera settings and video recording
- Enhance app stability and reliability
- Provide better instructions and tutorials
Hover
Reported bugs
24 issues- App closes out after login attempt
- Repeated failures to connect to drone's WiFi
- Cannot access videos or photos even when logged in
- App shuts down involuntarily
- Setup process is a moving target
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- New update damaged batteries, reducing flight time
- App not loading at first
- App says network failed
- App doesn't connect to drone
- Audio recording not downloading/merging with video
- Photo function lost after update
- Cannot sign into app, network unavailable error
- App doesn't work
- App requires full access to media
- App requires full access to photos
- App requires GPS access to download videos
- App doesn't connect for downloads after iPadOS update
- Permissions issues, requires full photo library access
- Cannot initiate connection/pairing with VoiceOver screen reader
- Doesn't allow shooting more than 15 seconds in specific modes
- Login process does not allow re-login, prompts for new account
- Mode tab cannot be used to access mode settings
- Network unavailable error when downloading videos
- Manual button not found
Requested features
18 requests- Allow access to album when drone is off
- Unlock flight modes immediately
- Add voice control
- Add more fun flight modes
- Improve UI and UX design
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- Add comprehensive editing tool features
- Add manual flight mode for iPad
- Allow flight at any firmware version
- Add option to mute or lower robotic sound
- Add settings for camera quality adjustments (EV, contrast, saturation, sharpening)
- Allow reinitiating flight from phone without tapping power button
- Add duration option on all modes
- Program a sequence for flight execution
- Allow limited photo access instead of full access
- Improve translations
- Add more operational manuals in the app
- Allow user-controlled exposure/EV, saturation, contrast, and sharpening settings
- Add option to create instructions in a sequence for execution and return to user
In-app purchases
Ophelia GO
No in-app purchases
Hover
- 450 Token$0.99
- 4500 Token$9.99
- 45000 Token$99.99
