PotensicPro vs SDFly 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PotensicPro
Control your drone with advanced features. Stream live HD video, monitor flight data, and capture high-quality images and videos. Offers GPS positioning, map navigation, and customizable flight parameters for a professional experience.
- Real-time HD video transmission
- GPS positioning
- Map navigation and flight path display
- Customize flight parameters
- HD image and video recording
- Intelligent flight modes
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PotensicPro is a professional flight control application. The App shows real-time video transmission, displays flight parameters and allows you to customize, shoots HD images and records videos, etc. Main Characteristics: 1.GPS positioning, display the accurate position of the drone. 2. Map navigation, show map information and flight path. 3. Real-time HD video transmission, HD image and video recording. 4. Customize the flight parameters. 5. Intuitive and support intelligent flights.
SDFly 2
This is a beta application for a specific drone accessory, requiring a firmware update and not yet fully functional. Users are advised to use the regular app unless they intend to use the MP1 Megaphone. Image display is not supported in this version.
- MP1 Megaphone compatibility
- Beta version for testing
- Requires specific firmware update
- Drone control functionality (limited)
- Access via support website for setup
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This is the beta version App. It’s not ready to be used yet. Please download and use the regular SDFly App. ONLY use SDFly 2 App if you want to use the MP1 Megaphone. To use the SDFly 2 App, you need to update your SplashDrone 4 to a specific set of firmware, please contact us by submitting a request on our support website: support.swellpro.com, we will guide you through the way and provide you the set of firmware. Note: If you use the SDFly 2 App right now, there will be no image showing on the App. Please switch to the regular SDFly Ap
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PotensicPro at 49% against SDFly 2's 0%. PotensicPro also leads on rating (3.6 vs 2.3) and ratings volume (117 vs 3). SDFly 2's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, 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.
PotensicPro holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PotensicPro has 117 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of PotensicPro's written reviews are positive against 0% of SDFly 2's.
PotensicPro ships an update every 6 weeks, SDFly 2 every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PotensicPro | SDFly 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (117 ratings) — better | 2.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 48.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 117 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 221 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Potensic Intelligent Co., Ltd. | Shenzhen SwellPro Technology Co.,LTD |
Customer experience
PotensicPro
SDFly 2
Bugs and requests
PotensicPro
Reported bugs
14 issues- GPS position hold causes erratic behavior indoors
- App keeps logging users out
- Cannot connect to drone/network
- GPS will not connect after app update
- Error 7_18 preventing connection
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- Controller and app not communicating
- App disconnects from phone when plugged in
- Drone firmware update bricks the device
- Cannot record 4K video, says not supported
- Range is half of advertised
- Drone fails to connect to remote
- Network errors preventing login
- Cannot register on the app
- Cannot log in after registering, password reset fails
Requested features
11 requests- Ability to turn off GPS position hold for indoor flying
- Intelligent flight modes available
- Flight plan app with waypoints, speeds, and camera orientation (usable offline)
- Headless mode
- Automatic exposure lock in the app
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- Option to change operating frequency channels
- Virtual RTH icon showing home point location on the image feed
- Flight log to view flight history (height, speed, etc.)
- Zoom functionality for Atom SE camera
- More Atom features for Atom SE
- Adjustable maximum distance setting
SDFly 2
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PotensicPro
No in-app purchases
SDFly 2
No in-app purchases
