HeliDirect vs RC MAKER
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HeliDirect
This app is a comprehensive online store for radio-controlled helicopters, FPV drones, and multirotors. It stocks a wide variety of kits, replacement parts, and electronic components to help enthusiasts get their aerial projects airborne.
- RC helicopter kits
- FPV drone equipment
- Multirotor parts
- Electronic components
- RC aerial project supplies
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HeliDirect is your source for yourR/C Helicopters, FPV and multirotors/drones needs. We are stocking all kits, parts and electronics to get your RC dreams in air.
RC MAKER
This app streamlines the purchasing process for high-quality remote control car racing products. It allows customers to easily import, manufacture, and distribute professional R/C car racing gear.
- Import R/C car products
- Manufacture R/C car products
- Distribute R/C car products
- Faster purchasing
- Professional R/C car racing gear
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RC MAKER Import, manufacture and distribute the highest quality professional remote control R/C Car racing products. Our new app is to help make purchasing faster for all of our customers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: HeliDirect at 676 against RC MAKER's 12. HeliDirect also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). RC MAKER's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
RC MAKER holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HeliDirect has 676 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two.
HeliDirect ships an update every 2 months, RC MAKER every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HeliDirect | RC MAKER |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (676 ratings) | 5.0 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 39.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 676 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 137 MB | 181 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HeliDirect LLC | Ryan Maker |
Customer experience
HeliDirect
RC MAKER
Bugs and requests
HeliDirect
Reported bugs
9 issues- App crashes when viewing profile
- App crashes when searching catalog
- App locks up when adding items to cart
- Cart not refreshing after order placement
- Menu items not selectable
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- Login authentication failures
- Page kicks users out during purchase
- App restart with phantom cart notifications
- Home navigation causes crashes
Requested features
6 requests- Landscape mode for iPad
- Link website and app account data
- Improve product descriptions and specifications
- Free shipping promotion threshold
- Better order history viewing and sorting
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- Fix menu navigation and link functionality
RC MAKER
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
HeliDirect
No in-app purchases
RC MAKER
No in-app purchases
