Trident Cockpit vs HydraPro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Trident Cockpit
Control your underwater drone with this app. Stream live video, manage camera settings, and record your dives. It also allows you to view and download past dive footage and monitor drone maintenance data.
- Live drone video streaming
- Gamepad control support
- Camera and light adjustments
- Record and geotag pilot video
- View past dive footage
- Monitor drone maintenance data
- Payload control (GoPro HERO 3/3+)
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Features • Controls the Trident Underwater Drone by Sofar Ocean • Watch live video stream from the drone • Gamepad control • Controls camera, light, stabilisation • Onboard camera controls: Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, Hue • Recording pilot video stream • GPS geotagging pilot video • Show realtime drone orientation • Show depth, temperature, camera and battery times • Past dives video from drone: watch, download and delete. • Past dives video from drone: recovery hidden broken videos • Show maintenance data: internal pressure, internal temperature, battery cycle count • Support payload connection and control. (now GoPro HERO 3/3+) Payload control GoPro HERO 3/3+: • Control camera power • Camera recording control • Live preview • Show battery level • Show recording time left Supported gamepads • Xbox Wireless Controller • DualShock 4 • Any MFi certified gamepad
HydraPro
Control multiple compatible cameras remotely via Bluetooth. Automate recording based on GPS speed, set camera modes, and monitor status like battery and storage. Offers a special loop picture mode for unique shots.
- Bluetooth camera control
- Control up to 8 cameras
- Individual or group camera control
- GPS speed-triggered recording
- Set and save camera modes/presets
- Camera status display
- Special loop picture mode
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Features. -Uses Bluetooth only. -Control up to 8 cameras (depending on type of Phone). -Control camera(s) individually or together. -Recording on/off linked to GPS speed detected by phone. -Set camera modes and presets. -Save preferred modes and presets so that they are set automatically when modes are changed. -Special HydraPro “loop” picture mode. -Turn camera(s) on or off. -Camera status display (battery, SD card storage, recording time, …). -Easy to use user interface with large fonts and controls. GoPro cameras supported. -Full support: Hero 4, Hero 9, Hero10, Hero11, Hero11 Mini, Hero12. -Limited Functionality (no preset control): Hero5, Hero6, Hero7, Hero8 Usage examples. -Driving footage (car, motorcycle, ATV, track, cycling…) -Waterskiing, wakeboarding, wake surfing. -Any other application where a camera remote would be useful.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Trident Cockpit at Free against HydraPro's $19.99. Trident Cockpit also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 4 months) and device support (4 vs 2). HydraPro's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On rating, ratings volume, 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
Trident Cockpit is free to download; HydraPro costs $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Trident Cockpit against 5.0 for HydraPro. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Trident Cockpit ships an update every 9 days, HydraPro every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on June 8, 2026 and June 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Trident Cockpit | HydraPro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $19.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dmitriy Borovikov | LakeshoreLogic LLC |
Customer experience
Trident Cockpit
HydraPro
In-app purchases
Trident Cockpit
No in-app purchases
HydraPro
No in-app purchases
