SNAPTAIN Mate vs SNAPTAIN FLY
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SNAPTAIN Mate
Control your drone's flight and capture aerial photos and videos. Experience real-time camera feeds and utilize various control modes, including gravity and voice commands. Enhance your footage with filters and enjoy immersive VR capabilities.
- Real-time camera feed
- Gravity and rocker control modes
- Trajectory flight mode
- Filter and voice control
- Gesture photo/video
- VR Mode support
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App can control any flight of our aircraft, and the camera on the aircraft can transfer the real-time landscape to our mobile phone and show you the feeling of being on scene. This APP function: 1.Take the photo and video record on the mobile phone side. 2.Including two types of control:gravity mode,rocker mode 3.Support trajectory flight mode 4.Support add filter mode 5.Support headless mode 6.Support voice-control mode 7.Support gestures for Photo/Video 8.Support VR Mode
SNAPTAIN FLY
Easily control drones and capture stunning aerial photos and videos. Features intuitive controls, one-button operations, and smart shooting modes for quick video creation. A beginner mode ensures safe operation.
- Intuitive operation interface
- Clear image preview
- One key take-off/landing
- Smart shooting modes
- Beginner mode for safety
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SNAPTAIN FLY is an app that allows you to fly drones easily and take aerial photographs quickly. ·Intuitive Operation Interface, Clear Image Preview ·Simple to operate, easy to learn, and you will be able to fly it within minutes. ·One key take-off/landing and fast-flying operations ·With one-button shooting and smart shooting modes, short videos can be produced quickly. ·The beginner mode keeps you and the drone safe. (It's recommended to use the App with the remote for a better flying experience) For more assistance, please feel free to contact support@snaptain.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SNAPTAIN Mate at 38% against SNAPTAIN FLY's 0%. SNAPTAIN Mate also leads on rating (3.3 vs 2.9) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). SNAPTAIN FLY's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SNAPTAIN Mate holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 50 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of SNAPTAIN Mate's written reviews are positive against 0% of SNAPTAIN FLY's.
SNAPTAIN Mate ships an update every 2 months, SNAPTAIN FLY monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SNAPTAIN Mate | SNAPTAIN FLY |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (26 ratings) — better | 2.9 (50 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 38.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 26 | 50 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 179 MB | 270 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 军年 陈 | Shenzhen VanTop Technology & Innovation Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
SNAPTAIN Mate
SNAPTAIN FLY
In-app purchases
SNAPTAIN Mate
No in-app purchases
SNAPTAIN FLY
No in-app purchases
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