HonestView vs Hover
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HonestView
Monitor your network with this free application. It offers a simple yet fashionable interface with features like video sharing, real-time preview, and video backup.
- Network monitoring
- Video sharing
- Real-time preview
- Video backup
- QR scanning
- Video capture
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HonestView is a free app about network monitoring. The user interface of HonestView is not only simple and fashionable, but also supports a variety of useful functions: video sharing, real-time preview, video backup, QR scanning, video capture, etc.
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 rating: Hover at 2.9 against HonestView's 2.3. Hover also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (32% vs 5%). HonestView's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and device support 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. HonestView sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Hover sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Hover holds the better App Store score, 2.9 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 79 and 101 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 5% of HonestView's written reviews are positive against 32% of Hover's.
HonestView ships an update every 3 months, Hover every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | HonestView | Hover |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (79 ratings) | 2.9 (101 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 5.0% of reviews | 32.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 79 | 101 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 564 MB | 344 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 克纯 马 | Hangzhou Zero Zero Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
HonestView
Hover
Bugs and requests
HonestView
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
HonestView
- Monthly,1-Cam,3.99/Month$3.99
- 7-day Motion Video |31-day2 variants$5.99
- Past 7-day Full Video |31-day$8.99
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- 3-day Motion Video |92-day$10.99
- 7day save/90day serve/1Cam$16.99
- 3-day Motion Video |366-day$36.99
- Annual,1-Cam,3.33/Month$39.99
- 7day save/360day serve/1Cam$59.99
- 7-day Motion Video |366-day$59.99
Hover
- 450 Token$0.99
- 4500 Token$9.99
- 45000 Token$99.99
