LOOKING CAM vs Hover
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LOOKING CAM
This app connects to sports cameras and dashcams via WiFi, allowing users to access and process GPS data, photos, and videos. It supports various hardware solutions for uses like evidence collection and sharing.
- Connects to sports cameras and dashcams
- Access GPS files, images, and videos
- Process media resources
- Supports WiFi connection
- Facilitates evidence collection
- Enables media sharing
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LOOKING CAM是一款支持多種硬件方案的運動相機、行車記錄儀等設備的客戶端軟件，讓用戶可以通過設備的WiFi網絡獲取設備拍攝的GPS文件、圖片、視頻資源，並進行一定的處理滿足用戶對資源的使用場景，比如取證、分享等。
Hover
Control a self-flying camera for real-time shooting previews and detailed parameter adjustments. Capture photos and videos with various modes and manage your footage efficiently.
- Real-time shooting preview
- Camera parameter adjustment
- Adjust flight angle, distance, and tracking
- Switch between single and continuous photo/video modes
- Manage video and photo materials
- 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: LOOKING CAM at 3.9 against Hover's 2.9. LOOKING CAM also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15). Hover's advantage is review sentiment (33% vs 7%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). 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.
LOOKING CAM holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 27 and 99 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 7% of LOOKING CAM's written reviews are positive against 33% of Hover's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
LOOKING CAM ships an update every 2 months, Hover every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LOOKING CAM | Hover |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (27 ratings) — better | 2.9 (99 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 6.9% of reviews | 32.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 27 | 99 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 122 MB | 342 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LOOKING TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. | Hangzhou Zero Zero Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
LOOKING CAM
Hover
Bugs and requests
LOOKING CAM
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
LOOKING CAM
No in-app purchases
Hover
No in-app purchases
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