Comparison

Rainbow for DJI Drones vs HD Express Camera

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Rainbow for DJI Drones

Enhance your DJI drone photography and videography with advanced flight planning and control. This app offers customizable waypoint missions, time-lapse, and various shooting modes for professional results. It supports a wide range of DJI drone models.

Highlights
  • Customizable waypoint missions (up to 99)
  • Time-lapse photography
  • Orthophoto and navigation belt shooting
  • Oblique and 3D modeling photography
  • Track mode for object tracking
  • Advanced camera and aircraft settings
  • Course Lock / Home Lock
Features
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Support Air3/Mavic3 series/Mini 4 Pro new models with Kmz route files. New support Mini 2 / Air 2s / Mini SE drones. Compatible with DJI Mavic Mini/Mavic 2 Zoom/Pro, Mavic Air/Pro, Phantom 4 Normal/Advanced/Pro/ProV2, Phantom 3 Standard/4K/Advanced/Professional, Inspire 1 X3/Z3/Pro/RAW, Inspire 2, Spark We will continue to update Rainbow, so we would like to hear from you. Any suggestions are welcome, please contact us via email: rainbow.feedback@hotmail.com Main features: * New support for Mavic Mini. * Incredible stability, much better than DJI Go. Smooth operation without delays. * Advanced waypoint support, you can customize your auto flight. The number of waypoints is up to 99 waypoints. * Support time-lapse photography. * Waypoint support, you can customize your own automatic flight, support mission continuation, save, restore, specify flight starting navigation point, support navigation point actions (shooting, steering, gimbal adjustment, stay, video recording). * Supports orthophoto shooting, missions can be saved, resumed, and multiple shooting modes include timing, isometric, and hovering. * Supports navigation belt shooting, suitable for orthophotos of rivers, highways and other belt conditions * Supports oblique photography, cross-tilt and other modeling shooting * Supports stereoscopic surround 3D shooting of single buildings * Support Kml import. * Supports panoramic shooting * Support for FPV mode. * Save and load local waypoint mission. * Support camera pointing in waypoint mode. * Track mode supported. Track the object and orbit around it or have the aircraft autonomously follow the subject just like if you use DJI GO. * Advanced camera and aircraft settings. Control everything about your drone. *More flight modes and features are coming. * Support Course Lock / Home Lock. Support worker: * Waypoint management: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajT9T6J2jWk * Fly a mission: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1L_jYuGR-bc Rainbow has an annual subscription plan, you can use it 3 times for free, after that you can subscribe to Rainbow for future use. * Only free user can test the connection, fly three times. * VIP member can unlock all features with an annual subscription. Your subscription (VIP member) will automatically renew each year at the current subscription rate and this amount will be charged to your account within 24 hours before the end of the current subscription year. To manage your subscription or prevent it from auto-renewing, go to Account Settings and turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before your renewal date. No refunds will be issued after the annual subscription fee has been charged. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited once you purchase a subscription. For more information, please see the terms of use: http://www.emojikeyboard.cn/dji/rainbowuser.html and the privacy policy: https://storage.googleapis.com/rainbow-drone/app/privacy. html Note: Continued use of GPS in the background can drastically reduce battery life.

About

HD Express Camera

View live video and capture photos from a compatible inspection camera system. Designed for pipeline and ducting inspections, it requires a wireless Wi-Fi connection to the UEMSI/HTV HD Express Camera System.

Highlights
  • Live video streaming
  • Photo capture
  • Pipeline inspection
  • Ducting inspection
  • Wi-Fi connectivity
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The UEMSI/HTV HD Express Camera app is used to view video and take photos from the UEMSI/HTV HD Express Camera inspection system. It is intended for pipeline or ducting inspections. The app will only show live video if you have a UEMSI/HTV HD Express Camera System and are wirelessly connected to it via Wi-Fi.

Screenshots

Rainbow for DJI Drones4 screens
HD Express Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: HD Express Camera at 5.0 against Rainbow for DJI Drones's 2.9. HD Express Camera also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Rainbow for DJI Drones's advantage is ratings volume (32 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Rainbow for DJI Drones sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $39.99 per year. HD Express Camera asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HD Express Camera holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rainbow for DJI Drones has 32 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Rainbow for DJI Drones versus HD Express Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRainbow for DJI DronesHD Express Camera
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (32 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews36.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings32 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size164 MB79 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperZhuhai Huiteng Software Technology Co., Ltd.UEMSI/HTV

Customer experience

Rainbow for DJI Drones

All ratings32 ratings
Positive40.6%
Neutral18.8%
Negative40.6%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive36.1%
Neutral25.0%
Negative38.9%

HD Express Camera

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Rainbow for DJI Drones

Subscriptions1
  • VIP Members yearly$39.991 Year
None

HD Express Camera

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rainbow for DJI Drones free?
Rainbow for DJI Drones is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HD Express Camera free?
HD Express Camera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Rainbow for DJI Drones or HD Express Camera?
HD Express Camera is rated higher. Rainbow for DJI Drones averages 2.9 out of 5 from 32 ratings, while HD Express Camera averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Rainbow for DJI Drones or HD Express Camera have ads?
Neither Rainbow for DJI Drones nor HD Express Camera shows ads.

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