RC FPV vs HolyStone
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RC FPV
Control your toy plane via WiFi, capturing photos and videos in real-time. This app allows for various operational controls to enhance your flying experience and embark on a fun journey.
- WiFi flight control
- Photography
- Video recording
- Real-time viewing
- Toy plane operation
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This APP controls the flight of the toy plane through WIFI transmission technology, supports photographing, video, watching and other functions, and can perform various operations on the toy. Please refer to the help page for details. Get started on your fun trip!
HolyStone
Control your drone with your mobile device. Experience real-time FPV video, multiple control methods including gravity sensing and voice commands, and capture photos and videos directly from the app.
- WiFi real-time image transmission
- Gravity sensing control
- Trajectory control
- Voice command control
- Hand photography and video recording
- Manual photography and video recording
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A drone controls the app. The main features are as follows: 1. WiFi real-time image transmission 2. Real time manual control, gravity sensing control, trajectory control, voice command control 3. Hand photography and video recording, manual photography and video recording
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HolyStone at 3.5 against RC FPV's 2.4. HolyStone also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). RC FPV's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (503 vs 111). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
HolyStone holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 503 and 111 respectively.
RC FPV ships an update every 4 weeks, HolyStone every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RC FPV | HolyStone |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (503 ratings) | 3.5 (111 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 29.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 503 — better | 111 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 108 MB | 104 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | shenzhen cooingdv technology co.,ltd. | HOLY STONE TECHNOLOGY Co.,Ltd. |
Customer experience
RC FPV
HolyStone
User reviews
RC FPV
From 503 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to connect
- 👍 Works well with drone
- 🚀 Connects quickly to WiFi
- 👍 Good for the price
Room to improve
- 🐛 App crashes when connecting to WiFi
- 🐛 Camera doesn't work
- 🐛 Controls don't function properly
- 🐛 Frequent disconnections
HolyStone
From 111 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun drone to use
- 👍 Good camera quality
- 👍 Impressed by drone quality
- 👍 Easy to use interface
- 👍 Easy connection with app and drone
Room to improve
- 😞 App doesn't work
- 😞 Drone won't pair
- 😞 App freezes
- 😞 Drone flies away unexpectedly
- 😞 Connection issues
Bugs and requests
RC FPV
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes when connecting to drone WiFi
- Camera doesn't work even when connected
- Controls unresponsive or don't work as expected
- Frequent disconnections between app and drone
Requested features
4 requests- Add one-click take off and landing
- Improve camera quality
- Add ability to save and share photos/videos
- Provide instructions in multiple languages
HolyStone
Reported bugs
16 issues- App freezes
- Drone won't pair with controller
- Home button causes drone to fly erratically
- Cannot log back into account
- Videos turn screen white
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- Cannot connect to Wi-Fi (security warning)
- Videos and pictures are excessively large files
- App steals information
- Drone flies away on its own
- App disconnects from drone
- App doesn't show recorded videos
- App requires location permission
- App claims to be for email
- Drone blades not spinning
- Drone flies in random direction
- App crashes iPhone when viewing media
Requested features
5 requests- Update app to fix bugs
- Provide better customer support
- Fix video file size issue
- Improve drone control responsiveness
- Fix account creation issues
In-app purchases
RC FPV
No in-app purchases
HolyStone
No in-app purchases
