Comparison

TelloFpv vs SDFly

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

Head to head
About

TelloFpv

Enhance your drone piloting experience with advanced controls and features for the Ryze Tello quadcopter. Offers improved telemetry, VR FPV mode, and a variety of automated flight functions for creative aerial photography and videography.

Highlights
  • Enhanced telemetry data
  • VR FPV mode
  • Automated flight modes (Return to Home, Orbit, Dronie)
  • Trainer mode for learning
  • Multiple flight profiles (Sport, Video, Cine)
  • Controller support with flexible mapping
  • Flight log and PDF manual
Features
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Tello FPV is a control app for the Ryze Tello camera drone quadcopter offering many additional features and more control. Feature set: * Enhanced telemetry (distance, altitude, pitch & roll indicators) * Home indicator showing you the way back home * VR FPV Mode, supports adjustable views * Advanced video options * Trainer mode: Teach someone else without risking your drone (external controller required) * Three flight profiles: Sport mode - video mode - cine mode * Wired and wireless gamepad controllers (ONLY controllers supported by iOS) * Gamesir T1d, T1S and Parrot Flypad * Flexible stick & button mapping, mode 1-4 * Headless mode * Autopilots: - Return to home - Circle at any distance - Lock heading on POI - Long distance dronie - Boomerang: dronie + 360 + return - Orbit: dronie + circle - 360° video - panorama photos (no automated stitching, external stitching app required!) * Flight log * Full PDF manual included in App! Required privileges * Storage - Storing photos and videos * Bluetooth - Only required for T1D, T1S and Flypad Important: When using this app consider safety your responsibility and use the drone and this app at your own risk! We shall have no responsibility for any damage caused to your drone or any damages or injuries caused to you or anyone else. This app comes without any warranties, express or implied, including without limitation, those of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. By purchasing and using this app you declare to agree to these conditions!

About

SDFly

Control your drone with live HD viewing, adjust camera and gimbal settings, and plan complex flight missions. Share your aerial footage through live streaming on popular platforms. Supports joint operations with multiple devices.

Highlights
  • Live HD viewing
  • Live HD streaming
  • Aircraft and gimbal control
  • Mission planning
  • Various flight modes
  • Multi-device connection
Features
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SDFly is whole new flight App designed by SwellPro. It marks the new era for SwellPro. SDFly allows SwellPro pilots to do live HD viewing; adjust aircraft, gimbal, and camera specs; proceed mission planning (include route planning and grid flight planning); do live streaming and sharing aerial footage. This App currently supports the SplashDrone 4. Features: - Live HD viewing - Live HD streaming of the great aerial view on various streaming platform includes Twitch, TikTok - Adjust camera Pro setting - Control aircraft and gimbal - Various flight mode selection (sport, cruise, orbit, headless+) - Mission planning - route planning, grid flight planning, tap to flight, orbit mode - Convenient aerial photos & videos viewing, download, and sharing - Joint operation. SplashDrone 4 supports multi mobile devices connection for up to 4 devices

Screenshots

TelloFpv4 screens
SDFly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SDFly at Free against TelloFpv's $6.99. TelloFpv's advantage is rating (4.1 vs 2.3) and review sentiment (60% vs 20%). On ratings volume, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

SDFly is free to download; TelloFpv costs $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TelloFpv holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 28 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of TelloFpv's written reviews are positive against 20% of SDFly's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TelloFpv ships an update weekly, SDFly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
TelloFpv versus SDFly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTelloFpvSDFly
Price$6.99Free — better
Rating4.1 (28 ratings) — better2.3 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews — better20.0% of reviews
Number of ratings28 — better11
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRainer BischofShenzhen SwellPro Technology Co.,LTD

Customer experience

TelloFpv

All ratings28 ratings
Positive78.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative21.4%
Written reviews65 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral12.3%
Negative27.7%

SDFly

All ratings11 ratings
Positive27.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative72.7%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%

In-app purchases

None

TelloFpv

No in-app purchases

None

SDFly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TelloFpv free?
TelloFpv costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is SDFly free?
SDFly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TelloFpv or SDFly?
TelloFpv is rated higher. TelloFpv averages 4.1 out of 5 from 28 ratings, while SDFly averages 2.3 from 11 ratings.
Do TelloFpv or SDFly have ads?
Neither TelloFpv nor SDFly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TelloFpv or SDFly?
TelloFpv ships an update weekly, and SDFly every 3 weeks. Most recently, TelloFpv was updated on September 26, 2026 and SDFly on September 14, 2026.

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