HolyStone vs HYPER 4WD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
HYPER 4WD
Connect and control toy cars via Bluetooth. Monitor real-time vehicle status, track performance, and record lap times. View GPS tracks on a map.
- Bluetooth toy car connection
- Real-time vehicle status display
- Vehicle track record
- Lap timing
- GPS track mapping
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App is used to connect toy cars 1. Connect the toy car with Bluetooth 2. Real time display of vehicle status data 3. Vehicle track record 4. Timing several laps 5. 5. The map shows the GPS track of the toy car
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HolyStone at 3.5 against HYPER 4WD's 2.1. HolyStone also leads on ratings volume (111 vs 25). HYPER 4WD's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 111 and 25 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of HolyStone's written reviews are positive against 25% of HYPER 4WD's.
HolyStone ships an update every 3 months, HYPER 4WD every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | HolyStone | HYPER 4WD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (111 ratings) — better | 2.1 (25 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 29.7% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 111 — better | 25 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 104 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HOLY STONE TECHNOLOGY Co.,Ltd. | 健 吴 |
Customer experience
HolyStone
HYPER 4WD
Bugs and requests
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
HYPER 4WD
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
HolyStone
No in-app purchases
HYPER 4WD
No in-app purchases
