HolyStone vs DRONE
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
DRONE
Connect to and control your drone with this application. Stream video in real time, perform remote sensing, and utilize tracking and headless modes. Capture photos and videos directly from your device.
- Real-time video streaming
- Remote sensing control
- Track control
- Headless mode
- Capture photos and video
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This is a connection and control drone APP 1. Real time video streaming. 2. Real time remote sensing control 3. Track control and headless mode 4. Capture and video
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HolyStone at 3.5 against DRONE's 3.2. DRONE's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 111 and 75 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 30% of HolyStone's written reviews are positive against 35% of DRONE's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
| Parameter | HolyStone | DRONE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (111 ratings) — better | 3.2 (75 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 29.7% of reviews | 35.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 111 — better | 75 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| 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 | 164 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HOLY STONE TECHNOLOGY Co.,Ltd. | 文 张 |
Customer experience
HolyStone
DRONE
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
DRONE
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
HolyStone
No in-app purchases
DRONE
No in-app purchases
