HolyStone vs 4DRC Air
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
4DRC Air
Control your 4DRC drone with real-time video streaming, gesture capture, and gravity induction. Offers trajectory control and a 3D scattering screen for an immersive experience.
- Real-time video streaming
- 3D Scattering Screen
- Remote sensing control
- Trajectory control
- Gravity Induction Manipulation
- Gesture capture/video
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This is an app for connecting and controlling 4DRC drones 1.Real-time video streaming transmission. 2.3D Scattering Screen 3.Real-time remote sensing control 4.Trajectory control 5.Gravity Induction Manipulation 6.Gesture capture/video
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HolyStone at 3.5 against 4DRC Air's 2.9. HolyStone also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (110 vs 31). 4DRC Air's advantage is review sentiment (40% vs 30%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 110 and 31 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 30% of HolyStone's written reviews are positive against 40% of 4DRC Air's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
HolyStone ships an update every 3 months, 4DRC Air every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HolyStone | 4DRC Air |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (110 ratings) — better | 2.9 (31 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 29.7% of reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 110 — better | 31 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 6 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 | 98 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HOLY STONE TECHNOLOGY Co.,Ltd. | 文 张 |
Customer experience
HolyStone
4DRC Air
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
4DRC Air
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
HolyStone
No in-app purchases
4DRC Air
No in-app purchases
