HolyStone vs Velcase VGO
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
Velcase VGO
Control your Velcase aircraft remotely via WiFi. View real-time video feeds from the aircraft's camera and capture photos and videos directly from the app.
- Remote aircraft control
- Real-time video display
- WiFi video transmission
- Photo capture
- Video recording
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Velcase VGO is a APP for the four Velcase aircraft control via WiFi protocol function: 1.Remote control the Velcase aircraft. 2.Display the real-time video which taken by the camera on the aircraft,video data transmitted via WiFi. 3.Take the photo and video record.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HolyStone at 3.5 against Velcase VGO's 3.0. Velcase VGO's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months). 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 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 111 and 96 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 30% of HolyStone's written reviews are positive against 36% of Velcase VGO'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, Velcase VGO every 4 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | HolyStone | Velcase VGO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (111 ratings) — better | 3.0 (96 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 29.7% of reviews | 35.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 111 — better | 96 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 104 MB | 144 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | HOLY STONE TECHNOLOGY Co.,Ltd. | Le Wei Technology(HK) Limited |
Customer experience
HolyStone
Velcase VGO
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
Velcase VGO
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
HolyStone
No in-app purchases
Velcase VGO
No in-app purchases
