Ruko Pro vs iTello
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ruko Pro
Connect your drone via Wi-Fi to view its live camera feed on your mobile device. Remotely control your drone's flight and capture aerial footage.
- Real-time drone video streaming
- Remote drone control
- Wi-Fi connectivity
- Aerial image display
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This is an APP that connects the drone through the mobile phone'S WIFI, displays the images taken by the aircraft in real time, and can control the drone remotely
iTello
This application provides a streamlined interface for controlling a DJI Tello Drone. It simplifies the connection process and offers intuitive joystick controls for flying, taking photos, and recording videos. Easily take off, land, and perform flips with dedicated buttons.
- Easy drone connection
- Video stream for photos/videos
- Two joystick control options
- Invisible, tap-anywhere joysticks
- Takeoff and land buttons
- Flip buttons
- Video recording
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If you want to open your DJI Tello Drone controller app and get right to flying you found the right app. First time use: 1. Turn on your Tello Drone, wait for it to blink yellow to know you can connect 2. Open the app and press the connect button 3. Wait a moment for it to connect, the controller will pop up, fly away All you need to do is open the app to tap the Connect button. Then you'll be connected and ready to fly! Features: * Connect to the Drone from inside the app, it's so easy! * A video stream from the Tello to take photos and videos from * 2 Joystick control options * Static Joysticks that do not move location * Invisible joysticks, tap and drag anywhere on either half of the screen * Takeoff and Land with the upper corner buttons * Flip buttons let you identify which type of flip you are performing or do random flips! * Take photos of the video stream with the camera button * Video Recording Be careful, avoid wind, and please reach out with feedback and feature requests.
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Verdict
Ruko Pro and iTello both sit at 3.1 stars, but that hides the real split: 50% of iTello's written reviews are positive against 18% of Ruko Pro's. Ruko Pro's advantage is ratings volume (57 vs 6) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.1 for Ruko Pro against 3.0 for iTello. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ruko Pro has 57 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 18% of Ruko Pro's written reviews are positive against 50% of iTello's.
Ruko Pro ships an update every 5 weeks, iTello every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ruko Pro | iTello |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (57 ratings) — better | 3.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 18.2% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 57 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 357 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Ruike Innovation Technology | Michael Ellis |
Customer experience
Ruko Pro
iTello
In-app purchases
Ruko Pro
No in-app purchases
iTello
No in-app purchases
