Hohem Joy vs Hover
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hohem Joy
This app enables users to capture and edit photos and videos using compatible mobile stabilizers. It offers a Creative Studio and templates to help create stunning visual content.
- Shoot and edit photos/videos
- Creative Studio
- Moment Mode templates
- Compatible with multiple stabilizers
- Effortless memory capture
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Hohem Joy Mobile shooting & editing software Hohem Joy allows users to shoot and edit photos/videos on M7, V3, V2s, MT2, M6, Mobile+, XE, and Q, and includes Creative Studio, and a variety of templates in Moment Mode, helping you effortlessly capture beautiful memories.
Hover
Control a self-flying camera for real-time shooting previews and detailed parameter adjustments. Capture photos and videos with various modes and manage your footage efficiently.
- Real-time shooting preview
- Camera parameter adjustment
- Adjust flight angle, distance, and tracking
- Switch between single and continuous photo/video modes
- Manage video and photo materials
- One-click film maker
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Hover is an exclusive app for Hover Camera. You can preview the shooting in real time and lock the shooting details; the camera parameter adjustment function brings various gameplay, and there is also a video material management function to create your exclusive library for photogenic spot. Function introduction: -【Real-time preview】Real-time preview of the shooting ,check the quality and content at any time; -【Camera parameter adjustment】arbitrary adjustment of the camera's flight angle, distance and tracking form, and shoot more freely. -【Video/Photo mode】Single mode/continuous mode can be switched during the shooting process, to freeze every wonderful moments; -【Material Management】One-click film maker, saving time and efficiency, and sharing one step faster.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hover at 2.9 against Hohem Joy's 2.5. Hover also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 23%). Hohem Joy's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Hover holds the better App Store score, 2.9 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 118 and 99 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of Hohem Joy's written reviews are positive against 33% of Hover's.
Hohem Joy ships an update fortnightly, Hover every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hohem Joy | Hover |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (118 ratings) | 2.9 (99 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 22.7% of reviews | 32.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 118 — better | 99 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 492 MB | 342 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Hohem Technology Co.,Ltd | Hangzhou Zero Zero Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Hohem Joy
Hover
Bugs and requests
Hohem Joy
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Hover
Reported bugs
24 issues- App closes out after login attempt
- Repeated failures to connect to drone's WiFi
- Cannot access videos or photos even when logged in
- App shuts down involuntarily
- Setup process is a moving target
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- New update damaged batteries, reducing flight time
- App not loading at first
- App says network failed
- App doesn't connect to drone
- Audio recording not downloading/merging with video
- Photo function lost after update
- Cannot sign into app, network unavailable error
- App doesn't work
- App requires full access to media
- App requires full access to photos
- App requires GPS access to download videos
- App doesn't connect for downloads after iPadOS update
- Permissions issues, requires full photo library access
- Cannot initiate connection/pairing with VoiceOver screen reader
- Doesn't allow shooting more than 15 seconds in specific modes
- Login process does not allow re-login, prompts for new account
- Mode tab cannot be used to access mode settings
- Network unavailable error when downloading videos
- Manual button not found
Requested features
18 requests- Allow access to album when drone is off
- Unlock flight modes immediately
- Add voice control
- Add more fun flight modes
- Improve UI and UX design
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- Add comprehensive editing tool features
- Add manual flight mode for iPad
- Allow flight at any firmware version
- Add option to mute or lower robotic sound
- Add settings for camera quality adjustments (EV, contrast, saturation, sharpening)
- Allow reinitiating flight from phone without tapping power button
- Add duration option on all modes
- Program a sequence for flight execution
- Allow limited photo access instead of full access
- Improve translations
- Add more operational manuals in the app
- Allow user-controlled exposure/EV, saturation, contrast, and sharpening settings
- Add option to create instructions in a sequence for execution and return to user
In-app purchases
Hohem Joy
No in-app purchases
Hover
No in-app purchases
