FADER 2 vs VA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FADER 2
Control your drone from your iPhone and capture stunning HD photos and videos. View and save your media directly to your device's camera roll. Experience immersive piloting from the drone's perspective.
- Drone piloting from iPhone
- HD photo and video capture
- In-app media gallery
- Save media to camera roll
- Effortless drone connection
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Description: Step into the pilot’s seat of your FADER 2 drone! See the world as if you’re piloting your done from the pilot’s seat itself. Easily connect FADER 2 to your iPhone via this application and make lasting memories by taking photo’s or even making video’s. View your media in the in-app gallery and effortlessly store them to your iPhone’s camera roll. Effortless connection between drone and iPhone. Make beautiful HD photos and videos. Easily store media from the app to your iPhone’s camera roll.
VA
This application connects to UAV WiFi to display high-definition video feeds. Users can record videos, take photos, and save them locally or to their album. It also allows access to and downloading of video content from the UAV's SD card.
- Connect to UAV WiFi
- Display HD video feed
- Record video
- Take photos
- Save media locally
- Download from UAV SD card
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By connecting the UAV WiFi to receive high-definition video information and display it on the APP, When receiving the image data, you can save the VIDEO to the local area or album by clicking the "RECORD VIDEO" button of the "CAMERA" page, and save the picture to the local area or album by clicking the "TAKE PHOTO" button of the "CAMERA" page. You can also control the APP to take pictures and video by sending instructions to take pictures and video through the remote control. It is also possible to access the video saved by the UAV SDCARD by connecting the UAV, and download the video to save to the local or photo album.
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Verdict
FADER 2 and VA both sit at 3.1 stars, but that hides the real split: 33% of VA's written reviews are positive against 0% of FADER 2's. VA also leads on ratings volume (34 vs 10). FADER 2's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). 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 FADER 2 against 3.0 for VA. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 34 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of FADER 2's written reviews are positive against 33% of VA's.
FADER 2 ships an update every 5 weeks, VA every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FADER 2 | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (10 ratings) — better | 3.0 (34 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 34 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 107 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TRNDlabs | AMAX INDUSTRIAL GROUP CHINA CO LTD |
Customer experience
FADER 2
VA
In-app purchases
FADER 2
No in-app purchases
VA
No in-app purchases
