MachXDrone vs REDRIE FLY
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MachXDrone
Control a toy drone with your smartphone. View real-time camera feeds in normal or VR mode, and capture photos and videos directly within the app's album.
- Remote drone operation
- Real-time camera streaming
- Normal and VR viewing modes
- Photo and video capture
- In-app media album
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The TOY DRONE is operated by a remote control. The app window displays the pictures returned by the camera picture on the toy DRONE. The real-time streaming pictures are divided into normal mode and VR mode.Users can take photos and videos and view them in the app's built-in album.
REDRIE FLY
Control your drone remotely via WiFi for real-time video transmission. Capture photos and videos with a variety of creative filter effects.
- Real-time video transmission
- Remote drone control
- Photo and video capture
- Filter effects
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REDRIE FLY is an APP that can realize real-time video transmission through WIFI connection uav, remotely control uav to fly, take photos and videos, and have various filter effects to choose from
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: REDRIE FLY at 3.4 against MachXDrone's 2.6. REDRIE FLY also leads on review sentiment (38% vs 17%) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
REDRIE FLY holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 29 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of MachXDrone's written reviews are positive against 38% of REDRIE FLY's.
MachXDrone ships an update every 5 months, REDRIE FLY every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 1, 2026 and July 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MachXDrone | REDRIE FLY |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (13 ratings) | 3.4 (29 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | 38.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 29 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 101 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Yilushi Technology Co.,ltd | ShanTou City Vison Electronictechnology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
MachXDrone
REDRIE FLY
In-app purchases
MachXDrone
No in-app purchases
REDRIE FLY
No in-app purchases
