MachXDrone vs VA
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.
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
The clearest difference is update cadence: VA at every 3 weeks against MachXDrone's every 5 months. VA also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 15%). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.9 for MachXDrone against 2.9 for VA. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 36 and 38 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 15% of MachXDrone's written reviews are positive against 33% of VA's.
MachXDrone ships an update every 5 months, VA every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | MachXDrone | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (36 ratings) | 2.9 (38 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.4% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 36 | 38 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Yilushi Technology Co.,ltd | AMAX INDUSTRIAL GROUP CHINA CO LTD |
Customer experience
MachXDrone
VA
In-app purchases
MachXDrone
No in-app purchases
VA
No in-app purchases
