Ruko Mini vs Hover
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ruko Mini
Control your unmanned aerial vehicle with this dedicated mobile application. Perform essential calibrations, manage flight controls, and view real-time image and video transmission for an enhanced drone piloting experience.
- GPS Navigation
- Aircraft Level Calibration
- Compass Calibration
- Flight Control
- Image Transmission
- Video Transmission
- Photo Transmission
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Ruko Mini is an unmanned aerial vehicle supporting APP with GPS navigation; it is a unique unmanned aerial vehicle mobile APP, dedicated to bringing users a convenient and stable experience of using intelligent aircraft. The unmanned aerial vehicle can be controlled through this APP. You can perform aircraft level calibration, compass calibration, flight control, view image transmission, image transmission and photo transmission, video image transmission, etc. Allows you to truly enjoy the joy of life in unmanned aerial vehicles.
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: Ruko Mini at 3.9 against Hover's 2.9. Ruko Mini also leads on review sentiment (71% vs 33%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15). Hover's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks) and ratings volume (99 vs 22). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Ruko Mini holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 99 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Ruko Mini's written reviews are positive against 33% of Hover's.
Ruko Mini ships an update every 5 weeks, Hover every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ruko Mini | Hover |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (22 ratings) — better | 2.9 (99 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better | 32.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 22 | 99 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 419 MB | 342 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Ruike Innovation Technology | Hangzhou Zero Zero Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Ruko Mini
Hover
Bugs and requests
Ruko Mini
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
Ruko Mini
No in-app purchases
Hover
No in-app purchases
