XL vs XL FLY
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
XL
This app simplifies aerial photography by integrating flight control, shooting, editing, and sharing. Its intuitive interface and guided tutorials make it easy to capture and create stunning aerial visuals.
- Integrated flight control
- Aerial shooting capabilities
- Built-in editing tools
- Easy sharing options
- User-friendly interface
- Flight tutorials
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XiL-Super app Designed for aerial photography, it integrates flight, shooting, editing and sharing. The new aerial photography interface is more simple and beautiful, convenient and easy to use; With easy to understand flight teaching and a better editor, it can help you fly out of the box, quickly get started and make wonderful works.
XL FLY
Control and operate aircraft in real-time via WiFi. This app allows for remote photo and video capture, as well as direct drone movement control with various engaging features.
- Real-time image transmission
- Aircraft operation control
- Remote photo capture
- Remote video recording
- Real-time drone movement control
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This is an application for real-time image transmission and operation control of aircraft through wifi connection. It can take photos and videos remotely. It can also control the movement of the drone in real time, and there are many interesting ways to play
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: XL at 5.0 against XL FLY's 3.7. XL FLY's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). 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.
XL holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively.
XL ships an update monthly, XL FLY fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and June 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | XL | XL FLY |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 467 MB | 211 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 元明 苏 | ShanTou City Vison Electronictechnology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
XL
XL FLY
In-app purchases
XL
No in-app purchases
XL FLY
No in-app purchases
