Comparison

WindowStill vs Hover

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

WindowStill

Access and download your photos and media. Manage listing details, share links, and print marketing materials. Schedule appointments, place orders, and make payments.

Highlights
  • Download photos and media
  • Post to social media
  • Update listing details
  • Get shareable links
  • Print marketing materials
  • Check appointment schedule
  • Place new orders
  • Pay order balances
Features
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This app is for the valued clients of WindowStill. Download photos, post to social media, update listing details, get links, print marketing materials, check your photo shoot appointments, place new orders, pay order balances and more!

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

WindowStill4 screens
Hover4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: WindowStill at 5.0 against Hover's 2.9. Hover's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (99 vs 3). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WindowStill holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hover has 99 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WindowStill ships an update every 3 months, Hover every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
WindowStill versus Hover: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWindowStillHover
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better2.9 (99 ratings)
Positive reviews—32.8% of reviews
Number of ratings399 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB342 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWindowStillHangzhou Zero Zero Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

WindowStill

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Hover

All ratings99 ratings
Positive43.4%
Neutral9.1%
Negative47.5%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive32.8%
Neutral12.1%
Negative55.2%

Bugs and requests

WindowStill

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

None

WindowStill

No in-app purchases

None

Hover

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WindowStill free?
WindowStill is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hover free?
Hover is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, WindowStill or Hover?
WindowStill is rated higher. WindowStill averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Hover averages 2.9 from 99 ratings.
Do WindowStill or Hover have ads?
Neither WindowStill nor Hover shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WindowStill or Hover?
WindowStill ships an update every 3 months, and Hover every 2 weeks. Most recently, WindowStill was updated on September 28, 2026 and Hover on October 9, 2026.

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