Comparison

iPowerRocket vs SpeedyBee App

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

Head to head
About

iPowerRocket

This application assists amateur rocketeers with rocket design and flight planning. It offers tools for calculating critical flight parameters, simulating trajectories, and managing flight logs. All essential calculations are conveniently available on your iPhone or iPod touch.

Highlights
  • Rocket design calculations
  • Flight simulation
  • Ejection charge calculation
  • Parachute dimensioning
  • Flight log management
  • Barrowman CP computation
Features
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iPowerRocket is an application that allows an amateur rocketeer to perform all the calculations for rocket design and flight planning on his or her iPhone or iPod touch. It includes tools for barrowman CP computation, flight simulation, calculating ejection charges, dimensioning parachutes and a flight log, all in one application. To see iPowerRocket in action, have a look at the video on the iPowerRocket home page.

About

SpeedyBee App

This application allows users to adjust flight controller parameters wirelessly via Bluetooth. It supports various flight controller firmwares and requires a compatible mobile device. Easily configure your drone's settings on the go.

Highlights
  • Wireless flight controller parameter adjustment
  • Bluetooth connectivity
  • Supports Betaflight, iNav, and Butterflight
  • Automatic Bluetooth activation/deactivation (with SpeedyBee adapter)
  • Mobile device configuration
Features
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SpeedyBee is an Appllication for Flight controller parameters settings. Communication between mobile devices and flight control boards can be achieved through Bluetooth, you can use mobile devices to set the parameters of the flight controller.Any Bluetooth module compatible with your mobile device can be used, but if using the SpeedyBee Bluetooth-UART Adapter, this Bluetooth module will deactivate and activate automatically according to the status of the drone(armed/disarmed), no Bluetooth signal interference during the flight. Flight Controller Requirements: Betaflight firmware version ≥ 3.1.0 iNav FC version ≥ 1.8.1 Butterflight firmware version ≥ 3.1.0 System Requirements : iOS 13.0+ Instructions for use: 1.Connect the Bluetooth PCB with the UART interface of the Flight Controller, or use the flight controller integrated  Bluetooth. 2.Open the Betaflight Configurator, on the Ports tab, open the Configuration/MSP port of the Bluetooth PCB, for the Bluettooth module of BLE4.0, 19200 is the recommended baud rate value. 3.Open the APP, connect the Flight Controller via Bluetooth, and you can adjust the parameters now.

Screenshots

iPowerRocket4 screens
SpeedyBee App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SpeedyBee App at every 2 weeks against iPowerRocket's every 5 months. SpeedyBee App also leads on ratings volume (120 vs 4). iPowerRocket's advantage is review sentiment (47% vs 39%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, 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

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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.3 for iPowerRocket against 3.3 for SpeedyBee App. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SpeedyBee App has 120 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 47% of iPowerRocket's written reviews are positive against 39% of SpeedyBee App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iPowerRocket ships an update every 5 months, SpeedyBee App every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
iPowerRocket versus SpeedyBee App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriPowerRocketSpeedyBee App
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (4 ratings)3.3 (120 ratings)
Positive reviews47.4% of reviews — better38.6% of reviews
Number of ratings4120 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB292 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperANDREAS MUELLER珠海市快蜂科技有限公司

Customer experience

iPowerRocket

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive47.4%
Neutral5.3%
Negative47.4%

SpeedyBee App

All ratings120 ratings
Positive50.8%
Neutral15.0%
Negative34.2%
Written reviews210 reviews
Positive38.6%
Neutral17.1%
Negative44.3%

Bugs and requests

iPowerRocket

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

SpeedyBee App

Reported bugs

20 issues
  • App crashes on startup (iOS 13-17)
  • Crashes when saving settings
  • Crashes when accessing Blackbox tab
  • Crashes when entering CLI commands
  • Crashes when selecting motors in Betaflight
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  • Crashes when accessing OSD configurator
  • Landscape mode not working on iOS
  • Bluetooth connection drops frequently
  • Cannot connect to certain flight controllers
  • Settings not saving properly
  • Settings lost when switching between devices
  • Mode range settings unreachable on screen
  • Garbled CLI output
  • Adapter bricking after failed connection
  • Password prompt for SpeedyBee adapter
  • White screen on app launch
  • Not compatible with latest firmware versions
  • Blackbox file crashes app
  • WiFi connection fails for firmware updates
  • App doesn't recognize saved PID settings from PC

Requested features

15 requests
  • INAV 8.0+ support (most requested)
  • USB-C/OTG cable connection support
  • Wired connection option for iOS
  • PID Toolbox integration
  • Blackbox log reading improvements
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  • ExpressLRS WiFi connectivity
  • BLHeli_32 ESC support
  • Advanced tuning tabs for INAV
  • Landscape mode fix for iOS
  • Dark mode option
  • French language translation
  • Russian language support
  • Chinese language support
  • Backup functionality for iOS
  • Map layer rendering for missions

In-app purchases

None

iPowerRocket

No in-app purchases

None

SpeedyBee App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iPowerRocket free?
iPowerRocket is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SpeedyBee App free?
SpeedyBee App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iPowerRocket or SpeedyBee App?
iPowerRocket and SpeedyBee App are both rated 3.3 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 120 ratings respectively.
Do iPowerRocket or SpeedyBee App have ads?
Neither iPowerRocket nor SpeedyBee App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iPowerRocket or SpeedyBee App?
iPowerRocket ships an update every 5 months, and SpeedyBee App every 2 weeks. Most recently, iPowerRocket was updated on October 3, 2026 and SpeedyBee App on October 11, 2026.

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