AR.Race 2 vs ZERO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AR.Race 2
Pilot your AR.Drone 2.0 with your iPhone or iPad. Choose between free flight for aerial photography or timed races against friends. Create custom race circuits using your environment.
- Free flight mode
- Aerial photography and video
- Timed race mode
- Custom circuit creation
- Lap time recording
- Aerobatic flips
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AR.Race 2 AR.Race2 is now the official App to use for piloting AR.Drone 2.0 with iPhone/iPad. It allows you to choose your preferred flying mode: free flight or timed race. JUST FLY! - The “training” flight option enables you to pilot the Parrot AR.Drone 2.0 and to take aerial photos and videos. Connect to your AR.Drone toy by Wi-Fi and you are ready to fly! Use iPhone, iPod or iPad touchscreen as a directional pad to control your AR.Drone. AEROBATICS! – Make your AR.Drone 2.0 flip in mid-flight using a simple double-click. TIMED RACE - The timed race option within “AR. Race” enables pilots to compete on a chosen circuit. Only one AR.Drone 2.0 is needed to play. Fly alone or with friends where competitors race one after the other and try to set the fastest time. Just share controls with your friends to register players lap time. Use your surroundings to create an unlimited number of racing circuits. Each tree, each door, every object can become a part of the AR.Race2 track. In just a few seconds, a new circuit is born. Race times are recorded. Share them and challenge your friends. To create a circuit, just fly over the printed target included in the AR.Drone 2.0 box. It marks the start/finish line. 3…2…1 GO! Enjoy your flights and races! NOT COMPATIBLE WITH AR.DRONE FIRST-GENERATION.
ZERO
Control your ZXP ASCEND drone directly from your smartphone or tablet. This application allows for full command of the drone's flight functions.
- Drone control via smartphone
- Tablet compatibility
- Full flight function command
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Compatible with the ZERO-X ASCEND Fly your ZXP ASCEND drone via your smartphone or tablet. With the ZERO-X ASCEND APP you can control your ASCEND drone. For more information on the Ascend drone, please visit www.zero-x.com.au
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ZERO at every 6 weeks against AR.Race 2's every 4 months. ZERO also leads on review sentiment (29% vs 17%). AR.Race 2's advantage is ratings volume (116 vs 12) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 12.0). 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
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 — 2.4 for AR.Race 2 against 2.4 for ZERO. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AR.Race 2 has 116 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 17% of AR.Race 2's written reviews are positive against 29% of ZERO's.
AR.Race 2 ships an update every 4 months, ZERO every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AR.Race 2 | ZERO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (116 ratings) | 2.4 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 16.9% of reviews | 28.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 116 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 157 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Parrot SA | Directed Electronics Australia |
Customer experience
AR.Race 2
ZERO
In-app purchases
AR.Race 2
No in-app purchases
ZERO
No in-app purchases
