Hover vs Vloggie
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Vloggie
Easily record high-quality video selfies using your iPhone's rear cameras. This app simplifies the process by automatically starting recordings when your face is in frame and providing haptic feedback for better framing. It also disables screen controls during recording and hides the preview to enhance your comfort and focus.
- Automatic recording start
- Haptic feedback for framing
- Disabled screen controls during recording
- Hidden video preview
- Optimized video capture settings
- Rear camera support
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Recording video selfies with the iPhone’s rear cameras gives you great image quality and more focal-length options. It also helps you focus on your words without being distracted by your face. They’re the perfect cameras for a higher-quality vlog! However, without access to the screen, recording video selfies with the rear cameras isn’t as easy as with the front-facing camera: - The Record button is no longer visible or easy to tap. - You can’t see your face to keep it in frame. - Gripping your phone comfortably is harder. The screen is on the back, and a full grip can accidentally tap the Record button and stop your recording. - The screen faces the world and displays your recording, which can make you feel more self-conscious. Vloggie makes recording rear-camera selfies just as easy as using the front camera: - Recording starts automatically when your face is in frame, so you no longer need the Record button. - When recording with an external microphone, haptic feedback helps you stay in frame. If you don’t have a microphone, you can turn on haptic feedback unconditionally, and lower its intensity to reduce its effect on the audio. - Screen controls are disabled while recording, and stopping requires a deliberate swipe gesture. - The video preview hides when your face is recognized. No more showing everyone your work in progress! Video capture is also optimized for vlogging, with extensive capture settings combinations that take advantage of the iPhone’s powerful rear cameras.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Vloggie at 100% against Hover's 33%. Vloggie also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.9). Hover's advantage is price (Free vs $2.99) and ratings volume (99 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Hover is free to download; Vloggie costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Vloggie 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Hover's written reviews are positive against 100% of Vloggie's.
Hover ships an update every 2 weeks, Vloggie every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hover | Vloggie |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 2.9 (99 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 32.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 99 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15 — better | 26.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 342 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hangzhou Zero Zero Technology Co., Ltd. | autorelease LLC |
Customer experience
Hover
Vloggie
Bugs and 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
Vloggie
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Hover
No in-app purchases
Vloggie
No in-app purchases
