Hover vs PicStats
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.
PicStats
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Your photo library already contains patterns. PicStats helps you see them through private statistics calculated on your iPhone. Explore your library: • Review photos, videos, favorites, screenshots, and activity by year. • See capture rhythms across hours, days, months, seasons, and streaks. • Explore formats, places, trips, people, faces, and visual subjects. • Use semantic categories produced with Apple Vision. • Create albums from the memories linked to a statistic. • Compare aggregated PicStats scores with Game Center friends. PicStats uses PhotoKit, Vision, and SwiftData to build a local derived index. No PicStats account or server is required. Photos, coordinates, recognized text, and PhotoKit identifiers are not uploaded to a PicStats server. Limited Photos access is supported, so results reflect only the items you choose. You can stop analysis and delete the local index at any time. PicStats Pro unlocks semantic analysis, advanced statistics, and personal connections. Purchases and restores are handled by Apple through StoreKit. Choose the Photos access that suits you, then discover what your library reveals. Terms of Use: https://lxucan.com/projects/picstats/terms.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hover at none against PicStats's 1. Hover also leads on iOS requirement (15 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. PicStats sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $12.99 per month. Hover asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Hover | PicStats |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (99 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 32.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 99 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 342 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Hangzhou Zero Zero Technology Co., Ltd. | Eloi Carrelet |
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
PicStats
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Hover
No in-app purchases
PicStats
- PicStats Pro$12.991 Month









