Comparison

DRONE vs Faction Battle System

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

Head to head
About

DRONE

Connect to and control your drone with this application. Stream video in real time, perform remote sensing, and utilize tracking and headless modes. Capture photos and videos directly from your device.

Highlights
  • Real-time video streaming
  • Remote sensing control
  • Track control
  • Headless mode
  • Capture photos and video
Features
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This is a connection and control drone APP 1. Real time video streaming. 2. Real time remote sensing control 3. Track control and headless mode 4. Capture and video

About

Faction Battle System

Bring video game excitement to real-world play with this app. It structures games with objectives and tracks every action, allowing players to focus on the fun. Designed to work with specific blasters, turrets, beacons, and drones.

Highlights
  • Objective-based gameplay
  • Real-world action tracking
  • Team elimination modes
  • Battle Royale
  • Capture the Flag
  • Target practice modes
Features
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With the Faction Battle System App, all the excitement of a video game is brought to life in the real world! Bring structure to your game with objectives your team must accomplish to win. Every real-world action is tracked by the Faction Battle App! It manages the game so you can focus on the fun. NOTE: This app is designed to work with the Faction Battle System Spectre and Havoc Gel Bead Blasters, Sentinel R/C Turret, Faction Beacons, and the Faction SkyFire Drone (each sold separately). The Faction Battle System Includes - *Target Practice - Beacon - Try to get the highest score as you target the Beacon! - ***Target Practice - Drone, 1P - Try to get the highest score as you target the flying SkyFire Drone! - ***Target Practice - Drone, 2P - Pass your mobile device to a friend and have them control the SkyFire Drone as you target it to get the highest score! - ***Fly Drone - Control the SkyFire Drone with your mobile device for fun, or to let a friend target it to score hits! - *Online Target Practice - Challenge players over the Internet and try to get the best score in Target Practice! - Team Elimination - Up to 16 player action! Choose a team and try to eliminate the other side as the battlefield shrinks. Use the Faction Spectre and Havoc Blasters to chat with teammates and indicate hits, while the App tracks the battlefield in real time! - Battle Royale - Try to eliminate all other players as the battlefield shrinks. - *Defuse the Bomb - Two teams try to successfully set the bomb and defend it, or try to defuse the bomb before it goes off! - King of the Hill - Score as many points as possible while defending your position on the Hill! - **Capture the Flag - Try to capture your team’s Flag and return it to your home base! - Tower Defense - Try to capture the other team’s Tower before they capture yours! - Zombies vs. Humans - Zombies try to get close enough to the Humans to infect them! Humans try to take out Zombies before they become Zombies themselves! - Battlefield Takeover - Try to capture and hold a series of waypoints before the other team does! * Requires a Faction Beacon to play. ** Requires 2 Faction Beacons to play. *** Requires a Faction SkyFire Drone to play

Screenshots

DRONE3 screens
Faction Battle System4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: DRONE at 3.2 against Faction Battle System's 2.1. DRONE also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 14.7). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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

DRONE holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 75 and 142 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of DRONE's written reviews are positive against 29% of Faction Battle System's.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
DRONE versus Faction Battle System: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDRONEFaction Battle System
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (75 ratings) — better2.1 (142 ratings)
Positive reviews35.0% of reviews — better28.8% of reviews
Number of ratings75142 — better
Update frequency—Every 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better14.7
Further details — not scored
Size164 MB113 MB
Age rating4+12+
Developer文 张Skyrocket, LLC

Customer experience

DRONE

All ratings74 ratings
Positive54.1%
Neutral5.4%
Negative40.5%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive35.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative60.0%

Faction Battle System

All ratings142 ratings
Positive24.6%
Neutral4.2%
Negative71.1%
Written reviews66 reviews
Positive28.8%
Neutral3.0%
Negative68.2%

Bugs and requests

DRONE

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Faction Battle System

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • App does not detect or connect to blaster
  • Max CCU unknown error on app startup
  • Orange ring prevents device connection
  • Spinning wheel of death during updates
  • Bluetooth connection drops mid-pairing
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  • Gun locks after app disconnection
  • Solid blue light indicates bricked device
  • QR code shows 'Game does not exist' error
  • App freezes requiring phone restart
  • Drone motors fail after limited use
  • Update process corrupts device firmware

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to use gun without app requirement
  • Offline mode functionality
  • More game modes and features
  • Better documentation and user guides
  • Standalone gun operation without Bluetooth
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  • Improved QR code system for game joining

In-app purchases

None

DRONE

No in-app purchases

None

Faction Battle System

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DRONE free?
DRONE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Faction Battle System free?
Faction Battle System is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DRONE or Faction Battle System?
DRONE is rated higher. DRONE averages 3.2 out of 5 from 75 ratings, while Faction Battle System averages 2.1 from 142 ratings.
Do DRONE or Faction Battle System have ads?
Neither DRONE nor Faction Battle System shows ads.

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