HFun Pilot vs XL FLY
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HFun Pilot
This app is designed for aerial photography, integrating flight control, image capture, editing, and sharing. It offers a streamlined interface, intuitive flight tutorials, and an enhanced editor for quick setup and impressive results. Experience advanced features like digital image transmission and visual obstacle avoidance for a unique flying experience.
- Integrated flight control
- Aerial photography capture
- Video editing suite
- Easy sharing options
- Intuitive flight tutorials
- Digital image transmission
- Visual obstacle avoidance
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HFun Pilot app 专为航拍打造,集飞行、拍摄、剪辑和分享于一身。全新航拍界面更简洁美观,便捷易用;配合简单易懂的飞行教学及更好用的编辑器,助你开箱即飞,快速上手,拍出精彩作品。支持数字图传、视觉避障等最新前沿技术，提供不一样的飞行体验！
XL FLY
Control and operate aircraft in real-time via WiFi. This app allows for remote photo and video capture, as well as direct drone movement control with various engaging features.
- Real-time image transmission
- Aircraft operation control
- Remote photo capture
- Remote video recording
- Real-time drone movement control
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This is an application for real-time image transmission and operation control of aircraft through wifi connection. It can take photos and videos remotely. It can also control the movement of the drone in real time, and there are many interesting ways to play
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: HFun Pilot at 60% against XL FLY's 0%. XL FLY's advantage is rating (3.7 vs 3.3) and update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). On price, ratings volume, 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.
XL FLY holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of HFun Pilot's written reviews are positive against 0% of XL FLY's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
HFun Pilot ships an update monthly, XL FLY fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HFun Pilot | XL FLY |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (4 ratings) | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 496 MB | 211 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 元明 苏 | ShanTou City Vison Electronictechnology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
HFun Pilot
XL FLY
In-app purchases
HFun Pilot
No in-app purchases
XL FLY
No in-app purchases
