PL FPV vs Swifsen
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PL FPV
Control your drone's direction and throttle directly from your phone. View real-time video feeds from the UAV and capture photos or record videos directly through the app.
- Real-time UAV video connection
- Phone-based drone control
- Throttle and direction adjustment
- Photo capture
- Video recording
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Through the real-time connection with the uav through WIFI, the pictures taken by the uav will be displayed, and the phone will control the direction of the aircraft throttle, shoot the pictures of the uav and record the video
Swifsen
Control and connect to your Swifsen model drones with real-time camera previews. Supports various flight modes including trajectory, joystick, and gravity sensor control. Capture photos and videos directly to your device's album.
- Real-time drone camera preview
- Mobile control page
- Trajectory flying mode
- Manual joystick mode
- Gravity sensor control
- Photo and video capture
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This application is used to connect and control Swifsen model drones, and mainly has the following functions: 1. Real time preview of drone camera images 2. Support control through the mobile control page, support trajectory flying mode, manual joystick mode, and control mode based on the mobile gravity sensor. 3. Support capturing and video recording to save to albums.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Swifsen at 67% against PL FPV's 20%. Swifsen also leads on rating (3.6 vs 2.8) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Swifsen holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 31 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of PL FPV's written reviews are positive against 67% of Swifsen's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PL FPV | Swifsen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (16 ratings) | 3.6 (31 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 31 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 357 MB | 97 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 介甲 张 | 文 张 |
Customer experience
PL FPV
Swifsen
In-app purchases
PL FPV
No in-app purchases
Swifsen
No in-app purchases
