Comparison

Dronie vs ABL Video Player

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

Head to head
About

Dronie

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Dronie is a free app that turns a long video into a short, punchy clip. It's a drone-style hyperlapse you can make in seconds. Pick a video from your library, or share one in from Photos, Files or another app. Drag two dividers to mark a beginning, a middle, and an end. Choose how long you want the final clip to be. Dronie keeps the beginning and end at normal speed and sweeps through the middle as a smooth time-lapse to hit your target duration. That's the whole app. Great for: • Hiking, biking, and driving footage. Keep the dramatic start and finish, and glide through the journey. • Cooking and craft videos. Full speed for the setup and the reveal, then hyperlapse the work. • Drone reveal shots. Full speed for the takeoff and the reveal, with a time-lapse of the flight in between. • Walk-throughs of a place or event, for drone-style flyover energy without a drone. • Anything that's a good clip but too long to share as is. Features: • Built for speed. Pick a video, drag two dividers, tap export, and your clip is done in a few taps. • Three-segment composition with two draggable dividers. • Trim junk off the start or end first, and the segments work on what's left. • Target output duration. Set the length you want and Dronie does the speed math. Or switch to Speed in Settings and pick how fast the middle plays. • Audio plays all the way through, with the sped-up middle kept at natural pitch so voices don't go squeaky. Or mute it with one tap. • Hand off the finished clip to Photos, Messages, or any other app. • No account, no login, no upload. Everything happens on your device. Free to download — no subscription, no account.

About

ABL Video Player

This video player allows for precise playback control, including looping specific sections and playing multiple videos simultaneously. Users can adjust display settings, color, and playback speed for an enhanced viewing experience.

Highlights
  • A-B loop playback
  • Simultaneous multi-video playback
  • Adjustable playback speed
  • Frame-by-frame stepping
  • Display and color adjustments
  • Multi-language support
Features
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A full-featured video player that goes the extra mile!!!! ↓↓↓Features↓↓↓ ・AB Loop: Loop playback for a selected section ・Multi-Player: Play multiple videos at once ・Bookmarks: Save and restore multi-player layouts ・Playlists: Save and play video lists ・Speed Control: 0.05x–10.0x playback speed ・Display: Zoom, rotation, aspect ratio ・Color: Brightness, contrast, saturation ・Frame Step: Fine-tune playback position ・Multilingual: 10+ languages (more added over time)

Screenshots

Dronie2 screens
ABL Video Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Dronie at none against ABL Video Player's shown. Dronie also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). ABL Video Player's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dronie ships an update every 4 days, ABL Video Player every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Dronie versus ABL Video Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDronieABL Video Player
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Ad-supported
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCow Cow Technologies LLCHiroshi Ota

In-app purchases

None

Dronie

No in-app purchases

None

ABL Video Player

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dronie free?
Dronie is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ABL Video Player free?
ABL Video Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Dronie or ABL Video Player have ads?
ABL Video Player shows ads; Dronie does not.
Which is updated more often, Dronie or ABL Video Player?
Dronie ships an update every 4 days, and ABL Video Player every 3 weeks. Most recently, Dronie was updated on October 31, 2026 and ABL Video Player on October 31, 2026.

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