FreeFlight Pro. vs HolyStone
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FreeFlight Pro.
Control Parrot drones with advanced flight settings and an intuitive interface. Experience immersive FPV flight and capture high-quality photos and videos. Plan autonomous flights with GPS waypoints.
- Intuitive drone piloting interface
- Customizable flight controls
- Immersive First Person View (FPV)
- Advanced photo and video settings
- RAW/DNG photo capture
- Full HD 1080p video recording
- Autonomous flight planning (in-app purchase)
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PILOT YOUR DRONE VIA SMARTPHONE OR TABLET. Download FreeFlight Pro, the free app that allows you to access advanced flight settings and pilot your Parrot Bebop, Bebop 2, Bebop 2 Power and Disco drones. FreeFlight Pro 5 improves the piloting interface to control your drone and add Sport and Video Mode for your Bebop. Upgrade your Bebop 2 to throw it in the air and shoot better video with new features as Touch&Fly, Point Of interest, Magic Dronies, Pro Shots, and Cameraman ! INTUITIVE PILOTING FreeFlight Pro’s touch controls make flying Parrot drones easy for all pilots, both beginner and advanced. The app’s interface can be customized to suit each individual’s skill level. If you are looking for a more precise piloting experience, connect your smartphone or tablet to the Parrot Skycontroller 2. IMMERSIVE FLIGHT Get onboard with the new First Person View (FPV) Parrot Cockpitglasses! FreeFlight Pro now includes an immersive piloting mode that works with the Parrot Cockpitglasses for high thrills and amazing sensations. To activate, simply insert your smartphone into the glasses, take-off, and experience the magic of flight. When immersive flight mode is in use, live telemetry data is shown on your screen to ensure a successful session. ADVANCED PHOTO AND VIDEO FreeFlight Pro comes equipped with advanced photo and video settings. Photo Mode allows you to capture high quality images in professional formats like RAW / DNG. You can also record Full HD 1080p videos at 30Mb/s and customize white balance, exposure, and the refresh rate. Lastly, enjoy real-time video streaming on your smartphone/tablet while in flight. FlightPlan (in-app purchase) Prepare pre-programmed autonomous flights from your smartphone or tablet using FlightPlan (in-app purchase). Create customized routes for your drone easily by selecting GPS waypoints on your screen. Hit take-off and watch your drone do the rest! Capture incredible video footage with this intelligent flight modes, including Point of Interest (POI), which allows you to focus your flight session around one object.
HolyStone
Control your drone with your mobile device. Experience real-time FPV video, multiple control methods including gravity sensing and voice commands, and capture photos and videos directly from the app.
- WiFi real-time image transmission
- Gravity sensing control
- Trajectory control
- Voice command control
- Hand photography and video recording
- Manual photography and video recording
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A drone controls the app. The main features are as follows: 1. WiFi real-time image transmission 2. Real time manual control, gravity sensing control, trajectory control, voice command control 3. Hand photography and video recording, manual photography and video recording
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HolyStone at none against FreeFlight Pro.'s 3. FreeFlight Pro.'s advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (432 vs 111). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. FreeFlight Pro. sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. HolyStone asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.5 for FreeFlight Pro. against 3.5 for HolyStone. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 432 and 111 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 34% of FreeFlight Pro.'s written reviews are positive against 30% of HolyStone's.
FreeFlight Pro. ships an update monthly, HolyStone every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FreeFlight Pro. | HolyStone |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (432 ratings) — better | 3.5 (111 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 34.0% of reviews — better | 29.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 432 — better | 111 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 365 MB | 104 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Parrot SA | HOLY STONE TECHNOLOGY Co.,Ltd. |
Customer experience
FreeFlight Pro.
HolyStone
User reviews
FreeFlight Pro.
From 432 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 👍 Great app for controlling drone
- 🚀 Solid app performance
- 🚀 Connects easily to drone
- 👍 Useful features like flight planning
Room to improve
- 🐛 App crashes frequently
- 🐛 Connectivity issues with drone
- 🔋 Short battery life
- 🐛 Camera settings not working
- 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
HolyStone
From 111 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun drone to use
- 👍 Good camera quality
- 👍 Impressed by drone quality
- 👍 Easy to use interface
- 👍 Easy connection with app and drone
Room to improve
- 😞 App doesn't work
- 😞 Drone won't pair
- 😞 App freezes
- 😞 Drone flies away unexpectedly
- 😞 Connection issues
Bugs and requests
FreeFlight Pro.
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes on startup
- Drone disconnects during flight
- Can't access photo/video gallery
- GPS not working as expected
- Controller not recognized by app
Requested features
5 requests- Add support for newer iOS versions
- Improve video transfer and management
- Allow adjusting camera settings in-app
- Expand flight planning capabilities
- Add more customization options
HolyStone
Reported bugs
16 issues- App freezes
- Drone won't pair with controller
- Home button causes drone to fly erratically
- Cannot log back into account
- Videos turn screen white
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- Cannot connect to Wi-Fi (security warning)
- Videos and pictures are excessively large files
- App steals information
- Drone flies away on its own
- App disconnects from drone
- App doesn't show recorded videos
- App requires location permission
- App claims to be for email
- Drone blades not spinning
- Drone flies in random direction
- App crashes iPhone when viewing media
Requested features
5 requests- Update app to fix bugs
- Provide better customer support
- Fix video file size issue
- Improve drone control responsiveness
- Fix account creation issues
In-app purchases
FreeFlight Pro.
- Follow MeFree
- Flight Plan$19.99
- Flight Director$19.99
HolyStone
No in-app purchases
