Crazyflie 2 vs HeatNext
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Crazyflie 2
Control a palm-sized, open-source quadcopter directly from your iOS device. Utilize on-screen joysticks or phone tilting for flight. Customize control sensitivity and modes, and update the drone's firmware.
- Bluetooth low energy connectivity
- On-screen joystick controls
- Phone tilting flight control
- Configurable control sensitivity
- Configurable control modes
- Firmware updates
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Control Crazyflie 2.x directly from your iOS device using Bluetooth low energy. The Crazyflie 2 is a flying open source development platform in the form of a palm sized quadcopter. The platform supports hardware expansions as well as advanced software features for development. This app requires a Crazylfie with a recent firmware. Firmware >= 2024.02 are compatible. Functionalities: - Connect to a Crazyflie 2.0 using BLE - Control a Crazyflie 2.0 using on-screen joysticks or by tilting the phone - Configurable control sensitivity - Configurable control mode - Update the Crazyflie firmware with latest version
HeatNext
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HeatNext is a friendly app that allows you to remotely manage your home heating system using your mobile device. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Crazyflie 2 at none against HeatNext's 1. Crazyflie 2 also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). HeatNext's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 13 months). On price, ads and device support 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. HeatNext sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $22.90 per year. Crazyflie 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.
Crazyflie 2 ships an update every 13 months, HeatNext every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crazyflie 2 | HeatNext |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bitcraze | Nomnio |
In-app purchases
Crazyflie 2
No in-app purchases
HeatNext
- Plus Package$22.901 Year
