Comparison

Crazyflie 2 vs LiteBee HD

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth low energy connectivity
  • On-screen joystick controls
  • Phone tilting flight control
  • Configurable control sensitivity
  • Configurable control modes
  • Firmware updates
Features
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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

About

LiteBee HD

Features
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Litebee HD is an educational programming software for controlling UAV through building block programming. It supports a variety of instructions. It can be easily programmed by dragging building blocks. It also supports a variety of expansion modules such as magnetic attraction, line patrol, color lights and so on.

Screenshots

Crazyflie 22 screens
LiteBee HD1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: LiteBee HD at every 6 weeks against Crazyflie 2's every 13 months. Crazyflie 2's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

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

Crazyflie 2 ships an update every 13 months, LiteBee HD every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Crazyflie 2 versus LiteBee HD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrazyflie 2LiteBee HD
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB133 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperBitcrazeShenzhen Makerfire Technology Co., Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

Crazyflie 2

No in-app purchases

None

LiteBee HD

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Crazyflie 2 free?
Crazyflie 2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LiteBee HD free?
LiteBee HD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Crazyflie 2 or LiteBee HD have ads?
Neither Crazyflie 2 nor LiteBee HD shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Crazyflie 2 or LiteBee HD?
Crazyflie 2 ships an update every 13 months, and LiteBee HD every 6 weeks. Most recently, Crazyflie 2 was updated on October 24, 2026 and LiteBee HD on October 9, 2026.

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