Drone reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 248 Reddit reviews across 16 subreddits and 80 posts to rank the best Drone brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/dji, r/drones, r/fpv, r/drone_photography, r/TinyWhoop. Top-rated brands include DJI (4.3/5), DJI Mini 4 Pro (4.7/5), Mobula (5.0/5).
Stats
Reviews248
Subreddits16
Posts80
Brands50
Products68
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#1
DJI
4.3
(161)
"Fucking amazing drone for the price. It makes the phantom 4 look like dogshit."
"I literally got the fly more combo on amazon for $450 and you get 93 min of flight time and 4k footage."
"Mini 4k has a 3 axis gimbal and shoots 4K/30fps and 2.7k 60fps. $299 on Amazon."
"I forgot about the Mini 2. That is a great choice."
"Pick up a DJI mini 2 - affordable and capable, less than your budget so crashing it isn't so painful and you can afford some accessories."
"If you want something cheap you can buy used mini 2. its same as mini 4k."
"Dji flip, I recently bought it..it's an amazing drone for beginners."
"Can't go wrong with Mini 2 SE or Mini 4k imo."
"Mini 3 fly more bundle. Can set it up and flying in under 1 minute. Under 250g so perfect for daily flying."
"For the outside shots, you want Drone with a mechanical shutter at this point that’s the Mavic 3M or matrice enterprise."
#2
DJI Mini 4 Pro
4.7
(9)
"I recently bought the Mini 4 Pro, and I love it."
"A good idea to have a mini 4 pro and a mavic 3 pro or 3s."
"Keep the Mini4 Pro. All by itself, having fore and aft collision avoidance sensors are SO worth the extra expense."
"The biggest benefit is the Mini 4 Pro has almost everything the Air 3 has in a small package."
"If by '3' he meant air 3 or something, the mini 4 is still really good in comparison."
"DJI Mini 4 Pro, without knowing budget."
"Total cost is about 1200 brand new."
"Mini 4 Pro"
"I'd say a mini 4 pro would be solid."
#3
Mobula
5.0
(4)
"I can't recommend the mobula8 strongly enough. Thing's a blast."
"The perfect kit for beginners: Mobula8 + EV800DM + Radiomaster Pocket."
"I bought a mobula 8 for outdoor flying and I'm having a lot of fun."
"Mobula 8 walksnail is really good for backyards and parks"
#4
Skydio
4.5
(4)
"Skydio."
"The best chase drone is Skydio and it is not even close."
"If you want tracking, get a Skydio."
"As much as they're hated around here this is Skydio's speciality."
#5
Pavo
4.5
(4)
"I would go with a Pavo20Pro and the O4."
"Pavo20 pro with moonlight kit."
"There are several small drones that can use the O3, like the Pavo Pico, Newbeedrone SavageBee."
"There's a ton of good small options, pavo 20, pavo pico, flylens 85."
#6
DJI Mini 4
5.0
(3)
"You want the Mini 4."
"The 4 is the better drone. It's a significantly better drone from what I can remember."
"Keep the 4. It has improvements over the 3."
#7
Vapor
4.7
(3)
"I love my Vapor D5. Flies like it's on rails. With Tattu 1700mAh I get 11 minutes of cinematic cruising, then I swap to 1300mAh to do some freestyle. It's kinda quiet and pleasant sounding. O4 is top notch. I like it."
"Bought the Vapor d5, very pleased. It's also cheaper"
"I have both the nazgul evoque and the vapor d5 and I prefer the vapor."
#8
Air 3S
4.7
(3)
"Cant recommend it enough"
"Air 3S 😁"
"The air 3S will have the best obstacle avoidance."
#9
Neo
3.5
(4)
"I got me a neo after 10 years of not flying, to get back into the hobby. Now I got 2 Neos and an Air3s. So ya. I would say it is a great little beginner drone."
"The Neo would be the best option for what you are looking for."
"Get the job done cheap in a small package NEO."
"I use a Neo which serves me well but would like a mini 4 pro."
#10
Hummingbird
4.0
(3)
"Hummingbird V3 is what you're looking for! Fun little whoop."
"I'm going to go against the grain and say the NBD Hummingbird. It's ultra cheap(less than $100) and it's capable enough for a beginner."
"DO NOT BUY THIS QUAD until you're ready to have your sanity and skills stretched to their limits."
#11
DJI Mini
3.7
(3)
"Buy a Mini directly from DJI."
"Get a used DJI mini."
"You're going to need to up your budget bc you'll need at least 3 extra batteries just to get through 1 game."
#12
DJI Neo
3.7
(3)
"I’d suggest DJI Neo as it’s from a 'reputable company'."
"The DJI Neo is perfect minus flight time."
"The flip has a better camera than the Neo."
#13
LYZRC L200
4.5
(2)
"I would suggest the LYZRC L200. I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S THE PRO OR THE PRO MAX."
"Another possibility would be the LYZRC L200. It has the same features, but for some extra money."
#14
DJI Mini 3 Pro
4.0
(2)
"Get the dji mini 3 or 4 pro."
"Mini 3 Pro."
#15
Potensic
4.0
(2)
"I recently got a Potensic Atom, which seems to be one of the few if not only decent competition to DJI. It works great, perfect for my purposes."
"Potensic Atom. Great pictures, wind stability up to 20mph and 30 minutes of flight per battery."
#16
Hoverair
4.0
(2)
"Have a look at the Hoverair X1 Pro or ProMax."
"Check out what people are getting out of the Hoverair X1, or X1 Pro/Promax."
#17
Autel
3.5
(2)
"Also you could get an Autel evo 2 pro rtk."
"I used to have a $1k Autel Evo, it wrecked."
#18
Holy Stone
3.5
(2)
"Holy stone on Amazon has a lot of beginners with some pro functions, price is good for what you get."
"I’ll catch shit for this but… holy stone HS290."
#19
DJI Inspire 3
5.0
(1)
"DJI Inspire 3 obviously"
#20
Mini
5.0
(1)
"Get the Mini4Pro."
#21
NewBeeDrone
5.0
(1)
"You cannot go wrong with an ELRS module and a Hummingbird V3 from Newbeedrone."
#22
DJI Mavic 3 Pro
5.0
(1)
"If you want the best, get the Mavic 3 pro with the 3 lenses."
#23
Caddx
5.0
(1)
"I've flown it a few times now and love it."
#24
Makerfire
5.0
(1)
"This Makerfire FPV drone is a good option."
#25
Crazyflie
5.0
(1)
"I used Crazyflie 2.1, a small and open source drone with a variety of sensors, great documentation, and support."
#26
BetaFPV
5.0
(1)
"Analog: BetaFPV air65 or 75 or meteor65 or 75, depending on if you want to fly indoors or outdoors."
#27
QAV-S
5.0
(1)
"I built the QAV-S with my son using Bardwell's videos."
#28
LYZRC L200 Pro Max
5.0
(1)
"Buy 2 lyzrc l200 pro Max drones. They're about 100 or so a piece."
#29
DJI Avata 2
5.0
(1)
"My vote is for the Avata 2. There is almost no learning curve and anyone can use it their first time."
#30
DJI Mini 2/3/4
5.0
(1)
"Any of the DJi Mini drones 2, 3, or 4 are what you're looking for."
#31
Ruko F11GIM2
5.0
(1)
"Best flight time is 53mins, Ruko F11GIM2."
#32
Flywoo
5.0
(1)
"It would be difficult to do better than the Flywoo Flytimes 85 for the budget you have indicated."
#33
Darwin
5.0
(1)
"Boy oh boy do i have some good news for you: darwin babyape 3.5"."
#34
DJI Avata
4.0
(1)
"Dji avata, dji Neo or dji flip."
#35
Draknight
4.0
(1)
"Draknight is more powerful than mobula 8."
#36
Air65
4.0
(1)
"Air65 with the 27000KV, but with TPU canopies and HQprop ultralights."
#37
Crux35
4.0
(1)
"I recommend 3-3.5" drones like a crux35 or a baby ape."
#38
Shai
4.0
(1)
"Best drone would be shai(lvl 12 gives you a really big last stand effect), weaps are fine cause those are new guns"
#39
DJI Air 2S
4.0
(1)
"Air 2S is an excellent choice: I use it in my real estate photography business."
#40
DJI Air 3
4.0
(1)
"Air 3 class is good as it may be windy on inspection day."
#41
DJI Mini 3
4.0
(1)
"Mini 3 would be fine."
#42
Osmo
4.0
(1)
"Consider the Osmo Pocket 3."
#43
Hubsan
4.0
(1)
"I learned to fly one fully manually with a hubsan H107L."
#44
Holy Stone HS360E
4.0
(1)
"The first drone I got was a Holy Stone HS360E, they're very cheap if you can find a good discount code."
#45
Potensic Atom
4.0
(1)
"Potensic Atom gets you 30 minute flight times per battery."
#46
Hoverair X1 Pro/Promax
4.0
(1)
"Have a look at the Hoverair X1 Pro or Promax."
#47
iFlight
4.0
(1)
"You should look into a Nazgul 5 from iFlight."
#48
Pirates
4.0
(1)
"Personally I LOVE pirates frames
If u want some very strong and beautiful frame it s for u I think😄"
#49
Chimera
4.0
(1)
"Chimera 5 is also an option for 5”."
#50
DJI Neo and Avata 2
3.0
(1)
"There are lots of really good trainer drones out there that will save you $$$."
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