5.0 out of 5 stars Durable, Beginner-Friendly Drone That Delivers on Fun

M.A.E. · June 8, 2025

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great little indoor drone

T. · June 9, 2025

For a little indoor toy drone. It's a lot of fun. Don't expect this to be an outdoor freestyle machine, because it's not. I was looking for something to fill the void for when I either can't or just don't feel like going out to fly my drones and this does the job. It's quick and easy to get going and reasonably stable. Make sure you check the manual because there's plenty of settings to adjust and calibrate the way it flies hidden with controller combinations. If I had to complaint about anything it's with the charger. Do NOT plug the cables all the way in the charger ports. The ports are extremely tight and it was difficult to unplug the batteries without fearing ripping the cables the first I did this. Plug them in just snug enough so they'll charge. Aside from that, everything about this package is great.

4.0 out of 5 stars Question the durability

R. · May 29, 2025

I bought this as a gift. I think the most difficult thing to deal with is attaching and detaching the battery terminals, they are so small, and look like they would eventually break after use. I also wish the instructions were also in Spanish. Otherwise a great little toy.

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun non stop flight, like the big drones /w flips. Good practice. Support is the best. Recommended.

S.F. · October 25, 2020

The media could not be loaded. I now own a Holy Stone HS100 GPS 2K Camera Drone (not for indoors, it's a big one) and two HS200 Mini Drones, the first one must have got banged around or crushed during shipping as the top plastic was loose and it didn't hover properly, rising upward constantly on its own.Note: The video was done even with THAT issue lol.Little concern about that after the support I recieved when I "thought" my HS100 had a hovering issue due to complex calibration and me being new to drones at the time.I contacted Holy Stone directly and was asked a few simple questions and almost immediately sent out a replacement without being bothered to ship the defective one back.I can't stress the fact enough of how incredible the Holy Stone support team is, you even get a 'Welcome to the Family' message upon purchase, allowing for easy contact if there is any issue.Although I sincerely doubt that is the intention of the message, it IS convenient to be able to reach them by their initiative of simply letting you know they are there if any concern comes up.I felt that to be the important factor in my review as is speaks volumes to anyone who may be debating between companies.I would never buy a drone anywhere else at this point.On to the Mini Drone...Pros:Three batteries - You can pretty much charge and fly, the charger has a charging port on each side (so you can charge two at once) starting with one and adding the second while still playing with the third...waiting for the first to be done charging.Personally I was able to just cycle batteries and never take a break if I didn't feel the urge.Dual Charger Included - Covered that above.Three speeds - Indoor flight training, Indoor crash course, and take it outside lol...not really labeled like that of course. It beeps to indicate a speed change when you press the button, one beep for slow, two for medium, three for fast.Headless Mode - The only way to fly unless your really good, or your used to flying UFO's heh. (See cons)Trim Function - To calibrate any auto drifting forward/backward or left/right. Which it seems to remember and usually only needs to be done once.Stunt Button - One press and then holding a direction on the joystick makes it do flips in almost any direction. I have only used my perfectly working one a couple times since I have been busy, but I 'think' it even does angled flips...hard to tell when it was flying up by itself at first.Propeller Guards - The one thing I REALLY wish my HS100 "did" have, even sold separately--my hover issue on the HS100 came from a crash that damaged my propellers about five minutes after getting it, which customer support stuck with me through 30 messages or so to finally figure out AND sent me a spare propellor kit free of charge.You can pretty much play bumper drones (although I don't recommend it) without worry. I have literally pushed it away with my palm while someone else was flying without a scratch on me or the drone. Again, I am NOT suggesting anyone does that.Customer Care - Not Service, Care. I was asked to report on how my replacement flew after recieving it, just to make sure I was completely satisfied with my product.On top of that I now have six batteries...and a second one to smack around like a pinball machine lol.It's fun as all ℍⅇƙ to fly around inside the house, I have ceiling fans and such and still haven't had much issue.Cons:Headless Mode - It constantly beeps which can drive you nuts and makes it harder to tell if its the batteries or the mode.Considering its an indoor toy, I think this should have been the default setting or just did one long beep and shut up (that would have been ideal for any of their drones), the big ones keep beeping too.That is literally my only realistic complaint.No GPS/Camera - C'mon, it was like $20-$30, what do you expect? Honestly lol...you get what you pay for.Bottom Line:I have loved Holy Stone for its true concern for customers since day one and will continue to love them for as long as that remains the case.The drone is fun, good for almost any age range for practice, as long as they can understand don't touch the spinning propellors...even though you wouldn't lose a finger from this model, it'll freak a kid out i'm sure. I'm up in my thirties and enjoy this thing, good practice for my HS100 too since the controls arre ALMOST identical.Definitely recommended, and if this model isn't to your liking...Holy Stone is the way to go regardless.To be crystal, I have no affiliation with Holy Stone or any of its staff beyond customer service conversations, i'm just an average joe who believes this is how companies SHOULD be, and I feel the need to let people know when they are.6 stars for letting me keep the buster and spare batteries when I got a fluke.

Incredibly stable, resilient drone, easy for kids to fly

J. · December 29, 2023

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Good model to learn on

D.O. · January 26, 2023

I've bought several "beginner" drones recently. I think this is the best one to learn on. It is really tiny but that's a good thing when learning and flying around inside which is where you should learn the controls. It is reasonably fast and responsive in the lowest speed setting and is ideal to get comfortable with piloting drones. It doesn't have obstacle detection but the protected blades and the light weight mean it can't do much damage if it hits a wall/painting/etc. I've crashed it a number of time w/o consequence to it or anything else. It's also surprisingly quiet compared to other, larger and heavier "beginner" drones I have which have much bigger propellers. DO READ THE MANUAL THOROUGHLY because 1) some buttons multitask and it's easy to crash by forgetting which buttons do what; 2) it's crucial to learn how to use the trim function - it makes a difference here (and on all other drones) for stable hovering; and 3) some other beginner drones have slightly different start-up and gyro calibration procedures and button functions and it's easy to mix them up.Unlike some folks writing here, I've got 5-6 min+ with all three batteries at the lowest speed so far. Higher speeds may burn through the battery faster. Make a point of charging all of the batteries FULLY BEFORE FIRST USE and not using too powerful a charger. I use an old iphone charger with the provided USB charger adapter.Nitpicks: I agree with other users. The battery connector is finicky - hard to connect and pull out. I just don't jam the connector in hard (on either the drone or the charger adapter) - just push it in gently on a bit of an angle until the connection is made and the lights start flashing. Other models like the similar HS450 (which I also have) have a better, modular battery system.I'd also like a bit longer flight time (ie higher capacity battery than 250mAh) but there's no way I've found so far to "McGyver" a larger battery in w/o significant modifications or unbalancing the machine. There are additional similar batteries (but only 220 mAh) for sale on Bolo but the 3 provided have worked well and as advertised so far (a few weeks). Ultimately, it's really not an expensive unit so I accept the limitation.I will undoubtedly move up the food chain to more sophisticated machines as time goes on but I find this the most fun and entertaining of my current fleet. I expect it will be a favourite to fly for a long time since it's easy to practice on around the house (especially in the winter). If you are new to drones as I am (or are buying for someone who is), do yourself a favour and buy a beginner unit like this before you go to Bolo/costco/wherever for the $1000 Mavic set (which I was tempted to do). You can (and will) crash the hell out of this one with relative impunity, and have a hoot in the process.

Good sturdy drone

N. · October 8, 2024

Good build quality and tiny cute drone. The kids got used to controls quickly and had quite a bit of fun. The 3 batteries help with keeping the kids engaged while the spare batteries are getting charged.

Almost Perfect

C.S. · April 6, 2023

The holy stone mini drone really deserves 4.5 stars but it is not a 5 star product, so I decided to rate it 4 stars.The good:- Resilient despite me being a beginner smashing it against walls, furniture, you name it. This little thing is still alive and kicking. The guards do a great job protecting the propellers- It is perfect as a first drone because it is cheap and resilient- It comes with 3 batteries so plenty of fun time.- Comes with a double charger and batteries charge fast.- Comes with some spare parts which i haven't had to use yet, because nothing has broken- It has a "kill" function which protects the propellers from getting damaged in collisions with furniture.The bad:- Big biggest pet peeve with this drone is that it doesn't have an on-off button which means I have to disconnect and re-connect the battery each time it crashes.- Second biggest peeve is that in headless mode the controller keeps beeping, which is very annoying as this is my preferred way to fly the drone.- It doesn't really hover well as it tends to drift.- The trimmer doesn't really rectify drifting, as it then drifts the other way- At times it just has a mind of it's own and flies whereverOverall, it is definitely not perfect but it's the only branded learners drone i found that comes with so many accessories as well as propeller guards at this price range. If you are a beginner, buy it.

It's little, it,s light and control is great.

J.Z. · May 5, 2025

A great durable little drone for kids