eric.g
Reviewed in Belgium on January 11, 2025
My five year old got it for christmas. He had some fun, but it only lasted 1 week. The polystyrene housing chips easily when hitting objects and now it doesn't fly anymore.
Holly
Reviewed in Canada on August 27, 2024
Cool little toy. Can't speak to the mechanics of it because I got them on a good sale and donated them to children for Christmas. They were on sale under $10 at the time. Worth it.
Steve
Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2024
Thanks
Jessica
Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2024
My child was so excited about this, but the blades are not covered at the bottom. It wasn’t as easy to control, and was easy to get hurt by it. It’s way beyond the return window. It works! Unfortunately without a bottom guard of some sort it just isn’t something we are comfortable playing with. Battery life isn’t too long, as with most drone like toys, but long enough to toss around a few times. Both myself and my pretween worry we are going to accidentally hurt ourselves, so it’s just sitting in a drawer.
Marco P.
Reviewed in Italy on May 20, 2024
Rispetto alle "palle volanti" più costose, questa versione di gioco é decisamente più abbordabile con un prezzo in offerta di poco sopra le 12 euro.Inoltre la possibilità di ricarica tramite USB rende possibile evitare continui cambi di batterie e quindi costi aggiuntivi.Data la rapidità con cui i ragazzini si stufano dei giocattoli è meglio risparmiare!Il packaging è molto curato e si presta anche alle occasioni di regalo. Il gioco poi è ben congeniato sebbene qualche limite che dirò tra poco.Per giocare: bisogna accendere il piccolo interruttore sulla parte alta del gioco, tenendo per l'antenna (ne trovate una di ricambio ma attenzione a non perderla) il disco volante un paio di secondi (il tempo necessario affinché prenda velocità) e poi si può lasciare.Il disco scenderà di quota fino a che il suo sensore rivelerà un ostacolo (la mano, una gamba o il pavimento), allora aumenterà la velocità delle eliche e si rialzerà nuovamente di una trentina di centimetri.Prendendolo per l'antenna ed inclinandolo si potrà indirizzarlo verso un altro giocatore...ma questa operazione è per me molto difficile visto che il disco prende subito velocità andando a sbattere ovunque. In caso il disco si trovi capovolto si spegnerà automaticamente dopo 2 secondi e per farlo ripartire occorrerà spegnere e riaccendere il gioco muovendo l' interruttore.Il gioco è divertente ma il limite è proprio la manovrabilità visto che gli spostamenti laterali sono quantomeno molto difficoltosi.In più le pale quando colpiscono la mano o altre parti del corpo sono piuttosto dolorose e non sarebbe stato malaccio pensare a qualche tipo di schermatura sul basso per evitare questo tipo di inconvenienti.In questa settimana di gioco io e mio figlio l'abbiamo sbattuto praticamente ovunque senza che si rompesse, merito della scocca in polistirolo che lo rende sicuro anche in caso di urto contro il televisore o altro oggetto delicati.Io ve lo consoglio di sicuro! Un saluto a tutti!
BladeSt0rm
Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2023
Bought this for my nephew for the holiday and he had a blast. Unfortunately it did not last long as the toy is damaged with regular usage. The built itself seems poorly made as well.
maria couto
Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2023
Our child really loves this toy it's fun and easy to charge the only thing is it doesn't run for that much time but it is a really great toy and keeps the whole family entertained will buy again. Bought 4 so far.
Monica Hidalgo
Reviewed in Mexico on July 5, 2022
El material es de unicel y flota solo planea, el sensor no detectó mi mano y me lastimé, pero no fue nada grave ya que el motor es basura y las hélices son de plástico
mg
Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2022
My 3-yr-old loves it. It's extremely cheap and every time it crashes I wonder if this is the crash that takes it out but with roughly 20 minutes of play, it's still going. I'll probably buy another 2 for backup.
RF9928
Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2022
Got these for a 6 year old and 9 year old for Christmas. They have had a lot of fun with them. They make them go and bounce them up and down by putting their hands under them. It's fun to mess with them for what they cost.They are somewhat easy to break though. They are just made out of basically a hard foam and if they get hit hard enough they crack. Two young boys proved they don't have the best durability ever. Nothing a little super glue can't fix so far, but there have been some incidents.With that said, they are still a lot of fun for what they cost. The kids have had a real good time with them. Hopefully they will last a little longer.
Elle C.
Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2022
As some other reviewers mentioned, it does not work as described. Instead of hovering your over hand, your fingers will get caught in the "blades" and the toy will crash to the floor. How is this even marketed to children as young as 4 years old? You can't even control it - it just flies wherever it wants for several seconds until it crashes onto something. It's also made of flimsy styrofoam-like material. Glad I didn't pay full price for this. I'm thinking of using it outdoors and letting it fly far far away from us. Don't recommend.
Douglas Held
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 15, 2022
This thing is dead simple to fly - but you've got to read the instructions.Unlike some flying things, it would be easy to hurt your finger by holding it wrong. I did have to correct my child a few times about letting her fingers hang into the thrust duct.The toy is almost completely automated. You turn it on, hold it by its control stick, and wait a few moments while it increases the power to flight speed. Then it flies around, with obstacle avoidance really only from underneath, until it crashes into something. The motor stops a few moments after it tips over - which is helpful - but it isn't instant shut-off and therefore there is a danger of injury if a child grabs it too quickly.According to its design the blades won't spin up except in a certain moment after power cycling, but as it's an autonomous function I try to treat the blades as "loaded" at all times when power is available.I think the device has some sort of horizontal avoidance design, but we didn't find it to be very sophisticated. It is drawn to getting stuck in the curtains, and also hovers near our glossy cabinet doors until it touches and goes out of control.By handling the control stick, older children can "catch" the UFO and in theory, send it in a horizontal direction to pass to another person. But I don't find this function to work very reliably. Instead, we just launch it and watch it fly around the room until it gets caught on something.I consider this pretty darned safe if we follow the instructions. It's quite sturdy. It's powerful, flying for a good 4 minutes or so, and recharging is quick and simple. And finally although the autonomous control features aren't incredibly sophisticated, what it does do - hover and avoid lower obstacles - I think it does in a very well-controlled way. Definitely a lot of fun.
LB
Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2021
Was immediately impressed with how well this thing flies. It had some charge right out of the box was able to immediately begin playing with it. After draining the battery, took around 20 mins to charge back to full capacity and it was ready to go again. Overall enjoyed trying to do tricks and appreciated that when I crashed it, the motor cuts immediately. Seems quite safe and durable! For only $22, makes a great present. Lots of tech packed in for a small price!