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24 alternatives to Shift

Drone with a one-handed controller

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Shift launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Parrot DISCO▲206

   A new drone prototype from Parrot

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   UP1▲98

   Programmable drone on wheels

   2016 · updroid.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Ehang 184▲227

   An autonomous drone for people

   2016 · ehang.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Nano Drone▲130

   One tiny ass quadcopter

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Shift▲137

   Smooth image tracking add on for drones (preorder)

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   One Handed Keyboard▲93

   Awesome one handed keyboard for iOS.

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Pocket Drone▲122

   Your personal flying robot. It goes wherever you do.

   2014 · thepocketdrone.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   OnePlus DR-1 Drone▲69

   The power of flight is in your hands.

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Animal Robo▲117

   Uber for drones

   2014 · animalrobo-com.l.ink · its alternatives →

10. 10
    One Wheel▲99

    a one wheeled skateboard

    2014 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Pitch Drone▲98

    PR is hard, get a fucking drone

    2017 · pitchfriendly.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    eBee▲70

    Professional mapping drone

    2015 · sensefly.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Airblock▲75

    Modular and programmable starter drone

    2016 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Drone Keyboard for Tello▲126

    A new way to control your Tello Drone

    2019 · youtube.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Ghost Drone▲71

    The drone for everyone

    2014 · raja700universe.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Airobotics▲124

    Automated industrial drones

    2016 · airobotics.co.il · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Microdrone 3.0▲150

    A customizable drone that fits in the palms of your hands

    2015 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Zerotech Dobby Drone▲84

    A selfie drone that folds and fits into your pocket

    2017 · dobbydrone.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    FLYBi Drone▲73

    Drone with virtual reality style goggles

    2015 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Easy Drone▲70

    The first modular plug-and-fly aerial solution

    2014 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    AirVūz▲92

    A video-sharing platform for the worldwide drone community

    2017 · airvuz.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    DroneDeploy▲112

    Control your Drones in the Clouds, from the Cloud

    2014 · dronedeploy.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Vantage Robotics Snap▲104

    Mind-blowing aerial video for everyone

    2015 · vantagerobotics.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    DJI Goggles▲17

    Control a drone with head movement

    2018 · dji.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →