DronePan vs DJI Go4
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DronePan
Easily capture stunning panorama photos with your compatible DJI drone. Fly, frame your shot using the live FPV screen, and let the app automatically take the necessary photos for seamless stitching.
- Automated panorama capture
- DJI drone compatibility
- Live FPV screen for framing
- Yaw and pitch control
- Fast panorama creation (under 3 minutes)
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DronePan 2.0 is better than ever with a new UI and functionality. A special thanks to Kilian Eisenegger for all his hard work and contributions to this project. If you have any questions about this version please join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/dronepan/ DronePan is free, open source, and makes it easy to capture panorama photos with your DJI Inspire1, Phantom 3, Phantom 4, Phantom 4 Pro, Mavic Pro, Spark and iOS Device. You can use the live FPV screen to fly to the appropriate altitude, frame your shot, and DronePan takes care of the rest. DronePan will take photos at the necessary yaw and pitch with your aircraft. The process takes less than 3 minutes to complete and you can then fly to another location to begin another panorama. Keep your DJI drone within line of sight when using DronePan. Update your aircraft to the latest firmware before using DronePan. Join our Facebook group for more tips and tricks: https://www.facebook.com/groups/dronepan/ When you land your photos are ready to be stitched together with your favorite panorama stitching program. We highly recommend using PTGui or AutoPano Pro. If you're interested in contributing to the DronePan source code then please join us here: https://github.com/dbaldwin/dronepan
DJI Go4
Control your DJI drone and capture stunning aerial footage. This app offers real-time HD image transmission, camera control, and advanced editing tools for your aerial photos and videos. Easily download, edit, and share your creations with the world.
- Real-time HD Image Transmission
- Camera Settings Adjustment
- Updated Editor with templates and music
- Convenient video downloading, editing, and sharing
- Integrated live streaming
- Flight data recording
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Capture the world from above. DJI GO 4 has been optimized for all of DJI's latest products. These include the Mavic Series, Phantom 4 Series, and Inspire 2. It provides near real-time image transmission and camera settings adjustment, as well as editing and sharing of aerial imagery. Features: All-new Homepage and UI Near Real-time HD Image Transmission Camera Settings Adjustment Updated playback interface Updated Editor with improved UI More templates and music tracks in Editor Convenient video downloading, editing and sharing Integrated live streaming Near real-time flight data recording
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DronePan at 3.9 against DJI Go4's 3.0. DronePan also leads on review sentiment (61% vs 24%) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). DJI Go4's advantage is ratings volume (6.6K vs 7). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DronePan holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DJI Go4 has 6.6K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of DronePan's written reviews are positive against 24% of DJI Go4's.
DronePan ships an update every 2 months, DJI Go4 every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DronePan | DJI Go4 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (7 ratings) — better | 3.0 (6.6K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.6% of reviews — better | 24.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 6.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 826 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | DroneBlocks, LLC | DJI |
Customer experience
DronePan
DJI Go4
Bugs and requests
DronePan
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
DJI Go4
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes during flight
- Unable to connect to drone
- Firmware update failures
- Incorrect no-fly zone detection
Requested features
5 requests- Dark mode option
- Offline flight planning
- Improved video editing tools
- Waypoint support
- Better notification system for updates
In-app purchases
DronePan
No in-app purchases
DJI Go4
No in-app purchases
Questions
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