Comparison

Gimbal Engine vs DJI Mimo

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Gimbal Engine

Enhance your smartphone videography with intelligent stabilization features. This app connects to compatible gimbals, offering automatic face recognition, auto-tracking, and panoramic shooting modes for professional-looking footage.

Highlights
  • Smart Bluetooth connection to gimbals
  • Automatic face recognition
  • Multi-person recognition & auto-shooting
  • Face auto-tracking video
  • 180/360 degree panorama
  • Multi-functional remote support
Features
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Gimbal Engine can perfectly match the exclusive stabilizing gimbals for smartphone, supports a variety of intelligent features based on the stabilizing gimbals. Smartphone filming in a whole new light with you. Main functions: 1.Smart Bluetooth connection with stabilizing gimbal for smartphone 2.Automatic face recognition 3.Single/Duo/Multiple people recognition & auto-shooting 4.Take video with face auto-tracking 5.One key for 180degree/360degree panorama 6.Support multi-functional remote

About

DJI Mimo

This app provides HD live view and advanced editing tools for DJI gimbals and cameras. It offers intelligent features like 'My Story' for quick edits and precise control over your device, allowing you to capture, edit, and share your best moments easily.

Highlights
  • HD live view and 4K recording
  • Control Osmo devices via Bluetooth/Wi-Fi
  • One-tap video editing with 'My Story'
  • Real-time Beautify mode
  • Advanced video editing tools
  • Image quality tuning
  • Filters, music, and stickers
Features
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As the all-in-one app made specifically for the DJI Osmo Pocket handheld gimbal, Osmo Action camera, Osmo Mobile 3, DJI OM4 and DJI Pocket2, Mimo offers HD live view during recording, intelligent features such as My Story for quick editing, and other tools not available with a handheld stabilizer alone. Mimo lets you capture, edit, and share the best of your moments, right from your fingertips. Highlights: 
1. Supports HD live view and 4K video recording. 2. Controls Osmo Pocket, Osmo Action or Osmo Mobile 3 via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. 
3. My Story video templates designed by professionals allow you to edit your videos in a single tap. 
4. Precise face identification and real-time Beautify mode enhances photos and videos instantly. 5. Upload and share videos with just a tap. 
6. Advanced video editing functions: Trim and split clips, adjust playback speed, reverse, and more. 
7. Tune image quality to meet your needs: Brightness, saturation, contrast, color temperature, vignette, and sharpness. 
8. Multiple filters, music templates, and watermark stickers finish your videos with a unique flair. DJI Aura Auto-Renewable Subscription Disclosure [Important Notice] DJI Aura services are being rolled out in phases. The services actually provided, the types of benefits included, and the renewal rules shall be as finally displayed in the app. 1. Subscription benefits: - Lite · 200GB Storage (monthly, Yearly): CNY 19/month, CNY 199/year - Plus · 500GB Storage (monthly, Yearly): CNY 39/month, CNY 399/year - Pro · 1TB Storage (monthly, Yearly): CNY 59/month, CNY 599/year 2. Payment: After you confirm the purchase and complete payment, the amount will be charged to your Apple Account. Charging and billing rules are subject to Apple's policies then in effect. - Cancellation: To cancel auto-renewal, manually turn off auto-renewal in the Settings of your Apple Account at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. - Renewal: Your Apple Account will be charged within 24 hours before the end of the current period. Once the charge is successful, your subscription period will be extended by one subscription period. 3. DJI Aura User Service Agreement: https://aura-pay.dji.com/benefits/user-agreement?type=points&lang=zh 4. Auto-Renewal Service Agreement: https://aura-pay-intl.dji.com/subscription/management/auto-renew/agreement?standalone=1&lang=zh 5. Privacy Policy: https://aura-pay.dji.com/benefits/privacy-policy 6. Terms of Use: https://aura-pay.dji.com/benefits/software-terms

Screenshots

Gimbal Engine2 screens
DJI Mimo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: DJI Mimo at 4.6 against Gimbal Engine's 2.5. DJI Mimo also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (24K vs 2). Gimbal Engine's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DJI Mimo holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DJI Mimo has 24K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Gimbal Engine's written reviews are positive against 74% of DJI Mimo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gimbal Engine ships an update every 6 months, DJI Mimo weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Gimbal Engine versus DJI Mimo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGimbal EngineDJI Mimo
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (2 ratings)4.6 (24K ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews74.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings224K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank—#26 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB1.9 GB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHeimaVista Inc.DJI

Customer experience

Gimbal Engine

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

DJI Mimo

All ratings23,848 ratings
Positive89.2%
Neutral2.5%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews3,444 reviews
Positive74.1%
Neutral5.9%
Negative20.0%

Bugs and requests

Gimbal Engine

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

DJI Mimo

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Unable to download photos and videos
  • Frequent app crashes
  • Connectivity problems with camera
  • Issues with firmware updates
  • Incompatibility with newer devices
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  • Unreliable performance

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add live streaming support
  • Improve editing capabilities
  • Allow more customization of templates
  • Provide manual camera controls
  • Enable 4K video download
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  • Add support for iPad
  • Improve camera switching functionality
  • Enhance tracking and stabilization

In-app purchases

None

Gimbal Engine

No in-app purchases

None

DJI Mimo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gimbal Engine free?
Gimbal Engine is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DJI Mimo free?
DJI Mimo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Gimbal Engine or DJI Mimo?
DJI Mimo is rated higher. Gimbal Engine averages 2.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while DJI Mimo averages 4.6 from 24K ratings.
Do Gimbal Engine or DJI Mimo have ads?
Neither Gimbal Engine nor DJI Mimo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gimbal Engine or DJI Mimo?
Gimbal Engine ships an update every 6 months, and DJI Mimo weekly. Most recently, Gimbal Engine was updated on October 7, 2026 and DJI Mimo on October 17, 2026.

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