Gimbal Engine vs AOCHUAN
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
AOCHUAN
Enhance your mobile videography with advanced stabilization and creative shooting modes. Capture stunning 4K video, utilize precise tracking, and apply professional filters for a polished look. This app unlocks the full potential of compatible handheld gimbals.
- 4K Super HD video recording
- Precise face and body tracking
- One-button inception
- One-button Hitchcock (dolly zoom)
- Makeup filters for photos & videos
- Gesture controls
- Time-lapse photography
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As the customized app for SMART X / SMART X Pro / SMART XE / SMART X2 / SMART S1 / SMART S2 / SMART V8/ SMART P2 / SMART X3 / SMART V3 / SMART S3 series handheld gimbals, AOCHUAN app offers powerful and easy-to-use functions to bring you brand new mobile shooting experience. Support a variety of innovative shooting choices: - 4K Super HD video recording - Precise face tracking and body tracking - One-button inception - One-button Hitchcock (dolly zoom) - Built-in hundreds of makeup filters to retouch your photos & videos - Gesture controls - Time-lapse photography - Support camera selection - Professional photographer mode Enjoy the fun of photography and record your beautiful lives always everywhere. More interesting functions are coming soon... For technical support, please contact: Email: aochuan_gimbal@outlook.com Web: www.yg-free.com Facebook / Youtube / Instagram: AOCHUAN_Gimbal
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Gimbal Engine at 67% against AOCHUAN's 23%. Gimbal Engine also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). AOCHUAN's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 months) and rating (2.9 vs 2.5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
AOCHUAN holds the better App Store score, 2.9 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AOCHUAN has 117 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Gimbal Engine's written reviews are positive against 23% of AOCHUAN's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Gimbal Engine ships an update every 6 months, AOCHUAN every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gimbal Engine | AOCHUAN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (2 ratings) | 2.9 (117 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 23.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 117 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 459 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | HeimaVista Inc. | 中山市央果电子科技有限公司 |
Customer experience
Gimbal Engine
AOCHUAN
Bugs and requests
Gimbal Engine
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
AOCHUAN
Reported bugs
24 issues- App crashes on iOS 18 and newer versions
- Bluetooth fails to connect or drops frequently
- Camera displays black screen in app
- Face tracking rotates 180 degrees unexpectedly
- Object tracking loses subjects easily
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- Recording stops randomly mid-session
- Gimbal moves erratically without command
- Gimbal spins uncontrollably when subject out of frame
- Motor calibration errors
- App freezes during video playback
- Album/gallery crashes when viewing media
- Video resolution resets to 1080p after restart
- Audio sync issues in long recordings
- Footage not saving to gallery
- App won't recognize registration codes
- Dynamic Island interference with controls
- Gimbal orientation conflicts with app orientation
- Gimbal turns off unexpectedly
- Firmware update failures
- Hand gesture recognition unreliable
- Recording stops when hands gesture during filming
- App incompatible with certain iPhone models
- Focus wheel triggers accidentally
- Landscape mode lock issues
Requested features
20 requests- Portrait/vertical mode support
- Still photo capture while recording video
- 48MP photo resolution option
- Wide-angle and telephoto lens support
- Automatic lens switching for zoom
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- Portrait cinematic video mode
- Hyper-lapse recording mode
- Location metadata preservation
- Video trimming and editing in-app
- Trajectory delay in portrait mode
- Pet tracking mode
- Persistent settings between sessions
- Manual focus wheel disable option
- Streaming support for OBS Studio
- Watch companion app for remote control
- Arabic language support
- Polish language support
- HDR video recording
- Auto-calibration for horizon adjustment
- Hand gesture reliability improvements
In-app purchases
Gimbal Engine
No in-app purchases
AOCHUAN
No in-app purchases
