Comparison

DJI Go4 vs Cyclops 1.0

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Cyclops 1.0

Control your Wi-Fi camera remotely to live stream, capture photos and videos, and apply effects. Download edited content to your device and share it on social media.

Highlights
  • Live camera stream preview
  • Trigger photo and video capture
  • Apply effects to media
  • Download media to device
  • Share edited files on social media
  • Format camera SD card
Features
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The “Cyclops 1.0" app is a remote controller of the Cyclops Gear CGX3 Wi-Fi camera. You can connect the CGX3 via Wi-Fi by the iPhone or iPad with Cyclops 1.0 App. After you establish the connection, you can live view the camera video stream, trigger start movie record, take a picture, view the thumbnail, Edit and Apply Effects on both picture and Video, and download the video or picture to your phone or tablet. Also now you can share these edited files to your social media platforms. Connection Step: 1. Open camera Wi-Fi 2. Connect to the camera WiFi, the password is: recordlife. 3. Open the Cyclops 1.0 App Features: 1. Preview stream, live streaming from camera. 2. Trigger action, in the preview stream, you can trigger camera to take a video or picture. 3. Support delay capture. 4. Support video quality change. 5. Support image size change. 6. Support white-balance change 7. Format the camera SD card. 8. Listing photo & video files and download or delete files. 9. Single photo playback. 10. Automatic time correction with iPhone or iPad when established the connection. 11. Photo & video capture by Device camera. 12. Apply effects on Video & Pictures. 13. Share the files on your social media platforms.

Screenshots

DJI Go44 screens
Cyclops 1.01 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: DJI Go4 at 3.0 against Cyclops 1.0's 1.7. DJI Go4 also leads on ratings volume (6.6K vs 11) and review sentiment (24% vs 13%). Cyclops 1.0's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported). 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

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 Go4 holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DJI Go4 has 6.6K ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of DJI Go4's written reviews are positive against 13% of Cyclops 1.0's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
DJI Go4 versus Cyclops 1.0: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDJI Go4Cyclops 1.0
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (6.6K ratings) — better1.7 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews24.3% of reviews — better12.5% of reviews
Number of ratings6.6K — better11
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size826 MB86 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperDJICYCLOPS GEAR LLC

Customer experience

DJI Go4

All ratings6,633 ratings
Positive45.7%
Neutral8.4%
Negative45.9%
Written reviews775 reviews
Positive24.3%
Neutral12.1%
Negative63.6%

Cyclops 1.0

Written reviews8 reviews
Positive12.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative87.5%

Bugs and 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

Cyclops 1.0

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

DJI Go4

No in-app purchases

None

Cyclops 1.0

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DJI Go4 free?
DJI Go4 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cyclops 1.0 free?
Cyclops 1.0 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DJI Go4 or Cyclops 1.0?
DJI Go4 is rated higher. DJI Go4 averages 3.0 out of 5 from 6.6K ratings, while Cyclops 1.0 averages 1.7 from 11 ratings.
Do DJI Go4 or Cyclops 1.0 have ads?
Neither DJI Go4 nor Cyclops 1.0 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DJI Go4 or Cyclops 1.0?
DJI Go4 ships an update every 3 months, and Cyclops 1.0 every 3 months. Most recently, DJI Go4 was updated on October 25, 2026 and Cyclops 1.0 on October 24, 2026.

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