DJI Go4 vs PotensicPro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
PotensicPro
Control your drone with advanced features. Stream live HD video, monitor flight data, and capture high-quality images and videos. Offers GPS positioning, map navigation, and customizable flight parameters for a professional experience.
- Real-time HD video transmission
- GPS positioning
- Map navigation and flight path display
- Customize flight parameters
- HD image and video recording
- Intelligent flight modes
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PotensicPro is a professional flight control application. The App shows real-time video transmission, displays flight parameters and allows you to customize, shoots HD images and records videos, etc. Main Characteristics: 1.GPS positioning, display the accurate position of the drone. 2. Map navigation, show map information and flight path. 3. Real-time HD video transmission, HD image and video recording. 4. Customize the flight parameters. 5. Intuitive and support intelligent flights.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PotensicPro at 3.6 against DJI Go4's 3.0. PotensicPro also leads on review sentiment (49% vs 24%) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). DJI Go4's advantage is ratings volume (6.6K vs 118) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). 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.
PotensicPro holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DJI Go4 has 6.6K ratings behind it against 118, 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 49% of PotensicPro's.
DJI Go4 ships an update every 3 months, PotensicPro every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.
| Parameter | DJI Go4 | PotensicPro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (6.6K ratings) | 3.6 (118 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 24.3% of reviews | 48.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6.6K — better | 118 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 826 MB | 221 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 17+ |
| Developer | DJI | Shenzhen Potensic Intelligent Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
DJI Go4
PotensicPro
User reviews
DJI Go4
From 6.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Smooth flight experience
- 📷 Great camera quality
- 🔒 Robust safety features
- 🔋 Long battery life
- 🤖 Intelligent flight modes
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes
- 🤯 Connectivity issues
- 🤖 Unreliable intelligent flight modes
- 📱 Compatibility problems with newer devices
- 🚫 Restricted flight zones
PotensicPro
From 118 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great value for price
- 👍 Easy to use for beginners
- 👍 Portable and travel-friendly
- 👍 Captures amazing footage
- 👍 Good app design and features
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent connection issues
- 🐛 App crashes and glitches
- 🐛 GPS issues and inaccuracies
- 🐛 Login and registration problems
- 🐛 Lack of basic drone features
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
PotensicPro
Reported bugs
14 issues- GPS position hold causes erratic behavior indoors
- App keeps logging users out
- Cannot connect to drone/network
- GPS will not connect after app update
- Error 7_18 preventing connection
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- Controller and app not communicating
- App disconnects from phone when plugged in
- Drone firmware update bricks the device
- Cannot record 4K video, says not supported
- Range is half of advertised
- Drone fails to connect to remote
- Network errors preventing login
- Cannot register on the app
- Cannot log in after registering, password reset fails
Requested features
11 requests- Ability to turn off GPS position hold for indoor flying
- Intelligent flight modes available
- Flight plan app with waypoints, speeds, and camera orientation (usable offline)
- Headless mode
- Automatic exposure lock in the app
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- Option to change operating frequency channels
- Virtual RTH icon showing home point location on the image feed
- Flight log to view flight history (height, speed, etc.)
- Zoom functionality for Atom SE camera
- More Atom features for Atom SE
- Adjustable maximum distance setting
In-app purchases
DJI Go4
No in-app purchases
PotensicPro
No in-app purchases
Questions
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