DJI Go4 vs 4DRC MAX
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
4DRC MAX
Control a four-axis aircraft remotely using your iPhone or iPad. View real-time video streamed from the aircraft's camera and capture photos and videos directly to your device.
- Remote aircraft control
- Real-time video streaming
- Photo capture
- Video recording
- WiFi protocol integration
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This is a APP for the four axis aircraft control via WiFi protocol This APP function: 1.Remote control the four axis aircraft by iPhone/iPad/iPod. 2.Display the real-time video which taken by the camera on the aircraft,video data transmitted via 2.4G WiFi protocol. 3.Take the photo and video record on iPhone/iPad/iPod.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DJI Go4 at 3.0 against 4DRC MAX's 1.7. DJI Go4 also leads on ratings volume (6.6K vs 18) and review sentiment (24% vs 0%). 4DRC MAX's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 10.0). 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.
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 18, 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 0% of 4DRC MAX's.
DJI Go4 ships an update every 3 months, 4DRC MAX every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DJI Go4 | 4DRC MAX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (6.6K ratings) — better | 1.7 (18 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 24.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6.6K — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — 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 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 826 MB | 197 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | DJI | 奇峰 骆 |
Customer experience
DJI Go4
4DRC MAX
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
4DRC MAX
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
DJI Go4
No in-app purchases
4DRC MAX
No in-app purchases
