DJI Go4 vs firefly cameras
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
firefly cameras
This app is designed for aerial photography and videography, supporting various action camera models. It caters to a range of activities from drone operation to extreme sports recording.
- Aerial photography support
- Action camera integration
- Sports and adventure recording
- Model aircraft camera compatibility
- Mini DV support
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HAWK-EYE aerial photography Technology LTD. was established in 2015.Is a collection of digital imaging products research and development,production and sales of high-tech companies. The company's main products are sports cameras,model aircraft cameras and Mini DV. The main application scenarios are aerial model, aerial photography,parkour riding, diving and surfing, airsoft, training records, life vlog and so on.The company's Firefly brand action camera has been popular at home and abroad for many years.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DJI Go4 at 3.0 against firefly cameras's 1.0. DJI Go4 also leads on ratings volume (6.6K vs 5) and review sentiment (24% vs 0%). firefly cameras's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). 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 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DJI Go4 has 6.6K ratings behind it against 5, 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 firefly cameras's.
DJI Go4 ships an update every 3 months, firefly cameras every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | DJI Go4 | firefly cameras |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (6.6K ratings) — better | 1.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 24.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6.6K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 602 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DJI | 炎光 何 |
Customer experience
DJI Go4
firefly cameras
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
firefly cameras
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
DJI Go4
No in-app purchases
firefly cameras
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is DJI Go4 free?
Is firefly cameras free?
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