Comparison

DJI Go4 vs Tether

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

Tether

Features
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Tether is a private home for one relationship — just the two of you. No feed, no followers, no public profiles. You pair with one person, and everything you make is yours alone. SHARED ALBUMS Organize your life together into albums. Add photos and videos from your library, at full quality and any length, or capture them right inside the app with the built-in camera. Everything syncs privately between the two of you. MY EYES ONLY A separate, passcode-locked space for the photos and videos meant for no one else — kept out of your shared albums and never shared outside the app. QUESTION OF THE DAY One thoughtful prompt a day to stay close. You each answer privately; neither of you sees the other's reply until you've both answered. Your answers become a shared journal you write just by showing up. STREAKS & PROGRESS See your memory streak, your question streak, and the moments you've captured together — small reasons to keep showing up for each other. BUCKET LIST Keep a running list of things you want to do together, and let "Surprise us" pick your next adventure. PRIVATE BY DESIGN - Pairing is invite-only — one partner, period. - Sign in with Apple supported. - Delete your account and all your data anytime from Settings. - Report a photo or remove your partner's access at any time. Tether is for two people who want one quiet, private place to be a couple.

Screenshots

DJI Go44 screens
Tether4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Tether at every 4 days against DJI Go4's every 3 months. DJI Go4's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.4). On price, 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DJI Go4 ships an update every 3 months, Tether every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
DJI Go4 versus Tether: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDJI Go4Tether
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (6.6K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews24.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings6.6K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS10.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size826 MB59 MB
Age rating+417+
DeveloperDJIIsaiah Harris

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

Tether

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

DJI Go4

No in-app purchases

None

Tether

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DJI Go4 free?
DJI Go4 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tether free?
Tether is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DJI Go4 or Tether have ads?
Neither DJI Go4 nor Tether shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DJI Go4 or Tether?
DJI Go4 ships an update every 3 months, and Tether every 4 days. Most recently, DJI Go4 was updated on October 25, 2026 and Tether on October 14, 2026.

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