GX vs DJI Virtual Flight
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GX
Control a toy aircraft remotely using your mobile device. Stream live video from the aircraft directly to your screen. This app facilitates flight control and video feedback via WiFi connection.
- Toy aircraft remote control
- Live video streaming
- WiFi data transmission
- Flight control
- Video feedback
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GX-MagicDrone is a toy aircraft remote control App. The App sends data through the WiFi to the aircraft for flight control. The aircraft sends video data to App through WiFi.
DJI Virtual Flight
Practice FPV drone flying techniques from home with this simulator. Learn freestyle tricks and navigate realistic environments using your goggles and controller. Designed for aspiring FPV pilots to hone their skills safely and conveniently.
- FPV flying practice
- Realistic flight controls
- FPV freestyle trick learning
- Designed flight tutorials
- Multiple lifelike locations
- Goggle immersion
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Take off and feel the blood pumping through your veins. Introducing DJI Virtual Flight, a mobile app designed by the DJI flight simulator team for practising FPV flying techniques. With DJI Virtual Flight, you can double the fun by learning through practice. Put on the goggles, grab your remote controller, and launch DJI Virtual Flight to learn flashy FPV freestyle tricks. Experience flying in the comfort of your own home. Product Highlights - Put on the goggles and immerse yourself in DJI Virtual Flight - Try out the realistic feel of the flight controls - Become an expert FPV drone pilot through well-designed tutorials - Practice flying along carefully designed flight tracks - Multiple lifelike locations with vivid details Compatible DJI Devices: DJI FPV Goggles V2, DJI FPV Remote Controller 2, DJI FPV Motion Controller Recommended Systems: iOS 12.0 or later versions Recommanded Devices: iPhone: iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPhone XR, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone SE 2, iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone 12, iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max iPad: iPad 7th Generation, iPad 8th Generation, iPad Air 3, iPad Air 4, iPad pro 2ed, iPad pro 3rd, iPad pro 4th, iPad pro 1st 10.5'', iPad pro 1st 11'', iPad Pro 2ed 11''
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Verdict
GX and DJI Virtual Flight both sit at 3.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 34% of DJI Virtual Flight's written reviews are positive against 0% of GX's. DJI Virtual Flight also leads on ratings volume (1.7K vs 3). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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 Virtual Flight holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DJI Virtual Flight has 1.7K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of GX's written reviews are positive against 34% of DJI Virtual Flight's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GX | DJI Virtual Flight |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 3.9 (1.7K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 33.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 1.7K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 149 MB | 3.2 GB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 军年 陈 | DJI |
Customer experience
GX
DJI Virtual Flight
Bugs and requests
GX
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
DJI Virtual Flight
Reported bugs
4 issues- Progression system issues (unable to unlock new levels)
- Controller input not registering properly
- Frequent crashes and freezes
- Incompatibility with latest iOS versions
Requested features
4 requests- Add more drone models and maps
- Implement customizable control settings
- Add PID tuning and track building features
- Support for using controller without goggles
In-app purchases
GX
No in-app purchases
DJI Virtual Flight
No in-app purchases
