DJI Fly vs PotensicPro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DJI Fly
This app simplifies drone piloting with an intuitive interface for aerial photography. It offers quick wireless content transfer to your phone and provides resources for discovering flight locations and learning drone skills. Designed for both beginners and experienced pilots.
- Intuitive flight interface
- Quick wireless content transfer
- Discover flight spots and projects
- Drone piloting tutorials
- Aerial photography tools
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DJI Fly is designed to help pilots fly drones with ease. (Compatible for DJI Lito X1、DJI Lito 1、DJI Avata 360、DJI Neo 2、DJI Mini 5 Pro、DJI Mavic 4 Pro, DJI Flip, DJI Air 3S, DJI NEO, DJI Mini 4 Pro, DJI Air 3, DJI Mavic 3 Pro, DJI Mini 2 SE, DJI Mini 3, DJI Mavic 3 Classic, DJI Avata, DJI Mini 3 Pro, DJI Mavic 3, DJI Mini SE, DJI Air 2S, DJI FPV, DJI Mini 2, Mavic Air 2, Mavic Mini, DJI Avata 2) What’s great about DJI Fly? · Flight Interface: Effortless Aerial Photography. · QuickTransfer: Wireless Content Transferred Swiftly to Your Phone. · Fly Spots & Works: Resources for Hassle-Free Creation. · DJI Academy: From Novice to Pro. We appreciate your feedback. All suggestions are welcome. · Feedback Email: support.fly@dji.com
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 ratings volume: DJI Fly at 4.9K against PotensicPro's 117. DJI Fly also leads on chart position (#98 vs unranked) and device support (4 vs 2). PotensicPro's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and review sentiment (49% vs 37%). 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.7 for DJI Fly against 3.6 for PotensicPro. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DJI Fly has 4.9K ratings behind it against 117, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 37% of DJI Fly's written reviews are positive against 49% of PotensicPro's.
DJI Fly ships an update monthly, PotensicPro every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DJI Fly | PotensicPro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (4.9K ratings) — better | 3.6 (117 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 37.4% of reviews | 48.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4.9K — better | 117 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #98 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.4 GB | 221 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | DJI | Shenzhen Potensic Intelligent Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
DJI Fly
PotensicPro
User reviews
DJI Fly
From 4.9K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 👍 User-friendly interface
- 🚀 Fast GPS connection
- 👍 Cinematic footage
- 🚀 Stable flight performance
Room to improve
- 🐛 Quick transfer not working
- 🐛 App crashes during editing
- 🔋 Phone overheating issues
- 🐛 Unreliable connection
- 🐛 Buggy firmware updates
PotensicPro
From 117 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 Fly
Reported bugs
5 issues- Unable to download videos
- Incorrect altitude readings
- Frequent app crashes
- Issues with unlocking restricted areas
- Compatibility problems with newer devices
Requested features
5 requests- Add manual camera controls
- Implement active tracking
- Allow customizable flight modes
- Improve editing capabilities
- Add offline map support
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 Fly
No in-app purchases
PotensicPro
No in-app purchases
Questions
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