AKASO GO vs Hightag
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AKASO GO
Control your action camera remotely to capture footage and preview it on your phone. Edit videos with professional effects, transitions, and music. Easily cut clips and share your creations instantly to social media.
- Remote camera control with live preview
- Video file preview and download
- Professional video editing tools
- Clip cutting and trimming
- Direct social media sharing
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With AKASO GO, you can control your action camera from a distance to shoot hard-to-reach footage and preview them from your phone. Create stunning video with disruptive effects and share to social media. ---Main features--- "Control your AKASO action camera remotely: Capture the perfect moment with live preview, control your camera remotely. You can easily adjust the settings on your phone. Preview your video: Save your storage space and time.Preview your files and download to your phone. Professional editing: One-stop professional effects make video editing easier than ever. Editing, transition, special effects, music, choose what you want! Perfect cutting: Keep the clip you need and cut out the rest. Share your cherished moments: Upload your video to social media through App, let your family and friends stay connected with you. Simple but powerful video editing tool. Share your moments. Share instantly. Always keep the latest version of AKASO GO."
Hightag
This app automatically captures photos and videos of athletes like mountain bikers and skiers as they pass by smart cameras. Media is instantly uploaded to your account for viewing, downloading, and sharing.
- Automatic photo and video capture
- Smart camera installation at destinations
- Instant media upload
- View, download, and share footage
- Forever access to captured media
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Never miss a moment when you're out on the slopes or trails. Hightag gives mountain bikers, skiers, snowboarders, and other athletes the power automatically capture footage of themselves while they ride. Just start a recording session and go ride. Hightag cameras are installed at your favorites parks and instantly send you video clips as you ride by. Capture your best moments effortlessly. Ride, capture, progress, and share.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: AKASO GO at 4.5 against Hightag's 3.8. AKASO GO also leads on ratings volume (15K vs 13). Hightag's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 29%) and update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
AKASO GO holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AKASO GO has 15K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 29% of AKASO GO's written reviews are positive against 50% of Hightag's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
AKASO GO ships an update monthly, Hightag every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AKASO GO | Hightag |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (15K ratings) — better | 3.8 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 29.2% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15K — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 180 MB | 132 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Proexpress Distributor LLC | Hightag, Inc |
Customer experience
AKASO GO
Hightag
Bugs and requests
AKASO GO
Reported bugs
4 issues- App freezes during video playback
- Recorded videos have missing audio
- Inconsistent WiFi connectivity
- Deleting files accidentally due to poor UI
Requested features
4 requests- Add remote control and live preview features
- Improve file management and editing capabilities
- Provide native iPad support
- Allow batch download of photos and videos
Hightag
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
AKASO GO
No in-app purchases
Hightag
No in-app purchases
