4DRC GO vs QUARCS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
4DRC GO
Control a 2.4G Wi-Fi linked aircraft with your device. Capture remote photos and videos, and explore enhanced user experiences. Offers a variety of gameplay options for users.
- Wi-Fi linked aircraft control
- Remote photo capture
- Remote video recording
- Enhanced user experience features
- Multiple gameplay modes
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This is a 2.4G Wi Fi linked aircraft transmission operation control application, which can cooperate with the remote control to take remote photos and videos, and there are more rich ways to play for user experience.
QUARCS
This open-source software kit enables remote astrophotography capture via Wi-Fi and computer. It offers comprehensive control over telescope mounts, cameras, autoguiding, and electric focusers, integrating with Stellarium for sky mapping.
- Remote capture via Wi-Fi
- Computer remote capture via LAN
- Mount control
- Camera control
- Autoguiding
- Electric focuser control
- Stellarium skymap integration
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Q.U.A.R.C.S (QHYCCD Universal Astrophotographic Remote Capture System) is an open-source software kit that supports the full function of mobile remote capture via WIFI and computer remote capture via LAN. It includes the mount control, camera control, autoguiding, electric focuser control, and Stellarium skymap function.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: QUARCS at 3.0 against 4DRC GO's 2.3. 4DRC GO's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (12 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, 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.
QUARCS holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 4DRC GO has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.
4DRC GO ships an update every 5 weeks, QUARCS every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on August 17, 2026 and August 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 4DRC GO | QUARCS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (12 ratings) | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 141 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 荣军 杨 | Light Speed Vision(Beijing) Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
4DRC GO
QUARCS
In-app purchases
4DRC GO
No in-app purchases
QUARCS
No in-app purchases
