Comparison

GoPro Quik vs Cyclops 1.0

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

GoPro Quik

Effortlessly create stunning videos from your favorite shots with automatic editing and a suite of premium tools. All your footage is backed up to the cloud for easy access and editing on any device.

Highlights
  • Automatic Highlight videos
  • Unlimited cloud storage
  • Auto upload and cross-device sync
  • Premium editing tools
  • Beat Sync
  • Frame Grab
  • Reframe 360 video
Features
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With Quik, editing just got easier. Get the most out of your favorite shots with Automatic Highlight videos and a suite of premium tools for custom edits [1]. Everything is backed up to the GoPro cloud so you can access and edit your footage on-the-go [1]. --- Key Features --- Automatic Edits The Quik app finds your best shots, syncs them to music, adds transitions and automatically creates a shareable video. [1] Unlimited Cloud Storage at 100% Quality Get UNLIMITED cloud storage of ALL your GoPro footage and up to 500GB from other cameras with a Premium or Premium+ subscription. All at 100% quality. [2] Auto Upload + Cross Device Sync Once imported into the Quik app, photos, videos, and edits automatically upload to the cloud for backup and sync across your devices for seamless cross-platform editing and content management. [1] Premium Editing Tools Play with color and light, trim video length, add stickers and more to take your footage to the next level. Beat Sync Syncs clips, transitions, and effects to the beat of the music. [1] Frame Grab Get high resolution photos by capturing a frame from any video. Themes Find a theme that tells your story with cinematic transitions, filters, and effects. [1] Filters Exclusive filters optimized for environments like snow and water. Frame Adjust Adjust the aspect ratio for photos and videos. You can also level the horizon, rotate and flip media. Text Overlays Add text and emojis for another dimension to your story. [1] Transform 360 into Traditional Video with Reframe Use Reframe to experiment with countless views, choose the best shots and instantly create cinematic transitions with the click of a keyframe. Then, export a traditional video or photo you can edit and share. --- GoPro Camera Owner Features --- Auto GoPro Detection + Transfer Automatically detects connected GoPro cameras and transfers footage across a wired USB connection for fast and easy transfers. Preview Shots + Delete Check out GoPro camera photos and videos on your computer before you transfer them or delete unwanted shots from your camera's SD card. Content Management View and manage both local and cloud media in a single view, while camera media is organized in another view. Easily view and find media in a large, easy-to-read grid with search filters and icon overlays. --- Footnotes --- [1] Premium or Premium+ Subscription required. Available in select countries. Cancel anytime. See terms + conditions at our official website. [2] Subscribe to Premium for unlimited cloud storage for footage captured with a GoPro camera plus up to 100GB (or up to 500GB with a Premium+ subscription) of footage captured on non-GoPro cameras or phones. GoPro cloud storage does not support content captured with GoPro Fusion. Cloud storage for footage captured on non-GoPro cameras or phones is limited to supported file types. See supported file types at our official website.

About

Cyclops 1.0

Control your Wi-Fi camera remotely to live stream, capture photos and videos, and apply effects. Download edited content to your device and share it on social media.

Highlights
  • Live camera stream preview
  • Trigger photo and video capture
  • Apply effects to media
  • Download media to device
  • Share edited files on social media
  • Format camera SD card
Features
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The “Cyclops 1.0" app is a remote controller of the Cyclops Gear CGX3 Wi-Fi camera. You can connect the CGX3 via Wi-Fi by the iPhone or iPad with Cyclops 1.0 App. After you establish the connection, you can live view the camera video stream, trigger start movie record, take a picture, view the thumbnail, Edit and Apply Effects on both picture and Video, and download the video or picture to your phone or tablet. Also now you can share these edited files to your social media platforms. Connection Step: 1. Open camera Wi-Fi 2. Connect to the camera WiFi, the password is: recordlife. 3. Open the Cyclops 1.0 App Features: 1. Preview stream, live streaming from camera. 2. Trigger action, in the preview stream, you can trigger camera to take a video or picture. 3. Support delay capture. 4. Support video quality change. 5. Support image size change. 6. Support white-balance change 7. Format the camera SD card. 8. Listing photo & video files and download or delete files. 9. Single photo playback. 10. Automatic time correction with iPhone or iPad when established the connection. 11. Photo & video capture by Device camera. 12. Apply effects on Video & Pictures. 13. Share the files on your social media platforms.

Screenshots

GoPro Quik4 screens
Cyclops 1.01 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: GoPro Quik at 4.8 against Cyclops 1.0's 1.7. GoPro Quik also leads on review sentiment (41% vs 13%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). Cyclops 1.0's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support 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. GoPro Quik sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Cyclops 1.0 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GoPro Quik holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GoPro Quik has 833K ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of GoPro Quik's written reviews are positive against 13% of Cyclops 1.0's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GoPro Quik ships an update fortnightly, Cyclops 1.0 every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
GoPro Quik versus Cyclops 1.0: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoPro QuikCyclops 1.0
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (833K ratings) — better1.7 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews41.2% of reviews — better12.5% of reviews
Number of ratings833K — better11
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#30 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS26.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size293 MB86 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperGoPro, Inc.CYCLOPS GEAR LLC

Customer experience

GoPro Quik

All ratings833,096 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral2.3%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews3,642 reviews
Positive41.2%
Neutral9.7%
Negative49.0%

Cyclops 1.0

Written reviews8 reviews
Positive12.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative87.5%

Bugs and requests

GoPro Quik

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes frequently
  • Inconsistent performance across devices
  • Syncing and connectivity failures
  • Corrupted/missing media files

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to edit transitions and music
  • Improved cloud integration
  • Background upload/download
  • More customization options
  • Seamless desktop integration

Cyclops 1.0

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

GoPro Quik

Subscriptions5
  • Subscribe to Quik7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Subscribe to GoPro2 variants$5.991 Month
  • Subscribe to Quik - 1-Year7 Days trial$9.991 Year
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  • Subscribe to GoPro - 1-Year1 Year trial$59.991 Year
  • GoPro Premium+$99.991 Year
None

Cyclops 1.0

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GoPro Quik free?
GoPro Quik is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cyclops 1.0 free?
Cyclops 1.0 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, GoPro Quik or Cyclops 1.0?
GoPro Quik is rated higher. GoPro Quik averages 4.8 out of 5 from 833K ratings, while Cyclops 1.0 averages 1.7 from 11 ratings.
Do GoPro Quik or Cyclops 1.0 have ads?
Neither GoPro Quik nor Cyclops 1.0 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GoPro Quik or Cyclops 1.0?
GoPro Quik ships an update fortnightly, and Cyclops 1.0 every 3 months. Most recently, GoPro Quik was updated on November 5, 2026 and Cyclops 1.0 on November 2, 2026.

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