Litchi vs DJI Go... 5 things Litchi HAS that DJI Go DOES NOT!

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This video highlights FIVE major functions the Litchi app has over the DJI Go App. DJI GO is free, and Litchi is around $23 (USD), but after watching this video, maybe it will help you decide if Litchi is worth going the extra mile in your wallet to help you in the air.
This video highlights the options as follows...
1) FPV. First Person View. DJI Go doesn't have VR / FPV access.
2) WayPoints. Both apps have this function, but only Litchi allows you to pre-program this prior to flight time.
3) Pano. DJI Go you can 3rd party (free) to get Pano function via an app called DRONEPAN, but Litchi has this built inside it. So again, Litchi wins hands down again.
4) Tracking. Both apps have this function, but Litchi does it with style. Simply draw a box around your object, and Litchi follows that item/person, etc. DJI Go requires the object/person to hold the remote of the DJI drone to keep this active. Again, Litchi wins.
5) Screen Record. Whether you love to record your flight data when flying, or you want to make tutorial /educational videos, then this is a game changer. Can be used for IOS or Android devices. Again, another simple round won by Litchi again.
Overall, if you're serious about flying, then Litchi is a critical app to own. That said, it's not for beginners. Only dip into it when you are comfortable with automated flight modes. I waiting until Black Friday (US) to get the app at half price.
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[@etcflyers3760]

Best part of Litchi is constant voice and auto record. I normally never use the go app as Litchi does everything better.

[@picklerickdic8955]

Dji go does have FPV MODE i dont know where your getting that from?

[@willdelcoco7092]

Hey, what would be a good height for the tracking follow mode? And if I start hiking up a mountain doe the drone come up with me or stay at the height I asked it to?

[@northernmnyakin]

I have P3 Standard. I have seen lots of videos that say the Litchi app was a bit glitchy and slow to respond. Granted, some were older videos, but it still concerns me. Did they do any updates to work with the DJI Firmware updates?

[@Tony-ow3if]

Great points..and to the point Have been using Litchi for years now and you're pretty spot on

[@Triguy04]

does this app allow the Mavic pro to actually change altitude in follow mode unlike the GO4 app?

[@StantonLuke]

Great content - just what I needed to know before I buy!

[@MrPatriclus]

Can it track my drone in the event of a fly away and land?

[@timothy1837]

Can I still use my go app vise versa?

[@johnerlinglinde]

Thanks for video . Exactly what I was looking for with no extra unnecessary info!

[@iProDan]

You are most welcome!

[@patricelagesse5917]

Hi iproDan I am From South Africa and yes I do have the Litchi App, I prefer it to DJI GO app your video is awesome,well done. I need some help how do you do a compass calibration, using litchi app on my Phantom 3 advanced?

[@airfilm_it]

Wich dji go? Dji ho or go4?

[@videoeulogy3687]

I bought Litchi because it had more features for my P3 but it gradually started shutting down in mid flight and giving me incorrect data. After 6 months it sometimes works and sometimes doesn't. Different people will have different experiences but my particular experience has moved me back to the GO app with its reduced features.

[@beackman1]

Litchi install on ipad mini 2 CHIP A5, as i have phanton 4 and it only accept ipad mini 2 with CHIP A7 to use DJI GO 4.

[@psskadabala]

I have a small query regarding a tool for UAV cinematography. Can please suggest any application which can take user input in the form of prose storyboard language or any storyboard instructions like for example: Close up shot, mid-shot. ? and the drone can maintain the shot specification and go to another waypoint to capture another shot.

[@iProDan]

Im not aware of any such program but dont let that stop your research

[@equihua11]

very nice video and well explained, cheers

[@larriecook9424]

Thank you for the info, great video.

[@iProDan]

Thank you for the kind words!

[@anthony-mv7ey]

Great video with great arguments!

[@iProDan]

anthony thanks!!

[@TheVideotoaster]

I heard that this app has issues with focusing if using the waypoint...have you noticed?

[@gonzalo8050]

thanks for your help

[@MrFergeson]

Nicely done

[@davidcomas5698]

thank you for the breakdown as I am a beginer. Any chance you have detailed tutorial on how to use specific funnctions for phantom 3?

[@iProDan]

Do you mean intelligent modes?

[@davidcomas5698]

iProDan yes sir!

[@peterstagg5493]

Good comparison video . I just applied for the beta for Mavic Mini on IOS. I’m interested to see how it goes. Litchi has some good functions that I enjoyed on the Phantom 😎 Plus it’s fun to fly FPV too but that’s how I crashed when filming my “Best waterfall on Gold Coast” video lol 😂

[@Dylan-qk8ss]

I had to buy the app, and I have to say it is worth every dollar. I cannot get the glitchy DJI Go apps to work at all on my Nexus 6P. Litchi on Android is much more reliable. DJI Go works fine on iOS.

[@Danger_mouse]

Dylan Mulrooney I'm certainly considering buying Litchi also. I have a Sony Experia XZ on Android 7.0, and the DJI Go-4 app is junk!!! It will rarely fly my Mavic glitch free!!!

[@Dylan-qk8ss]

Litchi is great and stable. I recommend it, still using it every day. You can see if it works by downloading a cracked version, but pay the developers if you use it!

[@Danger_mouse]

Dylan Mulrooney Thanks for the message. I got a set of stable flights from a full battery yesterday afternoon. I've had to delete, reload and reset the latest GO-4 update. I'll test it some more before I make the jump to Litchi. Good to know I have it as an option 👍

[@Danger_mouse]

The latest 4.0.6 update with firmware to suit loaded in the Mavic is working almost every flight without issues now. A couple of important things to do is turn off the Cache Locally setting and I run my phone in Airplane mode to stop any live streaming out of the DJI app to the network. These things seem to be best.

[@RUSTY93]

Lol you bought it? it was fwee if you type in google for the litchi apk file :D

[@andrekuntjoro4121]

is the app working in follow me mode for e.g. snowboarding downhill without using RC? Have you ever tried?

[@iProDan]

I haven't, sorry Andre.

[@S40TBS]

I have lichi on Mavic Pro ,love the auto start record of video and auto stop nerver lose video now😀

[@skyflyer2555]

Liked the video comparison. I am thinking of going to Litchie, Im new to this and don't get a lot of flying time. The Litchie app seems a bit more intuitive. PS I have the P4, excuse my lack of knowledge do both app run together or overlap !!!

[@iProDan]

If this is new to you then forget Litchi for the time being. Master the controls and basics of video and photo and when you feel like you are ready, then go for Litchi. FWIW.

[@charliephantoms1839]

I used Litchi from the get go with my Phantom 4 and Phantom 4 Pro. Very easy to use. I use DJI GO 4 for calibrations and firmware updates.

[@picklerickdic8955]

If you want to void your warranty go head bud! If something happens while flying your bird using litchi DJI WILL NOT WARRANT YOUR WARRANTY

[@thephantomharanguer]

@@picklerickdic8955 really?

[@ricardohernadez4525]

Is Litchi more reliable than DJI go app in terms of crashing all the time like DJI app does? If it is, you need to add that on the comparison.

[@MrPolleke1949]

I've been searching for a while now, but i can't find the setting for the "Focus Peaking and Threshold Values" on my Litchi (Android) app. :( Is this only available on iOS and/or DJI Go4?

[@iProDan]

I dont have the andriod version of this app, but I hope someone can answer your question here!

[@wezismdesigns]

Would you recommend it? ...i hear the DJI GO app has bugs which i am getting ....debating this but seeing conflicting answers

[@daddyrabbit835]

I have both and use the DJI GO4 app more than anything else. I shoot a lot of video semi-professionally and the GO app on an iPad Mini 2 seems to work better than Litchi.

[@atmm89]

nice explanation, maybe a little more explanation on where the tap buttons are would have been great to a novice, apart from that great video, thank you

[@android4cg]

The 360×180 pano shot mode is really very food and the main reason for me to use litchi. It is a pitty that dhi go does not have this.

[@almarini100]

Have you ever experienced not being able to launch the Litchi app but the Dji ap works fine I have a suspicion that Dji is actually stopping the Litchi app from launching I have even turned off the Dji on notifications and the Dji wins every time it can still launch by itself, presto it just appears on my tablet. Does that seem strange or is it just my imagination? So I would say there is a big difference in the two apps with one of them being overbearing and agressive.

[@MauserM03Blog]

Waypoint mode with DJI Go is limited to 500m radius and 5000m path length. Does Litchi have such restrictions? My purchase of a DJI drone & Litchi depends on this so informed replies appreciated. :-) If Litchi is similarly limited, is there a drone/app solution available that is not (or less) restricted?

[@iProDan]

I haven't checked this aspect out. You should ask other youtubers who have gotten their hands on this aspect.

[@MBB563]

Does anyone know if this can be used with the new DJI Spark?

[@iProDan]

I would watch for pending updates. I'm sure they will integrate it. Probably will take some time tho.

[@jakeboynz]

Thanks for the informative video. Can you screen record with litchi Android app? Cheers Jake

[@iProDan]

I would assume so. I did that for IOS and even made a video for it.

[@andrewap77]

jakeboynz Yes you can screen record on Android with the app.

[@thephantomharanguer]

There are separate screen recorder apps outside of this Litchi, so I don't find that a big plus to buy it. In fact my Galaxy Note 9 comes with a native screen recorder.

[@kimthurston9192]

The main thing that lichi has that the go app doesn't is the ability to plan and layout a waypoint flight on your computer without the coptor or remote having to be on or connected, which is very handy and something the go app is sadly lacking, and apparently always will. Other than that the lichi vs dji go argument is basically like the ford vs chevy argument.

[@maximusmiles8435]

In the track option does the drone maintain an altitude? Or does it follow the subjects altitude changes?

[@thephantomharanguer]

I need to know this as I travel hilly areas.

[@maximusmiles8435]

@@thephantomharanguer The dji maintains altitude. Which makes it useless for skiing, as the skier continues downhill. Getting further and further away.

[@thephantomharanguer]

@@maximusmiles8435 tu

[@snapper4u]

When will litchi be available for epson moverio glasses?

[@iProDan]

I do not know the answer to this. Best email Litchi direct and ask.

[@gonzalo8050]

do I need to have both apps dji go 4 and litchi app

[@iProDan]

gonzalo nunez no. But one is free the other not. For a beginner just stick with DJI. If you are more advanced then litchi is perfect

[@FPVSkittles]

#4 is flat wrong - dji has active track with 3 follow options

[@iProDan]

You know I have PS3 and I assume you have Pro/Advanced? So I need to update this. Thanks for the heads up.

[@bertwillcreative]

Love how Dan points out the one negative thing he found in your video. Than..ks for putting it together. I've been using both for a while now and this video was well done. Helpful for me and new users to quickly identify the pros of having the Litchi app. I've used both and feel great about the pano and orbit features of litchi. I especially like that you can set your orbit from home before a flight rather than DJI go where you have to fly over the spot you want to orbit. I haven't used the active track, but judging by your video, the algorithm it uses to identify the object to track might work better than DJI Go. I will have to test this theory.

[@DoronTshuva770]

There’s also a very good addition to litchi. And that’s streaming to another device. This is so powerful but I couldnt make it to work yet. Maybe the new iOS blocks it?

[@ibainesy]

With #2... Didn't DJI have this feature and then removed it because people were sending their drone away to the checkpoints not taking trees/buildings into consideration and crashing them?

[@aiRCoft]

I'm pretty sure DJI Go 4.0 can do most of these things... FPV, waypoints, orbit, object tracking, focus, etc. Screen recording is nice, though.

[@bobbrown8661]

That and the price of the app

[@Rustie_za]

so many wrong info here - mic feature is on DJI, and many other small wrong issues

[@gonzalo8050]

were does the litchi app stored my pictures and videos don't see them anywhere on my phone

[@iProDan]

gonzalo nunez I will have to double check but you may need to hit 'save' after taking video. I have missed this step before and thus missed out on a recording.

[@iProDan]

The videos will be on the card. My comment above was in regards to screen recording. There is no preview like DJI Go app on Litchi for videos taken.

[@MrEye4get]

Definitely plan to give this app a try. Thank you for the the review.

[@iProDan]

Thank you for the kind words!

[@flmoseley8141]

If your gonna get litchi then I strongly suggest putting a GPS tracker on your quad because there have been far too many fly aways using litchi and DJI will not warranty those fly aways since its 3rd party. Even if it hasn't happened to you just remember it only has to happen once to lose your bird.

[@aiRCoft]

FL moseley Do you known what causes them to fly away? Does Litchi jusy drop connection randomly?

[@Rustie_za]

telemetry software issues

[@RonaldJohnsongreatday]

You sold me a copy of Litchi. My PH4 V2 will be here tomorrow!

[@cslevine]

Points Dj Go has that Litchi never has : -Zebra. A must have, for good video -better light sensor zones with Dj Go -cache video reception recording. Good to real diagnostic when signal was weaks -better data recordings with Dj Go than with .csv format ( and Litchi datas has to be converted with a $$ web site... :-(( -access to all drone and camera settings with Dj Go, NOT Litchi ! -battery home point evaluation in the middle of the red-green line Dj Go, litchi NOT ------------------ Points Litchi has better : -large font display on the screen. Dj Go seams to be a "eye game" and suchs with it's tiny fonts, needs magnifier to make settings -voices alarms. Very good for the satellite number -Litchi is focused on advanced flights routes waypoints and so on, so that we can crash the drone if dangerous flights routes mades on maps. Please be careful with that. Altitude may vary about +-10 meters from one flight to another.... personnally i prefer always do manual control for filming, [ cadrages ], according to the lights of the moment. i only wished to keep the ancient Dj Go 2.6.1 for the better fonts display... but DJI made it impossible ! ( We don't own softwares, Softwares own us )

[@relaxvideo3d]

"Zebra. A must have, for good video" - Never has? Litchi has!

[@cslevine]

@@relaxvideo3d wow. It's new, so.

[@relaxvideo3d]

@@cslevine thats why i didn't understand why you wrote: "never has" and Litchi can do AEB sphere panos, while Go4 cant.

[@seanc.5310]

FPV in Litchi does not mean VR Googles, though it does have that mode.

[@gonzalo8050]

how can I get audio on my recording I'm using the Samsung s7 edge

[@iProDan]

When you initiate a recording, does it not prompt you to record audio via phone, or no audio at all?

[@gonzalo8050]

no

[@iProDan]

gonzalo nunez weird. I would email litchi. Make sure you have the newest version downloaded.

[@gonzalo8050]

i bought the app 2 days agp

[@aerialeggbeater2644]

Your drone has no microphone. All you would hear is motor noise. You can buy a USB microphone and record audio to your device separately

[@frederickpledge7214]

If I purchase the LItchi app will it override the DJI go app already on my phantom 3 pro drone?

[@iProDan]

No it wont override it in the sense that it will make it useless or delete it.

[@wlacalle]

Does Litchi work with dji spark ?

[@Indy1204ten]

Yes.

[@30yearvet.48]

Nice Video and Review. I have a P-4 and use the DJI Go App. Since DJI is phasing out the Phantom series, seriously thinking about picking up a P-3 Standard for back up. Will seriously consider the Litchi App for the P-3.Thanks!

[@iProDan]

Thanks. Glad you found it informative!

[@brbrbrbrbrbrrb]

Do you mean the DJI Go 4 or DJI Go?

[@jonj.j.williamsonphotograp175]

I was looking at using this app but was told to use only the DJI GO 4 due to technical errors. Can you use both apps? I mean there are some good functions on the Litchi that I do want to use, but say I wanted to use the Litchi today instead of the GO4, is that possible? Or does downloading them both balls the entire system up?

[@charliephantoms1839]

You can download and use DJI GO 4 and Litchi on the same device. Depending on your device you might have to force stop DJI GO 4 to use Litchi. I have both apps on my LG-G6 phone, 2 Nexus 7 II and Nexus 9 tablets.

[@jonj.j.williamsonphotograp175]

Why do you have both apps? What app would you recommend? I'm using the go 4 but when it comes to using the Spark everything goes Pete Tong.

[@charliephantoms1839]

I use the DJI GO and DJI GO 4 for firmware upgrades and for calibrating IMU and Compass. Good idea to check DJI GO for upgrades before using Litchi.

[@tomtomdawson]

I love this comment forum as I want so much to understand litchis functions . Keep it up !! Let's understand waypoints to the fullest !!?

[@El_Smeghead]

#1 is wrong. The "goggles" icon on the right enters what I call "headset mode". FPV in the dropdown list is just the normal flight mode. There are a few minor things in this video that could really confuse new users. I suggest you spend a few months using Litchi first, before uploading misleading info.

[@kaseyswaggerty6543]

I'm actually really mad at this app the video transmission sucks on mine really glitchy makes it really hard to fly with the app

[@iProDan]

I will monitor this myself and report back

[@spencerboaz2385]

The only thing I see that is better is waypoints . And some of what you said is just wrong . Go 4 has some bugs but is getting better and is free . Litchi is $22.95 .

[@charliephantoms1839]

I use Litchi with my P3S, P4 and P4P. The big advantage is the waypoint missions. Use Mission Hub to plan your missions on your computer. Sync with your tablet and then go fly. Fly as long and as far out as your battery will allow. Say a Phantom 3 Std flies a mission at 30 mph for 20 mins. In ideal conditions you could fly 5 miles out and back landing with 20% battery. If you want your P3S to be limited to about 1/2 mile, and miss scenery that you could never drive or walk to, stick with DJI GO.

[@anthonymatter5478]

Yes with me it's DJI app works litchi doesn't

[@skyler5212]

dJi why do so many people say dGi?

[@arpxdagoodone]

easier to say...

[@adriansikora3625]

Point 4 is wrong.

[@DigitalPrime]

I wish it had a simple dronie profile like the karma. I suppose you can use waypoints, But its not as quick as the karma. But the karma....urrrgh

[@thebreadthingy]

He just had to try and sound Smarr but saying "First Person Perspective".. Smh. Its FPV for "FIRST PERSON (VIEW). Stop being fansty

[@goixiz]

Please try the app before you spread poor and wrong info of Litchi

[@easyheimer]

This information is false. Why would you post a video without doing your research first?

[@picklerickdic8955]

DJI GO ALSO HAS PANO MODE, BRO WHERE ARE YOU GETTING YOUR INFO FROM MAN?? YOU ARE NOT ACCURATE AT ALL WITH YOUR INFO!! I WILL SAY LITCHI HAS BETTER CONNECTION AND IT HAS OTHER FUNCTIONS DJI DOESNT HAVE AND DJI HAD FUNCTIONS LITCHI DOESN'T HAVE!!

[@picklerickdic8955]

Again DJIGO does have screen recording, and if your dji drone goes crazy while using litchi guess what they will not warrant your warranty bet you didnt know that did ya either from all the bad info you just gave out! Im not being a prick bri but you need to go back and fix this cause your giving people the bad impression!

[@bobearl7859]

Where are Goggles you're in violation of the FAA rule of having visual sight of your drone

[@mgr5550]

And you forgot to say Tracking, Pano, Video with slow motion framerates etc are all in DG4 albeit with a better looking interface that doesn't look like a kindergarden type of cheesy interface. Look at the interface on the Litchi app ! they designed it to appeal to 5 year olds i guess. Coming to facts apart from illiterate reviews : when it comes to waypoints, Litchi wins. And it can offer waypoints for the Mavic Air etc. DJI has their software crippled in many ways. But that doesnt mean you can state outright misinformation. Im actually a DJI hater, for their crap policies, bad customer service, sell and forget it attitude, and several other goofs. But still had to call you out on your bullshit.