Litchi or Dronelink or stick with DJI

254drone · Aug 6, 2020

BigAl07 said:
Litchi def has waypoints.It's a strong and very dependable application.

And the cost is negligible compared to what you pay for a drone.

OldGuy · Aug 6, 2020

Ajkari said:
I agree that you should stick with DJI for now. Dronelink seems to be unstable and Litchi comes at a cost. Active track is probably the only function that im missing and I reckon that there’s a lot of us hoping for that too but i think its safe to wait for a while,

I have had Litchi for my M2Z for over one year now with no issues at all. Yesterday I started flying my MM with Dronelink. Only 3 flights but again no issues. The price for either Litchi or Dronelink is nothing compared to the overall cost of a drone plus extra batteries etc. For me good value for money and with the advantage over GO 4 in that missions can be made on the computer without firing up the drone and remote etc.

PistonPete · Aug 6, 2020

Also Mini flyers, bear in mind, that the flights you do in Litchi, will not register in your DJI flight data. You can link to Airdata though. Airdata UAV - Flight Data Analysis for Drones

KiloMeater · Aug 6, 2020

DroneLink also integrates with AirData
Urgently there is a bug which limits the degree. Of integration but AirData is aware and believe a subsequent SDK patching will fix it fully retroactively

KiloMeater · Aug 6, 2020

I purchased DL a few days ago, I just now bought Litchi and joined the beta program.
More tests and comparisons coming up this weekend

russellg · Aug 8, 2020

DrizzyDrones said:
Litchi has gps follow and track but no waypoint and dronelink has waypoint but no follow me... and the waypoint isn’t like the missions u can send other drones on .. it’s basically doing the stick input for you all other stuff like rth at signal drop will happen others it goes on the mission signal no longer a varible i have neither for the moment.. im not sure if the jerky movement of dronelink is a phone issue or a bug.. oh and I hear litchi will allow all the phones N tablets that cant run the fly app can use litchi

Litchi has waypoints and poi when flying and you can save your mission and fly it many times. Look at some youtube videos using Litchi and you will be impressed. Patiently waiting for Litch for the MA2.

Endeavor · Aug 8, 2020

I have a CS so dronelink will not work and I never use the go app only litchi. It is the perfect all around software to use

TonyWise2000 · Aug 8, 2020

cadbob said:
I have had Litchi for Android and IOS for almost 4yrs, All I can do is recommend it!

Does Litchi work with Dji Crystal Sky and with the Mavic Mini? Or has anyone tested this combination?

Ronny St. · Aug 8, 2020

lannes said:
For the MM, I'd stick to DJI Fly unless you need to run the flight app on a device that only has 32bit architecture.

Litchi will work in this scenario and allow the MM be flown from older devices. e.g. Epson glasses and the DJI Crystal Sky tablets

So maybe I could use my Motorola G5s after all if I use Litchi? I still have it here as a spare smartphone and bought me a new one (Samsung Galaxy S8) because I needed 64bit to use DJI Fly...

StubbornSwiss · Aug 8, 2020

KiloMeater said:
I purchased DL a few days ago, I just now bought Litchi and joined the beta program.
More tests and comparisons coming up this weekend

How long did it take you to get access to the Lichi beta app? I sent them an email this morning, got acknowledgement of receipt of the email, but nothing further.

Thanks.

KiloMeater · Aug 8, 2020

The android app is automated , it happened instantly as far as I can tell .

iOS needs approval

StubbornSwiss · Aug 8, 2020

KiloMeater said:
The android app is automated , it happened instantly as far as I can tell .

iOS needs approval

Ah........ yes, I bought the ios version, and just assumed it was the same.

I guess I just need to be patient (not really a virtue of mine)!

maelstrom · Aug 8, 2020

russellg said:
Litchi has waypoints

But not for the Mavic Mini. I have Dronelink and the waypoint feature works well with the Mini.

lannes · Aug 8, 2020

Ronny St. said:
So maybe I could use my Motorola G5s after all if I use Litchi? I still have it here as a spare smartphone and bought me a new one (Samsung Galaxy S8) because I needed 64bit to use DJI Fly...

hopefully you can once they release a production version

You should try and see if you can get the beta version on the G5's

bobzdar · Aug 8, 2020

I ran a few missions with dronelink today, worked perfectly. I had it map out my property and take a bunch of pictures so I could do some 3d photogrammetry. No jerky movement, no connection issues, though I wasn't flying super far away. At the end of mission I had it set to return to home and it did so without issue, and at any time you can pause what it's doing and take control if you need to. Only thing missing is follow-me, so I may get litchi to do that, but for now this is a massive upgrade in functionality and I have barely scratched the surface of what dronelink can do.

My phone is a galaxy s20+, so could be it needs a powerful phone to work smoothly, but I haven't had any issues so far.

Edit to more explicitly answer the OP's question: Litchi if you want follow me or active track type functionality, DroneLink if you want waypoint/automated flight type functionality. I'll probably get both.

zephirus · Aug 19, 2020

bobzdar said:
I ran a few missions with dronelink today, worked perfectly. I had it map out my property and take a bunch of pictures so I could do some 3d photogrammetry. No jerky movement, no connection issues, though I wasn't flying super far away. At the end of mission I had it set to return to home and it did so without issue, and at any time you can pause what it's doing and take control if you need to. Only thing missing is follow-me, so I may get litchi to do that, but for now this is a massive upgrade in functionality and I have barely scratched the surface of what dronelink can do.

My phone is a galaxy s20+, so could be it needs a powerful phone to work smoothly, but I haven't had any issues so far.

Edit to more explicitly answer the OP's question: Litchi if you want follow me or active track type functionality, DroneLink if you want waypoint/automated flight type functionality. I'll probably get both.

I also have DroneLink and i didn't test it yet but the possibilites are endless. It has waypoints, and I think Litchi will never have this because DJI will not implement it in the SDK.
I also think I will get both programs so I can get the follow me.

EvoJones · Sep 24, 2020

maelstrom said:
But not for the Mavic Mini. I have Dronelink and the waypoint feature works well with the Mini.

Is this with the basic paid version or do you need the $40 or $80 version to do waypoints? What all am I missing out on if I only get the basic $20 package?

zeusfl · Sep 24, 2020

EvoJones said:
Is this with the basic paid version or do you need the $40 or $80 version to do waypoints? What all am I missing out on if I only get the basic $20 package?

Yes all for $20 i guess the other packages are for commercial use.

EvoJones · Sep 24, 2020

zeusfl said:
Yes all for $20 i guess the other packages are for commercial use.

So what's the mapping etc that it listed only for premium and Elite? That's just commercial related stuff?

egoldy · Sep 24, 2020

zeusfl said:
Yes all for $20 i guess the other packages are for commercial use.

Check this out: Dronelink

There's also a "need help choosing a plan" wizard on the pricing page: Dronelink

There are $40 and $80 hobbyist plans that offer additional functionality . Most importantly is AirData integration, mapping, restricted zones, and terrain follow.

But, you get waypoints and can always upgrade after.