AKASO GO 4+

good app but should do more

TLDR: Annoying social features that auto play video and the camera is so good it needs livestreaming. Also: needs faster transfer speeds.

This app functions well enough as an interface to Akaso cameras (at least to the Keychain which is the only model I have) but the time it takes to transfer videos from the camera seems longer than it should be—the cam runs out of battery before the videos finish transferring! Transferring from the card to a computer seems buggy—both my Mac and my Windows machines have trouble reading cards used in the Keychain. Meanwhile, the social aspect of the app seems unnecessary. There are already too many social media apps to choose from. It’s also frustrating that when you open the app the social section shows first AND autoplays the first video (with audio—which is SUPER annoying) when I’m only interested in the page for connecting the camera. One thing I think would help the app a LOT is the ability to livestream to Twitter, FB, or anywhere, really. This camera could connect people in an incredibly immersive way to all kinds of events. I used it to shoot a wedding during the pandemic. Would have been great to bring the couple’s family there, too.

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It’s good stuff

It’s a good camera. For the price, it’s a no brainer. The LCD Screen doesn’t do the videos justices. So at first it seemed a little low quality and I was kind of expecting that. But then I watched my recordings through the app on my phone and it was pretty awesome quality. But watch the recordings from the SD card directly and it’s way better than I anticipated. Wish the batteries lasted a little longer. About 1 hour and 45 minutes each. And I’m sure less the more they are used. So if you are wanting to record through out an entire day. Have at least 6-9 batteries.

Inconsistent and Intrusive

I was excited to see an app for the Akaso 7 LE that would give smartphone control of the camera from a distance. The camera itself is very impressive in quality and performance. It’s too bad the app is not so much. In WiFi mode the camera would only connect about half the time and it took a long time when it did. The app has very limited features for camera control. The process of connecting through the app takes too many steps and is very tedious, making it a painful experience and not user friendly. And probably worst of all, you have to agree to give Akaso free access to practically all your private information. I’m hoping an independent 3rd party will develop an app that I can use for all my different brands of action cameras and has a reliable, friendly user interface but I’m not going to hold my breath.