YN360 vs HollyView
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
YN360
Control your YONGNUO YN360 video light remotely via Bluetooth from your smartphone. Adjust brightness and power on/off with ease for seamless lighting adjustments during shoots.
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Remote brightness control
- Remote power on/off
- Smartphone control
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本app用于配合永诺YN360 摄像灯使用，通过手机蓝牙可以连接YN360 摄像灯并实现远程控制亮度、远程开关机的功能。 This app is used cooperatively with YONGNUO YN360 Video light,via Bluetooth from mobile phone,it connects YN360 Video light to achieve the function of remote control for the brightness and power switch.
HollyView
This app facilitates real-time wireless video transmission for monitoring and analysis. It allows users to doodle on images, record and share videos, and manage device firmware and diagnostics.
- Real-time monitoring
- Image analysis
- Photo doodling
- Video recording
- Firmware updates
- Device diagnostics
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HollyView is a wireless video transmission app by Shenzhen Hollyland Technology, enabling real-time monitoring, image analysis, photo doodling and sharing, video recording and sharing, firmware updates, and device diagnostics.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: HollyView at monthly against YN360's every 36 months. HollyView also leads on rating (2.4 vs 2.1). YN360's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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.
HollyView holds the better App Store score, 2.4 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 41 and 74 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 19% of YN360's written reviews are positive against 15% of HollyView's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
YN360 ships an update every 36 months, HollyView monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | YN360 | HollyView |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (41 ratings) | 2.4 (74 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 18.8% of reviews — better | 14.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 41 | 74 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 36 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 162 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Yongnuo Electrical Appliances Co., Ltd. | 深圳市昊一源科技有限公司 |
Customer experience
YN360
HollyView
User reviews
YN360
From 41 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Bluetooth connection works
- 👍 Basic controls are easy
- 👍 Syncing is automatic
- 👍 Controls single light well
- 👍 Works with YN360ii
Room to improve
- 🐛 RGB controls are basic
- 🐛 Color wheel inaccurate
- 🐛 Washed out colors
- 🐛 Cannot control multiple lights
- 🐛 App is in Chinese
HollyView
From 74 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Works for some users
- 👍 Good for client viewing
- 👍 Reliable with older versions
- 👍 Fast connection (sometimes)
Room to improve
- 🐛 App frequently crashes
- 🐛 Connection issues
- 🐛 Black screen on mobile
- 🐛 Updates break functionality
- 🐛 Poor device compatibility
Bugs and requests
YN360
Reported bugs
103 issues- Color wheel missing occasionally
- RGB controls are basic
- Color wheel inaccurate
- Washed out colors
- Cannot control multiple lights
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- App is in Chinese
- Interface is confusing
- No English option
- Buggy operation
- RGB brightness not adjustable
- Slow adjustments
- App doesn't reflect product
- Not functional as advertised
- Misspellings and Chinese characters
- App icon incorrect
- Only controls one light
- No music sync
- Lack of instructions
- App is unfinished
- User error possible
- No memory banks
- Does not work with YN360III Pro
- Color modes not controllable
- Red is pink
- Channel function works
- Basic but buggy
- UI is terrible
- RGB doesn't work properly
- Approximate RGB adjustment
- Connection problems with multiple devices
- Hues not adjustable manually
- Color contamination from other channels
- Can't set specific RGB values
- No battery status
- Difficult to see changes
- Controls are a shot in the dark
- App is useless
- Not ready for prime time
- Does not connect to multiple lights
- App doesn't connect to multiple lights
- Can't connect 2 led devices
- Only one light connected
- Can't connect multiple lights
- Controls only one light
- No accurate colors on multiple lights
- No way to dim RGB brightness
- App is terrible
- Only controls one light at a time
- No point in buying more than one light
- Ruining own market
- Hassle to get right color
- Not as advertised
- Does not connect to more than one light
- Refused to fix for 2 years
- Would not recommend purchasing
- Still no multiple light support
- Developer no longer supports
- Doesn't fully work
- Only pair to one light
- Controls only 1 light with multiple
- Super annoying
- Hope they'll fix it
- No se conecta
- YN360 II not working
- Can't connect 2 led device together
- Does not really control YN300iii
- No way to control output or color temp
- Silly color spectrum not helpful
- App looks different
- QR code links to wrong app
- No way to control output or color temperature
- Only one YN360 can be connected
- No trick to connect more
- Does not work properly
- Cannot switch channel
- Remote control not developed
- 8 channel control doesn't work
- Don't know which light is controlled
- Best to set manually
- App is pointless
- Lights are great, app only controls 1
- Does not connect to multiple light sticks
- Terrible App!
- Won't connect to multiple lights
- Very upsetting
- Will return all lights
- Two or more lamps not connecting
- Push buttons and twist knob
- App could be much better
- Misspellings and Chinese characters
- App icon incorrect
- Doesn't show the 360
- Only one light at a time
- App design implies multiple, but doesn't work
- Can be updated
- Only controls single light
- App is unfinished
- Developer only had single light
- Basic functions only
- Not functional as advertised
- Some buttons not clickable
- RGB color no brightness adjustment
- Other adjustments slow
Requested features
16 requests- Update app
- More effects
- English language option
- Music Sync
- Individual RGB sliders
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- Memory banks for presets
- Dark mode
- Advanced analytics dashboard
- Instruction manual in English
- Automated controls (flickering)
- Update app and provide better interface/functions
- Fix English translation
- Fix multi-light support
- Update app
- Update app
- Update app
HollyView
Reported bugs
40 issues- App not recognizing phone/iPad connection
- No feed when manually connecting
- App only works on older devices
- Black screen on iPad/Mac
- App won't connect after update
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- Firmware update fails
- Constant glitching and freezing
- WiFi issues
- Record button placement issue on iPhone SE
- New interface is clunky
- Cannot import LUTs
- App requires precise location
- No stream on iPhone 14
- M1 MBP not supported
- Stream address abnormal error
- Invisible text in stream setup
- App goes back to connect page
- Black screen after connecting
- Prompted to join HLD_null network
- Showing 'check input' error
- Random inbuilt LUT bug
- Screen goes black when applying installed LUTs
- App crashes and reboots iPad
- App quits randomly and reboots iPad
- Struggles with distance outdoors
- Prompts in Chinese characters
- Black bar over video stream
- App not working on iPhone 11 Pro Max
- App only shows signal strength, blank screen
- No internet connection error in WiFi option
- Check input source error on iPhone
- Resolution is 480p not 1080p
- App crashes constantly
- WiFi disconnects and app crashes
- Scanning QR code leads to system settings
- Manual code entry doesn't work
- Fix LTE WiFi issue
- App cannot connect when location/cellular disabled
- LUTs have strange purple coloring
- Laggy on iPad
Requested features
7 requests- Make auto brightness optional
- Hide iOS application bar
- True display out support
- Add remember serial number feature
- Allow deleting preset LUTs
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- De-squeeze option
- Add advanced functions like LUTS or contrast
In-app purchases
YN360
No in-app purchases
HollyView
No in-app purchases
