Comparison

Gimbal Engine vs Hohem Joy

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

Head to head
About

Gimbal Engine

Enhance your smartphone videography with intelligent stabilization features. This app connects to compatible gimbals, offering automatic face recognition, auto-tracking, and panoramic shooting modes for professional-looking footage.

Highlights
  • Smart Bluetooth connection to gimbals
  • Automatic face recognition
  • Multi-person recognition & auto-shooting
  • Face auto-tracking video
  • 180/360 degree panorama
  • Multi-functional remote support
Features
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Gimbal Engine can perfectly match the exclusive stabilizing gimbals for smartphone, supports a variety of intelligent features based on the stabilizing gimbals. Smartphone filming in a whole new light with you. Main functions: 1.Smart Bluetooth connection with stabilizing gimbal for smartphone 2.Automatic face recognition 3.Single/Duo/Multiple people recognition & auto-shooting 4.Take video with face auto-tracking 5.One key for 180degree/360degree panorama 6.Support multi-functional remote

About

Hohem Joy

This app enables users to capture and edit photos and videos using compatible mobile stabilizers. It offers a Creative Studio and templates to help create stunning visual content.

Highlights
  • Shoot and edit photos/videos
  • Creative Studio
  • Moment Mode templates
  • Compatible with multiple stabilizers
  • Effortless memory capture
Features
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Hohem Joy Mobile shooting & editing software Hohem Joy allows users to shoot and edit photos/videos on M7, V3, V2s, MT2, M6, Mobile+, XE, and Q, and includes Creative Studio, and a variety of templates in Moment Mode, helping you effortlessly capture beautiful memories.

Screenshots

Gimbal Engine2 screens
Hohem Joy4 screens

Verdict

The call

Gimbal Engine and Hohem Joy both sit at 2.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 67% of Gimbal Engine's written reviews are positive against 23% of Hohem Joy's. Gimbal Engine also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). Hohem Joy's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (118 vs 2). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.5 for Gimbal Engine against 2.5 for Hohem Joy. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hohem Joy has 118 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Gimbal Engine's written reviews are positive against 23% of Hohem Joy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gimbal Engine ships an update every 6 months, Hohem Joy fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Gimbal Engine versus Hohem Joy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGimbal EngineHohem Joy
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (2 ratings) — better2.5 (118 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better22.7% of reviews
Number of ratings2118 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB492 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHeimaVista Inc.Shenzhen Hohem Technology Co.,Ltd

Customer experience

Gimbal Engine

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Hohem Joy

All ratings118 ratings
Positive32.2%
Neutral7.6%
Negative60.2%
Written reviews163 reviews
Positive22.7%
Neutral11.7%
Negative65.6%

In-app purchases

None

Gimbal Engine

No in-app purchases

None

Hohem Joy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gimbal Engine free?
Gimbal Engine is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hohem Joy free?
Hohem Joy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Gimbal Engine or Hohem Joy?
Gimbal Engine is rated higher. Gimbal Engine averages 2.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Hohem Joy averages 2.5 from 118 ratings.
Do Gimbal Engine or Hohem Joy have ads?
Neither Gimbal Engine nor Hohem Joy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gimbal Engine or Hohem Joy?
Gimbal Engine ships an update every 6 months, and Hohem Joy fortnightly. Most recently, Gimbal Engine was updated on October 7, 2026 and Hohem Joy on October 20, 2026.

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