Comparison

BoxToPlay vs Hololink

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

Head to head
About

BoxToPlay

Manage all your services from your mobile device. Stay updated on server activities, chat with friends, and configure plugins and servers remotely.

Highlights
  • Remote service management
  • In-game friend chat
  • Plugin management
  • Server configuration
  • Real-time updates
Features
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Your community does not wait until you are back at your desk. With BoxToPlay, keep your servers close, wherever your day takes you. Getting ready for a gaming night? A player needs a hand? A server needs a restart? Reach your tools, services and Choupy from your phone or tablet. Your servers, right on your home screen Make your widgets your own: choose your server, metrics, charts and colors. Check what matters at a glance and open your dashboard with a tap. Push notifications that keep you connected Receive push notifications on your phone without keeping the app open. Choose the events and thresholds that matter to you: server status, resources or a player joining. Customize your alerts to stay close to your community, even when you are away from your desk. Control without the detour Start, stop or restart supported servers. Open the console, find your players and access your settings and backups. Your familiar tools go wherever you go. Your gaming world goes with you Get ready for your next session, look after your players and shape your servers around your next idea. Find the settings, versions and content available for each of your services. Choupy is here to help Have a question, a setting to understand or need a helping hand? Find the BoxToPlay assistant and your support tools inside the app. One place for your services Game servers, Minecraft, BungeeCord and Velocity proxies, VPS and TeamSpeak: bring your BoxToPlay services together in an interface built to go with you. A BoxToPlay account and an Internet connection are required. Tools, metrics and actions depend on your services and permissions. Widget update frequency depends on your device.

About

Hololink

Features
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Hololink is a free app that can stream your desktop games to your cellphone. Hololink support bluetooth keyboard mouse and bluetooth gamepad. After your computer and cellphone paired successfully, you can enjoy your PC Games on your cellphone with Hololink. Please note that when you add devices, the WLAN IP you entered is your computer’s WLAN IP, not your cellphone's Requirements: * Your cellphone and your computer need to be connected to the same local network * Your computer graphics card needs to be an NVIDIA graphics card * You need to download Gefroce Experience on your computer

Screenshots

BoxToPlay4 screens
Hololink4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: BoxToPlay at none against Hololink's shown. Hololink's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 54 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BoxToPlay ships an update every 54 months, Hololink every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 5 level
BoxToPlay versus Hololink: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoxToPlayHololink
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 54 monthsEvery 3 months β€” better
AdsNo β€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size28 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGeniusWareθ”š ε­£

In-app purchases

None

BoxToPlay

No in-app purchases

None

Hololink

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BoxToPlay free?
BoxToPlay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hololink free?
Hololink is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BoxToPlay or Hololink have ads?
Hololink shows ads; BoxToPlay does not.
Which is updated more often, BoxToPlay or Hololink?
BoxToPlay ships an update every 54 months, and Hololink every 3 months. Most recently, BoxToPlay was updated on November 2, 2026 and Hololink on November 3, 2026.

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