NiceFoto vs HollyView
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NiceFoto
Control your smart lighting products wirelessly for photography and videography. Quickly adjust settings, save custom scenes, and share presets for efficient lighting arrangements.
- Wireless Bluetooth control
- Scene presets
- Scene sharing
- Remote lighting adjustment
- Simplified lighting setup
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NiceFoto is a smart lighting control app designed to be used with NiceFoto lighting products. It connects to and controls lighting devices through mobile devices, allowing for the mutual control of various series of lighting equipment. With a simple and quick approach, it helps photographers quickly complete lighting arrangements and control for different scenes, making film and television creation smarter and more efficient! Main Features: Wireless Control: Quickly set lighting parameters via Bluetooth connection. Scene Presets: Set stylized lighting scenes according to the needs of different scenarios. Scene Sharing: Share the configured scenes and presets with others for collaborative work. Remote Control: Remotely control lighting at any time and place, solving the lighting parameter adjustment and arrangement problems for novice users.
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 NiceFoto's every 6 months. On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
NiceFoto ships an update every 6 months, HollyView monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NiceFoto | HollyView |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 2.4 (73 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews — better | 14.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 73 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 162 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 国雨 阙 | 深圳市昊一源科技有限公司 |
Customer experience
NiceFoto
HollyView
Bugs and requests
NiceFoto
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
NiceFoto
No in-app purchases
HollyView
No in-app purchases
