Comparison

RED TRIGGER vs HollyView

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

Head to head
About

RED TRIGGER

Control RED DSMC2 cameras wirelessly with this app. It offers easy Wi-Fi start/stop functionality and basic camera settings adjustments. Ideal for filmmakers using RED camera systems.

Highlights
  • Wireless Wi-Fi start/stop
  • Basic camera control
  • DSMC2 camera compatibility
  • Easy to use interface
Features
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Wireless Start/Stop trigger and settings control for RED DSMC2 cameras. Great for anyone working with RED cameras. Used by the biggest names in the film industry. - Easy to use WIFI start/stop - Basic camera control Video Demo of RED TRIGGER, https://youtu.be/fhOhRh74bL8 Make sure you enable and connect to your camera's WIFI network before attempting to use. This is an unofficial third party application. Please do not contact RED for support or assistance with this iOS application.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Real-time monitoring
  • Image analysis
  • Photo doodling
  • Video recording
  • Firmware updates
  • Device diagnostics
Features
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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.

Screenshots

RED TRIGGER4 screens
HollyView4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: RED TRIGGER at 100% against HollyView's 15%. RED TRIGGER also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.4) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). HollyView's advantage is ratings volume (74 vs 6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

RED TRIGGER holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HollyView has 74 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of RED TRIGGER's written reviews are positive against 15% of HollyView's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
RED TRIGGER versus HollyView: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRED TRIGGERHollyView
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better2.4 (74 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better14.7% of reviews
Number of ratings674 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB163 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperKristopher Prygrocki深圳市昊一源科技有限公司

Customer experience

RED TRIGGER

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

HollyView

All ratings74 ratings
Positive33.8%
Neutral8.1%
Negative58.1%
Written reviews68 reviews
Positive14.7%
Neutral19.1%
Negative66.2%

Bugs and requests

RED TRIGGER

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
Show 2 more
  • De-squeeze option
  • Add advanced functions like LUTS or contrast

In-app purchases

None

RED TRIGGER

No in-app purchases

None

HollyView

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RED TRIGGER free?
RED TRIGGER is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HollyView free?
HollyView is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, RED TRIGGER or HollyView?
RED TRIGGER is rated higher. RED TRIGGER averages 5.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while HollyView averages 2.4 from 74 ratings.
Do RED TRIGGER or HollyView have ads?
Neither RED TRIGGER nor HollyView shows ads.

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