HollyView vs Afidus TLC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Afidus TLC
Control Afidus Time-Lapse cameras with advanced features like 4K resolution, multiple recording modes, and customizable parameters. It offers remote zoom, image stabilization, and automatic video generation for instant sharing.
- 4K resolution recording
- Time Lapse, Stop Motion, Realtime modes
- Customizable recording parameters
- Digital Image Stabilizer
- Remote zoom and autofocus
- Automatic video generation and sharing
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This APP aims to control Afidus Time-Lapse camera series ATL-800 series. Please visit https://www.afidus.com for more information about camera. Features: * 4K resolution * 3 recording mode: Time Lapse / Stop Motion / Realtime Recording * Setting parameters: FPS, Interval, Quality, Scene, Resolution, Aspect Ratio, Exposure, White balance, Contrast, Sharpness, Saturation, HDR * Digital Image Stabilizer (Realtime Recording mode) * Remote zoom & Auto focus * Different power bank compatible (Avoid from power bank sleeping mode) * Time lapse calculator * Image Alignment * Video generation automatically * Video sharing on internet instantly * Transmission mode
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: HollyView at 74 against Afidus TLC's 3. HollyView also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.4 for HollyView against 2.3 for Afidus TLC. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HollyView has 74 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
HollyView ships an update monthly, Afidus TLC every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HollyView | Afidus TLC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (74 ratings) — better | 2.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 14.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 74 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 162 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 深圳市昊一源科技有限公司 | Afidus Ltd. |
Customer experience
HollyView
Afidus TLC
Bugs and 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
Afidus TLC
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
HollyView
No in-app purchases
Afidus TLC
No in-app purchases
