Comparison

HollyView vs Creator by OpenReel

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

Head to head
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.

About

Creator by OpenReel

Create and edit branded videos on your mobile device. Start new projects or continue existing ones using templates, recording new footage, or importing from your library. Add branding, transitions, and speaker titles to build and share professional videos.

Highlights
  • Video editing and creation on mobile
  • Template selection
  • Video recording and import
  • Branding application
  • Stitching multiple clips
  • Applying transitions
  • Adding speaker titles
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Bring the power of the OpenReel Creator app to your mobile device! With support for both iPhone and iPad, you are no longer tied to a laptop or desktop for all your video creation and editing needs. Simply download the app and login with your OpenReel username and password and start creating! Whether you want to start an entirely new project, or pick up where you left off on your current masterpiece, the choice is yours. Choose a template, record a video (or choose one from your OpenReel Library or from your device’s camera roll), add your branding, build and share! With a growing suite of tools, you’ll currently have the ability to: • Trim video clips • Add speaker names/titles • Stitch together multiple clips • Apply transitions • Build and share final videos We take security and data privacy seriously - with our ISO 27001:2013 certification, our pursuit of our SOC 2 Type II certification and following GDPR guidelines you can grant the app permissions to your camera, microphone and camera roll with confidence. You can also easily disable permissions between use or whenever you choose. None of us know when our creativity will be sparked - before we just had to hope it happened while we were sitting at our computer, or that we would remember it “later” once we had the chance to execute. With the OpenReel Creator app, you are always only just a few clicks away from capturing it when the creativity strikes!

Screenshots

HollyView4 screens
Creator by OpenReel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Creator by OpenReel at 5.0 against HollyView's 2.4. HollyView's advantage is ratings volume (74 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, 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

Creator by OpenReel 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HollyView ships an update monthly, Creator by OpenReel every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
HollyView versus Creator by OpenReel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHollyViewCreator by OpenReel
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.4 (74 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews14.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings74 — better1
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size162 MB75 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer深圳市昊一源科技有限公司Cleardoc Inc

Customer experience

HollyView

All ratings73 ratings
Positive32.9%
Neutral8.2%
Negative58.9%
Written reviews68 reviews
Positive14.7%
Neutral19.1%
Negative66.2%

Creator by OpenReel

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Creator by OpenReel

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

HollyView

No in-app purchases

None

Creator by OpenReel

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HollyView free?
HollyView is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Creator by OpenReel free?
Creator by OpenReel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HollyView or Creator by OpenReel?
Creator by OpenReel is rated higher. HollyView averages 2.4 out of 5 from 74 ratings, while Creator by OpenReel averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do HollyView or Creator by OpenReel have ads?
Neither HollyView nor Creator by OpenReel shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HollyView or Creator by OpenReel?
HollyView ships an update monthly, and Creator by OpenReel every 6 weeks. Most recently, HollyView was updated on October 26, 2026 and Creator by OpenReel on October 8, 2026.

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