Comparison

Jolly Lights vs Mavis Camera

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

Head to head
About

Jolly Lights

Add festive holiday lights to your photos or create original illuminated art. Customize bulb size, color, and placement, and enhance your creations with frames and text. Share your animated light designs as videos or GIFs.

Highlights
  • Holiday light decoration
  • Customizable bulb editor
  • Themed photo frames
  • Text overlays
  • Light animation timers
  • Video and GIF export
Features
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Decorate your favorite photos with strands of holiday lights, or create free-form lighted works of art! * Change bulb sizes, colors, spacing, placement, and more with our innovative Jolly Lights editor. * Enhance your photo or drawing with a holiday themed frame. * Add text overlays to communicate your message. * Choose one of two timers to animate your lights. * Share 10-second videos, animated GIFs, and single frame photos with friends and family. [Some frames require an In-App Purchase.] [Text mode requires an In-App Purchase.] Jolly Lights and Wrinkle-free Games are trademarks of Wrinkle-free Games, LLC.

About

Mavis Camera

This app offers advanced video recording and live streaming capabilities for creators and professionals. It provides manual camera controls, professional monitoring tools, and various output options for seamless integration into modern workflows.

Highlights
  • ProRes, HEVC 10-bit, Open Gate recording
  • Custom and Filter LUTs for filmic looks
  • Advanced monitoring tools (focus peaking, zebras)
  • Manual camera controls (focus, exposure, ISO)
  • NDI® HX3 Certified
  • Camera to Cloud integrations (Frame.io, MediaSilo)
  • Live streaming to YouTube, Twitch, Instagram, Facebook
Features
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Whether you're a streamer building a channel, an industry veteran looking for new ways of working or a creator with a passion for filmmaking, Mavis Camera has something for you. -- MAIN FEATURES -- • Record in a range of resolutions, frame rates, and codecs including Open Gate, HEVC 10-bit, ProRes and ProRes RAW • Record and preview using custom LUTs, and achieve a filmic look with built-in Filter LUTs • Monitor tools including focus peaking, zebras, false color, expanded focus, guides, flip • Manual camera controls including focus, exposure, shutter and color • Hardware Remote Controllers: SKAARHOJ, Teradek RT, CyanView RCP, Tilta Nucleus (USB dongle only) • NDI® Send and Receive HX3 Certified • Pro HDMI output • HDMI input via Atomos Ninja Phone support • HDMI / SDI input via Accsoon SeeMo series support • Adobe Frame.io Camera to Cloud • Streaming including YouTube, Twitch, Instagram and Facebook • Custom audio inputs • Audio mixer including gain, pan and solo controls for individual channels • Real-time audio passthrough for monitoring in headphones • HDR video pipeline • Custom RTMP destination & SRT (TX Caller) streaming • Mavis C2C including Framelight X, MediaSilo, Sony Ci & Amazon S3 • Mavis Cloud Hub remote configuration for Mavis C2C and streaming settings • Timecode including Time-of-Day, Offset and UltraSync BLUE • Vertical and landscape recording and streaming • API -- AUDIO TOOLS -- • Integrated audio mixer with stereo output • Gain & pan control per input channel • External mic inputs • Internal mic selection • Multi-track ISO recording • Bluetooth monitoring -- CONNECTED WORKFLOWS -- NDI • Send or Receive with NDI • NDI HX3 Certified • Automatically find all NDI sources on local network • Set NDI Groups, Discovery Server, UDP/TCP Mode Camera to Cloud • Mavis C2C integrations with Framelight X, MediaSilo, Sony Ci & Amazon S3 • Direct integration with Adobe Frame.io • Direct integration with Atomos ATOMOSphere • Progressive uploads while you record • Manage Mavis C2C devices from hub.mavis.cloud Live Streaming • Vertical and landscape streaming • Simultaneously record and stream • Custom RTMP and SRT Caller destinations • Manage Streaming devices from hub.mavis.cloud -- CAMERA CONTROLS -- Manual controls including • Focus • Exposure • ISO • Shutter • Color temperature • Shutter lock • Custom frame rates • Range of resolutions • Range of bitrates • Codecs including ProRes -- MONITOR TOOLS -- What they do • Mavis LUTs let you record or preview your footage with a filmic grade, helping you visualise the final look while you shoot • Focus peaking and expanded focus features help you achieve consistently sharp and precise shots • Zebras help ensure your shots are never overexposed • Guides help you frame your shot • Aspect Ratio overlay lets you preview your image in a different width/height • Waveform monitor helps you shoot with the optimal dynamic range • Vectorscope helps maintain consistent colors and ensures accurate white balance Notable settings • Record and preview LUTs • Focus peaking color and sensitivity • Guides including thirds, portrait safe and square • Zebras, color and sensitivity range • Aspect Ratio overlay cross hairs, safe area and transparency -- API -- • Control the internal camera from an API • Discover and learn the API with a built in API Playground web server • Develop your own control interfaces with a WebSocket based interface • Full RCP based control including color shading • Secure your connections with API keys Device restrictions apply. Some features require In-App Purchase or App Subscription. Check out the support pages for full details - support.mavis.cloud EULA - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Mavis Camera was developed by people who love what they do. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do! :-)

Screenshots

Mavis Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Mavis Camera at fortnightly against Jolly Lights's every 9 months. Mavis Camera also leads on ratings volume (746 vs 49). Jolly Lights's advantage is review sentiment (79% vs 59%) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Jolly Lights sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Mavis Camera sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Jolly Lights against 4.4 for Mavis Camera. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mavis Camera has 746 ratings behind it against 49, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of Jolly Lights's written reviews are positive against 59% of Mavis Camera's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Jolly Lights ships an update every 9 months, Mavis Camera fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Jolly Lights versus Mavis Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJolly LightsMavis Camera
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (49 ratings)4.4 (746 ratings)
Positive reviews79.2% of reviews — better59.2% of reviews
Number of ratings49746 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB253 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWrinkle-free Games, LLCMavis Broadcast

Customer experience

Jolly Lights

All ratings49 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral2.0%
Negative12.2%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive79.2%
Neutral4.2%
Negative16.7%

Mavis Camera

All ratings746 ratings
Positive85.3%
Neutral4.4%
Negative10.3%
Written reviews201 reviews
Positive59.2%
Neutral10.0%
Negative30.8%

Bugs and requests

Jolly Lights

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Mavis Camera

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Inconsistent video metadata and resolution
  • Upside-down video playback after switching cameras
  • Inability to lock manual shutter speed and ISO
  • Unreliable Bluetooth connectivity with external devices
  • Saving videos taking an unusually long time

Requested features

6 requests
  • Dolby Vision HDR support
  • Log color profile and flat picture settings
  • Smooth zoom functionality
  • Remote monitoring and control capabilities
  • Improved gimbal integration and support
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  • Portrait mode and Instagram Reels support

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Jolly Lights

One-time4
  • Holiday Pack #1$1.99
  • Unlock Text Mode$1.99
  • Holiday Pack #2$1.99
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  • Holiday Pack #3$1.99
15 purchases

Mavis Camera

Subscriptions3
  • Mavis C2C$14.997 Days
  • Annual Pass$29.991 Year
  • Mavis C2C$29.991 Month
One-time12
  • Timecode UltraSync BLUEFree
  • Timecode$2.99
  • Gimbals$2.99
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  • Buy us a coffee$4.99
  • Viewfinder$5.99
  • Formats$5.99
  • Pro Tools$5.99
  • Film Kit$14.99
  • Pro Pack$14.99
  • Big Bundle$17.99
  • API$19.99
  • NDI®$29.99

Questions

Is Jolly Lights free?
Jolly Lights is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mavis Camera free?
Mavis Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Jolly Lights or Mavis Camera?
Jolly Lights and Mavis Camera are both rated 4.4 out of 5 on the App Store, from 49 and 746 ratings respectively.
Do Jolly Lights or Mavis Camera have ads?
Neither Jolly Lights nor Mavis Camera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Jolly Lights or Mavis Camera?
Jolly Lights ships an update every 9 months, and Mavis Camera fortnightly. Most recently, Jolly Lights was updated on October 16, 2026 and Mavis Camera on October 17, 2026.

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