Z Camera App vs HollyView
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Z Camera App
This application provides remote access and full control for a 4K video camera. Users can view live feeds, record video, capture photos, adjust settings, and manage stored content directly from their iPhone.
- 4K video recording
- Live view with low delay
- Remote camera control
- Access camera settings
- Playback recorded content
- Download and share videos
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Z Camera is a brand new high quality 4K video camera. It's a small and smart camera. This app helps you to access the Z Camera remotely. It give you full control of the Z Camera: - watch the live view of the Z Camera with super low delay - control the Z Camera to do video record, capture, etc. - change the Z Camera settings - playback the content on the Z Camera - download the content to iPhone and share it with your friend
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 rating: Z Camera App at 2.8 against HollyView's 2.4. Z Camera App also leads on review sentiment (30% vs 15%). HollyView's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
Z Camera App holds the better App Store score, 2.8 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 48 and 73 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of Z Camera App's written reviews are positive against 15% of HollyView's.
Z Camera App ships an update every 2 months, HollyView monthly. The most recent releases landed on July 4, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Z Camera App | HollyView |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (48 ratings) — better | 2.4 (73 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 30.0% of reviews — better | 14.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 48 | 73 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 162 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ImagineVision Tech Co., Ltd | 深圳市昊一源科技有限公司 |
Customer experience
Z Camera App
HollyView
Bugs and requests
Z Camera App
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
Z Camera App
No in-app purchases
HollyView
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Z Camera App free?
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Do Z Camera App or HollyView have ads?
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