Brinno Camera vs HollyView
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Brinno Camera
This application simplifies the creation of HDR time lapse videos using a dedicated portable camera. It offers Bluetooth app control and Wi-Fi transfer for easy capture and sharing of life's moments as unique time lapse videos. The app allows for various capture settings and video conversion.
- HDR time lapse video
- Bluetooth app control
- Wi-Fi transfer
- Adjustable capture settings
- Video conversion
- Weather resistant camera control
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Note: For operational procedure for this application click here https://youtu.be/tDmXZJjXf0s Place and Shoot. Brinno makes HDR time lapse easy! The Brinno TLC120 is a dedicated time lapse camera. The portable waterproof design let you capture everything happening around your life, turning every moment into a unique time lapse video. With Bluetooth app control and wi-fi transfer, capturing and sharing just got easier! Camera features: - HDR time lapse video - Post-processing free - 20 days long-term battery life - Weather resistant housing - Portable size - Wi-fi & BLE connected App features: - Settings: Capture interval, Playback rate, Scene, White balance, Exposure value, Custom color, Timer. - Gallery: Playback time lapse videos - Share: Share time lapse video to your social network - Convert: Convert AVI video to MP4 (H.264) video Camera Compatibility • TLC120
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: Brinno Camera at 2.8 against HollyView's 2.4. Brinno Camera also leads on review sentiment (23% vs 15%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). HollyView's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (73 vs 11). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Brinno Camera holds the better App Store score, 2.8 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HollyView has 73 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of Brinno Camera's written reviews are positive against 15% of HollyView's.
Brinno Camera ships an update every 5 months, HollyView monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Brinno Camera | HollyView |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (11 ratings) — better | 2.4 (73 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 23.1% of reviews — better | 14.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 73 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 148 MB | 162 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brinno Incorporated | 深圳市昊一源科技有限公司 |
Customer experience
Brinno Camera
HollyView
Bugs and requests
Brinno Camera
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
Brinno Camera
No in-app purchases
HollyView
No in-app purchases
Questions
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