M2 Calculator vs ViplexHandy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
M2 Calculator
Calculate the number of M2 Processors needed for LED video screens based on tile type, frame rate, and color depth. This tool helps determine the total tiles and ports required for a given setup, updated for the SX40 Processor.
- Calculate M2 Processor requirements
- Select LED tile types
- Set frame rate and color depth
- Determine tiles per port
- Calculate total tiles
- Supports SX40 Processor
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The M2 Processor (by Brompton*) is used on Large LED video screen, it takes in a variety of inputs and has 4 output ports that can drive up to a maximum of 500,000 pixels per port, but there are some conditions. Frame Rate, Colour Depth and how many pixels each connected tile has can impact the number of tiles you can drive per Port. By selecting the type of LED tile in the wall (Currently CT only has the Roe MC7HB, Black OnyX 3.47, Black OnyX 2.8 and the Carbon 4 LED tile with the Brompton Receiver Cards installed) and selecting a frame rate, and colour depth you can see how many tiles you can connect to each port and total tiles to the Processor. This application has now been updated for the SX40 Processor. I wrote this application for the Techs and PM's I work with so that they can see for simple LED screens how many M2 Processors they need on the show for a given frame rate and colour depth. * this program was not written by Brompton, and they do not provide technical support for this program.
ViplexHandy
Manage and control Taurus series multimedia players for LED displays. Design playlists, configure screens, and manage media files directly from your iOS device. This app offers comprehensive control for asynchronous full-color LED displays.
- Screen management
- Solution editing
- System settings
- Media library
- Quick screen configuration
- Real-time control
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ViPlex Handy, designed for the Taurus series products, is an application for the iOS platform. Launched by NovaStar, the Taurus series products are the second generation of multimedia players for small and medium-sized asynchronous full-color LED displays. This application supports functions like screen management, solution editing, system settings, and media library. Screen management: Allows you to manage the Taurus series products in the LAN and supports quick screen configuration, real-time control, playback management, cloud server binding and so on. Solution editing: Allows you to quickly design various playlists which will be sent to the Taurus series products for playback. System settings: Includes software language settings and help documentation. Media library: Allows you to browse the multimedia files on your mobile phone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: M2 Calculator at 5.0 against ViplexHandy's 2.4. M2 Calculator also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). ViplexHandy's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (28 vs 4). 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.
M2 Calculator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ViplexHandy has 28 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
M2 Calculator ships an update every 7 months, ViplexHandy every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | M2 Calculator | ViplexHandy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 2.4 (28 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 11.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 28 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 212 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Darren Alexander | Xi'an NovaStar Tech Co.,Ltd |
Customer experience
M2 Calculator
ViplexHandy
In-app purchases
M2 Calculator
No in-app purchases
ViplexHandy
No in-app purchases
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