Comparison

DCN VR Experience vs VRPlayer

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

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About

DCN VR Experience

Explore a virtual city and tour production studios of a Dubai Channels network. This immersive VR experience requires a headset and uses head movements for navigation, offering a unique showcase of your device's capabilities.

Highlights
  • Detailed virtual city exploration
  • Tour Dubai Channels Network studios
  • Head-based VR navigation
  • 360-degree vision
  • Compatible with VR glasses
  • Showcases device capabilities
Features
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This App lets you through a virtual journey through a beautifully designed city. The buildings represent a channel of Dubai Channels network, and one can enter the building and see the production studios. Enables an VR experience that is out of this world. - To fully enjoy this app you'll need a VR glasses or VR headset. - Gyroscope is required. - No controller is required. - Just swing you head to control the direction you go ahead. Movement is simple, just look in the direction you want to move and you will automatically walk that way. You have complete 360 degrees of vision and you are free to explore this space.You are free to walk around the walk at your own leisure. This is not your ordinary, but an immersive experience of how Dubai Channels Network brings the content to our televisions. KEY FEATURES: - Amazingly detailed virtual city with full landscape environment - See the various channels from DCN - Easy to use controls, simply look where you want to go - Multiple studios. - Unique virtual reality (VR) simulator for your phone - Compatible with virtual reality glasses - This is a unique experience and a top showcase to show off your device’s capabilities

About

VRPlayer

This app plays various video formats, including 2D, 3D, and 360° content, for VR devices. It supports streaming from your desktop and offers extensive keyboard and game controller support for navigation and playback control.

Highlights
  • Plays 2D, 3D, and 360° videos
  • Desktop screen/audio streaming via VRPlayer Helper
  • Supports MP4, MOV, MKV, AVI, and more
  • Subtitle support (SMI, SRT)
  • Access files from Google Drive, Dropbox, FTP
  • Keyboard and game controller support
  • Playback speed control
Features
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● VRPlayer can record screen/audio of your desktop and streaming it to VRPlayer via VRPlayer Helper. - to use this feature "VRPlayer Helper" should be installed and executed on your desktop. please select or add "VRPlayer Helper" item on vrplayer app and follow instruction first. - this feature is experimental for now. so there might be considerable amount of latency and unstability depends on network environment and system spec where helper is running ● VRPlayer can play not only general 2D movies but also 3D movies (half side by side or over and under) for VR (google cardboard) ● and support the following file formats. - video : mp4, mov, DRM free m4v - subtitle : smi, srt ● VRPlayer can play following file formats by real time streaming via VRPlayer Helper - Video : mp4, mov, m4v, mkv, avi, wmv, asf, flv, swf, mpg, 3gp, vob, divix - Subtitle : smi, srt ※ this app can not play DRM protected videos purchased from iTunes store. ● You can add or access following items - VRPlayer Helper (streaming server) - Folder - FTP Server - GoogleDrive, Dropbox - Video Library ※ VRPlayer Helper is embedded in your own VRPlayer app and the download URL provided by VRPlayer is your own iPhone's IP address itself not an external web server. so iPhone and the server PC should be in the same wifi network to download Helper. tap the "+"button at top right corner of VRPlayer and select VRPlayer Helper then you will see the URL from which you can download helper. ● You can control VRPlayer with keyboard - Bluetooth Keyboard - USB Keyboard (connected by camera kit) - Keyboard of PC on which VRPlayer Helper is installed ※ while navigating - up / down : move cursor by item - up / down + shift : move cursor by page - right / enter / space : select item - left / esc : back to previous ※ while playing - up / down : move cursor by button - enter : select button & do action - esc : stop & back to list - space : play & pause - right : move forward 5 seconds - left : move backward 5 seconds - right + shift : move forward 1 minute - left + shift : move backward 1 minute - up + shift : play previous video - down + shift : play next video - [ : slow down the playback rate - ] : speed up the playback rate - 1 : Toggle 360°/180° Video - 2 : Toggle VR Mode - 3 : Change 2D/3D Mode - 4 : Zoom In/Out - 5 : Back To Center / Motion Tracking - 6 : Motion Tracking Constraint - 7 : Loop - 8 : Audio/Subtitle ● You can control VRPlayer with Game Controller ※ supported controller - XBox controller - Playstation Dualshock controller - Other MFi certified game controller ※ while navigating - up / down : move cursor by item - up / down + RB : move cursor by page - right / A : select item - left / B : back to previous ※ while playing - up / down : move cursor by button - A : select button & do action - B : stop & back to list - X : play & pause - right : move forward 5 seconds - left : move backward 5 seconds - right + RB : move forward 1 minute - left + RB : move backward 1 minute - up + RB : play previous video - down + RB : play next video ● support panorama photo - enjoy your own panorama photos in VR ● Use multiple gestures to control playing - Tap the screen with two fingers to change 2D/3D screen mode. - Double tap the screen to zoom in/out. - Swipe right to skip forward 5 seconds. - Swipe left to skip back 5 seconds. - Swipe right with two fingers to speed up the playback rate. - Swipe left with two fingers to slow down the playback rate. - Long press with one finger to select audio or subtitle. - Drag & drop subtitle to change position. - Pinch in or out screen to change font size of subtitle.

Screenshots

DCN VR Experience4 screens
VRPlayer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: DCN VR Experience at none against VRPlayer's shown. DCN VR Experience also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.6). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
DCN VR Experience versus VRPlayer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDCN VR ExperienceVRPlayer
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews—47.9% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS6.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size280 MB140 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperDubai Media Incorporated (DMI)LEE DONG WON

Customer experience

DCN VR Experience

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

VRPlayer

Written reviews386 reviews
Positive47.9%
Neutral10.9%
Negative41.2%

Bugs and requests

DCN VR Experience

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

VRPlayer

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes frequently
  • Video playback freezes or blacks out
  • Bookmark links stop working after 24 hours

Requested features

4 requests
  • Adjustable zoom and screen size options
  • Gaze-based controls for VR mode
  • Virtual theater mode
  • Ability to pause slideshow images

In-app purchases

None

DCN VR Experience

No in-app purchases

None

VRPlayer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DCN VR Experience free?
DCN VR Experience is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is VRPlayer free?
VRPlayer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DCN VR Experience or VRPlayer have ads?
VRPlayer shows ads; DCN VR Experience does not.

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