Comparison

DCN VR Experience vs iVRy

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

iVRy

Transform your iPhone into a PC VR headset for SteamVR. Play PC VR titles without an expensive headset by connecting your iPhone via USB or Wi-Fi. Enjoy customizable quality and performance options for an immersive experience.

Highlights
  • SteamVR compatible VR headset
  • High-performance native driver
  • Wired (USB) and Wireless (Wi-Fi) connections
  • Automatic quality adjustment
  • User configurable quality and performance
  • QR code scanning for lens correction
  • Native SteamVR integration
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What is iVRy? • iVRy is a SteamVR-compatible Virtual Reality headset app for your iPhone or Vision Pro with a native high-performance driver for Valve's OpenVR / SteamVR. What does that mean? • Want to use that stunning iPhone display for something more than sending text messages? • Want to use that high resolution Vision Pro display for more than watching videos? • Want to play PC VR* (Virtual Reality) titles without having to buy a dedicated headset? • With iVRy, an iPhone 6 or later, and a compatible VR headset, or a Vision Pro headset you can! • Supports Wired (USB) connections (iPhone) or Wired (Ethernet) connections (Vision Pro) for greater visual quality and performance. • Supports Wireless (Wifi) connections for greater mobility. • Automatically adjusts quality to maintain optimal frame rates on all connection types. • User configurable quality and performance options. • User configurable vignette options (iPhone only). • Scan your VR headset's Cardboard QR code for optimal lens distortion correction and field-of-view (iPhone only). • Integrates natively into SteamVR, so no 'manager' / 'server' apps or additional configuration required. • Compatible with most HTC Vive and Oculus Rift** titles, including 'Robinson: The Journey', 'Adr1ft', 'Project CARS', 'Obduction', 'Elite Dangerous', 'EVE: Valkerie', 'Chronos', 'Assetto Corsa' and many more. • "Lite" edition has all of the features of "Premium" edition, but will start to reduce color saturation after being connected for more than 5 minutes. Upgrade to "Premium" edition via Steam DLC to remove this limitation. Download the iVRy OpenVR/SteamVR HMD Device Driver from: https://store.steampowered.com/app/992490/iVRy_Driver_for_SteamVR/ * Valve OpenVR/SteamVR. Requires Valve Steam & SteamVR on Windows 7 or later. ** Oculus Rift titles require Valve SteamVR, Oculus Home & 3rd party 'Revive' software from: https://github.com/LibreVR/Revive iPhone: • Requires VR headset, compatible with iPhone (eg. Google Cardboard). • XBox 360/One controller for Windows recommended. • Additional hardware/software required for positional tracking and motion controllers. Vision Pro: • Sony Playstation VR2 Sense or Sony Playstation DualSense controller(s) recommended. All: • Requires a PC running Windows 7 (or later) with a DirectX 11 (or later) graphics card with Valve Steam and SteamVR installed. • Requires installation of iVRy SteamVR HMD Device Driver software. All trademarks are used for informational purposes, and remain the property of their respective owners.

Screenshots

DCN VR Experience4 screens
iVRy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: iVRy at 3.9 against DCN VR Experience's 2.0. iVRy also leads on ratings volume (150 vs 1). DCN VR Experience's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 12.0). On price, ads 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. iVRy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. DCN VR Experience asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iVRy holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iVRy has 150 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
DCN VR Experience versus iVRy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDCN VR ExperienceiVRy
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (1 ratings)3.9 (150 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—72.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1150 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS6.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size280 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDubai Media Incorporated (DMI)Ian Dean

Customer experience

DCN VR Experience

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

iVRy

All ratings147 ratings
Positive73.5%
Neutral6.1%
Negative20.4%
Written reviews118 reviews
Positive72.0%
Neutral12.7%
Negative15.3%

Bugs and requests

DCN VR Experience

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

iVRy

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • Screen turns black and white unexpectedly
  • App crashes after 5 minutes of use
  • Flashing lights and screen glitches
  • WiFi/USB connection switching automatically
  • Connection drops during gameplay
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  • Wired connection fails to establish
  • App freezes and becomes unresponsive
  • Head tracking skipping and lag
  • Double vision from IPD miscalibration
  • Restore purchases not working on older devices
  • Family Sharing compatibility issues
  • Driver installation failures
  • Steam VR integration conflicts
  • Performance degradation after extended sessions

Requested features

11 requests
  • Mac OS support
  • VR controller support
  • Full body tracking (FBT) integration
  • Higher resolution options
  • 120Hz support for compatible phones
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  • Improved wireless stability
  • Better IPD adjustment options
  • Automatic connection mode selection
  • Apple Vision Pro support
  • PSVR2 support expansion
  • Room-scale tracking capability

In-app purchases

None

DCN VR Experience

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

iVRy

One-time1
  • Premium Edition$8.99

Questions

Is DCN VR Experience free?
DCN VR Experience is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is iVRy free?
iVRy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DCN VR Experience or iVRy?
iVRy is rated higher. DCN VR Experience averages 2.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while iVRy averages 3.9 from 150 ratings.
Do DCN VR Experience or iVRy have ads?
Neither DCN VR Experience nor iVRy shows ads.

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