VIQRC Hub vs First Bell
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VIQRC Hub
This app serves as a comprehensive guide and scoring tool for the VEX IQ Robotics Competition. It offers a searchable game manual, an intuitive scoring calculator, and a practice match timer with official sounds.
- Searchable official game manual
- Intuitive scoring calculator
- Practice match timer with official sounds
- Competition companion
Read full descriptionHide full description
The VIQRC Hub app is the ideal competition companion for teams, spectators, and event planners involved in the VEX IQ Robotics Competition! * Become an expert with a searchable, easy-to-use official game manual * Keep score at home with an intuitive calculator for the current game * Use the included timer to run your own practice matches (featuring official sounds!)
First Bell
This app helps high school students manage their daily class schedules with personalized views and live timers. Input your classes once to instantly organize your day and always know what's next.
- Personalized class schedules
- Live timers for current block
- View today's full schedule
- Input class names and room numbers
- Organized daily view
Read full descriptionHide full description
FIRST BELL Lake Washington School District’s new high school bell schedule includes different start times, rotating blocks, and varying lunch schedules. First Bell keeps everything simple with a personalized schedule and live timers. Just enter your classes once, and your day is instantly organized. ** FEATURES * Edit: Input your class names, room numbers, and lunch. * Today's Schedule: View your full day’s schedule, synced to day of the week with live timers. * Current Schedule: A simple view of what class is happening now and what’s next. HOW IT WORKS Set up your classes in the app, and First Bell takes care of the rest. Your current block updates in real time, so you always know exactly where you’re supposed to be. WHY FIRST BELL No more paper schedules or scrolling through reminders. First Bell is built for high school students, by a high school student, to make staying on schedule effortless. Disclaimer This free app is provided 'as is' with no warranties, express or implied. The developer assumes no liability, implicit or explicit, for any issues arising from app usage. **This app is built for regular bell schedule days only.**
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: First Bell at every 9 days against VIQRC Hub's every 3 months. First Bell also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5). VIQRC Hub's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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.
First Bell holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 15 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of VIQRC Hub's written reviews are positive against 50% of First Bell's.
VIQRC Hub ships an update every 3 months, First Bell every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VIQRC Hub | First Bell |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (22 ratings) | 4.8 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 44.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | VEX Robotics, Inc. | Subramanian Ramaswamy |
Customer experience
VIQRC Hub
First Bell
In-app purchases
VIQRC Hub
No in-app purchases
First Bell
No in-app purchases
