VirtuaPlayer vs Showtime VR Controller
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VirtuaPlayer
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VIRTUAPLAYER lets you see a 360 ° or virtual tours made with some software like VisorTour. Virtual and interactive tours can be useful in several areas: real estate, promotional, business, industrial, sports, tourism, recreation ... Using a low-cost viewer VIRTUAPLAYER enables both the fruition of tours in a virtual reality environment, placing the user in a 360 ° environment, that the creation of interactive virtual tours. It's possible to access the virtual tour by reading a QR Code or through online virtual tour links. For any further information about how to create virtual tour, how to find the official viewer, buy a 360 ° camera, or be authorized full versions for use in teaching and educational area, please contact us or visit the official website www.visortour.com
Showtime VR Controller
This application allows for the remote management and synchronized playback of multiple VR headsets. It supports 360-degree videos, graphics, and photos, making it ideal for business presentations, marketing events, and VR theater solutions.
- Remote VR headset management
- Synchronized content playback
- 360-degree video and photo support
- Slideshow functionality
- Business presentation tool
- Kiosk solution
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Showtime VR enables remote management of many VR headsets. The solution includes a 360 player which is installed on smartphones and is able to play 360 degrees videos (both 2D and 3D) and 360 graphics and photos (panoramas) up to 8192x4096px as a slideshow. This is a controller application. The controller application is installed on a iPad/iPhone. The content can be played synchronically on all headsets or asynchronically. Showtime VR is designed for business professional presentations, marketing campaigns activations, movie shows - VR theatre solution, kiosk solutions – little involvement of staff, fair presentations, events - everywhere where you need to have full control over the VR headsets and the content presented on them, where you have to manage remotely the VR headsets and would like to present the VR content in synchronic way.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: VirtuaPlayer at weekly against Showtime VR Controller's every 3 months. VirtuaPlayer also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
VirtuaPlayer ships an update weekly, Showtime VR Controller every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and July 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VirtuaPlayer | Showtime VR Controller |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.2 (5 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 131 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Be2Bit Limited | Showtime VR Sp. z o.o. |
In-app purchases
VirtuaPlayer
No in-app purchases
Showtime VR Controller
No in-app purchases
Questions
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