Valerus vs VCSHR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Valerus
Securely monitor your security systems from anywhere using your mobile device. View live video, playback recorded footage, and control PTZ cameras with various display layouts and pinch-to-zoom functionality.
- Securely connect to Vicon Valerus systems
- View live and recorded video
- Control PTZ cameras
- Multiple display layouts
- Pinch-to-zoom functionality
- Arrange video tiles on-the-fly
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Vicon Valerus Mobile Video Surveillance Application Designed to support security systems running Vicon Valerus Video Management Software (VMS), Vicon Valerus Mobile provides the freedom to securely monitor your site from anywhere using a mobile device. Vicon Valerus Mobile supports many functions of full-featured Vicon Valerus systems, including: •Securely Connect to the Vicon Valerus system (multi-server support) •Supported on any Vicon Valerus system •View live video or playback recorded images from any device on the system •Various display layouts, up to 9 concurrent video streams •Quick and simple playback access •Full control of PTZ cameras including presets •Pinch-to-zoom on live video and playback video •Arrange video tiles on-the-fly •Remember last state when minimized ** Vicon Valerus demo server is available. Log in as follows: Username: demo Password: 1234 Server: http://47.21.44.216
VCSHR
Manage your work schedule and assignments on the go. This app allows you to punch in/out, view your schedule, manage time off, and access reports and messages.
- Punch in and out
- View schedule
- Manage overtime
- Request time off
- Browse reports
- Check messages
- View timesheet
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VCS Workforce Management for iOS allows hosted clients to perform a variety of functions: - Punch in and out on the go - View your schedule - Manage your overtime, time off, and extra duty assignments - Browse reports - Check messages - View your timesheet - and much more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Valerus at 3.4 against VCSHR's 1.5. Valerus also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). VCSHR's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (56 vs 5). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Valerus holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VCSHR has 56 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Valerus's written reviews are positive against 7% of VCSHR's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Valerus ships an update every 3 months, VCSHR every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Valerus | VCSHR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (5 ratings) — better | 1.5 (56 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 6.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 56 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 130 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vicon Industries Inc. | Visual Computer Solutions, Inc. |
Customer experience
Valerus
VCSHR
Bugs and requests
Valerus
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
VCSHR
Reported bugs
2 issues- Issues with requesting overtime
- Problems with displaying the full shift schedule and coworker information
Requested features
3 requests- Allow requesting overtime in different forms of compensation, not just cash
- Bring back the ability to easily view the whole shift schedule and coworker locations
- Improve the notification system to allow marking all as read
In-app purchases
Valerus
No in-app purchases
VCSHR
No in-app purchases
