ViplexHandy vs PVMS Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ViplexHandy
Manage and control Taurus series multimedia players for LED displays. Design playlists, configure screens, and manage media files directly from your iOS device. This app offers comprehensive control for asynchronous full-color LED displays.
- Screen management
- Solution editing
- System settings
- Media library
- Quick screen configuration
- Real-time control
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ViPlex Handy, designed for the Taurus series products, is an application for the iOS platform. Launched by NovaStar, the Taurus series products are the second generation of multimedia players for small and medium-sized asynchronous full-color LED displays. This application supports functions like screen management, solution editing, system settings, and media library. Screen management: Allows you to manage the Taurus series products in the LAN and supports quick screen configuration, real-time control, playback management, cloud server binding and so on. Solution editing: Allows you to quickly design various playlists which will be sent to the Taurus series products for playback. System settings: Includes software language settings and help documentation. Media library: Allows you to browse the multimedia files on your mobile phone.
PVMS Pro
This application provides advanced features for managing Securus Purple Series XVRs. It offers live video streaming, playback capabilities, and real-time device status monitoring with an updated graphical interface.
- 16 Channel Video Streaming
- 4 Channels Playback
- Online/Offline Device Visibility
- Updated GUI
- Device Offline Error Notification
- Password Verification for Device Addition
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PVMS Pro is an Advanced Application for Securus Purple Series XVRs Features -> 16 Channel Video Streaming -> 4 Channels Playback -> Online/Offline Visibility on Device Page -> Updated GUI -> Device Offline Error on Device Page -> Password Verification while Adding Device Models 1080N Models SS-8041-TPHD-M1 SS-8081-TPHD-M1 SS-8161-TPHD-M1 M5 Models SS-8041-TPHD-M5/ECO SS-8041-TPHD-M5(S)/ECO SS-8084-TPHD-M5(S)/ECO SS-8164-TPHD-M5(S)/ECO SS-8044-TPHD-M5 SS-8084-TPHD-M5 SS-8164-TPHD-M5 M8(4K) Models SS-8044-TPHD-M8(4K) SS-8084-TPHD-M8(4K)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ViplexHandy at 2.4 against PVMS Pro's 1.0. ViplexHandy also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (28 vs 2). PVMS Pro's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
ViplexHandy holds the better App Store score, 2.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ViplexHandy has 28 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 12% of ViplexHandy's written reviews are positive against 0% of PVMS Pro's.
ViplexHandy ships an update every 6 weeks, PVMS Pro every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and June 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ViplexHandy | PVMS Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (28 ratings) — better | 1.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 11.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 212 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Xi'an NovaStar Tech Co.,Ltd | Daksham Ratanchandani |
Customer experience
ViplexHandy
PVMS Pro
In-app purchases
ViplexHandy
No in-app purchases
PVMS Pro
No in-app purchases
