ViplexHandy vs TimeCode Generator
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.
TimeCode Generator
This application generates and plays multichannel SMPTE LTC, MIDI, and ArtNet timecode. It features a user-friendly interface with customizable offsets and automatic setting storage, making it ideal for rehearsing timecode shows.
- Output LTC, MTC, and ArtNet timecode
- Customizable time offset
- Big clock reference
- Unlimited channels
- Automatic setting storage
- Audio interface selection
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TimeCode Generator is a simple app that allows you to play multichannel SMPTE LTC timecode, Midi timecode and ArtNet timecode, from within this simple app. - Output LTC Timecode, MTC Timecode (MIDI) and ArtNet Timecode - Easy and clear interface - Uses all industry standard Frames per second - Use custom offset, anywhere from milliseconds to hours - Set the computer time as starttime (wall clock) - Uses big clock for reference - Unlimited number of channels - Skip in time - Stores your settings automaticly - Perfect tool for rehearsing timecode shows. - Audio interface selection for use with external audio interfaces - Lock controls
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: ViplexHandy at Free against TimeCode Generator's $16.99. ViplexHandy also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 6 months). TimeCode Generator's advantage is rating (3.7 vs 2.4) and review sentiment (29% vs 12%). On ratings volume, 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
ViplexHandy is free to download; TimeCode Generator costs $16.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TimeCode Generator holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 28 and 17 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 12% of ViplexHandy's written reviews are positive against 29% of TimeCode Generator's.
ViplexHandy ships an update every 6 weeks, TimeCode Generator every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ViplexHandy | TimeCode Generator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $16.99 |
| Rating | 2.4 (28 ratings) | 3.7 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 11.9% of reviews | 29.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 212 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Xi'an NovaStar Tech Co.,Ltd | Haute Technique BV |
Customer experience
ViplexHandy
TimeCode Generator
In-app purchases
ViplexHandy
No in-app purchases
TimeCode Generator
No in-app purchases
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