Ultra Stream vs Vxio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ultra Stream
Control and configure your Ultra Stream devices. Preview input signals, record video to your phone or USB, and manage live streaming settings. The app also supports safe firmware updates for your devices.
- Configure device network via Bluetooth
- Discover devices via Wi-Fi or Ethernet
- Preview device input signal
- Record video to mobile or USB
- Live stream control
- Set volume and video format
- Safe firmware updates
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Use Ultra Stream Client to manage your Ultra Stream devices. The functions of Ultra Stream Client include: 1. Configure device network via Bluetooth. 2. Discover device via Wi-Fi or Ethernet. 3. Preview device input signal, record video as MP4 files to mobile phone for social media sharing. 4. Remote control the device to record video as MP4 files to USB flash drive. 5. Remote control the device to live stream. 6. Set volume, video format, time zone, network configuration and live streaming settings. 7. Support for safe firmware update for device and auto-checking for update when Internet access is available.
Vxio
Stream content from NDI devices directly to your iOS device. This application acts as a monitor for NDI sources, allowing you to view content from devices like HDMI encoders on your iPhone or iPad.
- NDI source monitor
- Stream NDI content to iOS
- View HDMI encoder streams
- Real-time monitoring
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Vxio is a NDI® source monitor. You can use the app to stream content from other NDI devices (like HDMI encoder) to iOS. NDI® is a registered trademark of Vizrt NDI AB. Vxio is not affiliated with, endorsed, or sponsored by Vizrt NDI AB.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Vxio at 100% against Ultra Stream's 38%. Vxio also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.5) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Ultra Stream's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). 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.
Vxio holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vxio has 70 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of Ultra Stream's written reviews are positive against 100% of Vxio's.
Ultra Stream ships an update every 2 months, Vxio every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ultra Stream | Vxio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (10 ratings) | 4.9 (70 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 37.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 70 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nanjing Magewell Electronics Co., Ltd. | Chen Zhang |
Customer experience
Ultra Stream
Vxio
In-app purchases
Ultra Stream
No in-app purchases
Vxio
No in-app purchases
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