Third Reality vs VIVE Manager
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Third Reality
Control your home's lights and switches remotely with smart devices. This app allows you to configure hubs, add smart switches and bulbs, group devices for easy control, and set lighting schedules. Voice assistant integration is also supported.
- Remote control of lights and switches
- Configure smart home hubs
- Add and manage smart switches and bulbs
- Group devices for unified control
- Create lighting schedules
- Voice assistant integration (Alexa, Google Home)
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THE SIMPLIEST PATH TO A SMARTER HOME Take complete control of your home or apartment’s switches and lights from anywhere with the Reality Series of Smart Home devices. RealityAdapter connects all your Third Reality devices to your home network RealitySwitch turns any existing switch into a smart switch Set lights to reflect your mood with SmartBulbs Use RealityApp to configure and control your Smart Home RealityApp FEATURES Configure RealityAdapter hub to communicate with your home network and connect all Third Reality devices Add, name and configure RealitySwitches and RealityBulbs Group multiple devices to control from your smartphone with one button Create timers to control lighting schedules Connect Amazon Alexa or Google Home voice assistants to manage all your devices with voice commands Apple Notes: The app utilizes Location Services to record the location of your Remote Plus when you add it to your account and also when you ring it. Continue use of GPS or Bluetooth running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
VIVE Manager
This app allows you to remotely manage your VR devices, including setup, firmware updates, and Wi-Fi configuration. You can also explore and discover premium VR applications and events directly through the integrated app store.
- Remote device setup
- Firmware updates
- Wi-Fi configuration
- VR AppStore browsing
- VR event discovery
- Device monitoring
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Manage your VIVE XR Elite, VIVE Focus3 VR device, explore premium VR apps in the VIVE AppStore, discover VR events and so much more. With the VIVE Manager app you can: Remotely setup your VIVE VR device, as account / wifi / firmware update / language Browse and get more known on VR apps and experiences from the VIVE AppStore Manage and monitor your VIVE VR devices
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Third Reality at none against VIVE Manager's shown. Third Reality also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). VIVE Manager's advantage is review sentiment (29% vs 12%). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.2 for Third Reality against 2.1 for VIVE Manager. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 29 and 18 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 12% of Third Reality's written reviews are positive against 29% of VIVE Manager's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Third Reality | VIVE Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (29 ratings) — better | 2.1 (18 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 11.8% of reviews | 28.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 29 — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 128 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Third Reality, Inc | HTC Corporation |
Customer experience
Third Reality
VIVE Manager
In-app purchases
Third Reality
No in-app purchases
VIVE Manager
No in-app purchases
Questions
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