Comparison

VRPlayer vs Vista Viewer

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

VRPlayer

Experience immersive virtual reality with this lightweight application. It supports various video formats and 360-degree viewing for photos and videos, offering full control for an enhanced VR experience.

Highlights
  • Light-weight and immersive VR experience
  • Support for 2D, 3D, and 360-degree viewing
  • Plays multiple video formats (mp4, mov, flv, avi, mkv, rmvb, webm)
  • Easy connection and configuration with VR CardBoard
Features
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One of the fast changing field in today’s time of IT Industry is Virtual Reality. You should be captivated by VR unless you’ve been living under a rock. As demands in the market for the same increases, people gets more curious to use the same. They will look for such applications that gives them the Virtual Effect of the Reality. Hence, to meet the demands of the User we created a VRPlayer – Virtual Reality App that offers full control and support all the modes. Features : 1. Light-weight and immersive VR experience with simplistic approach. 2. Support 2D, 3D and View the Photos and Videos in 360 degree. 3. Support different formatted Video Files like mp4, mov, flv, avi, mkv rmvb and webm and battery life to fully exploit the hardware capability of diverse phones. 4. Easy-to-connect and configure with VR CardBoard for an ideal experience

About

Vista Viewer

This app allows you to view VR180 and standard 2D videos on your iPhone or iPad without a headset. It offers intuitive touch controls for exploration, multiple projection modes, and optimized performance for immersive playback.

Highlights
  • VR180 SBS playback
  • Multiple projection modes
  • Interactive camera controls
  • Stereo preview
  • Accurate FOV handling
  • Local file playback
Features
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Vista is a 180° side-by-side (SBS) VR video player for iPhone and iPad. It’s built to make viewing VR180 footage without a headset easy and intuitive providing the best experience. Designed with performance and visual correctness in mind, Vista uses Apple’s Metal graphics stack to render immersive video smoothly while giving you intuitive touch controls for exploration and inspection. Because of this, Vista also works equally well for high definition playback of standard 2D movies that are a part of your collection. With Vista, you may open videos that are on the device or shared files using the system Files picker. You may also browse and stream from an optional VistaServer library on your local network. Playback issues make File Sharing on MacBook unusable for most high quality videos. VistaServer was built to allow storage of high quality video files on your MacBook or external drive connected to MacBook and then share them to Vista player over local network with the highest quality possible. It is available on App Store for MacOS. Key Features • VR180 SBS Playback View 180° equirectangular side-by-side video with correct hemisphere selection for left or right eye sources. • Multiple Projection Modes Switch instantly between: – VR180 equirectangular – Equidistant fisheye (with adjustable lens FOV) – Standard flat 2D playback • Interactive Camera Controls Drag to orbit the view, pinch to zoom with physically consistent field-of-view behavior, and double-tap to reset orientation. • Stereo Preview Inspect both eyes side-by-side for stereo alignment and quality checks. • Accurate FOV Handling Per-axis field-of-view math prevents stretching on tall or wide displays, preserving correct geometry across orientations. • Local Files, No Uploads Open .mp4 and .mov files directly from your device using the system document picker. Videos never leave your device. • Optimized for iPhone and iPad SwiftUI interface with Metal-backed rendering for smooth playback and responsive interaction. Ideal For • Reviewing VR180 camera footage • Inspecting stereo alignment and framing • Previewing fisheye captures before processing • Exploring immersive video without a headset Privacy Policy: https://github.com/cgdusek/support/blob/main/Vista/PRIVACY.md Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

VRPlayer4 screens
Vista Viewer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Vista Viewer at 5.0 against VRPlayer's 1.0. VRPlayer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (9.1 vs 17.6). On price, ratings volume, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Vista Viewer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. VRPlayer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Vista Viewer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
VRPlayer versus Vista Viewer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVRPlayerVista Viewer
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequency—Fortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.1 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRahim Ramzanali MakhaniCharles Dusek

Customer experience

VRPlayer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Vista Viewer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

VRPlayer

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Vista Viewer

Subscriptions1
  • Professional$4.991 Month
One-time1
  • Professional Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is VRPlayer free?
VRPlayer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vista Viewer free?
Vista Viewer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, VRPlayer or Vista Viewer?
Vista Viewer is rated higher. VRPlayer averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Vista Viewer averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do VRPlayer or Vista Viewer have ads?
Neither VRPlayer nor Vista Viewer shows ads.

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