V vs BMC Convention
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
V
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The V-Nova app provides a variety of example MPEG-5 Part 2 LCEVC-enhanced H.264/AVC video streams for both Live and VOD content. Watch the streams to see the higher quality achievable at low bitrates and compare with the included native H.264/AVC streams encoded without LCEVC enhancement. The content has been encoded the V-Nova Platform and users can also use the app to play back their own content encoded on the platform if you have signed up for an encoding account at platform.v-nova.com.
BMC Convention
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This is the official app for the Blackpool Magic Convention
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Verdict
V and BMC Convention are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | V | BMC Convention |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 92 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | V-Nova Services Ltd | Joshua Riley |
In-app purchases
V
No in-app purchases
BMC Convention
No in-app purchases
