Comparison

Showtime VR Controller vs VIVE Sync

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

Head to head
About

Showtime VR Controller

This application allows for the remote management and synchronized playback of multiple VR headsets. It supports 360-degree videos, graphics, and photos, making it ideal for business presentations, marketing events, and VR theater solutions.

Highlights
  • Remote VR headset management
  • Synchronized content playback
  • 360-degree video and photo support
  • Slideshow functionality
  • Business presentation tool
  • Kiosk solution
Features
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Showtime VR enables remote management of many VR headsets. The solution includes a 360 player which is installed on smartphones and is able to play 360 degrees videos (both 2D and 3D) and 360 graphics and photos (panoramas) up to 8192x4096px as a slideshow. This is a controller application. The controller application is installed on a iPad/iPhone. The content can be played synchronically on all headsets or asynchronically. Showtime VR is designed for business professional presentations, marketing campaigns activations, movie shows - VR theatre solution, kiosk solutions – little involvement of staff, fair presentations, events - everywhere where you need to have full control over the VR headsets and the content presented on them, where you have to manage remotely the VR headsets and would like to present the VR content in synchronic way.

About

VIVE Sync

Features
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This mobile companion application to VIVE Sync allows you to join and participate in virtual meetings even if you don’t have a virtual reality headset. Joining a Sync meeting from your phone or tablet is as simple as tapping a button linked to a meeting invitation. With the VIVE Sync mobile app, you can: • View and participate in Sync virtual meetings with other people using your phone or tablet • Have a full-body presence within a virtual meeting without the need for a VR headset • Check and review shared images and files • Sit, stand, and move your avatar through the lush meeting environments • Easy sign-on with your HTC account • Compatible with your custom avatar (Available on this store with the VIVE Sync Avatar Creator app)

Screenshots

Showtime VR Controller1 screens
VIVE Sync4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: VIVE Sync at every 5 weeks against Showtime VR Controller's every 3 months. Showtime VR Controller's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Showtime VR Controller ships an update every 3 months, VIVE Sync every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 28, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Showtime VR Controller versus VIVE Sync: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShowtime VR ControllerVIVE Sync
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (5 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB1.7 GB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShowtime VR Sp. z o.o.Vive Studios

In-app purchases

None

Showtime VR Controller

No in-app purchases

None

VIVE Sync

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Showtime VR Controller free?
Showtime VR Controller is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is VIVE Sync free?
VIVE Sync is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Showtime VR Controller or VIVE Sync have ads?
Neither Showtime VR Controller nor VIVE Sync shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Showtime VR Controller or VIVE Sync?
Showtime VR Controller ships an update every 3 months, and VIVE Sync every 5 weeks. Most recently, Showtime VR Controller was updated on July 28, 2026 and VIVE Sync on September 8, 2026.

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