Showtime VR Controller vs VIVE Sync
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Remote VR headset management
- Synchronized content playback
- 360-degree video and photo support
- Slideshow functionality
- Business presentation tool
- Kiosk solution
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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.
VIVE Sync
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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)
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
| Parameter | Showtime VR Controller | VIVE Sync |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 1.7 GB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Showtime VR Sp. z o.o. | Vive Studios |
In-app purchases
Showtime VR Controller
No in-app purchases
VIVE Sync
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Showtime VR Controller free?
Is VIVE Sync free?
Do Showtime VR Controller or VIVE Sync have ads?
Which is updated more often, Showtime VR Controller or VIVE Sync?
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