Comparison

VPET vs Ctrl Player v1

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

Head to head
About

VPET

This app provides real-time on-set editing tools for light and assets, supporting ARKit for professional 3D animation, VFX, and game cinematic creation. It integrates with existing film pipelines and is open-source.

Highlights
  • Real-time on-set editing
  • ARKit support
  • Asset editing
  • Light editing
  • Open-source development
  • Integration with film pipelines
Features
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VPET offers a holistic approach for collaborative tools that allow real-time on-set light and asset editing via an intuitive interface. The app supports ARKit. The development can be customized to any production environment and particularly considers established (offline) film pipelines. The application is intended for professional 3D animation, VFX, TV and game cinematic creation. Its development is open-source, with growing support for diverse film and VFX pipelines. VPET was initially developed in the scope of the EU funded project Dreamspace (610005). The development is continued after project Dreamspace ended in fall 2016 on behalf of Filmakademie Baden-Württembergs research and development department.

About

Ctrl Player v1

This app centralizes control of audio, entertainment, video, and lighting systems. It allows users to interact with custom interfaces for managing complex equipment, making automation and device control intuitive for any technical skill level. Multiple devices can connect to the same installation for synchronized control.

Highlights
  • Centralized control of audio, entertainment, video, and lighting
  • Interact with custom Ctrl Suite interfaces
  • Intuitive buttons, sliders, and steppers
  • Supports MIDI, OSC, UDP, HTTP(S), TCP, MQTT, Serial, KNX, Telnet, Timecode
  • Connect multiple devices for synchronized control
  • Customizable interface with images and colors
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The intuitive app making it easier than ever to control your installation's audio, entertainment, video, lighting, and so much more. Player makes control of multiple pieces of complex equipment on your installation centralised & simple by allowing you to view and interact with your Ctrl Suite interfaces. Player presents the customisable buttons, sliders, steppers, images, device modules & more in a form that makes triggering automation, controlling devices intuitive and straightforward for any level of technical ability. Player setup has been designed to be as simple and user-proofed as possible. Connect and go. Once the App is opened, Player can be discovered and adopted into a Ctrl Engine session over your local network to allow users to start controlling the installation. Why limit yourself to one device? The Ctrl Suite architecture allows you to connect multiple Player devices on the same installation. The system state is synchronised between all of them over the Ctrl Engine. Within Ctrl Designer, your Player interfaces can be authored to trigger devices using the following protocol types: ·         MIDI / Musical Instrument Digital Interface ·         OSC / Open Sound Control ·         UDP / User Datagram Protocol ·         HTTP(S) / HTTP(S)/1.1 Methods, Headers, Body ·         TCP / Transmission Control Protocol ·         MQTT / MQ Telemetry Transport ·         Serial ·         KNX over IP ·         Telnet ·         Timecode Alternatively, you can map each interface button to be fed into a logic process within Ctrl Engine to manipulate the input in real-time for more advanced projects. We’re always adding custom interface modules to simplify interaction with specific services to help you create the ultimate unified control interface for your installation: ·         Session timers ·         Buttons ·         Sliders ·         Steppers ·         Titles ·         Text ·         Images · Audio controls ·         Tab navigation bars ·         Side navigation bars · Module Specific controls Ctrl Player displays all customisation options defined in Ctrl Designer: ·         Custom background images & logos ·         Custom background colours Contact our team through our website if you're looking at Ctrl Suite for a project or installation and want to try the entire system. This is for Version 1 of Ctrl Suite

Screenshots

VPET3 screens
Ctrl Player v11 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Ctrl Player v1 at 13.0 against VPET's 16.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
VPET versus Ctrl Player v1: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVPETCtrl Player v1
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size136 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFilmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg GmbHON LX Limited

Customer experience

VPET

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Ctrl Player v1

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

VPET

No in-app purchases

None

Ctrl Player v1

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VPET free?
VPET is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ctrl Player v1 free?
Ctrl Player v1 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do VPET or Ctrl Player v1 have ads?
Neither VPET nor Ctrl Player v1 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VPET or Ctrl Player v1?
VPET ships an update monthly, and Ctrl Player v1 monthly. Most recently, VPET was updated on September 18, 2026 and Ctrl Player v1 on September 29, 2026.

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