Store Switch vs Vulkan Capabilities Viewer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Store Switch
This tool allows developers to check app ranks and features across different global regions. It offers quick region switching, app bookmarking, and customizable home screen widgets for easy access.
- Switch regions globally
- Check app ranks
- View app features
- Bookmark own apps
- Favorite regions
- Home screen widgets
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Store Switch is the best way for developers to view their apps in multiple regions. Easily check for features, ranks and more. - Quickly switch regions to view ranks and features around the world. - Search for your own apps and bookmark them for quick access. - Favourite your most commonly used regions. - Create Home Screen widgets to easily change regions.
Vulkan Capabilities Viewer
This tool reports detailed 3D hardware capabilities for developers using Vulkan on iOS devices. It helps ensure compatibility for games and 3D applications across various iOS generations by uploading device reports to a central database.
- Enumerate hardware capabilities
- Report Vulkan features
- Upload device reports
- Check app compatibility
- Open source
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For developers using Vulkan layered over the Metal graphics API, this tool enumerates all the hardware capabilities and limitations of the device it is run on. A report of the current device is uploaded to a central Vulkan Capabilities database at gpuinfo.org where other developers can use this information to ensure their games and 3D apps are ready for as wide a variety of iOS device generations as possible. This software is free and OpenSouce licensed and can be obtained here: https://github.com/SaschaWillems/VulkanCapsViewer
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Vulkan Capabilities Viewer at 5.0 against Store Switch's 4.3. Vulkan Capabilities Viewer also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3). Store Switch's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (31 vs 5). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Store Switch sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Vulkan Capabilities Viewer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Vulkan Capabilities Viewer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Store Switch has 31 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Store Switch ships an update every 2 weeks, Vulkan Capabilities Viewer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Store Switch | Vulkan Capabilities Viewer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (31 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 92.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pearce Media Limited | LunarG, Inc. |
Customer experience
Store Switch
Vulkan Capabilities Viewer
In-app purchases
Store Switch
- A generous tip$0.99
- A hefty tip$2.99
- A huge tip$4.99
Vulkan Capabilities Viewer
No in-app purchases
Questions
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