Comparison

Cortex Cloud vs SG AR VLG

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

Head to head
About

Cortex Cloud

Manage your Nano Cortex and access cloud-based content with an elegant interface. Browse and download presets, neural captures, and more. Control your device's profile and privacy settings.

Highlights
  • Control Nano Cortex
  • Access Cortex Cloud
  • Browse users and presets
  • Download content
  • Manage profile and privacy
  • Share content
Features
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Control your Nano Cortex and access Cortex Cloud through an intuitive and elegant interface. Browse users, Presets, Neural Captures, and more. Download items to have them display instantly on your device. You can also manage your profile and change the privacy settings for any files you have uploaded to Cortex Cloud. Benefits: Access deeper customization options for your Nano Cortex. Seamlessly download Presets, Neural Captures, and other items to your Quad Cortex or Nano Cortex. Manage your profile and the items you have uploaded to Cortex Cloud. Discover and follow users. Share Presets and Neural Captures with your friends. Cortex Cloud requires a free Neural DSP account and a registered Quad Cortex or Nano Cortex. Cortex Cloud is not required to use the Quad Cortex or Nano Cortex but provides deeper customization options for the Nano Cortex.

About

SG AR VLG

Features
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The Visual Listening Guide (VLG) is a new way to discover symphonic music in a visually engaging and comprehensible manner, regardless of musical background. Created by musicologist Hannah Chan-Hartley of Symphony Graphique, the VLG is a kind of sonic “map” to a musical work. Designed for print, it uses a distinctive blend of graphics, colour, and text to help you structure your listening of a piece—and thus, deepen your understanding of it. With this app powered by Immersive Publishing, augmented reality brings the printed VLG to life with music excerpts and digital content, completely customizable by orchestras to empower them to connect more directly and deeply with their audiences. This app works with the sample VLG in the Symphony Graphique brochure to show what’s possible. Visit symphonygraphique.com for more information and to request a free brochure.

Screenshots

Cortex Cloud4 screens
SG AR VLG4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Cortex Cloud at every 6 weeks against SG AR VLG's every 32 months. Cortex Cloud also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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

Cortex Cloud ships an update every 6 weeks, SG AR VLG every 32 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Cortex Cloud versus SG AR VLG: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCortex CloudSG AR VLG
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (73 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews28.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings73 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 32 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB311 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNeural DSPImmersive Publishing Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

Cortex Cloud

No in-app purchases

None

SG AR VLG

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cortex Cloud free?
Cortex Cloud is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SG AR VLG free?
SG AR VLG is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cortex Cloud or SG AR VLG have ads?
Neither Cortex Cloud nor SG AR VLG shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cortex Cloud or SG AR VLG?
Cortex Cloud ships an update every 6 weeks, and SG AR VLG every 32 months. Most recently, Cortex Cloud was updated on November 3, 2026 and SG AR VLG on November 4, 2026.

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