Comparison

Vulkan Capabilities Viewer vs Kubriko Showcase

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Enumerate hardware capabilities
  • Report Vulkan features
  • Upload device reports
  • Check app compatibility
  • Open source
Features
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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

About

Kubriko Showcase

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Kubriko is a Compose Multiplatform game engine, an open-source Kotlin library that you can use to create your own 2D games. This app is a collection of small demos that show what can be achieved using Kubriko. As the feature set of the engine grows, more games and playground screens will get added here as well! Kubriko Showcase currently contains the following examples: Games - Wallbreaker - Break bricks with a bouncing ball and a paddle - Space Squadron - Use your space ship to defend from alien invaders - Annoyed Penguins - Slingshot your penguins to a chaotic victory - Blocky's Journey - A tiny isometric RPG world for you to explore Demos - Content Shaders - Playground for testing various shader effects - Particles - Demo for editing and testing particle effects - Isometric Graphics - Programmatically drawn isometric shapes - Performance - Stress test using a large number of dynamic actors - Physics - Rigid body collisions, chains, explosions - Shader Animations - Examples for dynamic SGSL shader overlays The engine together with this Showcase app is currently under active development. Expect new features and improvements on a regular basis. To learn more and start creating your own games using Kubriko, check out the linked repository and join our community!

Screenshots

Vulkan Capabilities Viewer1 screens
Kubriko Showcase4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Kubriko Showcase at every 3 weeks against Vulkan Capabilities Viewer's every 2 months. Kubriko Showcase also leads on iOS requirement (15.3 vs 17). 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

Vulkan Capabilities Viewer ships an update every 2 months, Kubriko Showcase every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Vulkan Capabilities Viewer versus Kubriko Showcase: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVulkan Capabilities ViewerKubriko Showcase
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS1715.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB66 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperLunarG, Inc.PETER PANDULA

In-app purchases

None

Vulkan Capabilities Viewer

No in-app purchases

None

Kubriko Showcase

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vulkan Capabilities Viewer free?
Vulkan Capabilities Viewer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kubriko Showcase free?
Kubriko Showcase is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Vulkan Capabilities Viewer or Kubriko Showcase have ads?
Neither Vulkan Capabilities Viewer nor Kubriko Showcase shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vulkan Capabilities Viewer or Kubriko Showcase?
Vulkan Capabilities Viewer ships an update every 2 months, and Kubriko Showcase every 3 weeks. Most recently, Vulkan Capabilities Viewer was updated on September 21, 2026 and Kubriko Showcase on October 12, 2026.

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