Comparison

VB MATE vs The Search for UAPs

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

Head to head
About

VB MATE

This utility app connects to a visual blackhead meter to display real-time images. It serves as an auxiliary tool for the device, allowing users to view captured visuals directly.

Highlights
  • Real-time image display
  • Connects to visual blackhead meter
  • Auxiliary tool software
  • View captured visuals
Features
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This is an auxiliary tool software for the visual blackhead meter. When the user connects the visual blackhead meter, you can see the picture taken by the blackhead meter in real time through this app.

About

The Search for UAPs

Engage in a real-world search for unidentified flying objects. Use your astronomy skills, telescope, camera, and research to track and document anomalous phenomena at the edge of space. Deduce the UAP's location through logical reasoning and investigation.

Highlights
  • Track unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP)
  • Investigate the edge of space
  • Use telescope, camera, and research
  • Employ logical reasoning and deduction
  • Record findings and deduce locations
  • Companion app for a real-world search game
Features
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Over the past 100 years, there have been many sightings of unidentified flying objects. While this has often been credited to the sci-fi craze of the middle of the 20th Century, recent sightings by respected members of the military and captured video show that there is something out there that we can’t quite identify. The search is on to discover and fully document this phenomena so that we may understand more about it. THE SEARCH FOR UAPS is a game about this real-world search. You are astronomy enthusiasts and you’ve recently seen something in your evening stargazing that you can’t explain. Using your telescope, camera, and computer research, you’re trying to track down this Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) to help the global scientific community gain a better understanding. While UAPs have been spotted all over the world, you’ll be focusing on the edge of space, where it is possible that these objects might be. This is a companion app for THE SEARCH FOR UAPS, which will randomly choose the locations for the UAP and other objects in orbit around Earth. Use your logical reasoning and deduction skills to investigate the skies, record your findings, and deduce where the UAP must be!

Screenshots

VB MATE2 screens
The Search for UAPs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: VB MATE at 50% against The Search for UAPs's 0%. VB MATE also leads on rating (3.0 vs 2.0) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

VB MATE holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of VB MATE's written reviews are positive against 0% of The Search for UAPs's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VB MATE ships an update every 3 weeks, The Search for UAPs every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on June 8, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
VB MATE versus The Search for UAPs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVB MATEThe Search for UAPs
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (3 ratings) — better2.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB187 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer孙辉 吴Renegade Games LLC

Customer experience

VB MATE

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

The Search for UAPs

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

VB MATE

No in-app purchases

None

The Search for UAPs

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VB MATE free?
VB MATE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Search for UAPs free?
The Search for UAPs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, VB MATE or The Search for UAPs?
VB MATE is rated higher. VB MATE averages 3.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while The Search for UAPs averages 2.0 from 1 ratings.
Do VB MATE or The Search for UAPs have ads?
Neither VB MATE nor The Search for UAPs shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VB MATE or The Search for UAPs?
VB MATE ships an update every 3 weeks, and The Search for UAPs every 4 months. Most recently, VB MATE was updated on June 8, 2026 and The Search for UAPs on June 1, 2026.

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