Comparison

VR Player mw (Local Videos) vs Tongs

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

Head to head
About

VR Player mw (Local Videos)

View local videos and pictures in immersive VR and MR formats. Convert ordinary media to panoramic views, with automatic background removal for mixed reality experiences. Enjoy multiple scene modules for a dynamic viewing environment.

Highlights
  • Local video and picture playback
  • Panoramic video/picture conversion
  • 180°/360° support
  • Automatic background removal (MR)
  • Multiple scene modules
  • Bluetooth controller support
Features
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Introduction: This is an unprecedented VR (metaverse) glasses dedicated software for viewing local albums. It can convert ordinary videos/pictures to panoramic videos/pictures for viewing, supports 180°/360° panoramic videos or pictures, and supports automatic background removal and playback in MR form. • Supports Bluetooth handles, Bluetooth mice, and buttonless (1 second stay trigger) and other control methods; • The view frame size and spacing can be adjusted at will; • Supports all video formats that the mobile phone itself can support; • Efficient ordinary menu UI + virtual menu UI; • It supports dual-screen playback mode, which means that different videos or pictures can be played on two screens at the same time. This APP has multiple scene modules with different functions: • Convert to panorama: You can directly open ordinary videos/pictures in your mobile phone album, that is, play them as VR panoramic frames; • Dedicated for panoramic videos + mixed reality background removal: Supports 3D SBS binocular bionic stereo images, and supports 360° VR videos with up and down, left and right, single screen, etc. In this mode, the video/picture background is automatically removed. The real-time picture of the mobile phone's rear camera is used as the background. Videos or pictures with green backgrounds are required. High-quality green background videos can bring an excellent experience. Built-in instant switching button; • Simulated multi-person cinema: feel the curved surround giant screen in the cinema; • City Square: Experience the realistic scene of the screen watched by many people in the city square; • Black hole swallowing: The simulated cinema is built on a planet being swallowed by a black hole; • Mixed reality: A virtual giant screen displayed in reality can be scaled at will. Use the real-time picture of the mobile phone's rear camera as the background, and be careful not to block the rear camera. In this mode, the video/picture background is automatically removed. Videos or pictures with green backgrounds are required. Built-in instant switching button; • Mixed reality (AI background removal): The portrait background can be automatically removed to put the person you like in the room;

About

Tongs

Features
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Tongs is a network debugging toolkit for developers, QA engineers, and technical users who need to inspect and troubleshoot traffic directly on iPhone or iPad. With Tongs, you can start a local capture session, inspect HTTP and HTTPS requests, review headers and response details, filter traffic by domain or status, replay requests, export HAR data, and build rule-based debugging workflows. Key Features: • Local HTTP/HTTPS traffic capture • Packet Tunnel based on-device debugging • Optional HTTPS inspection with user-installed CA certificate • Request history and session review • Request detail viewer with headers, body preview, timing, and status • Request replay for API debugging • HAR export and manual report delivery • Hosts, block, rewrite, and map rules • Domain bypass and external proxy forwarding • HTTP/2 capture support • Picture in Picture capture monitor • Remote device rule synchronization by QR code • Local privacy cleanup for capture history and sessions Tongs is designed for debugging traffic on the user’s own device and authorized test environments. It does not provide public VPN servers, anonymous browsing, location spoofing, or geo-restriction bypass services.

Screenshots

VR Player mw (Local Videos)4 screens
Tongs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tongs at none against VR Player mw (Local Videos)'s 13. VR Player mw (Local Videos)'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). On price 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. VR Player mw (Local Videos) sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Tongs asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
VR Player mw (Local Videos) versus Tongs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVR Player mw (Local Videos)Tongs
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (590 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews84.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings590 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size164 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer长超 韩VZ TECH SOLUTIONS, LLC

Bugs and requests

VR Player mw (Local Videos)

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • No audio output despite volume controls being present
  • Videos longer than 1 minute display as black screen
  • Mysterious lines/artifacts appearing on certain videos
  • App crashes when playing digital videos
  • Delayed/laggy playback causing motion sickness
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  • Media library videos not accessible on iOS
  • Inconsistent audio behavior with different content
  • Bluetooth controller compatibility issues

Requested features

8 requests
  • Windows desktop mirroring/casting support
  • Bluetooth controller support for view navigation
  • Manual progress bar seeking in videos
  • Side-by-side 3D movie playback
  • Support for .mkv file format
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  • Full 360° playback (not just edge-to-edge)
  • SMB network file access for Windows videos
  • Improved video format compatibility

Tongs

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

13 purchases

VR Player mw (Local Videos)

One-time13
  • Tech balls$0.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Tech balls$1.99
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  • Simulated multi-person cinema$1.99
  • City Square$1.99
  • Mixed Reality$1.99
  • For Panoramic Videos$2.19
  • Black hole Devouring$2.59
  • Tech balls$3.99
  • Tech balls$7.99
  • Dual-Screen Mode$9.99
  • + MR Remove Background$9.99
  • MR + Remove Background$9.99
None

Tongs

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VR Player mw (Local Videos) free?
VR Player mw (Local Videos) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tongs free?
Tongs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do VR Player mw (Local Videos) or Tongs have ads?
Tongs shows ads; VR Player mw (Local Videos) does not.

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