Rium vs VRCN for VRChat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rium
Explore a virtual world with friends from around the globe. Discover new environments and engage in various games within this digital space. Connect with others and share experiences in a shared online universe.
- Metaverse exploration
- Multiplayer social experiences
- In-world games
- Global friend connections
- Virtual world discovery
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Another world, Rium. ◆ Experience the metaverse Join the metaverse with friends from all over the world. Explore new worlds and games! ▼ Follow us Twitter: ＠RiumMetaverse
VRCN for VRChat
Monitor your VRChat friends' online status and see who is currently watching them. This unofficial app provides social insights without needing to launch the main VRChat application.
- Check VRChat friend status
- See who is watching friends
- Monitor social status
- Unofficial VRChat tool
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This is an unofficial app that allows you to check the social status of your VRChat friends without opening VRChat. *Some features are currently under development. *This is an unofficial, third-party VRChat application. It is not approved or supported by VRChat Inc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: VRCN for VRChat at none against Rium's 10. Rium's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 58%). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Rium sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. VRCN for VRChat asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.9 for Rium against 3.0 for VRCN for VRChat. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 13 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Rium's written reviews are positive against 58% of VRCN for VRChat's.
Rium ships an update every 9 days, VRCN for VRChat fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rium | VRCN for VRChat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (8 ratings) | 3.0 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 57.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 424 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Translimit, Inc. | NULL (Gunma) |
Customer experience
Rium
VRCN for VRChat
In-app purchases
Rium
- Coin Pack$1.99
- Coin Pack$2.99
- Coin Pack$5.99
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- Coin Pack$11.99
- Coin Pack$19.99
- Coin Pack$24.99
- Coin Pack$29.99
- Coin Pack$59.99
- Coin Pack$119.99
- Coin Pack$199.99
VRCN for VRChat
No in-app purchases
