Comparison

VideoCalc vs Barco Pulse Mobile

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

Head to head
About

VideoCalc

Design home theaters with ease using this comprehensive tool. It simplifies complex calculations for screen dimensions, projector placement, and viewing angles, ensuring optimal system performance and adherence to industry standards.

Highlights
  • Screen dimension calculation
  • Projector placement and throw ratio
  • Anamorphic lens simulation
  • Luminance and screen size calculation
  • Field of view angle validation
  • Imperial and metric unit support
Features
Read full description

VideoCalc is The tool that will help you design Home Theaters in a consistent, quick and easy way. It makes all the tedious calculations a breeze and ensures you can get the desired information in an intuitive way. This is a must have for Home Theater enthusiasts, custom installers, video professionals and more. VideoCalc is made up of several tools, that each in its own right provide you with essential calculations but do work together, ensuring the effect of every component on the system is taken into account. Furthermore the tools are organized in a natural progression, guiding you through the process of designing a Home Theater that follows the industry best practices and standards. Start by defining your screen. The tool allows easy calculation of any screen dimension based on the others. Support for usual aspect ratios is provided, allowing you to pick amongst a selection of the most commonly used aspects. For a projection system, the next step tackles the projector part, defining the aspect ratio of the matrix and the optional usage of an anamorphic lens. The tool shows you how the image will fit within the defined screen and the deformation that the anamorphic lens would apply to the projected image. This is also a fantastic tutorial tool to understand anamorphic systems. The next step takes care of projector placement and/or selection in regards to the throw ratio requirements. Enter the throw ratio range of your projector and check it can be placed to work with your screen. Alternatively, enter the distance from the screen where you wish to place your projector and the tool computes the required throw ratio. This is perfect for selecting your lens on higher-end projectors. The Luminance tab allows to find out how big the screen can be with a given projector or how bright your projector must be to light up the defined screen, while respecting the industry best practices. With the Angle tab, validate that your field of view is in accordance with industry accepted standards such as THX or SMPTE. VideoCalc works in both imperial and metric units. Simply swipe down to reveal the unit selection view, giving you the choice between centimeters, meters, inches and feet. If you like this tool, be sure to also check AudioCalc, the companion tool addressing your audio needs.

About

Barco Pulse Mobile

Control and manage your Barco Pulse projectors directly from your mobile device. Easily connect, configure, and monitor projector status with a virtual remote. Supports a wide range of Barco projector series.

Highlights
  • Search and connect to projectors
  • Create and manage projector lists
  • Setup and configuration
  • Virtual remote control
  • Status monitoring
  • Supports multiple Barco projector series
Features
Read full description

Experience the convenience and control provided by the Barco Pulse Mobile App for your Barco Pulse projectors. The Pulse Mobile App forms an integral part of Barco's offerings, designed to facilitate the operation of Barco Pulse projectors. With this app, you can easily search for and connect to Barco Pulse projectors within your personal mobile device's network. By using the Pulse Mobile App, you gain the ability to create a comprehensive list of projectors that you can efficiently manage. This includes various functionalities such as setup, configuration, virtual remote control, and status monitoring. Supported projectors are • Barco Pulse: UDX, UDM, F70/FS70 series, F80 series, F90 series, HDX4K • GSeries: G60, G62, G100, G50 For more Barco projector info, please visit https://www.barco.com/en/products/projection For the privacy policy, please visit https://www.barco.com/en/about-barco/legal/privacy-policy/product-privacy-statement#pulse-mobile-app

Screenshots

VideoCalc4 screens
Barco Pulse Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Barco Pulse Mobile at Free against VideoCalc's $3.99. Barco Pulse Mobile also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 82%) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months). VideoCalc's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On 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

Barco Pulse Mobile is free to download; VideoCalc costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

VideoCalc holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VideoCalc has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 82% of VideoCalc's written reviews are positive against 100% of Barco Pulse Mobile's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VideoCalc ships an update every 7 months, Barco Pulse Mobile every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
VideoCalc versus Barco Pulse Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVideoCalcBarco Pulse Mobile
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews81.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS7.1 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNelceaBarco

Customer experience

VideoCalc

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral9.1%
Negative9.1%

Barco Pulse Mobile

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

VideoCalc

No in-app purchases

None

Barco Pulse Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VideoCalc free?
VideoCalc costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Barco Pulse Mobile free?
Barco Pulse Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, VideoCalc or Barco Pulse Mobile?
VideoCalc is rated higher. VideoCalc averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Barco Pulse Mobile averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do VideoCalc or Barco Pulse Mobile have ads?
Neither VideoCalc nor Barco Pulse Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VideoCalc or Barco Pulse Mobile?
VideoCalc ships an update every 7 months, and Barco Pulse Mobile every 3 months. Most recently, VideoCalc was updated on October 24, 2026 and Barco Pulse Mobile on October 8, 2026.

Other comparisons