Comparison

VLC Streamer Pro vs Mobile VR Station®

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

Head to head
About

VLC Streamer Pro

Stream movies and TV shows from your computer to your iPhone, iPod, or iPad without conversion. Enjoy your entire movie collection wirelessly within your home network. Supports various formats and resolutions for a seamless viewing experience.

Highlights
  • Stream movies from computer
  • No conversion needed
  • Supports multiple resolutions
  • Customizable gesture controls
  • Airplay and TV Out support
  • Browse local drives and network shares
Features
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Sit anywhere in your house and watch movies or TV shows on your iPhone, iPod or iPad. VLC Streamer streams movies from your computer to your iDevice. Winner *Best Entertainment App* Chip.de. You can watch anything from your movie collection. No need for complex conversion processes. No need to manually transfer programs to your device. “Can these guys do no wrong? Seriously, if only other app devs knew how to make apps as well as these guys, the world would be a better place. Or at least my device would be less buggy. I was just watching a Full HD copy of Avatar Extended Edition being streamed from my PC on my iPod Touch 2nd Generation and it looked and played amazingly.” - UK Reviewer “…it's as good as having the original VLC player on your iOS device…” - CallingAllGeeks.org “…Setup is a snap and literally takes 2 seconds. You can browse through all your movies from your device and click any one to start playing. It even works if you have the movies stored on a USB drive connected to the host computer.” -The Times of India “Took me seconds to setup to stream from a secondary drive in my home office. Going straight out to get a cable for my TV.” - USA Reviewer “….This sucker can stream off the pc and plays virtually anything you throw at it. Download it now!” - TaxiDriver at Blippy.com There are a huge number of movie formats, and VLC can convert most of them - but it can't convert everything. If you have any doubts, then please try the free version of this application first. • Features include • - Free helper app gets you streaming quickly and allows you to browse local drives, and Windows network shares - Stream over wifi directly from your computer - Support for multiple resolutions and streaming quality levels - Customisable gesture controls - Live streaming of video after a few seconds of processing (assumes a reasonably powered computer) - Airplay support - TV Out support for iPad and iPhone4 - Easy to copy movies directly to your device for watching on the plane or out of the house. - Supports Windows, Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8 - Supports Mac OS 10.5 and above • System Requirements • - VLC Streamer will not play DRM protected videos. Videos from the iTunes store do include DRM. - VLC Streamer is designed to work on your local network, and the free helper app has to run on your Mac or PC. - Supports Windows, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10. - Supports Mac OS 10.7 Intel and above. • Response to feedback • -If you do have any problems streaming movies, then please just check the help instructions in the app. Feel free to drop me an email (my personal mail is in the app) if you need help. Enjoy!

About

Mobile VR Station®

Immerse yourself in your media with this virtual reality media player. View photos, panoramas, and videos on a large virtual screen with head tracking. Supports 2D and 3D content, offering a customizable viewing experience for various VR headsets.

Highlights
  • Virtual screen media playback
  • Head tracking support
  • 2D and 3D content display
  • Customizable viewing profiles
  • UPNP for external content
  • Subtitle support (.srt files)
  • Bluetooth remote control
Features
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Mobile VR Station is a media player designed for Virtual Reality with head tracking. With this app you can view your Photos, Panoramas, Videos & Files projected onto a virtual screen floating in space. Our app supports displaying standard 2D and 3D Side By Side/Over Under content. The app can't display DRM protected content, such as content bought from iTunes. "The most feature-packed VR media player available, with editable profiles that let you adjust the viewing experience across multiple devices and VR adapters. Excellent all around!" -Quote from Manuel M, Beta Tester If you need help we provide links inside the app to view our Facebook, Twitter and YouTube channel. Usages: - Works with every headset, very flexible configuration - Watch movies in a virtual theater - Watch 3D 180 Degree content. - Explore 360/Spherical movies (Great for demos). - Experience 3D content (Left/Right, Right/Left and Top/Bottom). - See your device's photos & videos in a new way. - View panoramas with some depth. - Access external video content with UPNP. - Watch HTML5 Video from Mobile Safari with Micro VR Station extension. Details: - Native App, written in Obj-C with SceneKit - Watch App for Remote control capabalities - This app is currently only available in English - Free version limits video playback to the "first" five minutes. - Supported formats: MOV, MP4 & M4V. - Supported HMDs: None (Mono), None (SBS), Cardboard, Altergaze, Firefly, Custom, .... - Cardboard QR scanner available for quick setup - Supported Devices: Any device running iOS 8.1 can install the app, but iPhone 5S/iPad Mini (Retina) and above provide a great experience. - Projections: Dome, Full Dome, Curved (Large curve), Plane (Flat), Cylinder & Spherical - Skyboxes: 47 built in options. - Profiles: Each user/headset can have their own specific configuration. - Audio: Language switching available. - Subtitles: The app can load UTF-8 formatted *.srt files, after a movie has been started - Files: Each file has its own preview icon and meta data. You can either generate a icon or upload your own. Please see the FAQ on how to make your own icons. - Bluetooth Remote: If your headset has Play/Pause & Next/Previous buttons, you can use them to control video playback. - UPNP: Basic support for viewing & downloading video & image content. Music can play if you mess with a few settings. - Other File Formats: We are researching how other formats and higher quality content could be displayed, we understand the need and want to deliver in the future. -1080P @ 60 FPS is available on 5S+ and beyond. Devices under 5S should consume 720P. - 4K @ 30FPS is available for 6S, 6S+, 5SE & iPad Pro - Support for SanDisk™ iXpand Drives - Please see the guide book for more information Tips: - If video playback starts to lockup, or a setting doesn't stick please turn your device off and on again. - It's strongly recommended to go through Training at least once and check out the help videos if you have time. - Every projection is editable, just dig into "Manage Presets" for the details. - If you really need help, ask on our Facebook page, Twitter account, or reddit /r/iOSVR/ Controls: - MFI Controller/Bluetooth keyboard support (While in VR). - When not using a HMD device buttons can be tapped. - Tap anywhere in the right eye or empty space to recenter view. - Tap 3 fingers on screen to quickly exit VR. - Support for Occipital Bridge Controller

Screenshots

VLC Streamer Pro4 screens
Mobile VR Station®3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Mobile VR Station® at Free against VLC Streamer Pro's $7.99. VLC Streamer Pro's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.1) and in-app purchases (none vs 5). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads 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

Mobile VR Station® is free to download; VLC Streamer Pro costs $7.99 up front. Mobile VR Station® sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. VLC Streamer Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

VLC Streamer Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 743 and 514 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of VLC Streamer Pro's written reviews are positive against 66% of Mobile VR Station®'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VLC Streamer Pro ships an update every 3 months, Mobile VR Station® every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
VLC Streamer Pro versus Mobile VR Station®: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVLC Streamer ProMobile VR Station®
Price$7.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (743 ratings) — better4.1 (514 ratings)
Positive reviews75.5% of reviews — better66.3% of reviews
Number of ratings743 — better514
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB77 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHobbyist Software LimitedMichael Fuller

Customer experience

VLC Streamer Pro

All ratings742 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral1.5%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews1,190 reviews
Positive75.5%
Neutral5.8%
Negative18.7%

Mobile VR Station®

All ratings512 ratings
Positive77.5%
Neutral6.3%
Negative16.2%
Written reviews416 reviews
Positive66.3%
Neutral10.3%
Negative23.3%

User reviews

VLC Streamer Pro

From 743 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Seamless streaming
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Fast conversion
  • 👍 Supports many file formats
  • 👍 Convenient remote access

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and connection issues
  • 🐛 Audio sync problems
  • 🐛 Conversion quality issues
  • 🔋 High CPU/battery usage during conversion
  • 🐛 Buggy after updates

Mobile VR Station®

From 514 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Works great with Google Cardboard
  • 👍 Highly customizable settings
  • 🔍 Supports wide range of media formats
  • 🎥 Immersive VR experience
  • 💡 Useful features like adjustable viewing angles

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
  • 🐛 Laggy performance on some devices
  • 🔍 Confusing user interface
  • 💰 Requires paid upgrade for full functionality

Bugs and requests

VLC Streamer Pro

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when selecting PC to connect
  • Keyboard doesn't disappear during search
  • Playback stops unexpectedly
  • Conversion process takes too long

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add playlist support
  • Improve subtitle handling
  • Allow direct streaming without conversion
  • Provide better organization/browsing of media library
  • Implement Chromecast support

Mobile VR Station®

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes when trying to play certain video files
  • Head tracking issues on some devices
  • Buffering problems when streaming content

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add support for 4K and higher resolution videos
  • Integrate web browser for more VR content
  • Improve file management and navigation
  • Provide better documentation and tutorials

In-app purchases

None

VLC Streamer Pro

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Mobile VR Station®

One-time5
  • Micro Player - Lift Safari Extension Limit$1.99
  • Protected Drives$1.99
  • Presentation+$1.99
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  • Premium Edition - Remove 5 Minute Limit$2.99
  • Ultimate Edition - Everything$5.99

Questions

Is VLC Streamer Pro free?
VLC Streamer Pro costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mobile VR Station® free?
Mobile VR Station® is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, VLC Streamer Pro or Mobile VR Station®?
VLC Streamer Pro is rated higher. VLC Streamer Pro averages 4.7 out of 5 from 743 ratings, while Mobile VR Station® averages 4.1 from 514 ratings.
Do VLC Streamer Pro or Mobile VR Station® have ads?
Neither VLC Streamer Pro nor Mobile VR Station® shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VLC Streamer Pro or Mobile VR Station®?
VLC Streamer Pro ships an update every 3 months, and Mobile VR Station® every 4 months. Most recently, VLC Streamer Pro was updated on October 24, 2026 and Mobile VR Station® on October 24, 2026.

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