Q vs VIA App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Q
Control Q-SYS systems remotely from your iOS device. Create custom user interfaces to manage nearly any system element, including camera controls, lighting, volume, and more. Requires Q-SYS Platform and license activation.
- Customizable user control interfaces (UCIs)
- Control and monitor Q-SYS system elements
- Source selection buttons
- Q-SYS PTZ camera controls with video preview
- Lighting dimmer and projector controls
- Volume faders and signal meters
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Control Q-SYS systems from your iOS device! Within Q-SYS Designer software, user control interfaces (UCIs) can be created, and nearly any element in the system can be placed in the UCIs for control and monitoring. This enables a near limitless array of control capability, all from your iOS device, including source selection buttons, Q-SYS PTZ camera controls (with video preview frames), lighting dimmer controls, projector on/off selector, signal meters, screen up/down, snapshot recall, volume control faders, and more. This app is designed for use with QSC's Q-SYS Platform only. Q-SYS UCI deployment onto a Core processor for use with TSC touch screens, UCI viewer for PC and iOS app requires license activation. Visit www.qsc.com/uci for more details.
VIA App
This app enables seamless wireless collaboration by connecting all devices in a meeting space to a primary presentation screen. It supports BYOD, HD video streaming, and multi-display presentations, transforming any screen into a dynamic meeting point for ideas.
- BYOD Wireless Collaboration
- HD Video Streaming
- Multi-Display Presentation
- Interactive Touch Collaboration
- Interactive Whiteboard
- VIA Cloud
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VIA turns any screen into a potential meeting point for ideas to stream freely without conventional restrictions that consume or constrict a meeting’s resources. Independent of wires and cables for total connectivity, VIA is an audio- visual integrator. The box connects to and works off an existing wireless network and links every device in a meeting space with the primary presentation screen. KEY FEATURES 1. BYOD Wireless Collaboration 2. HD Video Streaming 3. Multi-Display Presentation 4. HDMI Input 5. Dynamic Display Layout 6. Collaboration Notes 7. Team Collaboration 8. Interactive Touch Collaboration 9. Interactive Whiteboard 10. VIA Cloud 11. Reverse Control
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Q at 3.0 against VIA App's 1.3. Q also leads on review sentiment (19% vs 9%). VIA App's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Q holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 56 and 46 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 19% of Q's written reviews are positive against 9% of VIA App's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Q | VIA App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (56 ratings) — better | 1.3 (46 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 18.9% of reviews — better | 8.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 56 — better | 46 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | QSC Audio Products, LLC | Kramer Electronics Ltd. |
Customer experience
Q
VIA App
In-app purchases
Q
No in-app purchases
VIA App
No in-app purchases
