VEX via vs Handit Remote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VEX via
Track the progress and results of various VEX Robotics Competition programs. Access team lists, schedules, rankings, and skills challenge results, with real-time updates and score alerts for your favorite teams.
- Follow VEX Robotics Competition events
- View team lists and schedules
- Access match and skills results
- Sort data by event or team
- Download event updates
- Receive instant score alerts
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VEX via allows you to follow the progress and results of the VEX Robotics Competition programs, including VEX V5 Robotics Competition (V5RC), VEX U Robotics Competition (VURC), VEX AI Robotics Competition (VAIRC), and VEX IQ Robotics Competition (VIQRC). Team lists, match schedules, match results, rankings, and skills challenge results are easy to access and can be sorted by event or by team. Result updates can be downloaded as the events unfold, and you can also register to receive instant score alerts for your favorite teams.
Handit Remote
Control your EV3 robot wirelessly from your iPhone or iPad. Connect via Bluetooth to monitor battery, motor status, and receive notifications. Customize controls with virtual joysticks or D-pads for a personalized robot driving experience.
- Bluetooth connectivity to EV3 brick
- Live battery and motor status
- Visual and haptic feedback
- Virtual D-pad and joystick controls
- Customizable button functions
- Motor role and speed assignment
- Discover tab for accessories and actions
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Control your EV3 robot from your iPhone or iPad. No cables or computer required. Features • Connect to your EV3 brick over Bluetooth and see your brick at a glance. Live battery level, active motor count, and which ports are in use or available. • Auto-connect to your saved brick on launch so you're always ready to go. • Stay informed with visual and haptic feedback for low battery, disconnections, and reconnects. • Choose between a virtual on-screen D-pad or joystick to drive your robot from the Controller tab. • Your iPhone or iPad screen is the controller. Physical gamepads and external controllers are not supported. • Drive Modes: pick Instant, Linear, or Smooth to control how your robot accelerates. • Speedometer styles: switch between numeric and symbol in the controller. • Customize every controller button in detail: set Horn pitch and volume, tune your Shake phases, or adjust Burst speed and duration, all per button. • Assign each motor a role (Drive or Action) and set its speed independently. • Search the Browse tab for articles on motors, actions, drive modes and more. • Accessibility improvements across the app, including VoiceOver. • Personalize the app with exclusive accent color themes and custom app icons. Available in English and Greek. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: VEX via at 4.2 against Handit Remote's 2.2. VEX via also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Handit Remote sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $8.99 per year. VEX via asks for nothing beyond the download.
VEX via holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VEX via has 26 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.
VEX via ships an update every 3 weeks, Handit Remote every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VEX via | Handit Remote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (26 ratings) — better | 2.2 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 38.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #182 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DWAB Technology, LLC | Nikolaos Theodoridis |
Customer experience
VEX via
Handit Remote
Bugs and requests
VEX via
Reported bugs
36 issues- Match scores take too long to update
- Updated app doesn't show school team
- App not getting any data after iOS upgrade
- No information shows up when searching for events on iPhone
- App is super glitchy, cannot load basic functions
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- App opens to white space for match details
- UI design is inconsistent
- App crashes frequently
- App is extremely laggy and might crash
- Scores for teams never change
- App is very glitchy and lags
- No notifications on iOS version
- Notification prompt not appearing
- Favorite teams not highlighted in schedule
- App only shows last year's events
- App is poorly programmed, data not stored locally
- Slow to download events and scores on iPhone
- App not optimized for all specs, infrequent crashes
- Star icon used for favorites instead of heart icon
- App not working on iPhone, showing nothing for events/teams
- No events listed, developer doesn't respond to emails
- App needs fixing on the App Store
- Will not pull in current data
- All events are out of date, only shows for 2017
- App never worked properly during events
- Scheduling, results, notifications never worked
- App too busy trying to refresh, never updated info
- Difficult to navigate, no way to search
- Competitions listed in no particular order
- No search function
- Refresh needed many times for latest data
- No real replacement app
- Large amounts of teams and events are missing
- Rankings and teams show a blank screen
- App needs to be updated to the new game
- Data does not show up half the time
Requested features
11 requests- Update match scores faster
- Add scoring and stat explanations
- Highlight favorite teams in schedule
- Add team search function
- Advertise app more
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- Allow viewing past competitions for teams
- Search competitions by city/state
- Background update for app
- User login for automatic competition population
- Fully optimize for iPad
- Page dedicated to scoring
Handit Remote
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
VEX via
No in-app purchases
Handit Remote
- Handit Pro$8.991 Year
