Catchin' Sync vs Vxio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Catchin' Sync
This app helps determine the audio and video sync delay on any playback device. It's useful for professionals and enthusiasts in various A/V scenarios, including home theaters and professional editing suites. The free version offers a sample video, while full access enables video recording for testing.
- Measure audio-video sync delay
- Works with any sync event
- Useful for professionals
- Suitable for home theater
- Includes sample test video
- Optional video recording
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*** Check out our website for device accuracy information: https://quietart.co.nz/catchinsync *** Catchin' Sync is a utility for video & audio professionals and enthusiasts alike. In most video playback or monitoring situations different codecs and display types as well as hardware cause a delay between the video signal and the audio signal. Be it a professional video edit or sound mix environment, or a home theatre setup, Catchin' Sync makes it a breeze to determine the amount of sync delay between your video and audio devices. It's so easy to use and doesn't require any propriety test files or special formats. Just any sync event on screen can be used. Though, we do provide great test files in many formats for you to use on our site: https://quietart.co.nz/catchinsync If you are a: - Video Editor - Colourist - Online Editor - Re-recording Mixer - Foley Editor - Dialog Editor - SFX Editor - ADR Mixer / recorder - Projectionist - QC Operator - A/V Specialist - Home Theatre Enthusiast - Or a facility owner / manager that deals with anything to do with Audio / Video. You'll benefit from the peace of mind that Catchin' Sync provides! Catchin' Sync can also be used to measure the distance of a sound making event (bouncing ball, lightning etc). This free version includes a sample video for demonstration purposes. You'll need to purchase the Full Access to enable video recording to use in your tests.
Vxio
Stream content from NDI devices directly to your iOS device. This application acts as a monitor for NDI sources, allowing you to view content from devices like HDMI encoders on your iPhone or iPad.
- NDI source monitor
- Stream NDI content to iOS
- View HDMI encoder streams
- Real-time monitoring
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Vxio is a NDI® source monitor. You can use the app to stream content from other NDI devices (like HDMI encoder) to iOS. NDI® is a registered trademark of Vizrt NDI AB. Vxio is not affiliated with, endorsed, or sponsored by Vizrt NDI AB.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Vxio at 100% against Catchin' Sync's 58%. Vxio also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 11 months). Catchin' Sync's advantage is iOS requirement (14.3 vs 17.0). On price 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. Catchin' Sync sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Vxio asks for nothing beyond the download.
Vxio holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vxio has 70 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Catchin' Sync's written reviews are positive against 100% of Vxio's.
Catchin' Sync ships an update every 11 months, Vxio every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Catchin' Sync | Vxio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (11 ratings) | 4.9 (70 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 70 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.3 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 88 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Quiet Art Ltd. | Chen Zhang |
Customer experience
Catchin' Sync
Vxio
In-app purchases
Catchin' Sync
- Full access$17.99
Vxio
No in-app purchases
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