VIVE (VIVE Flow) vs PrismXR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VIVE (VIVE Flow)
Stay connected to your phone's essential alerts while immersed in virtual reality. This app displays notifications for calls, texts, and calendar events directly within your VR headset without disrupting your experience. View them later in a dedicated tab.
- In-VR notifications
- Call alerts
- Text message alerts
- Calendar event reminders
- VIVE tab for later viewing
- Phone-to-VR connection
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Don't miss what's important IRL while you're in VR. To get essential notifications in the world of virtual reality, just connect your phone with your HTC VIVE. Notifications about phone calls, text messages and calendar events pop up without interrupting play and appear in the VIVE tab on your System Dashboard so you can view them later too.
PrismXR
This app enhances your experience with specific hardware products by offering personalized settings and operational controls. Explore product information and manage device configurations for a tailored user experience.
- Personalized product settings
- Device operations control
- Product discovery and information
- EQ settings for Vega T1
- Dongle switching for Vega T1
- WiFi configuration for Puppis S1
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The PrismXR App is an App designed to be used with PrismXR products, providing users with a brand new personalized experience. The Devices screen offers personalized product settings and operations, while the Discovery screen provides you with more information about PrismXR products. For Vega T1, you can use EQ settings, dongle switching, customize controls, and more. For Puppis S1, you can easily configure WiFi, check the connection status and network speed of the current mode, manage connected devices, and more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PrismXR at 2.2 against VIVE (VIVE Flow)'s 1.0. PrismXR also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (34 vs 4). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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.
PrismXR holds the better App Store score, 2.2 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PrismXR has 34 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of VIVE (VIVE Flow)'s written reviews are positive against 5% of PrismXR's.
VIVE (VIVE Flow) ships an update every 5 months, PrismXR every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VIVE (VIVE Flow) | PrismXR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (4 ratings) | 2.2 (34 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 5.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 34 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.4 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HTC Corporation | PRISMXR PTE. LTD. |
Customer experience
VIVE (VIVE Flow)
PrismXR
In-app purchases
VIVE (VIVE Flow)
No in-app purchases
PrismXR
No in-app purchases
Questions
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