Comparison

VIVE (VIVE Flow) vs 猫耳ビューアー

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • In-VR notifications
  • Call alerts
  • Text message alerts
  • Calendar event reminders
  • VIVE tab for later viewing
  • Phone-to-VR connection
Features
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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.

About

猫耳ビューアー

Features
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NekomimiViewer is a media viewer built for browsing deep image, video, and PDF libraries exactly as they are organized on disk. Point it at a local folder or a NAS (SMB share) you choose, and it becomes your media library—no import, no upload. ■ Highlights - Fast browsing of deeply nested libraries Even huge folder trees scroll smoothly in grid view. Deep chains of sparse folders are automatically flattened into a single readable view. - Direct NAS (SMB) connection Add your NAS and stream videos and PDFs straight from it—no need to download entire files to your device first. - Images, video, PDF, and audio in one app The built-in viewer handles a wide range of video formats including MKV and AVI (FFmpeg bundled), two-page spread PDF reading, and thumbnail grids for images. - Mini player for watching while you browse Keep a video or track playing in a small window while you explore the library. Playback continues in the background, with repeat, shuffle, and lock screen controls. - Works as a music library Audio tags (title, artist, album art) are read automatically. Switch to the music list view to sort by track number or tag. - Downloads for offline viewing Save files from your NAS to the device and view them offline. Interrupted transfers resume where they left off. - Automatic thumbnails Generated and cached entirely on your device—first frame for video, first page for PDF. - Full-text search (file name and path) Fast search across the whole library. Folder paths can optionally be included in the search. - Favorites, star ratings, and history Mark the files you open often and jump straight back to them from your history. - Tuned per folder Grid, list, and music list view modes are remembered per folder. Rename roots for display, and act on items from the long-press menu. ■ Privacy - No personal information or usage data is collected—ever - No tracking, no analytics, no ads, no account required - All files, thumbnails, and favorites are processed and stored on your device only - The only network traffic is reading media from the NAS (SMB share) you registered ■ Who it's for - Anyone who wants to browse a photo or video collection stored on a NAS from an iPhone or iPad - Anyone who wants to stream a music library kept on a NAS - Anyone who reads local PDF libraries in two-page spreads - Anyone who values privacy and would rather not hand their data to an external server NekomimiViewer is completely free with no ads. See the bundled license notices and the published privacy policy for details.

Screenshots

VIVE (VIVE Flow)3 screens
猫耳ビューアー2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: 猫耳ビューアー at every 4 days against VIVE (VIVE Flow)'s every 5 months. 猫耳ビューアー also leads on device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VIVE (VIVE Flow) ships an update every 5 months, 猫耳ビューアー every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
VIVE (VIVE Flow) versus 猫耳ビューアー: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVIVE (VIVE Flow)猫耳ビューアー
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS14.4 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHTC CorporationMakoto Nishimura

In-app purchases

None

VIVE (VIVE Flow)

No in-app purchases

None

猫耳ビューアー

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VIVE (VIVE Flow) free?
VIVE (VIVE Flow) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 猫耳ビューアー free?
猫耳ビューアー is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do VIVE (VIVE Flow) or 猫耳ビューアー have ads?
Neither VIVE (VIVE Flow) nor 猫耳ビューアー shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VIVE (VIVE Flow) or 猫耳ビューアー?
VIVE (VIVE Flow) ships an update every 5 months, and 猫耳ビューアー every 4 days. Most recently, VIVE (VIVE Flow) was updated on November 3, 2026 and 猫耳ビューアー on October 25, 2026.

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