Ashly Remote vs VDirector
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ashly Remote
Design custom graphical interfaces for controlling Ashly networked audio products. Create and secure remotes on an iPad, then deploy them to iPhones, iPads, or iPod Touches for end-user access to select audio functions.
- Create custom graphical user interfaces
- Secure remotes with edit/access security
- Import custom backgrounds
- Control parameters in networked products
- View communication viability with diagnostics
- Share custom remote designs
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"Ashly Remote" is an application used to create a custom and secure graphical user interface (GUI) for end user control of Ashly networked products. The GUI is created on the iPad, then deployed to a Ashly Remote app running on a iPad*, iPod Touch*, or iPhone*. All GUI editing is done solely on the iPad. The sound system designer creates a GUI specifically tailored for the end user and their networked Ashly products, allowing them remote access to select audio functions. Features: Create, save, load and share custom designed remotes Import custom backgrounds Secure the remote by configuring edit or access security Control parameters in Networked Ashly products Use diagnostics to view communication viability * iPad / iPod Touch / iPhone device must be connected wirelessly to the same network as the controllable Ashly equipment. Control via direct cellular network connection is unavailable.
VDirector
This utility app allows users to control a distributed video matrix system. It enables real-time preview of input devices, matrix source switching, and one-button screen control through a drag-and-drop interface. The app also supports video wall configuration and source selection.
- Real-time input device preview
- Matrix source switching
- One-button screen control
- Drag-and-drop operation
- Video wall configuration
- Source selection
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A control app for distributed video matrix system can automatically search the input and output nodes in the network, preview the input device screen in real-time, realize matrix source switching, one-button screen switch control, and so on through drag-and-drop operation, and also support video wall configuration and source selection operation.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ashly Remote at 100% against VDirector's 50%. Ashly Remote also leads on rating (3.8 vs 2.5) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 11.0). 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.
Ashly Remote holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Ashly Remote's written reviews are positive against 50% of VDirector's.
Ashly Remote ships an update every 6 weeks, VDirector every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ashly Remote | VDirector |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (4 ratings) — better | 2.5 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ashly Audio, Inc. | 迎 占 |
Customer experience
Ashly Remote
VDirector
In-app purchases
Ashly Remote
No in-app purchases
VDirector
No in-app purchases
