Comparison

Virtual Gamepad vs Podium | Viewer

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

Head to head
About

Virtual Gamepad

Control cloud games on your Samsung Smart TV directly from your iPhone. Connect seamlessly through the SmartThings app and Gaming Hub by scanning a QR code. Enjoy a gamepad-free experience for supported titles.

Highlights
  • Gamepad-free cloud gaming
  • Connects to Samsung Smart TV
  • Uses SmartThings mobile app
  • QR code connection via Gaming Hub
  • iPhone compatibility (iOS 15+)
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With the Samsung Virtual Gamepad app, enjoy gamepad-free cloud games on your mobile by simply connecting to your Samsung Smart TV. 1. Easy to use in the SmartThings mobile app Try using Virtual Gamepad with the SmartThings TV plug-in. 2. Simply connect to Gaming Hub on your Samsung Smart TV To connect your Virtual Gamepad, just scan the QR code in Gaming Hub. (Availability and supported devices may differ by country.) ※ The Virtual Gamepad is available on iPhone (iOS 15 or later). ※ Availability may vary across cloud games and countries.

About

Podium | Viewer

Features
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Podium | Viewer is the stage display companion app for Podium Presenter. It is designed to show live content sent from a Mac in real time during events where timing and clarity matter. Podium | Viewer does not create or edit content. It displays what is sent from Podium Presenter on a Mac, perfectly synced and scaled to the screen. What the presenter designs on the Mac is exactly what appears on the Viewer, without lag or distortion. The app connects to Podium Presenter over the local network using Bonjour. No internet connection is required during use. Once connected, Podium | Viewer instantly displays text, images, timers, clocks, and alerts, and updates automatically as changes are made on the Mac. Podium | Viewer is built for live environments where reliability is critical. It is commonly used as a stage screen, confidence monitor, or presenter display during worship services, corporate presentations, conferences, training sessions, and community events. The Viewer app supports multiple types of content on the same screen, including large readable text, images, countdown timers, clocks in any timezone, and visual alerts. Timers and clocks update in real time and can be started, stopped, or reset from the Presenter app. Alerts can trigger visual flashes, sounds, haptics, or acknowledgement prompts to ensure important messages are noticed. Podium | Viewer is optimized for iPad but also works on iPhone for monitoring or backup use. The layout automatically adapts to the device’s screen size and resolution to ensure clean, readable output. Privacy and simplicity are core to Podium’s design. Podium | Viewer does not require accounts, does not show ads, and does not include tracking or analytics. All communication happens locally between devices, and no data is stored or transmitted to external servers. Content disappears when the session ends. Podium | Viewer is intended to be used together with Podium Presenter on macOS. A subscription to Podium unlocks full functionality across the Podium system. Podium | Viewer helps keep speakers, operators, and stages perfectly in sync during live moments.

Screenshots

Virtual Gamepad3 screens
Podium | Viewer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Virtual Gamepad at 15.0 against Podium | Viewer's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Virtual Gamepad versus Podium | Viewer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVirtual GamepadPodium | Viewer
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.4 (24 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews15.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings24 — better—
Update frequency—Fortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB2 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Kinchit Gauswami

In-app purchases

None

Virtual Gamepad

No in-app purchases

None

Podium | Viewer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Virtual Gamepad free?
Virtual Gamepad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Podium | Viewer free?
Podium | Viewer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Virtual Gamepad or Podium | Viewer have ads?
Neither Virtual Gamepad nor Podium | Viewer shows ads.

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