VRM vs Vicon Control
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VRM
Monitor and manage your energy systems remotely. Track solar, battery, and power usage in real time, receive alerts, and optimize performance from your smartphone. Ideal for off-grid, marine, or backup power solutions.
- Remote energy system monitoring
- Real-time solar, battery, and power tracking
- Instant alert notifications
- Performance optimization
- Smartphone control
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Stay in control of your energy system anytime, anywhere with the Victron VRM app! Remotely monitor your solar, battery, and power usage in real time, receive instant alerts, and optimize performance—all from your smartphone. Whether you’re off-grid, on a boat, or managing a backup power system, VRM keeps you connected. Download now and take charge of your energy! This app requires your system to be connected to the internet through a Victron Global Remote, Victron Ethernet Remote or Color Control GX / Venus GX.
Vicon Control
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Free yourself from the capture PC. Vicon Control is our first tablet and phone application designed to make setting up your Vantage, Vero, Vertex, Viper, T-Series and Bonita system easier than ever. Control connects wirelessly to Vicon’s Evoke, Nexus, and Shōgun software. It streams camera data wirelessly to your mobile or tablet device, allowing a single operator to make adjustments on the fly. Compatible Vicon platforms include: - Nexus 2.7 and later - Tracker 3.6 and later - Shogun 1.1 and later - Evoke 1.0 and later
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: VRM at fortnightly against Vicon Control's every 5 months. Vicon Control's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
VRM ships an update fortnightly, Vicon Control every 5 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | VRM | Vicon Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (57 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 39.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 57 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Victron Energy | Vicon Motion Systems Ltd. |
In-app purchases
VRM
No in-app purchases
Vicon Control
No in-app purchases
