Comparison

AV Aid toolkit vs ViplexHandy

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

Head to head
About

AV Aid toolkit

This app provides essential tools for Audio Visual technicians. It helps detect and set custom display resolutions, generates various audio and video test patterns, and includes helpful references for AV systems. It can also function as a document camera.

Highlights
  • Display resolution detection
  • Custom resolution output
  • Color bar and test pattern generation
  • Extensive audio test generator
  • Customizable test song playback
  • Dolby 5.1/7.1 surround sound test
  • AV system troubleshooting tools
Features
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Useful tools for the Audio Visual technician! When you connect your device with a VGA adapter, HDMI adapter, or Airplay to a projector or flatscreen monitor, AV Aid will detect and display all available output resolutions for your device. (Even 4K!) You can then select one of these custom resolutions and AV Aid will generate and output color bars or mirror test patterns onto your display. The audio test generator is also expansive, including left, right, center, phase test, pink noise, white noise, sweep, a test song and more. You can also designate your own custom test song from your own music library or via Apple Music. *AV Aid now features a Dolby 5.1 and 7.1 surround sound test using ec-7 (enhanced ac-3) encoding! There are several other handy AV features like flashlight, IR detector, TRS, XLR, CAT-5 Pinout reference, cable connector resource guide, and additional tips for troubleshooting Audio Visual systems. We have now also added a full screen front and back camera view if you would like to use your mobile device as a document camera during online meetings.

About

ViplexHandy

Manage and control Taurus series multimedia players for LED displays. Design playlists, configure screens, and manage media files directly from your iOS device. This app offers comprehensive control for asynchronous full-color LED displays.

Highlights
  • Screen management
  • Solution editing
  • System settings
  • Media library
  • Quick screen configuration
  • Real-time control
Features
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ViPlex Handy, designed for the Taurus series products, is an application for the iOS platform. Launched by NovaStar, the Taurus series products are the second generation of multimedia players for small and medium-sized asynchronous full-color LED displays. This application supports functions like screen management, solution editing, system settings, and media library. Screen management: Allows you to manage the Taurus series products in the LAN and supports quick screen configuration, real-time control, playback management, cloud server binding and so on. Solution editing: Allows you to quickly design various playlists which will be sent to the Taurus series products for playback. System settings: Includes software language settings and help documentation. Media library: Allows you to browse the multimedia files on your mobile phone.

Screenshots

AV Aid toolkit4 screens
ViplexHandy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: AV Aid toolkit at 92% against ViplexHandy's 12%. AV Aid toolkit also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.4) and ratings volume (94 vs 28). ViplexHandy's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

ViplexHandy is free to download; AV Aid toolkit costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AV Aid toolkit holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 94 and 28 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of AV Aid toolkit's written reviews are positive against 12% of ViplexHandy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AV Aid toolkit ships an update every 3 months, ViplexHandy every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
AV Aid toolkit versus ViplexHandy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAV Aid toolkitViplexHandy
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (94 ratings) — better2.4 (28 ratings)
Positive reviews92.0% of reviews — better11.9% of reviews
Number of ratings94 — better28
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB212 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDave LevyXi'an NovaStar Tech Co.,Ltd

Customer experience

AV Aid toolkit

All ratings94 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral3.2%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive92.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.0%

ViplexHandy

All ratings28 ratings
Positive28.6%
Neutral3.6%
Negative67.9%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive11.9%
Neutral19.0%
Negative69.0%

In-app purchases

None

AV Aid toolkit

No in-app purchases

None

ViplexHandy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AV Aid toolkit free?
AV Aid toolkit costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ViplexHandy free?
ViplexHandy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AV Aid toolkit or ViplexHandy?
AV Aid toolkit is rated higher. AV Aid toolkit averages 4.7 out of 5 from 94 ratings, while ViplexHandy averages 2.4 from 28 ratings.
Do AV Aid toolkit or ViplexHandy have ads?
Neither AV Aid toolkit nor ViplexHandy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AV Aid toolkit or ViplexHandy?
AV Aid toolkit ships an update every 3 months, and ViplexHandy every 6 weeks. Most recently, AV Aid toolkit was updated on October 23, 2026 and ViplexHandy on October 24, 2026.

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