VRC RoboLink vs Ghost
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VRC RoboLink
This app is a scouting companion for competitive robotics teams. It helps track team performance, analyze event data, and calculate match scores. Future updates will include AI-powered vision scoring.
- Team scouting and performance tracking
- Event insights and analysis
- Match score calculator
- AI-powered vision scoring (coming soon)
- Streamlined competition strategy
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Level Up Your VEX Robotics Game with the Ultimate Scouting Tool Built by and for competitive VEX Robotics Competition (VRC/VEXU) teams, this is your all-in-one scouting companion — designed to streamline your competition strategy and keep you ahead of the game. Whether you're at a local scrimmage or prepping for a Signature Event, this app gives you the data and tools to make smarter alliance decisions and elevate your match performance. Key Features: Team Scouting Made Simple Browse and track other teams' profiles, event history, and performance metrics in one clean interface. Create your own team profile, invite teammates with a join code, and control exactly what other teams can see with granular privacy settings. Team Analytics Go beyond the raw stats with a blended performance score that combines win rate, World Skills rank, and TrueSkill rank into one easy-to-read number — so you know at a glance how a team is really performing. Event Insights Follow any VEX event from qualifiers through the elimination bracket. Live matches, rankings, awards, and skills standings update automatically as the event progresses, so you always know where you and your alliance partners stand. Match Score Calculator Calculate match and skills scores instantly with calculators built for the current season — VEX V5RC Override, RECF Pinnacle, and last season's Push Back for reference. No more guesswork, just clean, accurate results. New: On-Device Rules Agent (Beta) Ask rules questions in plain English and get instant answers powered by Apple Intelligence, processed entirely on your device — nothing leaves your phone. Requires iOS 26 and an Apple Intelligence–compatible device. Coming Soon: AI-Powered Vision Scoring We're building a cutting-edge computer vision feature that will let your camera do the scoring for you — automatically detecting game elements and calculating match scores using AI. Stay tuned for updates!
Ghost
This messaging app prioritizes user privacy with end-to-end encryption and anonymous profiles. It collects minimal metadata, ensuring conversations remain confidential and invisible to third parties.
- End-to-end encryption
- Anonymous profiles
- Minimal metadata collection
- No phone number required
- Secure file sharing
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Ghost is your ultra-private messaging companion—designed from the ground up for total peace of mind. With Ghost, your conversations stay truly yours: End-to-End Encryption Every message, image, and file is encrypted on your device and only decrypted on the recipient's device. Not even we can read your chats. Encrypted Voice Calling Make crystal-clear, one-on-one voice calls protected by the same encryption standards as your messages. Calls ring through even when your phone is locked, so you never miss an important call. Anonymous Profiles No phone numbers, no email addresses. Connect with friends and communities without revealing personal information. Group Chats Bring your circle together in encrypted group conversations without sacrificing the privacy you expect from every one-on-one chat. Minimal Metadata We collect only what's strictly necessary—such as app version and crash logs—to keep the service running smoothly. No ad tracking. No analytics. Whether you're a privacy advocate, a whistleblower, or simply someone who values discretion, Ghost keeps your conversations—and your calls—private and protected from prying eyes. Download now and start talking with complete confidence.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: VRC RoboLink at 4.5 against Ghost's 4.3. Ghost's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
VRC RoboLink holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 6 respectively.
VRC RoboLink ships an update every 3 weeks, Ghost every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VRC RoboLink | Ghost |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (13 ratings) — better | 4.3 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Evan Wesley Boyle | Kacper Oselka |
Customer experience
VRC RoboLink
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In-app purchases
VRC RoboLink
No in-app purchases
Ghost
No in-app purchases









