VRC RoboLink vs Valid
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!
Valid
An anonymous polling app designed for high school students. Engage in fun, honest questions about friends and classmates, earn points, and discover who is voting for you while maintaining anonymity.
- Anonymous daily polls
- Answer questions about contacts
- Earn aura points
- See who votes for you
- Climb leaderboards
- Browse school-wide activity
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Compliment Your Classmates. Be kind. Don't bully. Everything is moderated. Valid is the anonymous polling app made for your school community. Answer fun, positive questions about friends and classmates, earn aura points, and see the compliments you receive. No random friend requests or strangers. Valid connects you with people from your contacts and school. Moderation and safety tools help keep every interaction positive and respectful. How It Works • Answer daily polls about friends and classmates • Vote anonymously—or choose to reveal yourself • Earn aura and climb your school’s leaderboard • See compliments and votes in your personal feed • Chat with classmates • Explore school-wide activity and trending polls By using Valid, you agree to our Terms of Service.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: VRC RoboLink at none against Valid's 1. Valid's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (11K vs 14). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Valid sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $12.49 per 7 days. VRC RoboLink asks for nothing beyond the download.
Valid holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Valid has 11K ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of VRC RoboLink's written reviews are positive against 79% of Valid's.
VRC RoboLink ships an update every 3 weeks, Valid every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VRC RoboLink | Valid |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (14 ratings) | 4.8 (11K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews | 79.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 | 11K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #20 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Evan Wesley Boyle | RevueAI, Inc |
Customer experience
VRC RoboLink
Valid
In-app purchases
VRC RoboLink
No in-app purchases
Valid
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