PortalVR Controller vs PixBroom
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PortalVR Controller
Transform your smartphone into a virtual reality controller for an immersive VR experience. Seamlessly connect and navigate your VR environment with intuitive touch controls.
- Turns phone into VR controller
- Use with PortalVR
- Intuitive touch controls
- Seamless connection
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PortalVR Controller turns your phone into a VR controller, for use with PortalVR.
PixBroom
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PixBroom makes it simple to clean and organize your iPhone photo library. Quickly review photos and videos with an intuitive swipe interface, find duplicate photos, remove unnecessary screenshots and large media files, and free up storage without spending hours browsing your gallery. KEY FEATURES • Swipe to Clean Review your photos and videos quickly. Keep what matters and mark unwanted media for deletion. • Duplicate Photo Finder Find similar and duplicate photos, choose which ones to keep, and review everything before deleting. • Sort Your Way Sort photos and videos by date or file size, from newest to oldest, oldest to newest, largest to smallest, or smallest to largest. • Resume Where You Left Off Stop whenever you want and continue your cleanup later. • Video Review Preview videos, seek through the timeline, and decide what to keep or remove. • Screenshot Cleanup Quickly find screenshots that are taking up unnecessary space. • Privacy-Friendly Media analysis is performed on your device. Your personal photos and videos are not uploaded to PixBroom servers. Take control of your photo library with PixBroom and keep only what you really want.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PortalVR Controller at 5.0 against PixBroom's 1.0. PortalVR Controller also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. PixBroom sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PortalVR Controller asks for nothing beyond the download.
PortalVR Controller holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
PortalVR Controller ships an update every 3 days, PixBroom every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PortalVR Controller | PixBroom |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Portal VR, Inc. | AHMET SERHAT UGURLU |
In-app purchases
PortalVR Controller
No in-app purchases
PixBroom
- Remove Ads$2.99
