VGo vs vCastSender
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VGo
This app allows users to remotely control a telepresence robot, enabling real-time audio and video communication and movement in a distant location. It facilitates virtual attendance for school, medical appointments, and social connections.
- Remote robot control
- Real-time audio/video
- Virtual presence replication
- Remote movement (driving)
- Secure connectivity
- Easy setup and operation
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Be There Without Being There The VGo Telepresence Robot delivers real time audio and video communication to replicate a presence in a distant location – with the freedom to move around as if you were physically there. The VGo App is used to initiate connectivity, see and hear what is happening at the remote location, and drive the VGo. VGo is easy to setup and operate for all ages whether you are attending school virtually, checking in for a medical appointment, connecting with family and friends, joining a museum tour and more.Go App for iPad enables VGo Robotic Telepresence users to use an iPad to visit using a VGo. With VGo you can move around (drive) in a distant location and interact the people there. VGos are in hospitals, schools, businesses and the home. VGo is simple, secure and affordable for all type of organizations. Your organization must provide you with a username and password and provide access to approved VGos.
vCastSender
Stream live recordings, share your screen, photos, videos, and annotations wirelessly to ViewSonic Interactive Flat Panels and other devices. Facilitates seamless wireless presentations and collaborative work, eliminating the need for cables.
- Wireless screen sharing
- Live recording streaming
- Direct annotation
- Photo and video sharing
- Camera feed sharing
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ViewBoard® Cast by ViewSonic ViewBoard® Cast is designed for wireless presentations and wireless collaboration – say goodbye to wires for good! Using the vCastSender iOS app, will allow you to not only stream live recordings and annotate directly onto ViewSonic Interactive Flat Panels, but also share your screen, photos, videos, annotations, and camera to different ViewSonic Interactive Flat Panels and other devices. Let the collaborations begin!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: VGo at 100% against vCastSender's 15%. VGo also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.4). vCastSender's advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 20 months) and ratings volume (33 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
VGo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: vCastSender has 33 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of VGo's written reviews are positive against 15% of vCastSender's.
VGo ships an update every 20 months, vCastSender every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on August 17, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VGo | vCastSender |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 2.4 (33 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 14.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 33 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 20 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vecna | ViewSonic_International |
Customer experience
VGo
vCastSender
In-app purchases
VGo
No in-app purchases
vCastSender
No in-app purchases
