Comparison

VGo vs Showtime VR Controller

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Remote robot control
  • Real-time audio/video
  • Virtual presence replication
  • Remote movement (driving)
  • Secure connectivity
  • Easy setup and operation
Features
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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.

About

Showtime VR Controller

This application allows for the remote management and synchronized playback of multiple VR headsets. It supports 360-degree videos, graphics, and photos, making it ideal for business presentations, marketing events, and VR theater solutions.

Highlights
  • Remote VR headset management
  • Synchronized content playback
  • 360-degree video and photo support
  • Slideshow functionality
  • Business presentation tool
  • Kiosk solution
Features
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Showtime VR enables remote management of many VR headsets. The solution includes a 360 player which is installed on smartphones and is able to play 360 degrees videos (both 2D and 3D) and 360 graphics and photos (panoramas) up to 8192x4096px as a slideshow. This is a controller application. The controller application is installed on a iPad/iPhone. The content can be played synchronically on all headsets or asynchronically. Showtime VR is designed for business professional presentations, marketing campaigns activations, movie shows - VR theatre solution, kiosk solutions – little involvement of staff, fair presentations, events - everywhere where you need to have full control over the VR headsets and the content presented on them, where you have to manage remotely the VR headsets and would like to present the VR content in synchronic way.

Screenshots

Showtime VR Controller1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: VGo at 5.0 against Showtime VR Controller's 3.2. Showtime VR Controller's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 20 months) and ratings volume (5 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

VGo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Showtime VR Controller has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VGo ships an update every 20 months, Showtime VR Controller every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on August 17, 2026 and July 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
VGo versus Showtime VR Controller: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVGoShowtime VR Controller
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better3.2 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better
Update frequencyEvery 20 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVecnaShowtime VR Sp. z o.o.

Customer experience

VGo

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Showtime VR Controller

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

In-app purchases

None

VGo

No in-app purchases

None

Showtime VR Controller

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VGo free?
VGo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Showtime VR Controller free?
Showtime VR Controller is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, VGo or Showtime VR Controller?
VGo is rated higher. VGo averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Showtime VR Controller averages 3.2 from 5 ratings.
Do VGo or Showtime VR Controller have ads?
Neither VGo nor Showtime VR Controller shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VGo or Showtime VR Controller?
VGo ships an update every 20 months, and Showtime VR Controller every 3 months. Most recently, VGo was updated on August 17, 2026 and Showtime VR Controller on July 28, 2026.

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