VAST vs GR Viewer for GR2 & GR3
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VAST
This app serves as a digital hub for creators and brands to showcase their content, including images, videos, live streams, and blogs. Users can curate their own channels, discover and follow other creators, and subscribe to premium content. It aims to connect creators directly with their audiences.
- Create and curate digital channels
- Share images, videos, and audio
- Discover and follow other creators
- Subscribe to premium content
- Direct creator-audience connection
- Live streaming capabilities
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VAST is where creators, publishers and brands bring everything they make into one place — and where fans get closer to it than anywhere else. Build your channel. Organise your work into Chapters and publish images, videos, audio, links and full livestreams. Add Behind-The-Scenes video and audio to any post, so your audience sees how the work actually gets made. Go live from your phone. Start a stream straight from the app, and keep the replay on your channel afterwards. Set your own terms. Offer free posts, paid one-off posts, or membership tiers with the benefits you choose. Your audience subscribes to the tier that fits them. Discover and follow. Explore channels by what you're into, follow the creators you care about, like and comment, and share anything worth passing on. For fans: • Follow channels free and never miss a post • Subscribe for members-only posts, streams and BTS • Buy a single post without committing to a membership • Watch live as it happens, or catch the replay For creators: • Publish images, video, audio, links and livestreams • Broadcast live from the phone in your hand • Build membership tiers with custom benefits • See your subscribers, followers and sales in one place • Curate a Main Square of featured work at the top of your channel All the content people love, in one place, with a direct connection between creators and audiences. The Future is VAST! Privacy Policy: https://vast.app/privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://vast.app/terms/
GR Viewer for GR2 & GR3
Seamlessly connect to your Ricoh GR II, GR III, or GR IIIx camera via WiFi or NFC. Browse, download, and manage your RAW and JPG photos and MOV videos. Remotely control your camera and enhance your workflow with this essential photo management tool.
- WiFi and NFC camera connection
- Browse and download photos/videos
- Support for JPG, RAW, and MOV formats
- Remote camera control
- Assign geolocation to JPGs
- Access photos via iCloud Drive/FTP/WebDAV
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The must-have app for you Ricoh GR II, GR III, and GR IIIx * Connect to you Ricoh GR II, GR III, and GR IIIx's WiFi and browse all photos inside. You can use NFC to join the WiFi, on NFC supported iPhone models(GR II only). * Connect History is saved so next time you just need one tap to connect to camera. * Download the best shots to iPhone's camera roll or app's inside storage, in the format you choose. Creation Date can be saved optionally. * Use swipe gesture to easily select mutiple photos to download or share. * Assign geo location info to JPG photos. * JPG, RAW and MOV formats are supported. * Access photos saved in app from iCloud Drive or visiting FTP/WebDAV servers on your PC/Mac. * Remote control your camera to adjust focus/parameters and take photo. Terms of Use: https://storepal.app/gr-viewer/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: VAST at 100% against GR Viewer for GR2 & GR3's 48%. VAST also leads on price (Free vs $9.99) and rating (5.0 vs 4.2). GR Viewer for GR2 & GR3's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly). On ads 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
VAST is free to download; GR Viewer for GR2 & GR3 costs $9.99 up front. VAST sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. GR Viewer for GR2 & GR3 asks for nothing beyond the download.
VAST holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GR Viewer for GR2 & GR3 has 216 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of VAST's written reviews are positive against 48% of GR Viewer for GR2 & GR3's.
VAST ships an update monthly, GR Viewer for GR2 & GR3 every 3 days. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | VAST | GR Viewer for GR2 & GR3 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.2 (216 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 48.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 216 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vast LLC. | Xiao Xiao |
Customer experience
VAST
GR Viewer for GR2 & GR3
In-app purchases
VAST
- Vast - TheBridgeCo Channel$0.991 Month
- VAST - Aure Channel$0.991 Month
- Russell James - The Frame$23.991 Month
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- sandro film - The Studio$35.991 Month
- Russell James - The Edition$92.991 Month
- sandro film - The Collection$117.991 Month
- sandro film - The Master's Cir$176.991 Month
- Russell James - The Studio$474.991 Month
- Tia Sciarrotta - Sweet Home Po$589.001 Month
- Tia Sciarrotta - Game Day$589.001 Month
GR Viewer for GR2 & GR3
No in-app purchases
