VEX Skyrise vs Group Control
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VEX Skyrise
This app serves as a competition companion for robotics events, offering quick access to official game manuals. It includes search functionality and alerts for manual updates, making it a valuable resource for participants and organizers.
- Official game manual access
- Searchable manual content
- In-app alerts for manual updates
- Competition companion
- Ideal for event participants and planners
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The VEX Skyrise App is the ideal competition companion for teams, spectators, and event planners involved in the 2014-2015 VEX Robotics Competition season. The app provides quick access to the official game manual with search capability, including in-app alerts when new versions of the manual are released.
Group Control
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1, through the connection of the LAN, control the robot movement. You can control a variety of action groups, such as kicking the left foot, kicking the right foot, sitting down, you can also customize the action group.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: VEX Skyrise at 6.1 against Group Control's 12.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
VEX Skyrise ships an update every 4 months, Group Control every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VEX Skyrise | Group Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 6.1 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DWAB Technology, LLC | Shenzhen Hiwonder Technology Co.,Ltd |
In-app purchases
VEX Skyrise
No in-app purchases
Group Control
No in-app purchases
Questions
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