VIA App vs MP Manage
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VIA App
This app enables seamless wireless collaboration by connecting all devices in a meeting space to a primary presentation screen. It supports BYOD, HD video streaming, and multi-display presentations, transforming any screen into a dynamic meeting point for ideas.
- BYOD Wireless Collaboration
- HD Video Streaming
- Multi-Display Presentation
- Interactive Touch Collaboration
- Interactive Whiteboard
- VIA Cloud
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VIA turns any screen into a potential meeting point for ideas to stream freely without conventional restrictions that consume or constrict a meeting’s resources. Independent of wires and cables for total connectivity, VIA is an audio- visual integrator. The box connects to and works off an existing wireless network and links every device in a meeting space with the primary presentation screen. KEY FEATURES 1. BYOD Wireless Collaboration 2. HD Video Streaming 3. Multi-Display Presentation 4. HDMI Input 5. Dynamic Display Layout 6. Collaboration Notes 7. Team Collaboration 8. Interactive Touch Collaboration 9. Interactive Whiteboard 10. VIA Cloud 11. Reverse Control
MP Manage
Control audio sources, volume, and paging for multiple zones in retail and hospitality settings. Schedule audio events, manage user access, and operate USB players and internal mixers.
- Zone audio source and volume control
- Scene recall and update
- Scheduled audio event recall
- User access management
- USB player operation
- Internal mixer control
- Wireless paging
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MP Manage is an app for use by the staff of facilities with QSC MP-M40 or MP-M80 music and paging mixers installed. These mixers, offering unprecedented capabilities combined with ease of configuration and operation are intended for retail and hospitality applications in which paging messages and high-quality audio from various sources is routed to multiple zones. Live mixing functions are also supported for applications requiring reinforcement of entertainment, presentations or conferences. The functions available to the MP Manage user are determined by the installer of the MP-M40 or MP-M80. These functions may include: Zones – Select an audio source and adjust volume for one or more audio zones. Scenes – Recall and update scenes. Scheduler – Schedule the recall of some or all MP-M settings to support the activity schedule of a facility. Security – Allows the facility manager to grant or remove access to specific sets of functions to other staff members who are using MP Manage. Player – Operates the USB Player. Mixer – Provides control for the MP-M internal mixer. Paging – Supports wireless store and forward paging from smartphones. Requirements iPhone, iPad Pro, iPad, iPad mini running iOS 8.0 or later QSC MP-M-40 or MP-M-80 with version 1.0 or higher firmware installed. Connection to a Wi-Fi network. Visit www.qsc.com for more details on Wi-Fi connections.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MP Manage at 2.4 against VIA App's 1.3. VIA App's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 33 months) and review sentiment (9% vs 0%). On price, ratings volume, 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.
MP Manage holds the better App Store score, 2.4 against 1.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 46 and 25 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 9% of VIA App's written reviews are positive against 0% of MP Manage's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
VIA App ships an update every 3 months, MP Manage every 33 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | VIA App | MP Manage |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.3 (46 ratings) | 2.4 (25 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 8.6% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 46 — better | 25 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 33 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kramer Electronics Ltd. | QSC Audio Products, LLC |
Customer experience
VIA App
MP Manage
In-app purchases
VIA App
No in-app purchases
MP Manage
No in-app purchases









