Xilica XTouch vs ViplexHandy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Xilica XTouch
This app allows for easy deployment of BYOD into AV installations with Xilica Solaro Series devices. It enables UI control of Solaro and networked third-party devices through drag-and-drop configuration using Xilica's Designer software.
- BYOD deployment
- UI control for Solaro devices
- Networked third-party device control
- Drag-and-drop configuration
- Xilica Designer software integration
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Easily deploy BYOD into your AV installation with Xilica XTouch iOS app for Xilica Solaro Series devices. Easily develop UI control of Solaro and networked third-party devices using Xilica's Designer software with simple drag-and-drop configuration. Please refer to the Xilica End User License Agreement available at xilica.com/eula regarding commercial use of this application
ViplexHandy
Manage and control Taurus series multimedia players for LED displays. Design playlists, configure screens, and manage media files directly from your iOS device. This app offers comprehensive control for asynchronous full-color LED displays.
- Screen management
- Solution editing
- System settings
- Media library
- Quick screen configuration
- Real-time control
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ViPlex Handy, designed for the Taurus series products, is an application for the iOS platform. Launched by NovaStar, the Taurus series products are the second generation of multimedia players for small and medium-sized asynchronous full-color LED displays. This application supports functions like screen management, solution editing, system settings, and media library. Screen management: Allows you to manage the Taurus series products in the LAN and supports quick screen configuration, real-time control, playback management, cloud server binding and so on. Solution editing: Allows you to quickly design various playlists which will be sent to the Taurus series products for playback. System settings: Includes software language settings and help documentation. Media library: Allows you to browse the multimedia files on your mobile phone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Xilica XTouch at 3.7 against ViplexHandy's 2.4. Xilica XTouch also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 12%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). ViplexHandy's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (29 vs 3). 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.
Xilica XTouch holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ViplexHandy has 29 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Xilica XTouch's written reviews are positive against 12% of ViplexHandy's.
Xilica XTouch ships an update every 4 months, ViplexHandy every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Xilica XTouch | ViplexHandy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better | 2.4 (29 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 11.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 29 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 212 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Xilica Corporation | Xi'an NovaStar Tech Co.,Ltd |
Customer experience
Xilica XTouch
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In-app purchases
Xilica XTouch
No in-app purchases
ViplexHandy
No in-app purchases
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