Rad TV vs VR Maker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rad TV
This app allows creators to upload, distribute, and monetize various content types, including AI-generated videos and VR. It supports direct sales to fans and offers transparent payment systems. Users can also access a library of premium videos and integrate local media servers.
- AI-generated video support
- VR content distribution
- Web3 on-chain media
- Premium content subscriptions
- Direct fan sales
- UPnP/DLNA local media server connection
- RSS video feed integration
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Rad TV is creator-first streaming. Watch live channels around the clock, dive into an on demand library from independent and major creators and studios, and follow the ones you love so their newest videos land in your inbox and your feed. Creators upload, distribute, and monetize on Rad TV and reach audiences across major streaming platforms. Share free content, offer premium subscriptions, or sell directly to your fans. Cutting-edge formats are welcome, including generative AI video, VR, and FAST channels. Bring your own media too. Sideload video files, stream from local media servers over UPnP and DLNA, and add RSS video feeds alongside everything in the Rad TV library. Rad TV is available on the web, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Android, Android TV, Amazon Fire TV, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PS VR, and PS VR2, with developer APIs for teams building on the platform. Join now at RadTV.com
VR Maker
Create immersive VR tours from panoramas captured on your smartphone. Easily assemble virtual tours in under 30 minutes and share them via a web link on social media, MLS, or embed them on websites.
- Capture panoramas
- Create VR tours
- 30-minute tour assembly
- Shareable web links
- Embeddable tours
- VR viewing support
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With VR Maker, capture panoramas of real estate, retail, events and turn them into VR tours. You can put a complete virtual tour together within 30 minutes right from your smartphone. You get a web link for each tour which you can easily share on social media, view in virtual reality, add to a multiple listing service (MLS), or embed in a web page.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Rad TV at 4.1 against VR Maker's 1.9. Rad TV also leads on review sentiment (51% vs 26%) and ratings volume (86 vs 28). VR Maker's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and iOS requirement (14.2 vs 17.0). 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.
Rad TV holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 1.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 86 and 28 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of Rad TV's written reviews are positive against 26% of VR Maker's.
Rad TV ships an update fortnightly, VR Maker every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rad TV | VR Maker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (86 ratings) — better | 1.9 (28 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.8% of reviews — better | 25.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 86 — better | 28 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 14.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 88 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Little Star Media, Inc. | iStaging Corp. |
Customer experience
Rad TV
VR Maker
Bugs and requests
Rad TV
Reported bugs
22 issues- App crashes when scrolling thumb drive
- Promotional banner prevents app opening
- App won't load online, requires offline mode
- Apple TV app needs update (still downloads Littlstar)
- Car section VR goggles offset
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- No sound on the app
- Account interface broken (API key error)
- App crashes on iPhone X
- Requires camera to be uncovered (discomfort)
- No way to control app with VR headset
- Sign in issues
- Battery hog, overheats device
- Annoying auto-previews
- App closes immediately upon opening
- Gyro option not working on iPod touch 5th gen
- Videos locked in vertical position
- App crashes when searching
- Videos constantly buffering
- App crashes and closes frequently
- Controls are opposite on AppleTV
- Cloud icon crashes app
- Audio cuts out every 10 seconds
Requested features
11 requests- Ability to save favorite videos
- Link phone and AppleTV apps
- Add more games
- Scan headset QR codes
- Proper headset selection
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- Share feature
- More high-definition videos
- Explanation of buttons
- Remove ads
- Visible channel schedule
- Search function for live channels
VR Maker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Rad TV
No in-app purchases
VR Maker
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Rad TV free?
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