Comparison

Alpha 1 vs VidHub

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Alpha 1

Control and interact with robots using Bluetooth. Download actions from the internet, design your own, and use your phone as a remote control for games like football and fighting. The app also allows for robot information retrieval and firmware upgrades.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth robot control
  • Downloadable actions
  • User-designed actions
  • Phone as remote control
  • Robot information and firmware upgrade
Features
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Alpha 1 is to implement a software to interact with robots, this software using the bluetooth BLE protocol to transmit control command, implementation and robot interaction, let robot singing and dancing, tai chi, etc. Specific functions as follows: 1, via bluetooth control robot to perform the specified action 2, downloaded all kinds of actions from the Internet and let the robot to perform them 3, the mobile phone as a remote control panel to control the robot to play football, play fighting,etc 4, read the robot information and upgrade it's firmware 5, user can design actions for robot.

About

VidHub

This app is a powerful media player designed to manage, organize, and play various video formats. It offers extensive library management, network sharing, and high-quality playback for an exceptional viewing experience.

Highlights
  • Plays all video formats
  • HD, 4K, HDR playback
  • Subtitle support
  • Network sharing (SMB, WebDav)
  • Cloud storage integration
  • Media library management
  • Direct link to media servers
Features
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Looking for a feature-packed and efficient media player to manage, organize, and play different types of video content? Enter VidHub! As the newest and most popular media player, VidHub serves up more than just the ability to play all types of video formats. With extensive media library management, VidHub promises stable and speedy video playback for an exceptional user experience. Some of the key features that VidHub offers include: - Support iOS, Mac, Apple TV platform, data synchronization through iCloud - Support for a comprehensive range of video formats, including .mkv、.avi、.mp4、.mov、.rmvb、.wmv, and more - High-quality video playback for HD, 4K, HDR, and various other resolutions - The ability to enable and disable subtitles, with support for embedded and external subtitle formats such as SRT, SSA, and SUB - Access your personal media libraries through SMB/CIFS and WebDAV, or connect your authorized accounts from supported cloud storage services, including Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, Baidu Netdisk, Aliyun Drive, China Mobile Cloud Drive, and 115. - Support renaming cloud files, support add character, replace character, regular expression renaming method. - Support direct-link to Emby, Jellyfin, Plex media server. - Built-in media library management tools, with an intuitive interface for displaying videos and customizable sorting options by type, date, rating, and more. All in all, VidHub offers a fully-featured and outstanding media player experience, delivering the smoothest and highest-quality viewing experience for all types of video content, with all the customizations and features one could desire. Note: The metadata and artwork are sourced from TMDB, a movie and TV show database that is maintained by the community. Privacy Policy and Terms of Use https://okaapps.com/privacy_vidhub https://okaapps.com/terms_vidhub

Screenshots

Alpha 11 screens
VidHub4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: VidHub at 68% against Alpha 1's 7%. VidHub also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (3.1K vs 26). Alpha 1's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. VidHub sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Alpha 1 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

VidHub holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VidHub has 3.1K ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 7% of Alpha 1's written reviews are positive against 68% of VidHub's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Alpha 1 ships an update monthly, VidHub fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Alpha 1 versus VidHub: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlpha 1VidHub
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (26 ratings)4.6 (3.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews6.7% of reviews68.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings263.1K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB175 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUBTECH ROBOTICS CORPNanjing Oumi Software Development Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Alpha 1

All ratings26 ratings
Positive46.2%
Neutral3.8%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive6.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative93.3%

VidHub

All ratings3,078 ratings
Positive89.3%
Neutral2.7%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews682 reviews
Positive68.3%
Neutral12.3%
Negative19.4%

Bugs and requests

Alpha 1

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

VidHub

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Metadata information being lost or reset after rescanning files
  • Playback issues with certain video files, especially high-bitrate 4K content
  • Inconsistent behavior when dealing with external drives or network shares

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add support for Plex and other popular media servers
  • Implement picture-in-picture mode
  • Improve subtitle handling and selection options
  • Provide better integration with cloud storage services like OneDrive for Business

In-app purchases

None

Alpha 1

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

VidHub

Subscriptions4
  • 1 Month7 Days trial$1.491 Month
  • Monthly VIP$1.491 Month
  • Yearly VIP$9.991 Year
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  • 1 Year1 Month trial$9.991 Year
One-time6
  • Lifetime VIP(iPhone&iPad only)$14.99
  • Lifetime VIP(Mac Only)$14.99
  • Lifetime VIP(Apple TV only)$14.99
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  • Lifetime VIP$25.99
  • Lifetime VIP(Apple TV only)$29.99
  • Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is Alpha 1 free?
Alpha 1 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is VidHub free?
VidHub is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Alpha 1 or VidHub?
VidHub is rated higher. Alpha 1 averages 3.0 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while VidHub averages 4.6 from 3.1K ratings.
Do Alpha 1 or VidHub have ads?
Neither Alpha 1 nor VidHub shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Alpha 1 or VidHub?
Alpha 1 ships an update monthly, and VidHub fortnightly. Most recently, Alpha 1 was updated on October 21, 2026 and VidHub on October 30, 2026.

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