Comparison

Polypipe Heating vs Virtual Masonic Organist

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

Head to head
About

Polypipe Heating

Control your home's heating remotely from any internet-connected device. This app is exclusively for Polypipe customers who have purchased a Home Heating Hub and smart heating controls. Requires existing 'Control My Heating' login credentials.

Highlights
  • Remote heating adjustment
  • Global internet access
  • Requires Home Heating Hub
  • Uses existing login
Features
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** This app is only for Polypipe customers who have purchased a Home Heating Hub and smart heating controls ** Check and adjust your homes heating from wherever you have Internet access anywhere in the world! This app requires that you enter your existing 'Control My Heating' username and password.

About

Virtual Masonic Organist

This app provides musical accompaniment for Masonic ceremonies and lodge meetings. Users can customize music selections for various parts of meetings and even insert their own music from their device's library.

Highlights
  • Masonic ceremony music accompaniment
  • Customizable music for lodge meetings
  • Insert personal music from iTunes
  • Adjustable music titles and aspects
  • Background music for gatherings
  • Supports Craft Lodge Ceremonies
Features
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The Virtual Masonic Organist is an app which as the name suggests has been designed to replicate a Lodge Organist, the interface makes it easy to operate by anyone who is acquainted with the basic operating knowledge of a mobile or tablet device. Virtual Masonic Organist provides musical accompaniment to all Craft Lodge Ceremonies, and other features of Regular Lodge meetings. “Virtual Masonic Organist” is the complete solution to your Masonic musical needs!" Virtual Masonic Organist is fully equipped with the music to accompany all aspects of Craft Masonic Ceremonies and the general business of Lodge meetings, such as; - Opening - Installation - 1st Degree - Close - 2nd Degree - Festive Board - 3rd Degree The facility to play incidental/circumstantial music has also been added for those non-ceremonial parts of a Lodge meeting for example when brethren are assembling prior to the commencement of the Lodge Meeting, or as background music during the Festive Board. Clearly music is a personal preference and with this in mind the app has been created in such a way as to allow the user to insert their own choice of music to any aspect of a ceremony, including adding music (and titles) to each of the 12 Circumstantial buttons, thus providing plenty of diversity. Virtual Masonic Organist allows you to select and add any song from your devices built-in Files app. It is also possible to change the title of any aspect and add additional aspects should this be required, this facility makes it possible to customise the Virtual Masonic Organist to whatever working any particular Masonic Lodge performs. To fully appreciate the capabilities of this app it would need to be heard through external amplified speakers rather than the internal device speakers. A suitable set of amplified speakers can be obtained from most large electrical retailers, wireless Bluetooth speakers seem to be the popular choice at this time. About “Virtual Masonic Organist” As Secretary one is in the forefront of the running of a Lodge, and the first to be aware of any situations that might interfere with its smooth operation. One of the problems constantly facing many Lodges just about now is the lack of available masonic organists to play at our masonic meetings, add to this the cost of having a guest organist, and you can understand the issues we now face. The music that so enhances our Ceremonies and Festive board is in decline yet must not be allowed to disappear. With all this in mind I decided to investigate what options might be available, and found that apart from some masonic music on CD there is little else. So I approached A-Lab Software Limited, and invited them to come up with an app that would enable someone (basically anyone) to play the relevant music as would a “live organist” My prerequisite to A-Lab Software Limited was that the program must be: 1. Simple to operate. 2. Able to be customised by the owner to suit particular preferences. 3. To work on current iOS devices. The Virtual Masonic Organist became a reality, and the result far exceeded my expectations! For license cost, please refer to the In-App Purchases section below. If you have already purchased Virtual Masonic Organist previously, you can simply use the Restore Purchases button found by touching the Settings button on the main screen, on each of your other devices to activate your previous In-App purchase at no extra charge. By using VMO (Virtual Masonic Organist), you agree to Apple’s Standard End User License Agreement. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Polypipe Heating4 screens
Virtual Masonic Organist4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Polypipe Heating at 50% against Virtual Masonic Organist's 11%. Polypipe Heating also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). 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. Virtual Masonic Organist sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Polypipe Heating asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Polypipe Heating ships an update fortnightly, Virtual Masonic Organist every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Polypipe Heating versus Virtual Masonic Organist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPolypipe HeatingVirtual Masonic Organist
PriceFreeFree
Rating—2.3 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better10.5% of reviews
Number of ratings—6 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS6.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB287 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTelepure LimitedA-Lab Software Limited

Customer experience

Polypipe Heating

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Virtual Masonic Organist

All ratings6 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive10.5%
Neutral21.1%
Negative68.4%

In-app purchases

None

Polypipe Heating

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Virtual Masonic Organist

Subscriptions4
  • VMO - 1 Month Subscription$9.991 Month
  • VMO - 3 Month Subscription$24.993 Months
  • VMO - 6 Month Subscription$49.996 Months
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  • VMO - 1 Year Subscription$99.991 Year
One-time2
  • Unlock Full Version$74.99
  • VMO Lifetime License$149.99

Questions

Is Polypipe Heating free?
Polypipe Heating is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Virtual Masonic Organist free?
Virtual Masonic Organist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Polypipe Heating or Virtual Masonic Organist have ads?
Neither Polypipe Heating nor Virtual Masonic Organist shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Polypipe Heating or Virtual Masonic Organist?
Polypipe Heating ships an update fortnightly, and Virtual Masonic Organist every 2 months. Most recently, Polypipe Heating was updated on October 4, 2026 and Virtual Masonic Organist on October 3, 2026.

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