What Realtech VR does

Realtech VR is a privately held, small (1-10 employee) software studio headquartered in Montreal, Canada, with roots as a PC demoscene group founded in France in 1994. The company develops and distributes three core active products across iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, Apple TV, Android TV, and Apple Watch: GLview, a GPU diagnostics and benchmarking tool in continuous development since 2000 covering OpenGL, Vulkan, DirectX, and Metal with a database of 23,011+ GPU renderers; SkyOrb, a real-time 3D planetarium and astronomy app featuring satellite tracking, AR support, and an Apple Watch companion; and RMP, a retro music player supporting tracker modules, console game music, and VGM/sound chip formats via the libxmp, Game_Music_Emu, and libvgm engines. The company also maintains a proprietary V3X.net game engine (in development since 1995 with modern DirectX 12 and Vulkan renderers) that has been licensed to third-party developers.

The company's business model combines freemium consumer app distribution (GLview is 100% free; SkyOrb and RMP offer one-time premium upgrades), historical mobile game in-app purchases (now discontinued as of March 2022), and B2B engine licensing. Distribution is primarily through major app stores (iOS App Store, Google Play, macOS App Store, Microsoft Store, Windows Store) and direct Windows downloads from the company website. The firm operates without external funding, remains under founder ownership (Guen, Art Director; Execom, Programmer; plus Vincent Black in PR), and reports 10M+ cumulative downloads across all products.

Name

Realtech VR

Legal name

RealTech VR

Website

https://realtech-vr.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Realtech VR is a small Montreal-based software studio developing GLview (GPU diagnostics), SkyOrb (astronomy planetarium), and RMP (retro music player) apps across iOS, Android, macOS, and Windows, plus proprietary V3X.net game engine licensing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cross-platform Mobile and Desktop Graphics & Multimedia Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (51321), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

VR/AR/XR Game Studios (MPAFAAAE)

Keywords

• GPU diagnostics software
• Mobile application development
• Game engine licensing
• Retro music player apps
• Astronomy planetarium software

Headquarters

HQ city

Montréal

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Freemium App Distribution (GLview, SkyOrb, RMP): Core consumer and developer-facing products are distributed free (GLview) or as freemium (SkyOrb, RMP) across iOS App Store, Google Play, macOS App Store, Microsoft Store, and Windows Store. Revenue is generated through optional in-app purchases and premium upgrades within the apps.
2. Premium App Upgrades (RMP Premium): RMP offers a free tier with basic playback features and a paid Premium upgrade (one-time purchase) unlocking unlimited playlist size, expanded EQ, advanced playback settings, full surround controls, enhanced tracker/waveform tools, music export to WAV/OGG/AAC, and instrument export to WAV/AIFF/Apple Loops.
3. Game Sales and Licensing: Revenue from published mobile games (Kosmik Revenge, No Gravity, Iron Fist Boxing, Brotherhood of Violence, Quantum Revenge, Freeesh) sold on iOS App Store and Google Play. Games use in-app purchases for monetization.
4. Game Engine Licensing (V3X.net): Realtech VR licenses its proprietary V3X.net game engine to third-party developers. The engine was licensed to Last Boss 88 for the SHINORUBI game. This represents a B2B revenue stream from technology licensing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Realtech VR develops and publishes cross-platform mobile and desktop software, led by GLview (a long-running GPU diagnostics and benchmarking tool for OpenGL, Vulkan, DirectX, and Metal), SkyOrb (a real-time 3D planetarium and satellite-tracking app for Apple and Android ecosystems), and RMP (a retro music player for tracker modules and game console audio formats). The company additionally licenses its proprietary V3X.net game engine, which includes DirectX 12 and Vulkan renderers, to third-party game developers.

Product overview

Realtech VR is a game development studio with roots in the PC demoscene since 1994, producing tools and apps since 2008. Its core product portfolio spans three main offerings: GLview (GPU diagnostics for OpenGL, Vulkan, DirectX, and Metal with a database of 10,000+ renderers), SkyOrb (3D astronomy/planetarium app for iOS, macOS, tvOS, Apple Watch, and Android), and RMP (Retro Music Player for tracker modules, game music, and retro sound formats). The company also developed and published historical mobile games including No Gravity, Kosmik Revenge, Iron Fist Boxing, Brotherhood of Violence, Quantum Revenge, and Freeesh between 2007 and 2015, most of which were discontinued from app stores in 2022. A developer tool (glview-kit open-source SDK on GitHub) provides programmatic access to GLview's rendering tests.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GLview: GPU Extensions Viewer - professional graphics diagnostic and benchmarking tool for OpenGL, Vulkan, DirectX, and Metal capabilities since 2000.
• SkyORB
• RMP

Products and services

• GLview (GPU Extensions Viewer) A professional GPU diagnostics, extension-listing, and rendering benchmarking tool that explores OpenGL, Vulkan, DirectX (9/11/12), and Metal capabilities, detects CPU/GPU and driver versions, benchmarks rendering, and queries a database of more than 10,000 GPU renderers. Distributed free on Windows, iOS, macOS, and Android for developers, GPU enthusiasts, and IT professionals.
• SkyOrb / SkyOrb Infinity Real-time 3D planetarium and astronomy app providing live star maps, satellite and comet orbit tracking, 3D solar system exploration, constellation atlas with mythology, ARCore/ARKit 3 modes, and astronomical event notifications. Distributed as a freemium consumer app across iOS, macOS, tvOS, Apple Watch, and Android.
• RMP (Retro Music Player) Multi-format retro music player built on libxmp 4.7.0, Game_Music_Emu, and libvgm, supporting MOD, XM, IT, S3M, VGM, VGZ, NSF, SPC, and dozens of other legacy formats with a live tracker-style view, instrument browser with waveform inspection, multitouch piano, 5-band EQ, surround processing, and integration with ModArchive and VGMRips.
• V3X.net Game Engine (licensed B2B) Proprietary cross-API game engine with DirectX 12 and Vulkan renderers, licensed to third-party game developers for commercial PC title production. Used as the rendering and runtime substrate for Realtech VR's own mobile games and as a B2B technology license.
• GLview SDK (glview-kit) Open-source SDK hosted at github.com/execomrt/glview-kit that exposes GLview's rendering test capabilities programmatically for inclusion in CI/CD and automated graphics-testing pipelines by game developers and rendering engineers.
• Kosmik Revenge HD mobile shoot 'em up inspired by classic arcade shooters, with power-ups, ship upgrades, leaderboards, and social features, distributed on the iOS App Store and Google Play under Realtech VR's publishing label.
• Freeesh Mobile arcade title where players nurture a nucleus through 12 progressively challenging levels while avoiding hostile molecules, featuring accelerometer and game controller support, leaderboards, and achievements.
• No Gravity Fast-paced 3D space shooter for iOS and Android with 31 missions, six customizable ships, and varied weapon loadouts. Originally released 2009 and discontinued from store distribution in March 2022.

Quantifiable outcome

• 10M+ total downloads across all products
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Last Boss 88coreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerLast Boss 88 is licensing Realtech VR's proprietary V3X.net game engine (developed since 1995) for the development of SHINORUBI, a Vulkan and DirectX 11-powered PC shoot'em up game. Two members of the Realtech VR team (Romuald and Vincent) participated in the game's development alongside Last Boss 88. The game was released on Steam Early Access in January 2022. This represents a significant commercial license of Realtech VR's core technology.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Vito Technology (Star Walk): Vito Technology's Star Walk is a leading consumer astronomy/planetarium app across iOS and Android. It is the most direct mainstream competitor to Realtech VR's SkyOrb in the consumer star-map and stargazing category.
• GPU Caps Viewer: GPU Caps Viewer is an OpenGL/Vulkan/DirectX capability viewer and renderer database tool with the same target developer/enthusiast audience as GLview, making it a direct feature-overlap competitor.
• Stellarium: Stellarium is the leading open-source desktop and mobile planetarium application, with a comparable feature set to SkyOrb including real-time sky rendering, star catalogs, and telescope control. It competes with SkyOrb on both desktop and mobile.
• OpenMPT: OpenMPT (Open ModPlug Tracker) is the reference open-source tracker music player for MOD/XM/IT/S3M formats on desktop. It is the most direct functional analogue to Realtech VR's RMP in the retro/tracker music playback space.
• TechPowerUp (GPU-Z): TechPowerUp develops GPU-Z, one of the most widely used GPU information and diagnostic utilities. It is the closest direct functional competitor to Realtech VR's GLview in the GPU diagnostics and hardware identification space.

Broad incumbents

• Epic Games (Unreal Engine): Epic Games' Unreal Engine is the leading high-end real-time rendering engine with DX12/Vulkan/Metal support and licensed commercial use. It is the broad-incumbent benchmark for any third-party engine licensing play like V3X.net.
• Unity Technologies: Unity is the dominant cross-platform game engine. It sits several tiers above V3X.net in capability and customer base but competes for the same indie and mid-tier developer mindshare that V3X.net's licensing motion targets.
• Winamp: Winamp is a long-running, widely recognized music player with a strong retro/legacy following. It is comparable to RMP as a veteran audio playback brand targeting enthusiast users and niche format support.
• Google Sky Map: Google Sky Map is a free, widely installed Android planetarium app. It overlaps directly with SkyOrb on Android and is the dominant mainstream incumbent in the mobile stargazing category Realtech VR serves.

Emerging players

• RenderDoc: RenderDoc is an open-source, cross-API graphics debugging tool widely adopted in game development. It represents the modern, developer-preferred approach to GPU debugging and overlaps with GLview's diagnostics and rendering-test functionality.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/realtech_VR
• GitHubgithub.com/execomrt
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCbNstaMJx85a6tzPrjVFLHQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/realtech

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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