# HDReye — user reviews > 186 indexed App Store user reviews of HDReye by HDReye Technologies Inc., rated 4.50/5 from 770 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hdreye/id1566721813/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hdreye/id1566721813.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 615 · 4★ 65 · 3★ 21 · 2★ 16 · 1★ 53 ## What do users think of HDReye? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🚀 Easy to use - 👍 High-quality stitching - 💡 Convenient for VFX work - 🚀 Fast processing - 👍 Intuitive workflow **Cons** - 🔒 Paywall to preview/download - 🐛 Inconsistent stitching quality - 💰 Expensive subscription model - 🐛 Crashes and server issues - 🔒 No offline processing **Commonly reported bugs** - Account deletion issues - Stuck on processing/uploading - Disappearing credits **Most requested features** - Free trial or preview option - Ability to stitch locally on device - One-time purchase option - Improved stitching algorithm ## Newest reviews (16 of 186) ### 3/5 — Convenient *2026-08-03* It’s very convenient to shoot a quick hdri image rather than do my usual multi bracketed fisheye shots that sometimes fail with photoshop stitching. This works every time. My only issue is I have an iPhone 12. I didn’t see any pre sales warning about using older iPhones but it will only take 3 exposures instead of the 5 as advertised :/ **Developer response:** Thanks for the review — glad it’s been convenient! On older devices, the number of exposures can be limited by the camera hardware/processing pipeline, so some models may capture fewer brackets. If you email us your exact iPhone model + iOS version, we can confirm what’s expected and see if there’s anything we can improve. Please reach out to operations@hdreye.app for any further clarification or problems. ### 2/5 — Greedy but functional *2026-07-08* With the amount of data they’re harvesting, the least they can do is reevaluate the price tag. $3 per hdri, WITHOUT A PREVIEW is insane. This is not an app, it’s a subscription to a web tool. That said, the tool does what it says. If it were a one off payment (or if I could just preview the HDRI generated before purchasing) this would be a different review. A stainless steel gazing ball is a one time $30 purchase, and can build the same thing without sending your photos into an ai black box. This tool doesn’t even save time over the mirror ball as you’ve still got to wait for the images to process. If you’ve got the extra cash, go for it. The tool works pretty well, and if you make enough HDRI’s I can see a subscription being worth it- but if you’re someone like me who only needs a handful for the occasional FX shot, the value just isn’t there. **Developer response:** Thanks for the detailed feedback, and sorry for the frustration here. We understand wanting to preview the result before paying, especially for occasional use. We’re taking this feedback seriously. Please reach out to operations@hdreye.app for any further clarification or problems. ### 4/5 — Good *2026-02-19, version 4.1.5* Good but I wish it was free ### 1/5 — ??? *2025-11-25, version 4.1.5* wtf, you let me scan, i stand in the middle of street while snowing for 10minutes like an complete idiot, just so you can tell me that i cant event preview it???? hahaha funny, no trial or nothing, how can i even tell if i wanna use your app??? uninstalling ### 1/5 — Think ive been scammed *2025-11-18, version 4.1.5* Took the panorama/HDRI and was then slapped with a paywall of £3 to unlock it, decided to try and see if it would actually be worth it but when i purchased an error message came out yet the money had left my account and now its telling me i need to pay again to unlock it. ### 3/5 — No try, no buy. *2025-11-11, version 4.1.5* What’s the point of placing the App as free, letting you take the HDRI image but keeping it “locked” unless you pay a subscription? You can’t take a look at it before you buy it neither, every button just brings up the subscription plan. I’d rather find/code an alternative myself. ### 2/5 — Unexpected *2025-11-07, version 4.1.5* I wasn’t expecting to have to pay for one image. Nothing was said about the cost in the description. I like it but not enough to get ripped off. I’ll have to pass. Deleting now. ### 1/5 — Нет оффлайна *2025-11-07, version 4.1.5* Обработка идёт на серверах, разве это нормально? ### 1/5 — Not recommended *2025-10-22, version 4.1.5* I took first 360 photo. I expected it to be visible as a draft or with watermark but it didn’t visible and I had to subscribe the app. App premium doesn’t work. I wasted my time. ### 1/5 — No way to test or try it *2025-09-29, version 4.1.5* I did a prototyping image and it needs payment to even see a preview. 8$/month might be okay for a professional but not for a 1-3 times a year personal use. ### 1/5 — Bait and switch *2025-09-27, version 4.1.5* Only after you download and spend time creating an image do they tell you that you cannot view it until you pay them. You can’t even see if it works or if the image is acceptable. Complete waste of my time. Deleted. ### 1/5 — Nul *2025-09-18, version 4.1.5* Nul Payé pour utiliser pas de démo vous essayez vous payez pour voire même le micro paiement est très cher désinstallation immédiate Paid to use no demo you try you pay to see even the micro payment is very expensive immediate uninstallation ### 2/5 — Not suitable fot professional designer *2025-09-17, version 4.1.5* I’ve been using the HDReye app for a while, but it’s definitely not aimed at professional designers. The functionality is very limited, and you can’t even try it without paying. There’s no real trial option, which makes it feel like a complete money trap. ### 1/5 — waste of time unless your willing to cough up some cash. *2025-09-14, version 4.1.5* you dont even get one of those "1 free preview" like the other apps do. dont download if ur just looking to test out photosphere✌🏾 ### 1/5 — Предпросмотр *2025-09-11* Пожалуйста , дайте возможность посмотреть хоть пару фотографий 360 бесплатно. До этого уже покупал подписку на месяц (далекие 2 года назад), результат был далеко не идеальный. Сейчас даже не проверить изменилось ли что в лучшую сторону. Please, let me see at least a couple of 360 photos for free. I already bought a monthly subscription (2 years ago), but the result was far from perfect. Now I can't even check if anything has changed for the better. **Developer response:** Спасибо за отзыв — полностью понимаем ваше недовольство. Каждая съёмка HDRI обрабатывается в нашем облаке в полном 32-битном качестве (экспозиционное смешивание, устранение «призраков», выравнивание тонов), поэтому даже предпросмотр требует реальных вычислительных ресурсов. Именно поэтому бесплатные превью сейчас недоступны. Тем не менее, поскольку вы уже поддерживали приложение ранее, напишите, пожалуйста, на operations@hdreye.app с вашим email или Capture ID — мы поможем показать вам пример, чтобы вы могли оценить текущее качество. Благодарим, что возвращаетесь к HDReye — ваша обратная связь помогает нам развивать приложение и делать его лучше. ### 1/5 — Inútil *2025-09-10, version 4.1.5* No se puede previsualizar siquiera. Pagar cada mes? No ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Greedy bait and switch *2026-08-21, version 4.1.8* The app asks you to pay $3 per photo or a monthly subscription fee. Free apps nearly two decades ago were more functional than this app. ### 1/5 — No preview without paying *2026-08-10, version 4.1.6* No way to see whether or not this app is any good no one free image or anything deleted the data wasted my time removing the app what garbage ### 1/5 — Can’t even do anything *2026-07-10, version 4.1.6* You must buy a membership, even to view your HDRI! ### 1/5 — Paywall app *2026-07-09, version 4.1.6* Used to be good, now everything is locked behind a paywall. £2.99 to download my existing old images! ### 1/5 — Die *2026-05-16, version 4.1.6* Now ### 1/5 — Disappointing *2026-05-07, version 4.1.6* You can’t even review the stitch before paying for it. ### 1/5 — Free trial please *2026-04-24, version 4.1.6* Just allow people to do one capture ### 1/5 — Why do I have to pay for a preview? *2026-04-02, version 4.1.6* Why would you lock a preview behind a paywall? I’m not spending money on an app subscription that I don’t even know will work. ### 1/5 — No free demo; can’t check image quality before stitching *2025-12-30* I got this app purely so that I can train people at my work on turning on aircraft APU without having to use a cockpit diagram. I spent the $3 for the stitched image, and the picture quality is horrible. Part of it is my own fault (I had to be crouching to take the pictures and couldn’t turn around easily), but it’s ridiculous that you can’t review pictures before proceeding to the stitching part. I also wish that you weren’t required to take a full “sphere”/16(?) pictures since I didn’t need the full view. Waste of money and time. **Developer response:** Thanks for taking the time to write this. We understand the frustration around not being able to review images before stitching. If you email us your device model and iOS version, we can also confirm whether anything abnormal happened during capture or processing. Please reach out to operations@hdreye.app for any further clarification or problems. ### 1/5 — Hned chtějí peníze *2025-12-19, version 4.1.5* Ani se na to nemůžeš podívat protože musíš zaplatit ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Works great *2026-07-14, version 4.1.6* For lighting VFX in your own environments, so absolute precision not required, this works really well, and the convenience is worth some money. ### 5/5 — Feedback *2026-03-18, version 4.1.6* Really good feedback from developer and responsive ### 5/5 — Good *2026-03-14, version 4.1.5* Very good ### 5/5 — Great app for beginners in 3d and VFX! *2025-11-27, version 4.1.5* Stitching is well done, images are high quality. Will definitely purchase again ### 5/5 — Vfx *2025-08-18, version 4.1.4* Its good product I really appreciate its quality ### 5/5 — What a fantastic service *2025-08-03, version 4.1.4* I always hated trying to stitch these pictures together to make my own HDRI. You’d have to get the files from one device to another and then spend hours in photoshop or similar. This takes out all the pain. I just take the pictures and then I let the app do all the work. ### 5/5 — Muito bom *2025-07-26* Excelente **Developer response:** Obrigado pelo feedback! ### 5/5 — Good *2025-04-03, version 4.1.2* I’m Ready ### 5/5 — By far the best way to capture an HDRI on iPhone *2025-02-06, version 4.1.1* Simple and intuitive. ### 5/5 — Exactly as advertised *2024-12-04, version 4.0.1* I had never been able to get perfect stitches, but now in 4.0 the results have beeen amazing! Keep it up! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-13.*