Comparison

THETA+ vs IPC360

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

Head to head
About

THETA+

Edit and enhance 360° photos and videos with creative effects and animations. Easily share your immersive content on social media platforms. Includes basic video editing tools for a polished final product.

Highlights
  • 360° image editing
  • Little Planet and Soratama effects
  • 360° animation creation
  • Image correction and filters
  • Stamp and text overlay
  • Video trimming and speed adjustment
  • Time lapse video creation
Features
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Using THETA+, you can crop and edit 360° images freely after shooting them. Not only you can view these images easily but also present creative and new expressions conventional cameras cannot provide. You can share edited images and videos easily on Instagram, Facebook, and other SNS. Editing functions only available for 360° images! ・Simple view functions to change presentations dynamically Adjusting viewpoint positions or zoom amounts, you can change presentations of a 360° image dynamically. Using a button alone, you can transform a 360° image into an earth-like shape called a Little Planet, an image on two screens, or a soratama, so that it is possible to make a 360° image attractive contents easier to present. ・Animation functions to share rotated images in a non-360° environment You can create an animation from a still image by drawing close or pulling in a 360° image and rotating it. Also, you can freely specify a section you want to present, its motion and speed. Since the image is saved as a video after being edited, you can share a 360°-rotated image in a non-360° environment. Basic video editing functions also provided ・While checking a 360° image by rotating it, you can adjust the overall colors using image correction or filter functions. ・You can present a more enjoyable 360° image by adding a stamp or text to it. ・Trimming, double speed editing, BGM, and other 360° video editing functions are also supported. ・You can create a time lapse video easily by combining multiple 360° images. ◇ Environments to support THETA+: * No support is provided for iPod touch and iPad. * Do not refer to App Store's compatibility information but refer to the operating environment specified on the RICOH THETA official website. * Operations are not guaranteed for all terminals. * For future updates, environments or terminals to support THETA+ may change.

About

IPC360

Monitor your home remotely with live video streaming, two-way audio, and motion detection alerts. Pan and tilt cameras can be controlled with simple taps or by moving your phone, offering a comprehensive view of your surroundings. Store recordings on an SD card for later review.

Highlights
  • Live video streaming
  • Two-way audio communication
  • Pan and tilt camera control
  • Motion detection alerts
  • SD card video recording
  • Gyroscope-supported panoramic view
Features
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- IPC360 provides home users with 360 extraordinary experience as staying home when they are away from home. With the establishment of worldwide stream servers, users can easily feel home on their phone or tablet by watching, listening and talking. -When a Pan&Tilt camera is added, you can create panoramic navigation picture,with which you can simply rotate the camera exactly to the direction you want just by a “tap”. You can set maximum 3 sets of shooting angels via panoramic navigation picture. -With a simple tap on your mobile phone, you can initiate a 2-way conversation with your family remotely. Its specially designed microphone and speaker ensures loud and clean voice quality. -By simply panning your mobile phone left and right, a complete panoramic view will be displayed to provide a better viewing experience. The gyroscope support, integrated in the App, is able to follow the mobile phone orientation, making it easier to see every corner being monitored. Functions: -The IPC360 camera uses wide-angle lens to produce bright and crystal images. With FHD/HD resolution (1920x1080/1280x720), it delivers excellent image quality even if your enlarged to view small details. -IPC360 camera always keeps an eye on things that is important to you. With built-in high accuracy motion detection technology, the camera sends notification to your mobile phone detailing when, where, and what movement was detected so you always stay on top of things that you care about. As additional function, there are some kinds of camera have PIR sensor, which can detection the invisible radiation from human body. -Support up to 128GB SD card, it stores video and audio of special moments, worked with two mode: continue(real time record) or trigger(best storage capacity optimization) mode. -Our adaptive streaming technology automatically adjust to the optimal viewing quality based on your network conditions.

Screenshots

THETA+4 screens
IPC3603 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: THETA+ at none against IPC360's 10. THETA+ also leads on ads (none vs shown). IPC360's advantage is ratings volume (6.4K vs 333) and rating (4.3 vs 4.1). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. IPC360 sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. THETA+ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

IPC360 holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IPC360 has 6.4K ratings behind it against 333, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
THETA+ versus IPC360: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTHETA+IPC360
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (333 ratings)4.3 (6.4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings3336.4K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size186 MB175 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRicoh Co., Ltd.PUWELL CLOUD TECH LIMITED

Customer experience

THETA+

All ratings333 ratings
Positive76.9%
Neutral2.1%
Negative21.0%
Written reviews134 reviews
Positive20.1%
Neutral9.7%
Negative70.1%

IPC360

All ratings6,351 ratings
Positive86.4%
Neutral5.9%
Negative7.7%

User reviews

THETA+

From 333 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 💡 Interesting editing features
  • 👍 Good for 360 photos/videos
  • 🚀 Expands creativity

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes frequently
  • 🐛 Fails to save edited content
  • 🐛 Compatibility issues with iOS updates
  • 🐛 Limited photo/video import options
  • 🐛 Poor video quality after editing

IPC360

From 6.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Faultless
  • 🚀 Good and reliable camera
  • 🚀 Great cheap baby monitor option
  • 🚀 Always Works
  • 🚀 Highly Recommend

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Alerts don't work
  • 🐛 Cannot fetch videos
  • 🐛 Forced cloud subscription ruined it
  • 🐛 Not working
  • 🐛 Decent but not good

Bugs and requests

THETA+

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Fails to save videos after editing
  • Crashes when trying to export
  • Doesn't recognize photos/videos in library
  • Distorts aspect ratio of exported content

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add 60fps export option
  • Allow audio track addition to exports
  • Improve transition smoothness between keyframes
  • Restore removed editing features

IPC360

Reported bugs

17 issues
  • Cameras not working
  • App doesn't work!
  • Can't see!!
  • Suddenly stopped
  • DANGEROUS TO USE AS BABY CAMERA
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  • Bad Connection
  • Causes phone to shut off
  • Restarting Iphone
  • It pastes your clipboard to itself on opening
  • 这次更新翻车了,听不到摄像方的声音
  • Older versions were better
  • Cannot easily delete all data from cloud.
  • Freeze
  • Terrible terrible app
  • Where is the delete option on alerts
  • I can't get the sound to work for me to use it as a baby camera
  • Video playback doesn't work

Requested features

7 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard
  • Fast forward button
  • Support for RTSP
  • Ability to record video when motion is detected
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  • Ability to rotate video if mounted vertically
  • Option to disable night vision

In-app purchases

None

THETA+

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

IPC360

One-time10
  • 7days cloud storage (1 month)$1.99
  • 15D/1M/Event cloud storage$2.99
  • 30D/1M/Event cloud storage$3.99
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  • 7days cloud storage (6 months)$8.99
  • 7D/1M/CONT cloud storage$8.99
  • 7days cloud storage (1 year)$14.99
  • 15D/12M/Event cloud storage$19.99
  • 30D/6M/Event cloud storage$19.99
  • 30D/1M/CONT cloud storage$19.99
  • 30D/12M/Event cloud storage$29.99

Questions

Is THETA+ free?
THETA+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is IPC360 free?
IPC360 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, THETA+ or IPC360?
IPC360 is rated higher. THETA+ averages 4.1 out of 5 from 333 ratings, while IPC360 averages 4.3 from 6.4K ratings.
Do THETA+ or IPC360 have ads?
IPC360 shows ads; THETA+ does not.
Which is updated more often, THETA+ or IPC360?
THETA+ ships an update every 2 months, and IPC360 every 2 months. Most recently, THETA+ was updated on October 15, 2026 and IPC360 on October 18, 2026.

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