Comparison

RICOH THETA vs WindowStill

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

Head to head
About

RICOH THETA

Capture, view, and share immersive 360° photos and videos with a compatible camera. Control your camera remotely, preview shots in live view, and experience your spherical images by spinning, enlarging, or shrinking them. Easily share your creations on social media.

Highlights
  • Remote camera control
  • Live view preview
  • 360° image and video viewing
  • Spherical image sharing
  • Switch between photo and video modes
Features
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Make life fun and work convenient with the 360° camera RICOH THETA The 360° camera RICOH THETA greatly surpasses your field of view to capture the entire surroundings with a single shutter click. You can view and share on a computer or smartphone the images and videos you shoot. This app enables you to do every task, specifically taking images and videos, viewing them and also sharing them, on your smartphone. * A separately sold RICOH THETA series camera is required to shoot spherical images. ◊ RICOH THETA and Wi-Fi connection Be sure to install this app onto your smartphone and connect it to a RICOH THETA series camera. Using this app will enable you to capture images remotely and view spherical images. - Remote shooting In still image mode, you can shoot while checking images in live view. You can also switch between still image mode and video mode by the app. - Viewing Captured images and videos can be viewed using this app. Spin around, enlarge, or shrink... Experience the fun of seeing the entire space around you in a spherical image. ◊ Sharing on Social Networking Services You can share on Twitter, Facebook, and other social network services the spherical images you shoot. Show the world a new way of enjoying photos by 360° images that provide a feeling of being where the image was taken. ◊ Note * Not compatible with iPod Touch devices. * Please visit www.theta360.com for additional compatibility information. * Compatibility is not guaranteed for all devices. * Compatibility is not guaranteed for devices without GPS capabilities. * Compatibility information may be changed at any time.

About

WindowStill

Access and download your photos and media. Manage listing details, share links, and print marketing materials. Schedule appointments, place orders, and make payments.

Highlights
  • Download photos and media
  • Post to social media
  • Update listing details
  • Get shareable links
  • Print marketing materials
  • Check appointment schedule
  • Place new orders
  • Pay order balances
Features
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This app is for the valued clients of WindowStill. Download photos, post to social media, update listing details, get links, print marketing materials, check your photo shoot appointments, place new orders, pay order balances and more!

Screenshots

RICOH THETA4 screens
WindowStill4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: WindowStill at 5.0 against RICOH THETA's 4.6. RICOH THETA's advantage is ratings volume (1.9K vs 3) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WindowStill holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RICOH THETA has 1.9K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RICOH THETA ships an update every 2 months, WindowStill every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
RICOH THETA versus WindowStill: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRICOH THETAWindowStill
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.9K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews23.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.9K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRicoh Co., Ltd.WindowStill

Customer experience

RICOH THETA

All ratings1,876 ratings
Positive88.6%
Neutral4.2%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews132 reviews
Positive23.5%
Neutral6.8%
Negative69.7%

WindowStill

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

RICOH THETA

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes on launch after recent updates
  • Unable to connect to camera after firmware updates
  • Interval shooting not working on iOS
  • Incompatible with newer iOS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to batch select and share images
  • Option to store photos within the app without cluttering device gallery
  • Offline viewing of 360 photos with 3D effects
  • Timer and interval shooting functionality

WindowStill

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

RICOH THETA

No in-app purchases

None

WindowStill

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RICOH THETA free?
RICOH THETA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WindowStill free?
WindowStill is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, RICOH THETA or WindowStill?
WindowStill is rated higher. RICOH THETA averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.9K ratings, while WindowStill averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do RICOH THETA or WindowStill have ads?
Neither RICOH THETA nor WindowStill shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RICOH THETA or WindowStill?
RICOH THETA ships an update every 2 months, and WindowStill every 3 months. Most recently, RICOH THETA was updated on October 20, 2026 and WindowStill on September 28, 2026.

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