Comparison

360Eye vs HDReye

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

Head to head
About

360Eye

Manage your smart home cameras remotely with this application. View live video feeds, conduct audio and video chats, and review recordings. Receive instant alerts for detected alarms and control camera movements.

Highlights
  • Remote video surveillance
  • Simultaneous multi-user viewing
  • Audio and video chat
  • Remote video playback
  • Alarm detection and alerts
  • Pan/tilt control
  • Wifi Smartlink configuration
Features
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360Eye is a new generation application for smart home cloud cameras, providing users with convenient smart home management and remote video surveillance system. 1.Support online multi-user watching real-time video simultaneously. 2.Support audio and video chat. 3.Support remote video-playback and image snapshot. 4.Support alarm detection and pop-up message. 5.Support pan/tilt control, position preset and locating. 6.With intelligent streaming media cloud-transmission technology, 1.0 MP-720P image is able to be transferred within public network. 7.Support Wifi Smartlink configuration, which makes 360Eye more convenient and simple for uses.

About

HDReye

Create custom 360° HDRi images for realistic 3D lighting and compositing directly from your phone. Capture bracketed panoramas and generate 32-bit EXR files for seamless integration with 3D software and AR development.

Highlights
  • Create 360° HDRi images
  • Shoot bracketed multi-exposure panoramas
  • Generate 32-bit .EXR files
  • Realistic 3D lighting and compositing
  • Image-based lighting solution
  • Access to crowdsourced HDRi collection
Features
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Finally, an app to shoot 360° HDRis with your phone. HDReye is the first and only iOS app for creating custom 360° HDRi images for realistic 3D lighting and compositing. Just select your desired dynamic range, follow the prompts to shoot a bracketed multi-exposure panorama of your location, and HDReye will stitch and generate a 32-bit (.EXR format) HDRi of your location. HDReye is an essential app for combining 3D animation realistically with footage or capturing lightmaps of any location. What used to require an expensive 360° camera or chrome ball light probe, now can be done conveniently on your phone with HDReye. Whether you are an independent 3D artist, VFX studio, AR developer, NFT artist, content creator, or just a hobbyist - HDReye is here to make your workflow simpler and renders more realistic. HDReye is your image-based lighting solution. Compatible with all 3D packages and render engines including Cinema 4D, Blender, Houdini, Maya, 3D Studio Max, Adobe After Effects, Element 3D, OTOY Octane Render, Redshift, V-ray, Arnold, Unreal Engine, Unity, Spark AR, and more. HDReye users also have access to the largest crowdsourced collection of HDRi images in the world. HDReye also works well for capturing 360° panoramas similar to the Google Street View app. Terms of Use: http://hdreye.app/terms/ Privacy Policy: http://hdreye.app/privacy/

Screenshots

360Eye3 screens
HDReye4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: HDReye at 4.5 against 360Eye's 2.1. HDReye also leads on review sentiment (29% vs 8%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). 360Eye's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). 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. HDReye sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. 360Eye asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HDReye holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HDReye has 771 ratings behind it against 102, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 8% of 360Eye's written reviews are positive against 29% of HDReye's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

360Eye ships an update every 2 months, HDReye monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
360Eye versus HDReye: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter360EyeHDReye
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.1 (102 ratings)4.5 (771 ratings) — better
Positive reviews8.4% of reviews28.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings102771 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB90 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer国泰 刘HDReye Technologies Inc.

Customer experience

360Eye

All ratings102 ratings
Positive22.5%
Neutral5.9%
Negative71.6%
Written reviews203 reviews
Positive8.4%
Neutral9.9%
Negative81.8%

HDReye

All ratings771 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral2.7%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews189 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral5.3%
Negative66.1%

User reviews

360Eye

From 102 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Works great
  • 🔒 Robust security features
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 💡 Useful camera presets
  • 👍 Good value for money

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Connectivity issues
  • 🐛 Unreliable app
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 👎 Poor customer support

HDReye

From 771 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 👍 High-quality stitching
  • 💡 Convenient for VFX work
  • 🚀 Fast processing
  • 👍 Intuitive workflow

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Paywall to preview/download
  • 🐛 Inconsistent stitching quality
  • 💰 Expensive subscription model
  • 🐛 Crashes and server issues
  • 🔒 No offline processing

Bugs and requests

360Eye

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Camera not working after updates
  • Unable to change password
  • Recorded videos not playing back
  • App crashing when loading images
  • Time settings resetting unexpectedly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Support for 5G
  • Ability to adjust camera brightness
  • Option to disable voice prompts
  • Improved remote access functionality
  • Better instructions and documentation

HDReye

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Account deletion issues
  • Stuck on processing/uploading
  • Disappearing credits

Requested features

4 requests
  • Free trial or preview option
  • Ability to stitch locally on device
  • One-time purchase option
  • Improved stitching algorithm

In-app purchases

None

360Eye

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

HDReye

Subscriptions3
  • HDReye Pro$6.991 Month
  • HDReye Pro3 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • HDReye Pro$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Asset unlock$2.99

Questions

Is 360Eye free?
360Eye is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HDReye free?
HDReye is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 360Eye or HDReye?
HDReye is rated higher. 360Eye averages 2.1 out of 5 from 102 ratings, while HDReye averages 4.5 from 771 ratings.
Do 360Eye or HDReye have ads?
Neither 360Eye nor HDReye shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 360Eye or HDReye?
360Eye ships an update every 2 months, and HDReye monthly. Most recently, 360Eye was updated on October 3, 2026 and HDReye on October 14, 2026.

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