VR Creator vs Zapbox Media Player
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VR Creator
Easily create, view, and share virtual reality experiences using your own or others' 3D models. Supports various 3D file formats and allows navigation via game controllers or a second iOS device.
- Create and view VR content
- Use own or shared 3D models
- Supports SketchUp, Blender, Minecraft exports
- View 3D models, 360 pictures, and movies in VR
- Navigate with game controller or second iOS device
- Share creations via email
- Cloud storage for 3D content
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Now everyone can create VR! Create, view, and share virtual reality. You can use your own 3D models or 3D models from others. Works with SketchUp, Blender, 3D Studio, exports from Minecraft, and more. Features: - View 3D models and 360 pictures and movies in VR - Supports SteelSeries Nimbus game controller - Supports Wonky Monkey controller - A second iOS device can be used as a controller - Share your creations using email Summary: - Store your 3D content in the cloud - Link this app to the 3D content - Compose a scene and enjoy it in VR - Navigate using a game controller or a second iOS device - Share your compositions with others Supported formats: - Collada (DAE) ** - Wavefront (OBJ) - mp4, mov, jpg, png (used as background for your scenes) - supports 360 panoramas. ** Make sure your models are triangulated when exporting to Collada. Refer to the Support URL for more information about the functionality of this App
Zapbox Media Player
Experience your device's videos, photos, and panoramas in a mixed reality environment. This player enhances your viewing with immersive 3D spatial video support, allowing interaction with your surroundings.
- Mixed reality media playback
- View videos, photos, and panoramas
- 3D spatial video support
- iPhone 15 Pro spatial video compatibility
- Interactive mixed reality experience
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Zapbox Media Player is an immersive video and media player for Zapbox - transforming your iPhone into a Mixed Reality device. Find out more about Zapbox at https://zapbox.io. With this app you can explore and view the videos, photos and panoramas in your device’s library using the Zapbox headset and two bluetooth controllers. The experience is in Mixed Reality - that means it’s immersive without removing you from your surroundings and allowing you to easily navigate your environment and interact with those around you. In addition to the normal videos in your library, Zapbox Media Player fully supports 3D spatial video files which can be recorded with iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max from iOS 17.2
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Zapbox Media Player at 5.0 against VR Creator's 4.1. Zapbox Media Player also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 47%). VR Creator's advantage is ratings volume (54 vs 2) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Zapbox Media Player holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VR Creator has 54 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of VR Creator's written reviews are positive against 80% of Zapbox Media Player's.
VR Creator ships an update every 2 months, Zapbox Media Player every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VR Creator | Zapbox Media Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (54 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 47.1% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 54 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ben Mens | Zappar Limited |
Customer experience
VR Creator
Zapbox Media Player
In-app purchases
VR Creator
No in-app purchases
Zapbox Media Player
No in-app purchases
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