Comparison

VR Maker vs 简影

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

Head to head
About

VR Maker

Create immersive VR tours from panoramas captured on your smartphone. Easily assemble virtual tours in under 30 minutes and share them via a web link on social media, MLS, or embed them on websites.

Highlights
  • Capture panoramas
  • Create VR tours
  • 30-minute tour assembly
  • Shareable web links
  • Embeddable tours
  • VR viewing support
Features
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With VR Maker, capture panoramas of real estate, retail, events and turn them into VR tours. You can put a complete virtual tour together within 30 minutes right from your smartphone. You get a web link for each tour which you can easily share on social media, view in virtual reality, add to a multiple listing service (MLS), or embed in a web page.

About

简影

Create professional-looking videos with this intuitive mobile editing tool. No prior experience is needed to produce engaging content. Enjoy a wide range of templates and advanced features for seamless video production.

Highlights
  • Easy to use interface
  • No professional knowledge required
  • Access to all templates (VIP)
  • No watermark export (VIP)
  • High-definition export (VIP)
  • Remove advertisements (VIP)
Features
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SwallMovie is a powerful small video post-production software, it is easy to use, does not require professional knowledge and tutorials, but also does not require complicated operation can produce video for you, making mobile video production simple and not simple. It is the most perfect small video software at the moment, this time you do the director yourself! 【contact us】 Feedback EMail: 2741732240@qq.com 【SwallMovie VIP subscription】 1. VIP membership subscription includes the following functions: all templates are free, no watermark export, high-definition export, remove advertisements and open all paid functions. 2. According to your choice, VIP members offer three time period subscriptions: "Monthly Fee", and "Annual Fee”. 3. The subscription price is a continuous monthly membership for 28 yuan per month; a continuous annual membership for 198 yuan per year;28 yuan a week; a lifetime membership for 288 yuan. 4. When purchase confirmed, your iTunes account will be charged. 5. Subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period 6. Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period 7. Subscription can be managed by the user, and can be turned off in user's account settings after purchased. The specific steps are: "Settings"-> "iTunes Store and App Store"-> select "Apple ID" on the iOS device 』-> Click『 View Apple ID 』-> Click『 Subscribe 』-> Select 『SwallMovie 』 on the account settings page to cancel subscription. Privacy Policy: http://teamimg.jianmovie.com/apprelease/privacyagreement.html Terms of Service: http://teamimg.jianmovie.com/apprelease/vipTerms.html

Screenshots

VR Maker3 screens
简影4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: 简影 at 93% against VR Maker's 26%. 简影 also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.9) and ratings volume (3.1K vs 28). VR Maker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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. 简影 sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. VR Maker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

简影 holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 简影 has 3.1K ratings behind it against 28, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of VR Maker's written reviews are positive against 93% of 简影's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VR Maker ships an update every 3 weeks, 简影 every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
VR Maker versus 简影: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVR Maker简影
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.9 (28 ratings)4.7 (3.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.9% of reviews92.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings283.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.211.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB85 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperiStaging Corp.锋 王

Customer experience

VR Maker

All ratings28 ratings
Positive17.9%
Neutral3.6%
Negative78.6%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive25.9%
Neutral3.7%
Negative70.4%

简影

All ratings3,146 ratings
Positive93.1%
Neutral2.6%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews599 reviews
Positive92.7%
Neutral3.5%
Negative3.8%

Bugs and requests

VR Maker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

简影

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes when trying to save videos
  • Freezes when switching between editing tools
  • Compatibility issues with older devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add support for more languages (English, Arabic, etc.)
  • Improve in-app navigation and instructions for non-Chinese users
  • Expand the free feature set to make the app more accessible

In-app purchases

None

VR Maker

No in-app purchases

11 purchases

简影

Subscriptions4
  • 周会员3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Month VIP$4.491 Month
  • year VIP$29.991 Year
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  • 年会员3 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time7
  • 15 Gold$0.99
  • 35 gold$0.99
  • 80 gold$1.99
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  • 170 gold$3.99
  • 210 gold$4.99
  • Month VIP$4.99
  • year VIP$29.99

Questions

Is VR Maker free?
VR Maker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 简影 free?
简影 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, VR Maker or 简影?
简影 is rated higher. VR Maker averages 1.9 out of 5 from 28 ratings, while 简影 averages 4.7 from 3.1K ratings.
Do VR Maker or 简影 have ads?
简影 shows ads; VR Maker does not.
Which is updated more often, VR Maker or 简影?
VR Maker ships an update every 3 weeks, and 简影 every 4 weeks. Most recently, VR Maker was updated on October 20, 2026 and 简影 on October 24, 2026.

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